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esults and outcomes. The OPEN‘s M&E<br />
approach was intended <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r and evaluate:<br />
The resources allocated <strong>to</strong> the<br />
DRGs‘ projects implementing<br />
agents (MDAs, CGS, Quick<br />
Wins, etc) through the<br />
Accounting Transaction<br />
Recording and Reporting<br />
System (ATRRS) – The<br />
Inputs;<br />
The use <strong>of</strong> the inputs (both<br />
financial and other types <strong>of</strong><br />
resources) in terms <strong>of</strong> actual<br />
work performed, tasks carried<br />
out, actions taken, etc., <strong>to</strong><br />
deliver the required services<br />
and/or produce an output –<br />
The Activities;<br />
The putting <strong>to</strong>gether <strong>of</strong><br />
activities <strong>to</strong> produce the<br />
expected levels <strong>of</strong> services or<br />
goods <strong>to</strong> be created, based on<br />
the inputs used – The<br />
Outputs;<br />
How life is better than it was,<br />
as a result <strong>of</strong> the introduction<br />
<strong>of</strong> an output or combination <strong>of</strong><br />
outputs originating from the<br />
project – The Outcomes.<br />
There is no doubt that the M&E system has been<br />
able <strong>to</strong> provide a comprehensive picture <strong>of</strong> the<br />
results recorded from the appropriations made in<br />
2009 for DRG projects as was the case in the<br />
previous years with regards <strong>to</strong> things that went<br />
well and the challenges experienced at the<br />
different Implementation Agent levels. However,<br />
the information available from the 2009 M&E<br />
exercise as was the case in past years, relates<br />
mostly <strong>to</strong> the inputs and, <strong>to</strong> some extent, the<br />
activities <strong>of</strong> the DRG investments, i.e.,<br />
measurements from inputs <strong>to</strong> activities. The fact is<br />
that it is measurements from outputs <strong>to</strong> outcomes<br />
that are critical in understanding how DRG<br />
financial resources are actually achieving results.<br />
The SSAP-MDGs has stressed on several occasion<br />
that the OPEN M&E should not only focus on the<br />
organizational activities and outputs <strong>of</strong> DRG<br />
projects but should, more than ever, pay adequate<br />
attention <strong>to</strong> actual outputs and outcomes so as <strong>to</strong><br />
be able <strong>to</strong> provide a results-based assessment as <strong>to</strong><br />
whether or not DRG projects are leading <strong>to</strong> the<br />
desired results and achieving the right goals.<br />
Success in reaching this goal will require the<br />
following:<br />
A <strong>document</strong>ed results chain<br />
for each DRG project that will<br />
be used <strong>to</strong> provide M&E<br />
evidence <strong>to</strong> justify or question<br />
the nature <strong>of</strong> expenditure<br />
patterns on DRG projects or<br />
project categories;<br />
M&E staff at both the national<br />
and state levels that are<br />
familiar with the results chain<br />
and can use it <strong>to</strong> guide their<br />
M&E activities;<br />
At least one MDG indica<strong>to</strong>r is<br />
included in the relevant results<br />
chain <strong>of</strong> each project;<br />
A plan for collecting the<br />
required baseline information<br />
on key indica<strong>to</strong>rs is presented<br />
or, if appropriate, the process<br />
and procedures for<br />
constructing the needed<br />
baseline information<br />
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