Collecting PEPFAR Level 2 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Indicators: Supplement to OVC Survey Tools

Collecting PEPFAR Level 2 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) Indicators: A Supplement to the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Survey Tool Kit

This document was prepared by MEASURE Evaluation at the request of the PEPFAR OVC Technical Working Group and reflects a legislative mandate to monitor and evaluate programs funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

As part of its new monitoring, evaluation, and reporting (MER) guidance,  launched a set of outcome indicators for PEPFAR OVC programs. These outcome indicators reflect internationally-accepted developmental milestones and collectively measure holistic wellbeing for children and their families over time. Indicators track the ways OVC programs gain from and contribute to the broader HIV and child protection response. These outcome indicators are designated as “level 2”, meaning that PEPFAR requires countries to collect Level 2 indicators biennially. These indicators are held in country to be used to inform program planning and…