Data and Monitoring Tools

Monitoring and research are essential processes in ensuring the relevance and effectiveness of programs, and the scope and type of service provision. They are integral components of analysis, strategic planning, and implementation for government and non-governmental organisations seeking to effect change, support or provide services.

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Geoff Foster,

A study that looks at the response of faith-based organizations in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, and Uganda. The report contains statistical information, and details positive care practices to build on, and negative examples to avoid.

Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development,

Findings and methodology of a capacity assessment of OVC Grantee CSOs in Uganda.

Katie Schenk, Tapfuma Murove, and Jan Williamson,

Explores the ways in which data collection activities affect children’s rights and suggests methods by which rights-based principles may be used to derive appropriate safeguards to prevent unintentional harm and abuse.

UNICEF,

Evaluates global improvements in nutrition as progress towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). Suggests that the MDGs are attainable only with re-prioritization of efforts to reduce child undernutrition.

Luke Muntingh,

Profile of street children in Zambia. Emphasis on generating data for policy development. Collected data analyzed at a national level but datasets are available for further analysis in terms of geographical location, gender, or other population sub-sets.

Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development ,

An assessment to determine MGLSD and District Management and operational capacity needs in providing leadership, coordination, and monitoring and evaluating the national response to OVC and AB/Y in Uganda.

This document provides an outline of the Workshop on Indicators and Information Systems, held on day 2 of the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005.

This presentation was given at the Alternative Care Workshop in Bangkok in November 2005.

UNICEF,

Guidance on establishing a national monitoring and evaluation process to track a country’s response to children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. It includes methods and tools for measurement, and recommends a set of core indicators to record national status and changes.

David Larter and Eugenia Veverita,

Reports on the financial costs of residential care for children in the Republic of Moldova. Highlights significant financial inefficiencies and advocates for closure of residential institutions.