This document provides an introduction to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans. It discusses what an M&E plan is, how it relates to a logic model, and how it can contribute to a program's success. An M&E plan describes a program's approach to implementing M&E activities, including what data will be collected, how and when data collection will occur, and who is responsible. It helps programs measure progress toward objectives and determine if desired results were achieved. The document also provides a template for components to include in an M&E plan and discusses how complexity of M&E plans has increased over time with different requirements from organizations like USAID, CDC, and GAC. It emphasizes involving relevant technical

1. Module 3: An
introduction
to M&E Plan
David Makoko

2. Highlights
• An Introduction to M&E Plans
What is M&E plans
How M&E plans are related to Logic models
How M&E plan can contribute to programs
Success?
Template for M&E plan
• Increasing Complexity of M&E Plans
• Writing a Successful M&E Plan & using
Technical Expertise.

3. Introduction to M&E Plans
• M&E Plan is a document that describes a program’s approach to
implementing its M&E activities, including details on what data will be
collected, how and when data collection will occur, and who is responsible
• Helps programs measure and track progress toward their objectives and
determine if their desired results were achieved
• Logic model and M&E plan are all created during “Planning phase”
• M&E plan is developed after creation of LM
• All are living documents – reviewed and updated routinely as project evolve
• All involves the stakeholders e.g., Community leaders, MoH, Donors,
R/CHMTs

4. How M&E plan can contribute to programs
Success?
• It can build consensus: keep everyone on the same page from the program’s
initiation through its completion
• It facilitate effective and efficient resource allocation: Decisions on
amount of time, staff, funding
• It promote evidence-based decision-making about a program: in
accountability & transparency (Decisions based on data)
• Help programs satisfy external reporting requirements and facilitate
dissemination of finding: easily share your program findings with external
stakeholders

5. M&E Template should Include
• The program goal
• The indicator for the program output, outcome, objective,
impact, intermediate result, or sub-intermediate result
• The program’s target for the indicator
• The data source for the indicator
• How frequently data on that indicator will be collected, and
• Who will be the primary person responsible for tracking that
indicator.

6. M&E plan components
GOAL
Objective 1:
Output Indicator Target Data source
(method/tool)
Frequency of
data
collection
Responsible
Person(s)
Outcome Indicator Target Data source
(method/tool)
Frequency of
data
collection
Responsible
Person(s)

7. M&E plan components
GOAL:
Objective 1:
Output Indicator Target Data source
(method/tool)
Frequency of
data collection
Responsible
Person(s)
Outcome Indicator Target Data source
(method/tool)
Frequency of
data collection
Responsible
Person(s)

8. Source: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_201321.pdf pg 104-129

9. Increasing
Complexity
of M&E
Plans
USAID – Activity Monitoring, Evaluation,
and Learning Plans (AMELP/AMEP)
CDC - Performance Monitoring Plans
(PMP)
GAC –Project Implementing Plans (PIP)
PERFAR??

10. Writing a Successful M&E Plan & Using
Technical Expertise
• Great M&E plan leads to win an award
• First stage, is during the proposal writing
• For USAID grants apply the CLA - Collaboration, Learning and
Adaptation
• Involve field expert –Nurses, midwives, doctors, OB-GYN– for
maternal health, surgeons for surgical programs etc
• When the award is won – work with team on the ground to make and
cost and figure out timelines for how you will make that M&E plan or
reality

11. Thank you!!!