Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation – Capacity Assessment

Table 3.2.3: Logframe, Initial Concept, Goals, Indicators, and their M&E
Logframe
Yes (n=157) No (n=15)
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Source of Initial Concept
Donor (n=34) 29 18.5% 3 20.0%
CARE International Headquarters (n=10) 10 6.4% 0 0.0%
Country Office (n=57) 49 31.2% 6 40.0%
Assessment
Full Household Livelihood Security Assessment (n=38) 35 22.3% 3 20.0%
Other form of holistic diagnosis (n=55) 45 28.7% 6 40.0%
Goals
Contribute to Higher Program Goal (n=139) 120 76.4% 10 66.7%
Final Goal addresses Household Impact (n=136) 119 75.8% 11 73.3%
Intermediate Goal at Effect level (n=150) 133 84.7% 10 66.7%
SMART Goals (n=121) 108 68.8% 8 53.3%
Indicators
Satisfactory Indicators at Impact level (n=80) 72 45.9% 5 33.3%
Satisfactory Indicators at Effect level (n=111) 96 61.1% 9 60.0%
Satisfactory Indicators at Output level (n=136) 116 73.9% 12 80.0%
M&E
Project document containing evaluation design or plan (n=83) 71 45.2% 9 60.0%
Sufficiently detailed Monitoring and Evaluation Plans (n=67) 62 39.5% 2 13.3%
In Table 3.2.4 are depicted the primary authors and other persons / offices directly involved with
authoring the proposal for projects. For most project proposals, the Sector Coordinator and/or
Project Manager and/or Country Directors / Assistant Country Directors were the primary
authors (between 31% and 44% of projects). Consultants were involved in writing 24% of
project proposals. CARE International member Headquarters were reported as being directly
involved in 12% of proposals for projects.
The authorship of project proposals varied by region. Sector Coordinators predominated in Asia
(77%) while in East Africa more of the proposals involved the Country Directors/Assistant
Country Directors (46%) or Partners (23%). Fewer of the proposals from East Africa involved
the Sector Coordinators (13%) and fewer of the proposals from Latin America involved the
Country Director/Assistant Country Director. None of the projects in Asia reported the direct
involvement of partners in proposal development while fewer of the projects in South and West
Africa had the direct involvement of consultants than did the proposals from the other regions.
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