Open AccessBARRIERS AFFECTING EFFECTIVE MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJECTS WITHIN WATERBERG DISTRICT
Author(s) -
Mmaphuti Percy Dipela,
Boitumelo Joyce Mohapi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.303
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2312-7198
pISSN - 0037-8054
DOI - 10.15270/57-3-948
Subject(s) - poverty , supervisor , qualitative research , medical education , psychology , medicine , political science , sociology , social science , law
Community projects aimed at alleviating poverty under the supervision of social workers employed by the Department of Social Development (DSD) in the Waterberg district of the Limpopo Province seem to be collapsing. This prompted the researchers to undertake a qualitative study using a contextual, descriptive and explorative research design aimed at obtaining an in-depth understanding of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanisms applied in supporting community projects for alleviating poverty. This article reports on findings based on interviews conducted with 21 participants. The study identified a lack of knowledge and training, as well as poor management and supervisor support as contributors towards weak M&E.