This resource provides an overview of a sample of M&E tools, methods, and approaches, including their purpose and use; advantages and disadvantages; costs, skills, and time required; and key references. Those illustrated here include several data collection methods, analytical frameworks, and types of evaluation and review.

This guide to monitor and evaluate adolescent reproductive health (ARH) programs draws on the expertise and experience of professionals in the fields of family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention, and youth development. It is designed for program managers who monitor and evaluate ARH programs. Divided into two parts, Part I presents several chapters describing the process of conducting the monitoring and evaluation work plan.

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is an essential component of any intervention, project, or program. This mini-course covers the basics of program monitoring and evaluation in the context of population, health, and nutrition programs. It also defines common terms and discusses why M&E is essential for program management. At the end of this course, you will be able to:

This course highlights key program elements that can be monitored, such as supply inventories, number of vaccine doses administered monthly, and patient outcomes. It specifies the requirements for evaluations, such as data collection, control groups, and a well-planned study design. It stresses the importance of M&E to make informed programming decisions, ensure the best use of resources, and objectively assess the extent to which a program is having or has had a desired impact.

The general objective of this Compendium is to encourage program evaluation and to improve the quality of work in this area. To this end, the Compendium provides a comprehensive listing of the most widely used indicators for evaluating reproductive health programs in developing countries. Moreover, the indicators are organized according to a revised version of the conceptual framework originally developed under The EVALUATION Project.

This document is designed to assist Flexible Fund Grantees who are conducting a population-based survey using the Flexible Fund Family Planning Survey Instrument. This Tabulation Plan with assist those analyzing the survey results to construct the core and optional indicators correctly. Included are core indicators and their definitions as well as instructions for how to calculate the indicators.

This sixty-eight item questionnaire is an instrument designed for evaluating a community-based distribution (CBD) program. Divided into five sections, the questionnaire collects information that can be used in assessing a program's strengths and weaknesses in the following program areas: Recruitment Training Service Delivery Supplies Supervision

This fifty-two item questionnaire is an instrument designed for evaluating the supervision of a community-based distribution (CBD) program. Divided into three sections, the questionnaire collects information that can be used in assessing a program's strengths and weaknesses in the following program areas: Recruitment Training Program Implementation

Community-based distribution (CBD) programs are the optimum way of reaching people in rural areas of developing countries where conventional methods of delivery do not exist or fail. This paper reviews findings and experiences from over 30 years of efforts to implement CBD of family planning methods around the world. Although research suggests that community-based service delivery can contribute to contraceptive use, the magnitude of impact is often in doubt or its existence is questionable when compared to alternative family planning delivery services.

This case study preceded and guided the reorganization of the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council's community-based distribution program. It provides an overview of one of the pioneer programs in Africa and includes discussions about M&E indicators and cost analysis.

This paper reviews findings and experiences from efforts to implement community-based family planning services in sub-Saharan Africa. Although research suggests that community-based service delivery can contribute to contraceptive use, the magnitude of impact is often in doubt or is considerably less than was observed in similar projects in Asia in the 1970s and 1980s. Reasons for the constrained impact of community-based family planning in Africa are reviewed and assumptions about the efficacy and mechanism of community-based distribution (CBD) are discussed.