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Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

Chad

Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé Member since 04/03/2021

Ministère de l'Agriculture/Ancien Directeur des Etudes de la Planification et du Suivi

Assistant au Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l"Agriculture
Je suis ingénieur agronome avec plus de 20 ans d'expériences au Service de l'Agriculture de mon pays le Tchad dont 10 années consacrées au poste de Directeur notamment Directeur de la Production Agricole et des Statistiques, Directeur de la Formation, Vulgarisation et Appui Conseil, Directeur de la Statistique Agricole, Directeur de la Production Agricole et Directeur Des Etudes de la Planification et du Suivi. Mes activités se trouvent jalonnées par le Suivi du déroulement de la Campagne Agricole et la production de l'information, le Suivi et l'analyse de la situation alimentaire et nutritionnelle, la Planification des actions au titre de la production agricole, la coordination et la mise en œuvre, la participation à la formulation des projets et programmes de développement et le suivi de leur mise en œuvre, le répondant du Comité Inter Etats de Lutte la Sècheresse au Sahel, porteur des informations sur la situation alimentaire et nutritionnelle de mon pays. Je suis également le Président fondateur du Réseau Tchadien de Suivi et Evaluation j'assure la Présidence du Réseau. J'assure également la vice présidence de la plateforme du Comité Technique Permanent de Nutrition et de l'Alimentation.....

My contributions

  • Discussion

    Evaluability Assessments: An invitation to reflect and discuss

    • Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Chad

      Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Assistant au Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l"Agriculture

      Ministère de l'Agriculture/Ancien Directeur des Etudes de la Planification et du Suivi

      Posted on 26/07/2024

      [Originally posted in French]

      Hello dear friends and colleagues of Eval Forward!

      As we are in a learning process, I'd like to share a few points from my research to help us understand Evaluability Assessment.

      Assessing evaluability: a crucial step before any evaluation

      Evaluability assessment is a process that aims to determine whether an evaluation of a programme, project or policy is feasible and relevant. In other words, it involves checking whether the conditions are right for conducting a high-quality evaluation and obtaining reliable and useful results.

      Why is this important?

      • Save time and resources: By identifying potential obstacles in advance, you can avoid launching an evaluation that will not produce the expected results.
      • Improve the quality of the evaluation: By clarifying the objectives, research questions and available data, you increase the chances of obtaining solid, relevant results.
      • Enhance the credibility of the evaluation: By demonstrating that the evaluation has been designed in a rigorous manner, the confidence of decision-makers and other stakeholders is strengthened.

       

      The key stages in an evaluability assessment

      1. Defining the objectives of the evaluation: What changes are we trying to measure?
      2. Identification of research questions: What are the questions that the evaluation needs to answer?
      3. Analysis of the context: What is the context in which the programme is being implemented? What external factors could influence the results?
      4. Assessment of available data: What existing data can be used to answer the research questions? Is it sufficient and of good quality?
      5. Identification of constraints and challenges: What are the potential obstacles to carrying out the evaluation (e.g. lack of resources, difficulties in accessing data, etc.)?
      6. Proposed evaluation plan: If the evaluation is deemed feasible, a detailed plan can be drawn up, including the methodology, timetable and resources required.

       

      The benefits of evaluating evaluability

      • Better understanding of the programme: Evaluability assessment provides a better understanding of the programme, its objectives and how it works.
      • Improved programme design: The results of an evaluability assessment can help to improve programme design and make it more effective.
      • Better use of resources: By avoiding unnecessary or poorly designed evaluations, resources can be used more efficiently.

       

      In short, evaluability assessment is an essential tool for guaranteeing the quality and relevance of evaluations. It ensures that the resources invested in evaluation are used optimally and that the results obtained are useful for improving policies and programmes.

      Thank you

      Dreni-Mi from Chad

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  • Discussion

    Can visual tools help evaluators communicate and engage better?

    • Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Chad

      Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Assistant au Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l"Agriculture

      Ministère de l'Agriculture/Ancien Directeur des Etudes de la Planification et du Suivi

      Posted on 18/07/2023

      Hello everyone!

      I have followed with great interest these discussions on the use of visual tools to improve communication. It's quite obvious, as we are often used to introducing images and drawings into our presentations, and we also use these tools when drawing up social maps with the communities to convey our messages as effectively as possible. However, I would also like to point out that it would be difficult to share the results of an evaluation exclusively with visual tools, as we are often faced with multicultural, multi-ethnic and multilingual environments.

      [Translated from original in French]

       

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  • Discussion

    Monitoring and evaluation: is this the perfect combination to meet the needs of decision-makers?

    • Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Chad

      Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Assistant au Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l"Agriculture

      Ministère de l'Agriculture/Ancien Directeur des Etudes de la Planification et du Suivi

      Posted on 17/03/2022

      Hello dear friend.

      How do we change the paradigm? We say that we are committed to sustainable development, i.e. development outcomes must be progressive over time, sustained and resilient to all unexpected changes (economic crisis). So what we are looking for in our respective countries is strong political commitments and significant funding from our own resources for our economic and social development plans. Particular emphasis must be placed on financing the monitoring and evaluation mechanism that has been set up. 
      To do this, we need to develop a culture of evaluation at national level. All stakeholders must agree on this. The question is how to do this as we are very late and the few resources we have must absolutely boost change through rational management? Let's think about this together.  These ideas that are on our minds.

      Thank you very much.

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    • Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Chad

      Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Assistant au Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l"Agriculture

      Ministère de l'Agriculture/Ancien Directeur des Etudes de la Planification et du Suivi

      Posted on 10/03/2022

      Thank you very much Jean Marie for your very relevant contribution. The big challenge is to raise awareness among stakeholders for a paradigm shift.

      We are together.

      Ciao

       

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    • Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Chad

      Dreni-Mi Mahamat Djimé

      Assistant au Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l"Agriculture

      Ministère de l'Agriculture/Ancien Directeur des Etudes de la Planification et du Suivi

      Posted on 03/03/2022

      Good morning dear colleagues.

      What we are saying about Monitoring and Evaluation is very important in the development process for the change of our economic, social and cultural conditions of our States. We had in front of us the commitments of our States (ODD, African Union...). Unfortunately, monitoring and evaluation systems do not receive adequate funding for their functioning and this impacts the expected results of programs and projects. So, the question I would like to ask: 

      Based on your experiences, what can be done to ensure that the Monitoring and Evaluation activities get the appropriate resources for their functioning (Conducting surveys, data collection and processing ....)?

      Thank you.

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