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Monitoring and evaluation framework template

The Monitoring and Evaluation of the NAP is instrumental to monitor implementation, track progress
and identify learnings. One of the first steps to developing a monitoring and evaluation framework, is to
clearly identify the result to be achieved and the accompanying activities, outputs and outcomes. This is
sometimes referred to as the results framework.

Developing a results framework

The diagram below presents the anticipated cause and effect relationship between the inputs, activities,
outputs, outcomes and impact of a results framework.

Impact The overall effect of the NAP: Positive and negative, primary and secondary long-term effects
produced by the NAP interventions, directly or indirectly, intended or unintended.

Outcomes The direct change resulting from the NAP implementation: The likely or achieved short-term
and medium-term effects of the intervention’s outputs of the NAP.

Outputs The products, goods and/or services which result from NAP activites/interventions.

Activities Actions/interventions implemented using the inputs in the aim of producing specific outputs.

Inputs The financial, human and material resources used for the NAP activities/interventions

The logic is that once the activities are implemented, the outputs will be achieved (sometimes in the form
of products, goods or services). The outputs then in turn, start to bring about change (outcomes) in the
form of intermediate results, eventually leading to impact. The figure below presents an example of a
results framework, including the outcome and impact components and their associated indicators, in
addition to the assumptions underlying this results framework.

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 Figure 1: NAP Results Framework – Template

Long-Term Goal:
Ensure decent
work for all

Goal: Decrease the

presence of forced
labour in the country

Outcome 1: Improved Outcome 2: Reduced

institutional capacity acceptance of forced
of the State to prevent labour by the public
and eliminate forced
labour

Output 1.1: Strengthened Output 1.2: Increase of Output 2.1: Adequate

coordination of the State statistical information knowledge of the
to provide comprehensive to identify population population about
care for victims of forced in situation or risk of forced labour
labour and at-risk forced labour
populations

Activity 1.1.1: Activity 1.1.2: Activity 1.1.3: Activity 1.2.1: Activity 2.1.1: Activity 2.1.2:
Undertake a Implement a Train inspectors, Conduct a national Disseminate Develop as series
mapping exercise labour insertion police and statistical survey information on the of video / radio
of existing and/or training prosecutors on on the prevalence prevalence, programmes to
services for victims programme in the the detection of of forced labour characteristics and raise awareness
of forced labour areas of greatest forced labour risk factors of of at-risk groups
vulnerability to forced labour about forced
forced labour labour

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 Developing indicators
Once, the components of the results framework are established, it is easier to then develop appropriate
indicators to measure the outputs, outcomes and impact. This is a very important step and should
involve all key stakeholders to get their different perspectives. The indicators should be SMART and
verifiable. If information to verify an indicator cannot be found, the indicator will not be useful. Hence, it
is highly recommended that NAP M&E frameworks include a data source and a means of verification to
check the selected indicators.
Please, also refer to section 6 in the Guidance Manual.

A SMART INDICATOR is an indicator that is: Data source/Means of Verification (MOVs) is the way
in which one collects the right information to measure
X Specific progress or impact according to an indicator. That is,
X Measurable from where will we get information to verify an indicator?
How will we get it? How often? And, how will we store this
X Achievable (in a cost-effective way) information?
X Relevant to the NAP
X Time-bound Readily available information (such as data from Labour
Management Information Systems or school records) is
cheaper and easier to work with than information that
must be collected specifically for the purpose of the NAP. If
information cannot be collected for an indicator at all, then
it is of no use and should be replaced by another indicator.

Indicators can be quantitative or qualitative. Quantitative indicators are “countable” and measure
quantities or percentages (e.g. the number of judges trained on forced labour), whereas qualitative
indicators capture people’s opinions, perspectives and attitudes. For each indicator, it is also important
to describe the unit of analysis (e.g. number of forced labour victims provided with livelihood services),
disaggregation (e.g. age, sex), data source and targets.

Framework template
The table below provides an example of a template for a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework
which includes the activities, outputs, outcomes and indicators. This is to be adapted to the actual NAP
and should be accompanied by a short description of the M&E framework.

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 Goal: By 20XX forced labour and trafficking in persons are eradicated in country X.
Objective/Outcome/ Indicator Definition Disagregated Means of Unit Baseline Targets Reporting Lead / partners
Output/Activities verification/ value frequency involved
by Source of data Year +1 Year +2

Objective

Forced labour % decrease of Change in % of Gender, Age, Monitoring % yearly National

reduced in the forced labour the prevalence Region report Commission on
country prevalence of forced labour Forced Labour /
in the country Ministry of Labour

Outcome

O1 Improved Number of victims Total number of victims Gender, Age, Monitoring person yearly National
protection of assisted by the State who received assistance Region report Commission on
forced labour (psychological, medical, Forced Labour /
victims legal) by the State Ministry of Labour

Output

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O 1 .1 Institutional Number of forced Total number of Gender, Age, Monitoring person yearly National
capacity of the labour cases victims / cases of Region, Sector report Commission on
State to detect detected forced labour detected Forced Labour
forced labour cases by law enforcement / Ministry of
developed agencies (police, labour Labour; Ministry
inspection) of Interior

Activities

A 1.1.1 Training of labour Number of labour Total number of labour Gender, Age, Training report; person 80 150 yearly Ministry of
inspectors to inspectors trained to inspectors who received Region registry list; Labour /
detect forced detect forced labour a specific training on photos National
labour cases victims how to detect forced training
labour cases, interview institute for
victims, etc. labour inspectors

A 1.1.2 Joint operations to Number of joint Total number of rescue Region, Secteur Monitoring operation 1 2 yearly Ministry of
rescue victims operations carried operations carried out report Interior /
out to rescue jointly with Labour Ministry of Labour
victims and identify inspection and police
perpetrators forces with the objective
to rescue victims

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 M&E Framework Checklist
It is recommended to write a dedicated Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) section in the NAP. Below
is a generic comprehensive checklist of elements to include in the M&E section. The checklist is not a
blueprint and should be adjusted to fit national needs, styles and national preferences for the Monitoring
Framework.

SECTION POSSIBLE CONTENT

SECTION I: X Objectives of the M&E plan and long-term vision

Introduction X Structure of the M&E plan
(background;
mandate of the plan; X Reference to relevant policy frameworks that spell out M&E responsibilities
authority of the
M&E framework;
objectives of the M&E
framework)

SECTION II: The M&E X NAP Results Framework

framework X Data Sources
(basic information
on how to measure, X Indicators, definition, type
collect, and analyze X Baseline and targets
data within the M&E X Data sources, collection method, frequency, and responsible party
system)
X Reporting responsibilities, frequency, and dissemination strategy
X Costed M&E work plan and budget – description of the link between M&E planning and
government budgeting

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