MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Overview

On March 27, 2006, The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the Government of the Republic of Armenia signed a Compact. Annex III of the Compact provided a description of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Plan for the MCA Program.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is essential for a results-based approach to program management. It was a key component of program design and remains incorporated into all facets of the program cycle through program close-out.

The M&E Plan serves the following functions:
Explains in detail how the MCC and MCA-Armenia will monitor the various Projects to determine whether they are achieving their intended results and measure their larger impacts over time through evaluations.
Outlines any M&E requirements that MCA-Armenia must meet in order to receive disbursements.
Serves as a guide for program implementation and management, so that MCA-Armenia Management Unit staff, Governing Council members, Stakeholders' Committee members, program implementers, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders understand the objectives and targets they are responsible for achieving, and are aware of their progress towards those objectives and targets during implementation.
Establishes a process to alert implementers, stakeholders and MCC to any problems in program implementation and provides the basis for making any needed program adjustments.

This M&E plan is considered a binding document, and failure to comply with its stipulations could result in suspension of disbursements. It may be modified or amended as necessary only with the approval of MCC and if it is consistent with the requirements of the Compact and any other relevant supplemental legal documents.

Key documents

Monitoring & Evaluation Plan


MCA-Armenia Program: Revised Beneficiary Estimates

Reports

RURAL COMMUNITY SURVEY


Baseline Report on the Farming Practices Survey