1. PIIRS experiences and challenges CARE Ethiopia Programs
PIIRS refresher/induction training
Bishoftu, Ethiopia
August 2017

2. Outline
TOC & Programs
CARE Ethiopia PIIRS reporting & contribution to CI
Experiences
Follow-up actions
November 23, 2018

3. CARE Ethiopia Theory of change
Economic & social transformation of the most vulnerable women & girls
Institutions are responsive to women & girls priorities
Women & girls have equal access to social services &economic opportunities
Women and girls realize & exercise their full potential
Women and girls have access to and control over household assets and resources
Cultural & social norms & attitude support women right and aspiration
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4. The CARE Ethiopia Programs
CFIRW
PSAG
RPUFY
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5. Impact and knowledge system
Developed in 2011,following the ‘P’ shift
Subsystems such as monitoring, evaluation, lesson generating(MEL) and impact measurement
Intended to ensure that whether the project/program design, monitoring, evaluation, learning and impact measurement functions are in line with the program principles and program characteristics

6. Impact & Knowledge system
Set to coordinate and harmonize the projects/programs MEL and impact measurement works to enable CARE demonstrate program impacts at systemic and structural level
So far CARE Ethiopia has nearly 20(65% female MEL professionals) qualified M&E/LDM professional that are assigned at head office and field offices
November 23, 2018

7. Own experiences, & sectorial favouritism Foundations & other donors
Current forces
CARE
Ethiopia
CARE USA/ CI& Gov.
Own experiences, & sectorial favouritism
USAID EU
Foundations & other donors
GATES
GAC
Gov. &Targets
November 23, 2018

8. CARE MEL/LDM: Consultancy
To establish MEL system that will lead to:
a. Unify and organize CARE Ethiopia’s data(Project, program & PIIRS) and,
b. Strengthen the study of program impact.
November 23, 2018

9. CARE Eth. PIIRS FY 16 report & contribution to CI
November 23, 2018

10. Reflection from PIIRS FY’16
What we did?
What do we lack ?
What could we do?
All projects completed project information for FY16 on time(REACH 100 % but impact ?)
Heterogeneous information and difficulty in accumulate(HH Vs individual, # Vs % …) & direct indirect
Consistency
All projects have M&E framework & plans
Project specific/ donor based and minimal flexibility to accommodate country office expectations
More nearness while choosing information type and purpose during MEL implementation
Almost all have conducts surveys(baseline, midterm and end line)
Sampling, headcount, use of regional & national level values for projects baseline and incomplete survey(humanitarian)
Clarity, consistency and acceptability at outside of CARE as well
Commitment to demonstrate impact at country level
Distinct approaches and different unit of measurement, different form of information. Difficult to accumulate projects contribution towards organizational TOC/ goals
Uniformity starting from baseline through to end line and impact assessment
All projects reported its information
Difficult to measure values obtained through different approaches.
Clarity on how PIIRs accommodate information generated through different methodologies
November 23, 2018

11. Follow-up action by CARE Ethiopia
Requested & received assistance from CARE HQ-MI
Two months in country support by MS -student intern from Emory university, USA
A day long training on PIIRS
Global indicator mapping Vs CARE Ethiopia projects
Mapping CARE Ethiopia implementation areas and identification of potential double countering
Field visit at NPO, EH & WH field offices
Findings shared to LDM/PMT
November 23, 2018

12. Generated evidences: Where is project data coming from?
Village Agents
Definition?
Government staff / volunteers / kebele leaders
Small component of their job
High turnover
Lack of training
Community Facilitators
GROW E Hararghe example
1348 groups
6 CFs
Monthly visits?

13. Double Counting Geographic Overlap Sectoral Overlap
Projects with multiple activities
Unclear definitions of direct / indirect participants
Lack of activity specific attendance lists
Inconsistent Master Beneficiary Lists (MBLs)
Untrained Village Agents
No M&E officer / not enough human power

14. Information Flow Village Agent
Community Facilitator
Data Clerk
Project Team Leader M&E Officer
Project Manager
Field Office LDM Manager?
Country Office LDM Manager
Chief of Party Program Coordinator Sector Head
PQL?
POM?

15. Thank you
November 23, 2018