A training workshop
was held at the Negombo, Rani Beach hotel on the 23-24 of July 2019 on
Monitoring and Evaluation. 20 districts and national office NAFSO staff
attended the program. The objective of the training workshop was to update the
knowledge of the staff on monitoring and evaluation and improve the program
quality at district level.
Mr. Saman Hamangoda of
PALTRA organization facilitated the program, and the focus was on the programs
supported by the ‘Bread for the World’.
Small group work and
presentations were used as the training method for the program. Staff requested
to clarify the concepts such as program output, program outcome and program
impact. It was an opportunity to discuss the program planning and reporting
procedure in detail. Mr. Saman Hamngoda and Mr.Herman Kumara provided
analytical feedback to the staff for their program presentations. Reporting
formats have been discussed and agreed to improve the quality of reports
that send to the national office. It was also agreed to develop a six months
plan to expedite the remaining work and key action points have been identified
for the six months.
Participants stated
that the workshop was a productive event to improve the NAFSO program quality
in general, during the workshop evaluation.
