Australia Monitoring and Evaluation Strengthening Project

Objectives: To assist the Government of Vietnam to establish an effective national system for monitoring and evaluating ODA and thereby discharge its responsibilities under Decree 17/2001/ND-CP/2001/ND-CP.

Australian Contribution: A$5.6 million

Total cost: A$6.9 million (Government of Vietnam provides an in kind contribution equivalent to A$1.54 million)

Duration: January 2004 – December 2007

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Project Components:

Component 1: A fully operational model for evaluating and evaluating ODA-To assist the Government of Vietnam to develop and apply a replicable model for monitoring and evaluating ODA that demonstrably meets specific needs across several ministry and provincial level agencies and project management units (PMUs).

Component 2: Project Management and Coordination-To appropriately and effectively manage and coordinate the project with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and other stakeholders.

Outputs:

Consensus on key M&E principles
Consensus on elements of ODA M&E
National ODA M&E Manual
Cadre of competent local M&E practitioners
Portfolio of completed project evaluations
Enhanced IT capacity of participants\ODA newsletter
ODA information system
Long-term strategic plan for ODA M&E
Effective joint management of the project

Australian Managing Contractor (AMC): URS Australia PTY LTD

Australian Team Leader (ATL):
Mr. John Fargher
Tel: 7342872
HP: 0912644060

Vietnamese Counterparts:

Mr Cao Manh Cuong
Foreign Economic Department – Ministry of Planning and Investment
N02 Hoang Van Thu – Ba Dinh – Hanoi
Tel : 04 7333000 – Fax : 04 7336600
Website: www.mpi.gov.vn

AusAID Contact person:

Ms Nguyen Thanh Tu
Activity Manager, Quality Assurance Sector
No. 8 Dao Tan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Tel.: 84 4 8317754/ 55 ext 173
Fax: 84 4 8317706
Email: thanh-tu.nguyen@dfat.gov.au

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