Effect of Monitoring and Evaluation on Success of Cross Border Projects in Rwanda

Abstract

It has been recognized that the monitoring and evaluation is important even though consideration must be undertaken on Effect of monitoring and evaluation on success of cross border projects. The research assessed the relationship between monitoring and evaluation and success of projects. The objective of the research was to determine the effect of monitoring and evaluation implementation on success of cross border projects in Rwanda. Three research theories namely: Classical organization theory, theory of change and realistic evaluation theory guided the research. The methodology applied quantitative research design, quantitative and inferential statistics have been applied to tabulate and analyze collected data. The target population was 2102 from great lakes trade facilitation project including SPIU employees and cross border traders in which the researcher selected a sample size of 336. The Researcher approached and reviewed Literatures and empirical reviews in order to establish coherence on effect of monitoring and evaluation on success of cross border projects. The study relied on primary data and secondary data in respect to the instruments of questionnaires and documentary instrument that was employed to review and sourcing information through internet source for secondary data on study entitled effect of monitoring and evaluation on success of cross border projects. Quantitative analysis used descriptive statistics to produce frequency tables, percentages and mean. Inferential statistics were used in order to use Pearson correlation and multiple regression model to test and draw relationship between variables both for independent band dependent. The data was analyzed using SPSS 26.0 version revealed that, the overall mean of the variables was 1.66 that is between Agree (2) and Strongly Agree (1), M&E implementation and project success was 0.947, and the results presented that the variables were statistically significant with p value=0.000b. the M&E implementation was statistically significant with p value=0.000b. The Model Summary the results present that, the R Square is 0.915. thus it is statistically significant clear that 91.5% of all variables of project success can be explained by one’s of all variables of the monitoring and evaluation in project. The test of hypothesis showed that H01 on whether, there is no significant of Monitoring and Evaluation implementation affect the success of cross border project trade facilitation in Rwanda showed that (β2=0.836, p-value=0.000<0.05, t= 12.273). Subsequently the null hypothesis was rejected because p-value=0.000 is less than 5% level of significance. It was concluded that there was a significant relationship between Monitoring & evaluation and cross border project success case of Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project in Rwanda. The study recommended to integrate monitoring and evaluation at all the project phases to anticipate effective and efficient communication of the project performance results to the stakeholders for ownership and accountability.