moneval_experts_2012_agenda

= Africa RISING M&E Expert Meeting = Back to the event home page
 * 5-7 September 2012 **
 * Large auditorium,** ** ILRI Ethiopia, Addis Ababa **

Agenda
[C] Peter Thorne (ILRI) [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) || [P] Joseph Rusike (IITA), Naomie Sakane (IFPRI/MSU) || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) [P] Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon (IITA), Asamoah Larbi (IITA) [P] Peter Thorne (ILRI) [P] Mateete Bekunda (IITA), Regis Chikowo (MSU) || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) [P] Christopher Legg (IFPRI) [P] Ryan Whitley, Jubal Harpster (SpatialDev) || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) Group animators: Ryan Whitley, Jubal Harpster (SpatialDev) on tools Christopher Legg (IFPRI) and An Notenbaert (ILRI) on site characterization || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) || Presentation of group work from previous days (see Feedback on site characterization, selection and monitoring tools) || [C] Carlo Azzarri (IFPRI) and Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) Groups to report back || [P] Carlo Azzarri (IFPRI) [P] Gary Ender (IFPRI/Abt Associates) [P] Joseph Rusike (IITA) & Peter Thorne (ILRI) || Possibly zooming in on either of these in more details later || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) Group animators: Peter Thorne (ILRI) Carlo Azzarri (IFPRI) Gary Ender (IFPRI/Abt Associates) || [P] Gary Ender (IFPRI/Abt Associates) [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) || || [P] Gary Ender ||
 * **Timing** || **Session** || **Resource person [presenter, chair or facilitator]** ||
 * 8.30 || Introduction:
 * Welcome
 * Participants' introduction
 * Agenda || [P] Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere (IFPRI)
 * 9.15 || * Brief overview of M&E in Africa RISING (10') - [[file:ME_Overview_ver2.pptx]]
 * Research design presentation (20') - [[file:ARResearchFramework_jrns_ver3.pptx]] || [P] Carlo Azzarri (IFPRI)
 * 9.45 || Plenary discussion (meeting agenda, overall research design, M&E,...) || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) ||
 * 10.30 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 11.00 || Status of research planning in the three project zones:
 * Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa (20')
 * Ghana - [[file:Africa RISING status of research Ghana.pdf]]
 * Mali - [[file:Slides-ReportingAfricaRising-PCST (NXPowerLite).ppt]]
 * Plenary discussion about West Africa(15')
 * Ethiopian highlands (20') - [[file:AfricaRISING Ethiopia %28Addis Ababa 05-09-12%29.pptx]]
 * Plenary discussion about Ethiopian Highlands(15')
 * East and Southern Africa (20') - [[file:ESA Presentation at Addis 2.pdf]]
 * Plenary discussion about East and Southern Africa(15')
 * Plenary discussion about the collective picture (15') || [C] Sieg Snapp (MSU)
 * 13.00 || //Lunch break// ||  ||
 * 14.00 || Data platform session:
 * Site characterization and rationale for site selection (25' + 5' Q&A) [[file:ADDIS site selection.ppt]]
 * IFPRI monitoring tools and implementing partners: how to? (45')[[file:Addis.pptx]] || [C] Carlo Azzarri (IFPRI)
 * 15.30 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 16.00 || Feedback on site characterization, selection and monitoring tools
 * Plenary clarification questions (15')
 * Group discussion about (45')
 * Tools
 * Site characterization
 * Plenary feedback (15') || [C] Carlo Azzarri (IFPRI)
 * 17.15 || Final impressions for day 1 || [P] Sieg Snapp (MSU)
 * 17.30 || Close ||  ||
 * 18.30 || //Social event// ||  ||
 * **Day 2** ||  ||
 * 8.45 || Recap day 1 and program day 2
 * 8.45 || Recap day 1 and program day 2
 * 9.30 || Differentiating M&E for more effective M&E
 * USAid Feed the Future indicators (15') [[file:FTF Indicators Session IV Ender.ppt]]/ How to use / adapt the Feed the Future indicators?[[file:M&E strategy.ppt]]
 * Overview of current M&E activities and reporting for Africa RISING (20')
 * Research design and opportunities for evaluation (30')
 * Presentation Joseph (//15'//): [[file:Research Design_USAID Africa RISING M & E Meeting Addis Ababa_Sept 5-7 2012.ppt]]
 * Presentation Peter (//15'//): [[file:Research Framework M and E meeting 06-09-12.pptx]] || [C] Mateete Bekunda (IITA)
 * 10.45 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 11.15 || Group work session on evaluation, methods and responsibilities for M&E in Africa RISING I (105'):
 * What are the most important questions we need to ask ourselves and how can we use them to learn and inform management? (Gary)
 * What methods do we need to answer these questions? (Carlo)
 * What are functions / roles we need about monitoring and evaluation and how should we split them (Sibiry)
 * 13.00 || //Lunch break// ||  ||
 * 14.00 || Draft M&E plan and overall future strategy [[file:Ender presentation - M&E Plan.ppt]]
 * Presentation of the components of the plan (30')
 * Clarification questions (15')
 * Group work (45'): review the M&E plans (in regional groups) and comment: what's agreed, what's disputed, what's missing || [C] Jerry Glover (USAid)
 * 15.30 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 16.00 || Reviewing the chart (60')
 * Does it make sense to use this chart to align our activities? || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) ||
 * 17.00 || Final impressions for day 2 || [P] Jerry Glover (USAid) ||
 * 17.15 || Close ||  ||
 * **Day 3** ||  ||
 * 8.45 || Recap day 2 and program day 3 - one word about:
 * Finalisation of research framework (who? by when?) -> In small groups.
 * Data flow protocol, timelines & responsibilities in research WPs or who sends what to whom? -> In review and planning meetings
 * How to report on FtF indicators in the upcoming report? -> In small groups. || [C] Carlo Azzarri ||
 * 9.00 || Coming back to yesterday's discussions: 1) responsibilities, 2) M&E methods/approaches and 3) evaluation questions (see session ) || [P] Gary Ender (IFPRI / Abt Associates) ||
 * 9.15 || Clarify and vote on evaluation questions
 * 9.45 || Open space - organize your work:
 * How are we going to interact and collaborate on data collection and evaluation design?
 * Timing (e.g. villages, baselines), appointment of M&E coordinators and collection of baselines
 * Treatment sites active by October / mid-November - can we really randomize? / Resolve issue of selection of sites: random or not? || [C] Jerry Glover (USAid) ||
 * 10.30 || //Break// ||  ||
 * 11.00 || Review sheets and finalize decisions (Open Space slot 2) || [F] Ewen Le Borgne (ILRI) ||
 * 12.00 || M&E next steps:
 * The four years ahead
 * Linking evaluation questions with approaches/methods: Review the degree of realism of the evaluation questions
 * Bringing it all together - what we can/can't do || [P] Gary Ender, Jerry Glover, Carlo Azzarri, Joseph Rusike. ||
 * 12.30 || Synthesis of the meeting and concluding remarks || [C] Jerry Glover (USAid) and participants ||
 * 13.00 || //Close & lunch break// ||  ||

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