Principles of monitoring
Watch this video to learn to define monitoring, explain process, outcome, and impact indicators and to explore the role of managers in monitoring.
Monitoring is the ongoing analysis of the progress of a programme using a pre-planned system.
A monitoring framework should always be set up when a programme is planned. The monitoring framework sets out the inputs, outputs, outcomes and impacts of the project.
Table. Monitoring framework elements: Examples for trachoma elimination programmes
| Monitoring framework | Examples |
|---|---|
| Inputs – what is invested | Staff, volunteers, time, money, materials, equipment, technology, partners |
| Outputs – activities and who we reach | Conduct outreach surgeries Train surgeons Train health workers for MDA Distribute antibiotics Build latrines Develop information, education and communication (IEC) materials Reach school children Reach trichiasis patients |
| Outcomes – what happens during the programme | Number of surgeries provided Quality of surgery provided Coverage of MDA Coverage of IEC activities Increase in latrine use and reduction in open defecation Improved access to water supply |
| Impact – did we reach the intended goal? | Prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in adults Prevalence of trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) amongst children |
As you watch this video consider what are the possible internal and external factors that can affect the process indicators in trachoma elimination.
