What is the National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy (NIMES)?

In 2003, the Cabinet of the Government of Uganda approved a coordination framework to make sure that all Government programmes work in a rational and synchronized manner.  Under this coordination umbrella, a National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy (NIMES) was developed.  NIMES is a coordination framework that is intended to improve the monitoring and evaluation of all Government policies and programmes.
NIMES is not a new monitoring and evaluation system - it is a coordination mechanism that will cover all existing M & E systems from a country-wide, sector-wide and local government perspective.

NIMES Objectives:
NIMES will encourage all Government institutions and individuals to use information for evidence-based decision-making and planning.  It has four specific objectives:

•  To assist key stakeholders to define their information needs
• To help to coordinate information systems to make sure that they can provide the information that key stakeholders need
• To make sure that adequate information is available in a timely manner to inform national policy frameworks such as the PEAP
• To build the M & E capacity in Uganda