Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF)
Address: PMB 180 Airport, Accra
Phone: +233 27 753 4204 / +233 544253750 / +233 200740213 / +233 247063200
Email: gmef.forum@gmail.com
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghana-gmef-48aa07146/
Twitter/Blog/Portfolio: https://twitter.com/forum_gmef
Facebook:https://web.facebook.com/GhanaMonitoringAndEvaluationForum
BRIEF HISTORY
GMEF began as a small network of professionals and enthusiasts in M&E that met at ISSER (Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research) in the University of Ghana, Legon that met periodically to discuss M&E and national issues.
Gradually this grew into a bigger organization that held regular fora/ forums on M&E in Accra. It was registered as an NGO in Ghana, in 2008
At present, GMEF undertakes capacity building and advocacy on M&E through conferences, workshops, forums, and youth activities (eg. Competitions) in 6 regional capitals of the country, namely, Accra, Takoradi, Tamale and Kumasi, Ho, and Bolgatanga.
Through GMEF’s membership, participation, and support of the work of AfrEA, we have improved the integration of Ghana’s M&E community in regional and global M&E networks, for a more effective exchange of knowledge and best practices. We have also worked with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Center for Learning, Evaluation, and Research (CLEAR) Africa to further enhance knowledge sharing through their participation as trainers/presenters at our conferences and forums, as well as GMEF’s participation in their meetings to share our knowledge and experiences with participants from other countries.
We are also registered as a member of the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation.
VOPE PROFILE
The Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF) is Ghana’s only, formal Voluntary Organization for Professional Evaluators (VOPE). Established in 2008 to promote evidence-based policy-making at all levels in Ghana, GMEF has grown to become a network of over 600 public-spirited individuals who seek to meet the need for improved M&E through the promotion of open dialogue around M&E issues. This is with a view to positively influencing the development opportunities of our time with new insights, perspectives, and tools.
GMEF’s mission is to promote and enable the use of monitoring and evaluation in programme implementation and policy planning.
GMEF’s 4 main objectives are:
- To share insight and experience in the art and practice of monitoring and evaluation.
- To support continuous monitoring and evaluation education.
- To promote evidence-based decision-making.
- To establish a national monitoring and evaluation repository.
ACTIVITIES
- Organization of forums and advocacy around monitoring and evaluation,
- knowledge sharing and learning events on M&E.
- Many forums have been organized in 6 regional capitals namely, Accra, Takoradi, Tamale and Kumasi, Ho, and Bolgatanga since GMEF’s inception
PARTNERS
UNICEF, UNDP, STAR-Ghana, the World Bank, ACBF, CLEAR Africa, Ernst and Young, UNFPA, the Africa Leadership Initiative, AfrEA, and others
CONTACT PERSONs
| Mrs. Dede Bedu-Addo (Coordinator) | Daniel Essel |
| Ghana Monitoring & Evaluation Forum (GMEF) | Resource Mobilization and Administrative Officer (RMAO), GMEF. |
| Ghana-Accra | Ghana-Accra |
| Tel. 0262 534204/0277 534204 | Tel. 0247063200 / 0200740213 |
| Email: abedums@gmail.com | Email: dessel2752@gmail.com |
| Website: www.ghmeforum.org |
NAMES & POSITIONS OF EXECUTIVES
| NAME | POSITION | TELEPHONE | |
| DR. SULLEY GARIBA | ADVISORY BOARD | sulley.gariba@gmail.com | 0244547241 |
| MR. JOHN DADZIE-MENSAH | ADVISORY BOARD | dadmens@yahoo.com | 024 4173836 |
| MRS. MARILYN ANIWA | ADVISORY BOARD | marilynaniwa@gmail.com | 0244 327772 |
| DR. EDITH TETTEH | ADVISORY BOARD | eftetteh@yahoo.com | 0242886252 |
| DR. ROBERT DARKO | ADVISORY BOARD | rdosei@yahoo.co.uk | 024 4524445 |
| AMADU BAWA | ADVISORY BOARD | amadu@unfpa.org | 0244 040608 |
| MRS. ABIGAIL ABANDOH-SAM | STEERING COMMITTEE | abigailasam@gmail.com | 020 2010408 |
| MR. BRUNO DERY | STEERING COMMITTEE | bbdery2000@yahoo.co.uk | 0244180692 |
| MR. DANIEL ANDOH | STEERING COMMITTEE | daniel@cicadaconsult.com | 020 8167579 |
| MRS. FRANCESCA POBEE-HAYFORD | STEERING COMMITTEE | mkp_hayford@hotmail.com | 0264 671879 |
| MR. GODFREY EWOOL | STEERING COMMITTEE | gewool@yahoo.co.uk | 020 8110749 |
| MRS. JOANA OPARE | STEERING COMMITTEE | joanaopare@yahoo.com | 0244 686295 |
| MRS. PATIENCE AGYARE–ASHIE | STEERING COMMITTEE | addobea1@yahoo.co.uk | 0208 242774/0244 685485 |
| MRS. DEDE BEDU-ADDO | STEERING COMMITTEE | abedums@gmail.com | 027 7534204 |