WHAT: Guidance on the development of monitoring and evaluation indicators for child protection, education, health and HIV, and hunger programs. Includes an overview of expected outcomes for each program area, and presents a detailed table of outcome indicators per each outcome. It also provides good practice examples of impact indicators.
WHO: Program managers and social and community workers involved with child care and protection, especially those with program monitoring and evaluation responsibilities.
WHERE: Global relevance. Guidelines are intended to complement local context and expertise.
WHY: Provides examples of monitoring and evaluation indicators for various child-focused programs. Useful for those beginning to develop, or in the process of refining, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans. It includes an overview of key M&E terms, the importance and purpose of M&E indicators, and the difference between output, outcome and impact indicators. It also assists in deciding upon the type and number of indicators to include in an M&E plan and how to disaggregate the selected indicators.
