MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF CARE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF CARE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
Phyllis Masaa Ndothya
Master of Business Administration (Project management), Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. Perris Chege
Department of Management Science School of Business, Economics and Tourism, Kenyatta University, Kenya
ABSTRACT
Humanitarian action, encouraging enduring change, creative solutions, and expanding impact are the 2020 goals of CARE International's program plan. Massive investment has been put in place to ensure that projects at CARE International in Nairobi County in Kenya achieve its objectives through the generous funding of donor agencies. The study was informed by the objectives; to determine the influence of M& E plan, M& E financial support, M& E training and M& E stakeholder engagement on performance of projects implemented by CARE International in Nairobi County, Kenya. A total 155 projects respondents among 5 projects were considered for this research, and from them, a random sample of 140 was chosen. A questionnaire was employed to gather information for the investigation. The National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation approved the research's data collection procedures (NACOSTI). Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used for both descriptive and inferential statistics analysis on the acquired data (SPSS). The findings showed that all four independent variables had a positive and substantial impact on projects in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study concludes M&E planning is a vital tool in enhancing project performance as well as its influence on strategic planning, on M&E stakeholders ensure M&E reports are shared with donors for learning and recommendation in case of any change requests. The study also found that M&E training influenced the performance of the staff therefore ensure adequate and appropriate training of M&E field staff. Finally, on M&E financial support its important to ensure a resource mobilization unit. The study recommends raft measures to be undertaken in order to address the challenges impeding efficient and effective implementation of projects to enhance performance. The researcher further suggests more research be done to assess other factors affecting performance in CARE International projects.
