SAMEA is pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding with one of its co-hosts of both the first and second SAMEA conferences, namely the Office of the Public Service Commission (OPSC). The memorandum of understanding lays the ground for future cooperation with specific emphasis on the promotion of monitoring and evaluation as a beneficial societal practice. The agreement foresees that SAMEA and the PSC will share ideas, resources and expertise to launch joint projects and improve the impact of both organization's actions.
In terms of the agreement, some of the areas of cooperation will include:
- Arrangement, organization and co-hosting of conferences and workshops;
- Training of M&E specialists and capacity building;
- Promotion and stimulation of debate among policy makers, M&E practitioners and researchers around M&E;
- Professionalization of M&E, and
- Encouragement of stakeholders to publish M&E material