Strengthening Global Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning within DRC: Progress Report II on Strategic Priority Output 3.3

Since September 2013 the DRC has been working on strengthening monitoring, evaluation and learning in the organisation in support of the Strategy 2015 objective of moving towards “… a clear operational and programmatic profile characterised by quality, relevance and innovation” for DRC International.

This Progress Report presents a summary of the outputs that have emerged from the second year of the project (2014). It is the perception of the MEL Unit staff working on this strategic priority that progress has been made, however, key challenges remain. A DRC MEL System is now coming into shape, providing guidance on M&E and clarity on organisational expectations on M&E, but the awareness of the new procedures and guidelines needs to be improved. This will require more than guidelines and tools. It will demand investments in M&E staff and prioritising of M&E tasks as set out in the MEL Minimum Operational Procedures and Evaluation Policy. Describing the steps which need to be taken is the concern of this report as well as providing an overview of the outputs achieved to date.