PGA M&E Course III: GIS in Monitoring and Evaluation

Perk Group Africa integration of GIS in monitoring and evaluation

Target Audience

The course is designed for representatives from government, project teams, NGOs, development organizations, consultancies, etc. that are typically employed as project managers and directors, M&E specialists, technical specialists, and researchers.

Description

With GIS M&E/Researchers are able to use combinations of mapped variables to build and analyze new variables. Presenting data in the form of a map helps to understand the significance of where, when, and by whom.

By using the GIS to link data from multiple programs the training will make it possible to understand the individual programs better but also better understand the relationship between the programs. Spatial analysis techniques will also help with driving outcome measures.

The ten days training is aimed at helping development partners to monitor and evaluate the activities of specific projects intended to support M&E systems for sustainable programs and projects. The use of GIS in monitoring and Evaluation improves the effectiveness and communications of results to management, funding partners, and beneficiaries.

To achieve set objectives, the training will also explore the technical topic of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) methods that are used worldwide in many development projects and the application of technical tools of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for project monitoring and management.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course you will learn how to:

  • Understand key concepts in M&E and GIS
  • Discuss new technologies being adopted in project monitoring and evaluation: Mobile phones in M&E, Participatory video for M&E: supporting bottom-up learning, Making real-time M&E a reality through ICT
  • Learn about the working of M&E information management systems
  • Learn how to collect data using mobile phones and GPS
  • Learn how to integrate existing M&E data with GIS
  • Learn how to analyze and visualize M&E data with the aid of GIS techniques
  • Learn how to integrate GIS into M&E activities