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MEPAK

 

Member profile details

Membership level
Regular VOPE Membership
Acronym of VOPE
MEPAK
Primary Contact's Full Name
The Secretariat
1. Full name of VOPE
MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA
2. Acronym of VOPE
MEPAK
3. Primary contact's name
MEPAK SECRETARIAT
4. Primary contact's email
secretariat.mepak@gmail.com
5. 2nd contact's name
Eddah Kanini
6. 2nd contact's email
eddahkan@gmail.com
7. 3rd contact's name
Almasi Mwiti
8. 3rd contact's email
almwiti@yahoo.com
 

Organizational Identification

11. Address of organization (VOPE)
Monitoring and Evaluation Professionals Association of Kenya
BOX 1187-00200, NAIROBI, KENYA
Telephone: 254 700708005
Twitter @MandEKenya
instagram.com/mepak_kenya
Facebook: MepakKenya
12. Year organization (VOPE) founded
founded in 2016 informally and formally registered in 2018 as National Association by the office of the Attorney General, department of the registrar and vetted by the NIS as stipulated in the Societies ACT (CAP. 108) laws of Kenya.
13. Current status
2. Formal association/society (charter and bylaws adopted)
14. VOPE legally recognized by government?
3. Yes
15. Geographic scope
National
17. Country
KENYA
19. Sectoral/Subject focus
ALL Sectors
 

Membership

20. Number of dues-paying official membership
55
21. Non dues-paying membership
77
22. Total current number of members
132
23. Total on mailing list
132
24. What is the criteria for an individual or entity to join your VOPE?
Professional from all sectors are welcome to join MEPAK. This includes and not limited to MonitM&E Professionals in all sectors; Researchers; Academia; Program and project managers; Policy makers; Think tanks; Civil society organizations; Economist,
26. Number of VOPE members working in Governmental agencies
13
27. Number of VOPE members working in NGOs/CSOs
22
28. Number of VOPE members working in Academia
14
29, Number of VOPE members working in Private Sector
83
30. Number of VOPE membership that are women
44
31. Number of new evaluators
48
 

Leadership

32. Name of president/chairperson
Mr. Almasi Mwiti
33. Members in active leadership positions
Amasi Mwiti (Chair person), Eddah Kanini (Secretary-General incoming), Lilian Wanjiru (Secretary- General outgoing), Ezekiel Kuto (Board), Margaret Okenye (Board), Geoffrey Odera (Communication manager), John M. Paul (Treasurer), Peter Muhati (Board)
34. How active would judge your VOPE's leadership to be?
5. Very active - creatively organizing frequent events to serve our members
35. Paid secretariat staff
No
36. Means of communication
  • 1. email listserv
  • 2. social media
  • 3. newsletter
  • 4. website
  • 5. publications
  • 6. annual report
  • 7. other
37. Number of newsletters
2
38. When was the last annual report sent to members?
28 Jan 2022
39. VOPE Institutional Capacity Toolkit
3. Yes, extensively
 

VOPE Activities and Affiliations

40. Purpose and mission
To be the leading association in spearheading evidence generation and use of results for policies, goals, and sustainable development within and beyond Kenya.
41. Recent Activities
2020
Conducted research on gender analysis during Covid-19 pandemic
Participated in the ministry of health discussions on management of Covid-19 cases
Held a number of zoom meetings to discuss various topics during the pandemic season
2019
Conducting a training session and presentation at the M&E week in Kisumu, Kenya
Participating in preparation of AFrEA conference 2019 in two committees

2018
Participation in EES Conference 2018 in Greece
Participation in training in Antwerp Belgium on strengthening the National M&E system
Participation in National Policy executive program
2019
Participated in the IDEAS conference in Prague, Czech republic
Held training sessions for members
Held webinars for members
2021
Allocated a section to train in the M and E week 2021
Preparing to present in the AfREA conference
42. Standards / guidelines
3. Yes
43. If so, where are they accessible?
We have a strategic plan in hard copy
44. Methods for strenghening skills of members
  • 1. organizing workshops led by local experts
  • 2. organizing webinars with international speakers
  • 3. designing and developing e-learning programs
  • 4. administering mentoring programs
  • 5. other
 

VOPE Affiliations

45. VOPE membership in regional or international network
Yes
46. Network name(s)
Applied and paid AFrEA. Still waiting for feedback
47. 47.Has your VOPE participated in a P2P or Innovation Challenge grant-supported project?
1. No
 

Evaluation Advocacy

50. Has your VOPE influenced government policies & systems?
Yes, in a significant way
51. Does your government have a National Evaluation Policy?
Coming - NEP in process of being developed and approved
52. Has your VOPE partnered with Parliamentarians?
  • Yes, a little.
53. Have you used the EvalPartners Advocacy Toolkit?
  • Yes, a lot
 

EvalAgenda2020

54. Has your VOPE made a commitment to address elements of the Global Evaluation Agenda 2016-2020?
  • Yes
 

EvalPartners Networks

55. EVALSDGs
Eddah Kanini- email secretariat.mepak@gmail.com

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