IPPF Policies
4.
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS
Policy 4.10
MONITORING AND EVALUATION Introduction 1.
The most important work of IPPF takes place at the country level where Member Associations influence their governments and serve their clients through the implementation of sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes.
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This policy makes clear the importance that the Federation attaches to the monitoring and evaluation1 of its work, and highlights key principles and commitments that volunteers and staff should be guided by in its implementation.
Principles 3.
Organizational effectiveness in IPPF means the ability of the Federation to fulfil its mission through a combination of sound management, good governance and a persistent dedication to achieving results.
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Monitoring, evaluation and learning: (i)
are integral to organizational effectiveness since they are concerned with measuring results achieved, and analysing and reflecting upon the process that led to those results in ways that enable continuous improvement;
(ii)
empower volunteers and staff to understand what works well and not so well, to improve projects and to inform the design of new ones;
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Monitoring is the ongoing collection and analysis of data to review progress and make adjustments where necessary. Evaluation is the assessment of results achieved.
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