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| Hungry for Change: Holding USDA McGovern-Dole Food for Education and… | Erica Holzaepfel | 2011 | Policy Reports | Global | This paper analyzes the efforts the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Assistance Division has made to institutionalize rigorous monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the McGovern-Dole Food for… Read more | Leland Fellow | Hungry for Change Holding USDA McGovernDole Food Education and Child Nutrition Program Accountable Commitments Monitoring Evaluation Erica Holzaepfel Leland Hunger Fellow Department Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service June Executive Summary The Assistance Division FAD the charged with mandate demonstrate accountability achieving results meeting goals laid out its Congressionallysupported MGD Progress Programs FFPr This grounded extensive findings lack effectiveness development assistance programs around world pursuing combination actions meet these requirements including establishment Results Oriented Management ROM system institutionalization Divisionwide Policy extent which initiatives promise deliver changes necessary responding this appear limited feeble Most important staff lacks technical capacity embrace support while same time certain aspects process have served undermine essential tenets order effectively respond greater demonstration program needs ensure that logical frameworks reflect each underlying well commit hiring new competencies monitoring evaluation who can take full responsibility implementing Introduction Farm Securities Rural Investment Act formally authorized administered Office Capacity Building Development OCBD within FAS United States legislation requires independent third party midterm final evaluations all unless otherwise specified project agreement However since has operated absence policy Several external reviews food been conducted received strong criticism failure manage several systems procedures lies base criticisms Seeking address began develop institute comprehensive System achievement Agencywide recently taken steps devise guide robust managed under was launched International Aid Conference IFAD Kansas City Missouri sets forth extremely ambitious agenda institutionalize CFR Part available from httpwwwfasusdagovinfofrMcGovDoleasp partners conduct using most rigorous methodology possible focus impact Background last twenty years witnessed advancement into professionalized field study practice need learning international gained attention evolution discipline built upon significant effort understand ultimately resolve direct shortterm underpinning longterm causes poverty protracted underdevelopment result rapidly expanded numerous strategies more policies designed assist donors organizations seeking launch effective expansion over decade combined increased scrutiny use Government USG funds raised awareness better how problems they seek alleviate Organization Economic Cooperation Developments Committee OECD DAC series assessments aid progress member countries Paris Declaration Accra Agenda For Action surveys reveal not only dearth programming but also decisive failures Findings other httpstatsoecdorgIndexaspxDatasetCodeODA_DONOR httpwwwoecdorgdocumenten_______html helped catalyze appeal implement interventions determine best measure Since early strategic metaevaluations attempting outcomes discern role improve refine thinking design stressing place understanding dynamics operational context linking directly planning intervention Simultaneously shown must linked core preprogram such analysis baseline assessment framework indicators spurred specific tools methodologies are intended facilitate Despite heightened placed improving literature still draws critical gap monitor evaluate their response growing importance evaluating Accountability GAO Diana Chigas Peter Woodrow Demystifying Impacts Practice New Routes Vol March example see When Will Ever Learn Improving Lives Through Impact Center Global Report Gap Working Group May efficiency again These reports strongly noted improvements USDAs previous Inspector General OIG established Unit MES responsible managing providing performance management seeks theory FADs should implementation because strengthen transparency encourage appropriate organizational faced substantial undertake set measures upholding standards practices Statement current presents Divisions commitment requiring implemented compliance rules accurately reported against information httpwwwgaogovnewitemsdpdf used inform purpose particular aims integration processes serves stakeholders expectations regarding outlines range methods roles responsibilities key ways will disseminated decisions focuses higherlevel activities inputs outputs impacts include improved security nutritional status beneficiaries school enrollment attendance educational promotes decisionmaking level than achieved through tracking collecting anecdotes documenting individual success stories help internal coordination allocated achieve greatest end integrated structures reporting formulation financial budget human resource Reasons suggested among criticized failing basic targeted deficiency oversight Specific accounts limitations agency analysts provide feedback Officers systematic useful site visits completed Internal observation experience working reveals additional weaknesses USGAO Various Challenges Limit Effectiveness Efficiency Oversight Needs Improvement structural inadequacies addressed lead uphold Implementation prohibitively narrow singular led divergence away nutrition difficult capture McGovernDoles causal logic schoolbased meals takehome rations therefore almost entirely removed simplification reflects broader bring about shift fully light existing fundamental opposite extreme unrealistically large overly optimistic presently unequipped fulfill prepared does sufficient skills required resources hire given budgets remain unable hunger fail properly those populations report criticize predominant 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