Factors Influencing the Performance of Power Africa Donor-Driven Monitoring and Evaluation System In South Africa

dc.contributor.authorMuvhuti, Blessing
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-26T07:04:31Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in the field of Governance (Public and Development Sector Monitoring and Evaluation) Wits School of Governance University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2023
dc.description.abstractEffective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are essential to the success of any project. Although there is no evidence suggesting donor-supported projects did not exist before 1994, there was a significant increase in donor projects after that year. This led to the creation of the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA), which aims to bridge the competence gap by providing a platform where M&E is considered a profession (SAMEA, 2022). Despite implementing M&E systems, little is written about the factors that affect their performance. A 2012 McKinsey survey found that donor- funded projects had a low M&E performance success rate of 36%. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the factors that influence the performance of the Driven (Power Africa) M&E system in South Africa. This study examines the impact of technology, human capital, data quality, and stakeholder participation on the system's performance. A quantitative research strategy was used, and a self-administered questionnaire was developed, tested, validated, and shared online through Google Forms to 203 selected participants who received direct emails with guidance on how to complete the questionnaire and how we obtained the sample size. The findings revealed that the majority (90%) of participants agreed that the evolution of technology, data quality, human capacity, and stakeholders all have a positive relationship with the performance of donor-driven monitoring and evaluation systems. Theoretical arguments from this study suggest that technology, human capital, stakeholders, involvement, and data quality positively impact the performance of an M&E system within the NGO sector
dc.description.submitterMM2025
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.citationMuvhuti, Blessing. (2023). Factors Influencing the Performance of Power Africa Donor-Driven Monitoring and Evaluation System In South Africa [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg].WireDSpace.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/43969
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2025 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWITS Business School
dc.subjectPower Africa
dc.subjectMonitoring &Evaluation
dc.subjectDonor-driven M&E system performance
dc.subjectthe evolution of technology
dc.subjectHumana capital
dc.subjectstakeholder’s participation
dc.subjectdata quality
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleFactors Influencing the Performance of Power Africa Donor-Driven Monitoring and Evaluation System In South Africa
dc.typeDissertation

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