20 Complete Results-based Planning, M&E Reporting

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has completed training in result-based planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting for twenty participants from Nimba, Bong and Lofa counties.

The training, organized by the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit at the Ministry of Finance and Development planning with full support of the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), was conducted from July 12-15, 2021 in Ganta city, Nimba County.

The four-day capacity building training was held under the theme, “Strengthening sub-national staff and officials capacities for developing effectiveness and efficiencies.”

The objective was to increase and strengthen the knowledge and skills of Ministries and Agencies (MACs) sub-offices staff and county officials in contemporary results-based monitoring and reporting to improve the quality of their reports on outcomes of the County’s Development Agenda.

Making remarks at the opening session, the Director for Monitoring and Evaluation Unit at the Ministry of Finance and Development planning, Jerry D. Zangar informed participants that with the ongoing implementation of the Government national development plan (the PAPD), it is important to document the needs or achievements and correctly communicate them to stakeholders.

According to him, it is based on the fact that the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the custodian of the government national development plan, brought participants on board to help the government with the skills needed for measuring the outcomes of the national development plan to move forward.

“With the ongoing implementation of the Government national development plan (the PAPD), it is important to document needs or achievements and correctly communicate them to stakeholders.  It is based on the fact that the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the custodian of the government national development plan, brought participants on board to help the government with the needed skills for measuring the outcomes of the national development plan and to move forward” he added.

He noted that participating MACs sub-offices staff will not only learn these approaches but practically use them in their implementation and measurement of the predetermined results of the national development plan.

Zangar also encouraged participants at the training workshop to participate in all discussions on results-based planning, monitoring, and evaluation and reporting, something he said remains the cardinal skills for measuring and reporting the results of the national development plan.

For his part, the Regional and Sectoral Planning Director within the Department of Development Planning, Mr. Jimmy N.C. Bokay, urged participants to focus on the  county development planning for sectoral actors and a result based monitoring reporting and evaluation in alignment with the Pro-Poor Agenda for prosperity and development at sub national level mechanism and coordination structures.

He encouraged participants to use these basic planning tool concepts, strategies and development models that will support sub-national level growth and contribute to the national outcome and national growth strategy ( PAPD).

The four-day training workshop was attended by Development Superintendents, County Inspectors, County Project Planners, Regional Development officers, County Monitoring officers from Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties including the Ministry of Finance Development Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Analysts.