1. Monitoring and evaluation of disability-inclusive development
Challenges and opportunities for Australia’s aid program
Katie Magee
Assistant Director, Disability Section
Development Policy and Education Branch
Development Policy Division
August 2016

2. Overview
Policy context Sources of disability data in DFAT’s performance and quality system Strengthening disability performance and reporting in DFAT Strengthening disability statistics collection and analysis globally

3. Policy context
Building a robust evidence base to guide policy and programming is a guiding principle of the strategy
For whom and for what purpose?
To build and share evidence on effective interventions internally and with partners
To evaluate progress against the strategy and understand how we can better support implementation
To communicate successes and areas for improvement

4. Key evaluative questions
To what extent have our development efforts identified and addressed barriers to inclusion and opportunities for participation for people with disabilities?
To what extent have our development efforts actively involved disabled peoples’ organisations in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating (recognising this improves participation amongst people with disabilities and enhances aid effectiveness)?

5. Sources of disability data in DFAT’s performance and quality system
Aid Investments
Aid Quality Checks (AQCs)
Investment-level monitoring and evaluation frameworks and reporting
Country and regional programs
Aid Program Performance Reports (APPRs)
Expenditure
Operational and strategic evaluations

6. Strengthening disability performance and reporting in DFAT
Encourage all DFAT investment M&E frameworks to include disability indicators (both qualitative and quantitative) and disability disaggregated data for both participation rates and outcomes
Challenges
Supporting DFAT investment managers to feel confident making a commitment to disaggregate data by disability and include qualitative and quantitative disability indicators
Ensuring meaningful participation of people with disabilities and their representative organisations in all stages of the program cycle
Reponses
Disability-Inclusive Development Fund, providing financial and technical assistance to make investments more disability inclusive
Office for Development Effectiveness (ODE) evaluation

7. Office for Development Effectiveness (ODE) evaluation
ODE is conducting a strategic evaluation in to provide evidence needed to strengthen the capacity of the Australian aid program to support people with disabilities to enhance their quality of life.
The strategic evaluation will take a phased approach:
Progress in implementing the ‘Development for All’ strategy at the investment level across the Australian aid program
Impact of Australian advocacy at the global level on disability inclusive development
Detailed case studies of individual investments
Consolidation of information and reports from the preceding phases into an overall evaluation report including recommendations

8. Strengthening disability data collection and analysis globally

9. International Disability Partnerships
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

10. Thank you Contact Details: Katie Magee
Assistant Director, Disability Section
Development Policy and Education Branch | Development Policy Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Phone |