Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frameworks help project teams plan and execute M&E tasks, providing a clear structure and guidance for tracking project progress.
M&E frameworks typically include descriptions of project activities, expected results, indicators, data sources, targets, data disaggregation, data collection schedules, and responsibilities.
An M&E framework is composed of different levels of results: impact (long-term results), outcomes (shorter-term objectives), and outputs (tangible deliverables from activities).
Indicators are metrics used to measure project progress and are linked to outputs and outcomes. In our real-time M&E dashboards, indicators for outputs will be the primary focus.
Data sources indicate where the information for each indicator will come from. In our project, the data source is the activity form.
Targets are included in the M&E framework to provide a benchmark for comparing actual progress against desired results.
Disaggregation allows for the comparison of indicators across different categories, such as gender or district.
With the understanding of our MEAL framework, we should now be able to create reporting forms for collecting data