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2019 Annual Report
No full textCLEAR-AA 2019 Annual ReportWe work to improve the way M&E is done. We help strengthen the ability to plan, report on what is being achieved and assess results. This is known as evaluation capacity development. We work with policy makers, parliamentarians, academia and M&E networks and practitioners. CLEAR-AA is one of six regional centres housed in academic institutions across the globe. The other CLEAR centers are in Senegal, Mexico, India, China and Brazil, and we are supported by the CLEAR global Initiative in Washington, DC.MT202
Transforming Tanzania's Monitoring and Evaluation System for Lasting Change
No full textThe Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA), has played a pivotal role in reshaping Tanzania’s approach to monitoring and evaluation
(M&E). What was once a fragmented and underutilized system is now on the path to becoming robust and centralized, thanks to Tanzania’s bold reforms, political will and buy-in, and strategic partnerships with organizations like CLEAR-AA.MT202
ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP)
No full text1. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (the “Bank”) acting as administrator of the Global Evaluation Initiative Multi-Donor Trust Fund (Trust Fund No. TF073590) has agreed to provide financing to the University of the Witwatersrand, located in Johannesburg, South Africa (the “Recipient” or “Witwatersrand”) for the regional monitoring and evaluation capacity development program Monitoring And Evaluation Capacity Building In Anglophone Africa (P177221) (the “Project”), which will be implemented through the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Anglophone Africa (“CLEAR AA”).
2. The Recipient, through CLEAR AA, shall implement material measures and actions so that the Project is implemented in accordance with the applicable Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) of the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out material measures and actions, any specific documents, or plans, as well as the timing for each of these.
3. The Recipient, through CLEAR AA, is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is conducted by the University referenced in 1. above.
4. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP will be monitored and reported to the Bank by Witwatersrand, as required by the ESCP and the conditions of the legal agreement, and the Bank will monitor and assess progress and completion of the material measures and actions throughout implementation of the Project.
5. As agreed by the Bank and Witwatersrand, this ESCP may be revised from time to time during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to assessment of Project performance conducted under the ESCP itself. In such circumstances, the Recipient will agree to the changes with the Bank and will update the ESCP to reflect such changes. Agreement on changes to the ESCP will be documented through the exchange of letters signed between the Bank and the Recipient. The Recipient will promptly disclose the updated ESCP.
6. Where Project changes, unforeseen circumstances, or Project performance result in changes to the risks and impacts during Project implementation, Witwatersrand University shall implement actions and measures if needed to address such risks and impacts.MT202
Director post
No full textThe University seeks to appoint a senior academic on a five-year fixed-term, renewable position to lead CLEAR-AA and enhance the University’s footprint to support M&E capacity development, and further develop its teaching and research initiatives in M&E.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
• The applicant should have demonstrable experience in the design and implementation of monitoring systems or large-scale evaluations, or a track record in the theoretical aspects of M&E, with experience with the M&E systems of African countries.
• The applicant’s disciplinary background may be as an economist, political scientist, development or governance specialist, health specialist, or work in related fields.
• The applicant must hold a Masters Degree in a relevant discipline, preferable a Doctorate Degree.
• The applicant should have 10 years’ relevant experience.MT202
COMPASS: Tracking monitoring and evaluation developments in Anglophone Africa
No full textMuch of the existing literature around M&E and evaluation systems is based
on European, North American and Latin American theory and practice,
with little written about African M&E systems. For example, a study by the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (2016)
explores evaluation systems in development cooperation focusing on 37
members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Network on
Development Evaluation (EvalNet) and nine multilateral organisations,
including six development banks, the European Commission, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP). Another example is Rosenstein’s (2015) Mapping the Status of
National Evaluation Policies in South Asia. The Compass offers a snapshot of
developments in M&E in Anglophone African countries and is designed to
inform CLEAR-AA and development partners’ understanding of M&E systems
and planning for capacity development interventions in these countries, as
well as contribute to public debate on the development of national M&E
systems, institutionalisation of evaluation, and use of M&E evidence in the
larger African context.MT201
ETDP SETA Synthesis Report
No full textThe overall objective of this evaluation was to established the extent to which the ETDP SETA funded programmes implemented between 2011 and 2016 were effective. This means that the purpose of this evaluation was to determine whether the programme outcomes have been achieved, to assess the quality and relevance of the programmes and their efficiency. The first method of this evaluation applied in each phase was a graduate tracer study which sought to (a) locate graduates and establish from them the actual and perceived achievements of the programmes; and (b) determine what the outcome of the programmes have been for participants as well as the sectors where graduates are located. This evaluation was commissioned by the ETDP SETA for use in programme improvement, and to provide evidence toward policy recommendations in the future restructuring of the SETA.MT201
Staff of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Training Report
No full textThe course was delivered over five days (Monday to Friday) by two qualified and experienced M&E academics/facilitators using a combination of lecture, group work and practical exercises. The course made particular use of case studies to enhance and deepen learning.
1 Information on AATF programmes and projects source from http://www.aatf-africa.org/projects-programmes
2 Information sourced from AATF website (http://www.aatf-africa.org/about-us/governance/our-donors)
3 Performance Related Funding Indicators for Phase III of DFID support to the African Agricultural Technology Foundation.
4 Participants on CLEAR courses have been drawn from Botswana, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Drawing on the Centre’s tried and tested approach to adult learning, participants were encouraged to share prior knowledge of the subject and to engage in peer learning to ensure that the knowledge acquisition process was both rich and contextually relevant. The training was participatory and practical in nature utilising real case studies developed in advance by facilitators and informed by the profile of participants drawn from across a range of participating countries.MT201
City Power Training Report
No full textCapacity building is generally provided to help organizations to develop their own capacity to better fulfil their core functions, and achieve their own mission. It requires in depth reflection on organization’s culture, values and vision. The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality led by the Group Strategy Policy Communications and Relations (GSPCR) embarked on a city wide Monitoring and Evaluation capacity building programme which commenced in July 2016. This created some interest in the city as such private entities as ‘City Power’ wanted to go the same process with their staff (senior managers). Improve the organization’s overall performance and its ability to adapt itself within a changing context.MT201
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