Monitoring and Evaluation are becoming a large part of the public funded projects. It is not a surprise at this point where the world is on low financial ends and the demands for living are actually the hugest and most expensive ever in the history of man kind.
Lets us look at the short video and we will get the point.
Walked over to the fruit section and lo and behold there we had some grape - about 15 berries for the price of EC $8.45. Yes about $3.20USD.
Do I need to say more? How could this be? If the grapes are used to make the raisins - why would i have 128 dried grapes in a bad (RAISINS) and (15 grapes) being so different in price.
Well I don't have the answer - I just thought that the raisins having to go through the drying process would be more expensive, but then again........
So why think about M&E without having a proper framework! Basically, you will end up with the raisins, many little dried berries, that will never be able to return to be a Grape.
One the other hand if you have grape, you can always have a raisin. Think about your process, apply a plan and stick to it.
M&E - we all do it. Some just do it better.
Lets us look at the short video and we will get the point.
Grapes when dried becomes Raisins
Thanks to the uploaded I have a live picture of the process. While the video is 33 seconds, i believe this process takes some time - maybe days.
Why speak about Grapes and Raisins in light of the demands of the world at this point in history? Well folks, I live in Grenada. The loveliest country in the world. No question there.
However, my cost of survival is so high that i can afford to live!
However, there has been spending and spending from public expenses without the M&E systems in place to red flag and point to a future ( which is now) that will not be sustained by the current lifestyle.
Now back to grapes and raisins
I went to the supermarket - for my wife of course - to get 1 pound of raisins. The cost was like 5.00 EC that is like $2.00USD. "Fair price " ! I hate raisins they dont taste as good as the grape. I love grape so i decided to do what i do best - complain about one and have the other!Walked over to the fruit section and lo and behold there we had some grape - about 15 berries for the price of EC $8.45. Yes about $3.20USD.
Do I need to say more? How could this be? If the grapes are used to make the raisins - why would i have 128 dried grapes in a bad (RAISINS) and (15 grapes) being so different in price.
Well I don't have the answer - I just thought that the raisins having to go through the drying process would be more expensive, but then again........
So why think about M&E without having a proper framework! Basically, you will end up with the raisins, many little dried berries, that will never be able to return to be a Grape.
One the other hand if you have grape, you can always have a raisin. Think about your process, apply a plan and stick to it.
M&E - we all do it. Some just do it better.
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