An Assessment of Project Monitoring and Evaluation Practice in Oromia Pastoral Area Development Commission: the Case of Pastoral Community Development Projects at Fentalle and Mieso Districts
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study was basically initiated with general objective of assessing the Pastoral Community
Development Projects monitoring and evaluation practice of OPADC in relation to the
implementation of PCDPs at Fentalle and Mieso districts. To achieve its objective, the study
employed descriptive research approach and both primary and secondary data were used.
Questionnaires, focus group discussion, interview, and document review were, therefore, used
as data collection tools. Furthermore, it employed both stratified and judgmental sampling
techniques. The generated data was analyzed using quasi- qualitative approaches.
The study examined checklists, questionnaires, focus group discussion, field visit and
observation, review of administrative records, interview, simulation game, cost-benefit
analysis and case studies set by OPADC as PCDPs monitoring and evaluation gathering tools
and techniques. It was found out that efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, impact,
sustainability, environment and socio-economic impacts have been employed by the OPADC
as PCDPs evaluation criteria’s and lack of project evaluation principles and standards, that
were not included in monitoring & evaluation manual.
Moreover, the result of study indicated that OPADC employed all stages of evaluation and
the tasks that were carried out mostly in monthly, quarterly, mid-term and annual bases in
planned manner in regional level while at specified districts level the monitoring and
evaluation process were unplanned and irregular. Additionally, most of, regional and district
level PCDPs steering Committee members were not involved in monitoring and evaluation;
they were only based on repots they obtained to assess the performance of the project. Hence,
the study revealed that the PCDPs monitoring and evaluation process was participatory
involving stakeholders through meetings and discussions held at different stages.
It was also disclosed that some completed projects like Grain Mills with shops have not been
functioning due to poor management. The other finding is that there were limited human
resources both in terms quality and quantity to conduct monitoring and evaluation at both
specified districts. Especially, there were no engineers in both districts to handle construction
projects monitoring and evaluation. Competition over projects resource was also other
obstacle identified by this study.
The study recommended that OPADC
should conduct PCDPs outcomes evaluations; OPADC
needs to reconsider the human resource structure; To avoid, competition over project
resources, OPADC should provide adequate resources for district PCDPs coordination office;
and OPADC should improve its monitoring and evaluation manual by including projects
monitoring
and
evaluation
principles
and
standards
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Fentalle, Mieso districts, Pastoral community, Development Projects