2021 Capacity Building Workshops: Monitoring and Evaluation in the Context of Global Crises | Virtual

? 1-3 June 2021
Virtual

SAMEA is pleased to present the 2021 Capacity Building Workshops which will be presented once again this year virtually. 

The theme of this year’s workshops is: Monitoring and Evaluation in the context of Global Crises.

Registration opens: Wednesday, 05 May at 12.00 (noon-SAST). Register online

In referring to global crises in plural, we recognise that the COVID-19 pandemic is only one challenge that faces humankind. The crisis has brought a setback against the achievement of the 2020 Sustainable Development Goals and dealt a vast, global economic blow to the public, private and voluntary sectors. Efforts at recovery and “building forward better” will happen within a politically contested, complex environment with several other systems also at risk or already deemed in crisis. This is already manifesting vividly in poverty, inequality, and social unrest.

As has been the case during successive phases of the COVID-19 experience, we can expect that these challenges will continue to place tremendous pressure on decision-makers to act promptly, apply sound judgement, and use the best available information.

The implications of this crisis environment for M&E are twofold. Clearly, the role of M&E to support evidence-based decision-making is more crucial than ever. At the same time, it is more important than ever for M&E practitioners to approach their work in a way that accounts for complexity and uncertainty; enables adaptive management; and is sensitive to vulnerabilities, risks, and power disparities. Established M&E practitioners must strengthen their practice in these ways while emerging practitioners should be introduced to these approaches as part of the fundamentals of the discipline.

The need for capacity building around M&E in crisis came through strongly in the Training Needs Assessment exercise that SAMEA conducted in early 2021 to inform the workshops. Workshops will integrate this theme into their offerings, which will be organised according to the following broad strands (as identified in the Needs Assessment). Presenters will share their expertise not only in
relation to COVID-19 but the other major challenges facing the continent and the world.

1. “Fundamentals during flux”: Relevant M&E tools, frameworks, indicators, or guidelines for reporting in the context of a global crisis.
2. Specific M&E designs and approaches for a crisis or rapidly changing context.
3. Quantitative analysis and statistical methods.
4. Being an M&E practitioner or manager in the context of a global crisis.

Workshop Logistics

Registration opens: Wednesday, 05 May at 12.00 (noon-SAST). Register online.

All workshops will be hosted on the Zoom platform. Once registered you will receive an email confirmation of your registration and workshop choice. At a later stage, you will receive the zoom login details to the workshops of your choice.

Each facilitator might utilise additional online facilitation tools which will be communicated at a later stage by facilitators for participants to familiarise themselves before the workshops.

Workshops vary in length and some take place over multiple days. Please take note of the time slots when choosing your workshops.

All workshops will be recorded and uploaded on the SAMEA website. Registered participants will have access to this after the workshop for asynchronous/self-paced learning.

Workshop Fees

• SAMEA members (Individual Membership or staff covered by Institutional Membership) may book 2 workshops at a sponsored rate of only R200 per workshop (SAMEA’s student members pay only R100 per workshop). A limited number of spaces per workshop are reserved for SAMEA members, so please register early to avoid disappointment (first come, first serve principle will be used).
• Non-members or those who did not access the reserved SAMEA member tickets at the time of registration, pay R325 for a half-day workshop or R650 for a full-day workshop.
• Emerging Evaluators who are currently unemployed can also apply for full sponsorship.

All transactions will be paid through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). If you require further assistance, please contact the SAMEA offices at [email protected]

For more information on the Monitoring and Evaluation in the Context of Global Crises click here.