THEORY OF CHANGE AND
MONITORING & EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

As part of a results-based management approach to the National Strategy and Action Plan, a Theory of Change and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework have been developed. The Theory of Change provides clarity on what the long-term goal of the Strategy is, articulates the short-term, medium-term and longer-term outcomes (the five pillars of the Strategy) are, and how each of the activities within the Action Plan contributes to achieving the outcomes and the longer-term goal.

In order to monitor this work and evaluate the outcomes achieved, the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and complementing tools have been created. These are to be used by all implementing partners in order to report on and track progress, and are a key method of sharing information across the stakeholders. The tool seeks to measure the activities and results of the Action Plan through the lenses of Impact, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Relevance and Sustainability.