Monitoring and Evaluation is an important set of assessment process that enables the programme implementers and the relevant stakeholders in the field of development to judge whether the programme and its intervention are on the right track to reach the set goal. Hence, Monitoring and Evaluation is critical on way to assess the impact and outcome of development interventions and draw lessons to facilitate the future interventions in line with those.

NGO Forum facilitates monitoring considering it as an essential tool for its programme management to measure the effectiveness of WatSan programmes both on quantitative and qualitative aspects. The effective facilitation of regular monitoring also enables the Forum management take necessary corrective measures on its programme interventions at the right time.

Based on its programmatic approach NGO Forum follows a participatory monitoring method. This participatory monitoring method is conducted in three levels as follows:

With a view to assessing the progress of the programmes properly, NGO Forum facilitates the monitoring system integrating the software and hardware issues in the monitoring package in line with the Forum’s programme facilitation. Under the monitoring package Sanitation, Water Supply, Training, and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) – these four areas are considered as the major components to assess the overall progress and effectiveness of the programme.

Both qualitative and quantitative methods are used in the data collection process. Different participatory methods i.e. interview, observation, spot visit, pocket voting, mapping, etc are applied as the assessment tool at the field level. As a part of the monitoring process the respective partner NGOs primarily collect the data being supported by the VDC members. The collected data are verified by NGO Forum’s Regional Office through spot/cross checking. The collected data are finally processed at NGO Forum’s Central Office with the help of the computerized monitoring system while the final result is published quarterly.