Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines

DFAT’s Design and Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Standards (the Standards) are designed to support the whole program cycle in DFAT - from concept through to design and implementation including monitoring, review, and evaluation. These Standards should be integrated across the investment management cycle in DFAT concept notes, designs, implementation, review, and evaluation, and should also be embedded in DFAT contracts and contribution instruments. Where standards are embedded in DFAT contracts, they become contractual quality criteria. The Standards attempt to provide guidance on where flexibility is appropriate and how to handle flexibility, without compromising on rigour