The document discusses challenges for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks when operating at different levels for different audiences, including maintaining consistency between core and base indicators and ensuring coherence across contexts. It also notes emerging issues from discussions, including calls for more outcome and impact evaluations after projects end, harmonizing efforts with government work, emphasizing ongoing learning, building on existing M&E work by partners, and clarifying reporting expectations and common indicators.

1. Challenges around monitoring and
the MEL Framework
• MEL Framework need to operate at several
levels which all face different audiences and
constraints
• Pyramid of indicators – need consistency as we
move up and down from ‘core’ to base
• Challenge of making the different levels of
indicators coherent across country contexts
• Scope and diversity of Hilton Foundation grant
‘themes’ – will be a challenge for M&E

2. Emerging issues from day 2
Strong voices from participants in favour of:
• Outcome and impact evaluation, especially post-
project
• Harmonization and coordination with existing
government efforts, especially Ghana
• Learning during projects, not just at “end”
• Hilton partners already doing a lot in M&E – how to
build on this?
• Clarify expectations about what grantees will need to
report on – common indicators? To what level?