Monitoring and evaluation of project
An e-monitoring electron system was created and is operational. The system is based on information directly related to the degree of use of the electronic network within the beneficiary communities, providing statistics and comparative elements.
The process of monitoring and evaluation of project components aims at attending several stages, as follows:
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Develop methodologies and tools for monitoring and evaluation
proposed to be used for the duration of the contract monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the EBC project
by March 2011;
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Testing and validation of methodology and data collection instruments
for all EBC communities and all project components;
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Collecting and validating data, creating a database available online
under which data can be processed, indicators and plots can be calculated;
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Generating a tool for reporting of inconsistencies and accuracy validation
and a guide for completing aquestionnaires;
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Data collection for each project component for all communities in the EBC and a group of
80 communities called generic control;
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Analysis of the initial state of project implementation (preliminary analysis report
– baseline study), analysis of EBC project development.
After the initial report, there will be a follow up of progress on the basis of the agreed performance indicators within a schedule of
monthly monitoring, biannual as well as an annual evaluation of progress.
The preliminary analysis report – Baseline Study has dealt with data collection for each project component to
all communities in the EBC and a group of 80 communities named generic control group and provided a brief examination
of the development of the EBC project and its early implementation to date. The report concludes with a series of
conclusions and recommendations designed to increase sustainability of the EBC project progress and ensure greater
visibility of the project in the EBC beneficiary communities.
On the basis of a monitoring methodology and evaluation there have developed a series of activities leading to
data collection and validation and the creation of a database available online that can be made based on data
processing, the proposed indicators can be calculated and plotted . It also created a tool for reporting inconsistencies and
validation of data accuracy and a guide for completing the questionnaires in order to support and promote
the further use of this methodology.
The final consequence was the complete development of a complex methodology for collecting, validating and
processing data and presenting results in graphical suggestive form.
So after processing the collected data and from direct research conducted in communities was observed that the dominant
perception of the actors in the EBC project communities is that it is beneficial above all to the youth, both through their
access to PAPI services and because of the activities performed through the schools. Two statements taken from
the report of Monitoring and Evaluation will be cited in support of those stated above: „The project
is for us more than we can say in words”; „EBC brings progress in our commune.
Another important conclusion from this first set of development activities and evaluation process of monitoring was
that site visits are an essential and effective tool for evaluation. It was found that discussions and meetings with
interviewees reinforced learning size and improvement. Future site visits will include interviewing flexible tools to
enable collective sharing of views and the possibility for participants to learn and get opinions about their
initiatives and potential benefits to the community.
Analyzing the data on the four main project components of EBC, e-learning componentproved by far the
biggest success with schools reporting high levels of access and use of EBC resources. One of the conclusions
concerning the present state was that the EBC network is up and there is a balanced distribution of active units throughout the
country. Distribution of results covers all developing regions of Romania and therefore comparisons are possible
to assess regional differences in progress. The analysis of research results shows that basically there are no differences that
are correlated with the regional aspect, but differences with issues of local character.
In terms of recommendations derived from their analysis and conclusions that were drawn related to a number of
proposals-assumptions. One of these is the proposal to use results of the Baseline report to support
local communities in terms of human and financial resource allocation. Specifically, the analysis suggests
that the human and financial resources to be allocated
to distinctly different nodes (in particular in the PAPI centers and City Hall) for them to work effectively in their
communication and dissemination.
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