An assessment of participatory monitoring and evaluation in NGOs: a case study of SOS children’s village, Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract

Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)

This study is an assessment of participatory monitoring and evaluation in NGOs: a case study
 of SOS Children’s Village,Cape town, South Africa. The aim of the study is to examine the
 process of application of PM&E framework in the SOS Children’s Village Project, with a view
 to ascertaining its impact on the project and to provide suggestions and recommendations to
 SOS and NGOs in South Africa.
 There were four primary objectives of this study:to provide a theoretical and conceptual
 framework, through the discussion and/or analysis of applicable PM&E theories and concepts;
 to provide an overview of organizational structure of the project implementation team of SOS;
 to identify the different stakeholders involved in the monitoring and evaluation process; to
 empirically assess the process of PM&E in the SOS Project.
 The theoretical and conceptual framework of participatory development approach and the child
 rights based approach is used in this study. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of
 research are used throughout the study and measurement of key variables are made. While the
 systematic random sampling technique is utilised to collect data for the quantitative research,
 purposive sampling was used to select respondents for semi-structured interviews in the
 qualitative research.
 The study identified that the monitoring and evaluation process in SOS Children’s Village,
 Cape Town, South Africa is participatory in which the relevant stakeholders, especially the
 beneficiaries i.e. children participate in the monitoring and evaluation process. However, the
 study recommended that there should be an updated training and seminar for the staff to
 empower them to enhance their understanding of participatory monitoring and evaluation.