The CAPA Handbook: A "How-to" Guide for Implementing ... - basics

6. SUPERVISION, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION
CAPA’s approach to supervision, monitoring, and evaluation places major responsibility upon
the community and the implementers rather than creates a separate top-level oversight unit at the
State level. Supervision of CHPs is generally carried out at the CAPA Committee Monthly
Meetings, which should be attended by all CHPs.
The indicators selected for monitoring and evaluation are objective measures of outputs such
as number of children immunized, of children receiving correct doses of medicine, of the number
of children under five sleeping under ITNs, and of mothers exclusively breastfeeding their
children. Community participation in the monitoring and evaluation process is essential
since it provides a source of immediate feedback to the implementers and the beneficiaries. It can
also serve as a powerful advocacy tool when the community is seeking additional resources.
OBJECTIVES:
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To use community participation to create a simple plan with basic objective indicators that
will allow community members to monitor the progress of their own program and identify
steps to improve performance.
TASKS:
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Identify project indicators and measurable outcomes:
• Review objectives and situation analysis to provide guidelines for measuring progress
in improving child survival at the community level.
• Identify key child survival indicators and measurable outcomes that are consistent
with the objectives and address outcomes rather than inputs.
Establish a baseline of essential information to serve as a benchmark for measuring
progress. This should include a preliminary assessment of the State and LGA HMIS.
This is done in collaboration with the monitoring and evaluation officers at each level.
Work with the State and Local Government Area Teams to identify existing sources of
data (e.g. immunization cards, vitamin A distribution program records, bednet sales) that
can be used in tracking indicators.
Identify the shortfall in information required to monitor progress and develop surveys
and/or observations to collect needed information, such as:
• Exit interviews and or “mystery client” visits of PHC or patent medicine shops to
determine quality of service and advice.
• Cluster surveys to establish ITN use patterns or IPT compliance.
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