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Section Two: Summary <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Shortcomings <strong>of</strong> the Content <strong>of</strong> Past M&E<br />

Reports on DRG-Funded Projects<br />

Background<br />

OSSAP-MDGs introduced the Overview <strong>of</strong> Public Expenditure in NEEDS (OPEN) M&E system as<br />

one <strong>of</strong> its <strong>to</strong>ols for administering the DRGs with a view <strong>to</strong> shifting the emphasis from simply<br />

moni<strong>to</strong>ring DRG ―spend‖ <strong>to</strong> providing more detailed information on the extent <strong>to</strong> which the<br />

―spend‖ actually reflects the realities on the ground, i.e., the extent <strong>to</strong> which debt relief gains<br />

have been spent on projects aimed at achieving the MDGs and reducing poverty, the quantity<br />

and quality <strong>of</strong> services and goods provided or created, and whether the projects are leading <strong>to</strong><br />

the desired results and outcomes.<br />

The OPEN‘s M&E approach was intended <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r and evaluate:<br />

The resources allocated <strong>to</strong> the DRGs‘ projects implementing agents (MDAs, CGS,<br />

Quick Wins, etc) through the Accounting Transaction Recording and Reporting<br />

System (ATRRS) – The Inputs;<br />

The use <strong>of</strong> the inputs (both financial and other types <strong>of</strong> resources) in terms <strong>of</strong> actual<br />

work performed, tasks carried out, actions taken, etc., <strong>to</strong> deliver the required<br />

services and/or produce an output – The Activities;<br />

The putting <strong>to</strong>gether <strong>of</strong> activities <strong>to</strong> produce the expected levels <strong>of</strong> services or goods<br />

<strong>to</strong> be created, based on the inputs used – The Outputs;<br />

How life is better than it was, as a result <strong>of</strong> the introduction <strong>of</strong> an output or<br />

combination <strong>of</strong> outputs originating from the project – The Outcomes.<br />

A National M&E Team (NMET) was contracted <strong>to</strong> run the M&E system in collaboration with<br />

State M&E Teams (SMET) and they have so far produced three M&E for 2006, 2007, and<br />

2008.<br />

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