One of the issues which emerged from the study is how to monitor and evaluate capacity and capacity development. During a workshop that was held in the Netherlands in March, different approaches to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of capacity development were discussed. The preparations for the workshop, as well as the discussions during the workshop, have fed into a draft mapping of approaches to M&E of capacity and capacity development. In this document, fourteen approaches towards monitoring, evaluation and reporting are described:

ECDPM. Initial mapping of approaches towards M&E of Capacity and Capacity Development

The document describes and clusters the fourteen approaches using the following questions:

1. WHAT are they monitoring/evaluating?
2. WHOSE capacities are they monitoring/evaluating?
3. WHY are they monitoring/evaluating?
4. HOW are they monitoring/evaluating?

We want to stress that this mapping is unfinished, both in terms of completeness and depth of information. This is why we would like to invite you to have a look at it, and to share your ideas and experiences on these or any other approaches to M&E of capacity and capacity development. We have listed five questions below. Please share your comments by filling in the boxes which you will find below this message. There is no need to register for anything.

Alternatively, you may email your comments directly to me: hb@ecdpm.org . In order for us to include your contributions in the next version of the mapping, please send them before the first of May.

The mapping will be used for the final workshop of the study on Capacity, Performance and Change (15-17 May). It will be further improved and used for the forum of the Learning Network on Capacity Development (LENCD) (27-29 Sep). We hope that you also will find it useful.

Best regards,

Heather Baser
Leader of the study on Capacity, Performance and Change
The ECDPM

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