Description: | The Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Assessment Tool (MECAT) is a toolkit that captures organizational, technical, and behavioral dimensions of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity using a design framed around the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 12 components M&E system assessment tool. The MECAT provides a set of tools to guide organizations through an assessment of their organizational M&E capacity to meet health sector information needs, while identifying gaps and indicating areas to strengthen. The tool is useful for organizations that have an M&E team or unit, such as the national M&E unit, subnational M&E team or unit, or national health programs. The MECAT also assesses individual staff member capabilities to carry out M&E functions. The results are useful in prioritizing steps to strengthen organizational capacity. |