South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA)

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Mission 3 Vision 4 Objectives 5 Activities 6 Contact information

Introduction

South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA) was founded in November 2005 as a non-profit (section 21) association in South Africa. SAMEA embodies the formalisation of the South African Evaluation Network (SAENet). SAENet was an informal network aimed at building an active South African community of evaluators and others interested in evaluation.

Mission

SAMEA will cultivate a vibrant community that supports guides and strengthens the development of monitoring and evaluation in South Africa as an important discipline, profession and instrument for empowerment and accountability.

Vision

Monitoring and evaluation widely recognized in South Africa as a profession and discipline essential to development, and practiced and used in a manner that adds significant value to effective, sustainable development in South Africa.

Objectives

• To provide a platform for interaction and information sharing among all those interested in monitoring and evaluation.
• To promote high quality intellectual, ethical and professional standards in monitoring and evaluation.
• To increase the use of monitoring and evaluation theory and practice.
• To promote the development and adoption of monitoring and evaluation approaches and methods suitable to a South African and development context.
• To promote post-graduate education and continuing professional development in the field of monitoring and evaluation.
• To increase the profile of South African monitoring and evaluation at national and international level.
• To help build understanding of international developments and trends in monitoring and evaluation.
• To be a resource on monitoring and evaluation in South Africa.

Activities

• Web portal (www.samea.org) - The portal allows members to interact with each other and to not only consume but also to debate and provide M&E information via the listserv. Please let us know if the portal works for you.
• Standards - SAMEA is developing M&E standards and guidelines that will assist in promoting good practice. Engage with these at the standards page.
• Bibliography - Read and write on the bibliography page with local publications and papers on M&E in the South African context.
• Stakeholders - Numerous stakeholders in M&E can be defined. Let us know the obvious ones that are not included yet and interact with those that are listed.
• Opportunities - For training and work demand & supply visit the training and work pages.
• Conference - The first SAMEA conference is geared towards Evaluation in Action. This broad theme allows a wide focus. Typical areas that will be covered include: utilisation of evaluation practices and findings; knowledge management; the challenges of building evaluation systems for complex programmes; and building evaluation capacity.

Contact information

Contact Person: Refilwe Masikane

Address: SAMEA C/O ESI,Box 601, 0027, Groenkloof South Africa

Physical address: 137 Muckleneuk Street Lakeview Office Park Brooklyn, Pretoria, 0181 South Africa

Telephone: +27 12 346 7490

Email: info@samea.org.za

Website: http://www.samea.org

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