Building Program Evaluation Capacity in Central Asia, Part 1

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Formation of the M&E system in
the Kyrgyz Republic
Tatiana Tretiyakova,
National Monitoring and Evaluation Network
of the Kyrgyz Republic
Vice chairman, IPEN Board of Trustees

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•About Kyrgyz Republic
2
•Evaluation in the
Kyrgyz Republic
3
•National M&E Network

Demographics
Data from 2014 National
Statistics Committee report:
 Country area - 77.181 square
miles
 Population - 5.7 million
 Official languages - Kyrgyz,
Russian 69,20%
14,50%
8,70%
1,20%
1%
5,40%
Kyrgyz
Uzbeks
Russians
Dungans
Uigurs
Others Ethnic Composition:

Brief history
1. Kyrgyzstan was established
in 1926 as one of the Soviet
Union republics.
3. August 31, 1991 – the republic
becomes sovereign country.
2. During this period,
Kyrgyzstan became a developed
industrial republic with 100%
literate population.
4. By mid 2010 the country has
been through two revolutions
and is trying to form stronger
relationship between the State
and the civil society.

 Kyrgyzstan - a unitary state
 Kyrgyzstan is a parliamentary republic since 2010
 The President is elected by popular vote for a
term of 6 years without the right to re-election for
a second term
 The country consists of 7 provinces (oblasts)
 There are more than 10,000 registered NGOs.
Socio - political system of Kyrgyzstan

 Starting from 200 0 government programs and
strategies started to include M&E sections. Country
development strategies were developed in 2007,
2009 and in 2014.
 Starting from 2007 some tangible efforts were taken
to create a feasible government evaluation system.
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Strategic planning made it necessary for NGO
participation and involvement in governance, and
increased the relevance of M&E.
Methods of governance in Kyrgyzstan and
the emergence of M&E

Change of political
system
Change of political
figures in the
Government
Emergence of the
new approach to
M&E system
New policy in evaluation system
(2010-present)

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1. Government
adopted new
evaluation
methodology;
2. Reduced extent of
civil society
participation;
3. Government
procedures
shifted towards
control.
Evaluation of Government
(2010)
International ratings
Index of
public trust
Evaluation of
Government’s Action
Program
Implementation
evaluation of
state programs

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 Each state agency has a
development strategy, which
includes M&E.
 Each state agency is supposed
to evaluate effectiveness of its
activities
 Each state agency must have a
system to measure
effectiveness of personnel and
top management.
1. These data are not
connected with
each other and are
collected using
disintegrated
methodology
2. The data do not
reflect public
satisfaction with
execution of
programs by state
agencies
M&E in government

Educational
field
Creating training
programs for civil
servants
Training of experts
and civil servants
Legislative-
legal field
Formulation of
supporting legal acts
for implementation
of the M&E law
New regulations and
procedures for state
agencies
Institutional
field
Departments in
government bodies
Formats of
cooperation with
civil society
Directions for improvement of M&E system

Was established in 2007 by 26 NGOs and
individuals
Mission – support the formation of M&E
systems in the country
86 people in the listserve, including
from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Russia
3. National M&E Network of the
Kyrgyz Republic

Mission– develop professional evaluation, expertise and
monitoring in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Goal: Strengthen and promote public professional evaluation ,
expertise, and monitoring in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Objectives:
1. Promote interests of Network members in terms of professional
growth and building capacity.
2. Create effective mechanisms for participation of evaluators in
analysis of national, local and other programs.
3. Enhance the role of monitoring, evaluation and analysis in
formulation of national, local and other programs.
4. Contribute to formation of monitoring and evaluation policies.
Network’s goals and objectives

 Amendments to four laws on M&E of legal
action, strategic plans and programs (February
18, 2014)
 Relations established with the Government
office, Academy of Public Administration
under the President, and State Civil Service
Agency
 Regular posting of announcements and
opportunities through the listserve and
Facebook page
 Growing membership (86)
Network’s achievements

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 Webinars ~ 1 hour
 Long-term webinars
 E-learning course
MyM&E (Eng, Ru)
Offline
 Lectures, workshops
with international
and local experts for
Network members
 Pre-conference
workshops, out-of-
country courses
Training used in the Network

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 Analytical documents
 Methodological
materials
 Reports
 Translations of
methodological
materials
EVENTS
 In-service training
course for the Ministry
of Economy
 M&E courses in the
Academy of Public
Administration under
the President of the
Kyrgyz Republic
 Workshops
 Conferences
Outputs

 XIV Annual IPEN Conference: “Evaluation for
Development: from Implementation to Impact”
September 24-26, 2014
 Three-day workshop by Donna Mertens:
«Evaluation: Context, Theory of Change, Design»
 Workshop: Building an evaluation community
 Discussion of the Global Evaluation Agenda 2016-
2020 and plans for its implementation in the CIS
region by lighting five EvalYear torches.
Key events 2014

VOPEs Lighted
Evaluation Torch in Bishkek

 Awareness of M&E is growing.
 Lack of understanding on how to practically
implement M&E.
 Need to train decision makers. Integrate M&E
into decision making process.
 Growing role of professional organizations and
civil society.
Final remarks

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