Monitoring and Evaluation Systems and Performanceof Non-Governmental Organization Projects: A Case of AMREF Health Africa, Nairobi Kenya

Abstract

The performance of evaluation and monitoring of projects has been realized to be so warranted and necessary. However, a concern has been put forth for making consideration of the factors that influences evaluation and monitoring of projects in non-governmental companies, especially AMREF Health Africa that has lots of resources and projects to execute. The performance of AMREF Health Africa projects has not been implemented up to the required standards in various dimensions. For this reason, the purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of monitoring also evaluation on the performance of projects carried out by AMREF Health Africa. The general objective of this research study was the determination of M&E systems and the performance of non-governmental organization projects, a case of AMREF Health Africa. The specific goals of the survey were to determine the level of participation of stakeholders in monitoring also evaluation, availability of resources for M&E, and how the cost of implementing monitoring and evaluation affected the performance of projects implemented by AMREF Health Africa. The study also monitored the routine for monitoring and evaluation at AMREF Health Africa and its return on their projects. Theory of Change, Results theory, and Stakeholders' theory helped in guiding through this project. The research design that was implemented in this study was a descriptive research design that targeted six project activities and programs currently being undertaken by AMREF Health Africa. The researcher made use of the questionnaires to collect data whereby pilot study was used to collect data. Questionnaire's validity test was achieved by considering the research instrument's content, made by the supervisor. The collected data was analyzed with the use of computer based statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) in conjunction with the descriptive analysis. A summary was made in form of tables for easy interpretation and inference. The researcher found out from the study that the research variables; competency levels and participation of stakeholders had positive correlation with the performance. Cost of Monitoring and Evaluation system on performance as well portrayed a positive correlation. This study recommended that similar study involving the determination of systems for monitoring and evaluation and the performance of projects should be conducted in other non-governmental organizations. The survey can be based in Kenyan non-governmental organizations such as the United States Agency for International Development, World Vision, Care International, Amnesty Care International, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children, and many others.