Monitoring and evaluation is necessary to achieve evidence-based policy making. Policy making, especially budget decision-making and national planning, focuses on government priorities among competing demands from citizens and groups in society. The information provided by monitoring and evaluation systems can support government’s deliberations by providing evidence about the most cost-effective types of policy options. It also enables an objective assessment of the relevance and efficiency of the policy. These benefits will be realised in full if M&E systems are driven by participatory methods which allow citizen involvement in the review process.
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