Working in Politically Sensitive Countries With Limited Resources Stymied Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts of Selected Middle East Missions

USAID/West Bank and Gaza implement an action plan to make sure sex-disaggregated data are incorporated in activity performance management plans.

USAID/Egypt document the reallocation of budgeted funds to make sure enough money is dedicated to monitoring and evaluations.

USAID/Jordan document the reallocation of budgeted funds to make sure enough money is dedicated to monitoring and evaluations.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza document the reallocation of budgeted funds to make sure enough money is dedicated to monitoring and evaluations.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza implement changes to its budgeting process to make sure the monitoring and evaluation point of contact has input on how monitoring and evaluation funds are allocated.

USAID/Egypt implement additional tools (e.g., templates, standardized filing systems, handover checklists) that management deems appropriate for agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to use when documenting and maintaining official files.

USAID/Egypt's contracting and agreement office implement a plan to work with agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to reinforce requirements for documenting site visit reports and maintaining official files.

USAID/Jordan implement additional tools (e.g., templates, standardized filing systems, handover checklists) that management deems appropriate for agreement officer’s representatives and contracting officer's representatives to use when documenting and maintaining official files.

'USAID/Jordan's contracting and agreement office implement a plan to work with agreement officer’s representatives and contracting officer's representatives to reinforce requirements for documenting site visit reports and maintaining official files.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza's contracting and agreement office implement a plan to work with agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to reinforce requirements for documenting site visit reports and maintaining official files.

USAID/Egypt's office directors implement a plan to reinforce guidelines for agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to conduct site visits to provide oversight according to the mission order on performance monitoring.

USAID/Jordan's office directors implement a plan to reinforce guidelines for agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to conduct monthly site visits to provide oversight according to the mission order on performance monitoring.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza's office directors implement a plan to reinforce guidelines for agreement officer’s representatives and contracting officer's representatives to conduct site visits to provide oversight.

USAID/Egypt's mission management document actions to make sure future portfolio reviews are conducted according to Automated Directives System 203.3.12.

USAID/Egypt implement measures to confirm that implementers and agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives are informed of Development Experience Clearinghouse submission requirements.

USAID/Jordan implement measures to confirm that implementers and agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives are informed of Development Experience Clearinghouse submission requirements.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza implement measures to confirm that implementers and agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives are informed of Development Experience Clearinghouse submission requirements.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza's contracting office implement a plan to confirm that contracting performance report requirements are met.

USAID/Egypt implement a plan to make sure the evaluation point of contact's workload in the program office is adequate so all required evaluations are completed in a timely manner and reviewed for quality control.

USAID/Egypt implement a training and technical assistance plan to make sure key mission staff working on evaluations have received initial or refresher training on evaluation management and methods.