CAPACITY BUILDING

NURRU capacity building programme was implemented through training in PAOR, promotion of team work/research collaboration.

Table 4: Researchers and Stakeholders Trained by NURRU:

NURRU deliberately encourages pairing up of senior with junior researchers

POST RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Post research activities include:

1. Supporting proposal development for:
1. the implementation of some research recommendations
2. new research priorities
2. Advocacy and networking for integration of research recommendations into programmes of stakeholders
3. Supporting exchange and field visits of research participants

RESEARCH MONITORING AND EVALUATION

NURRU research monitoring and evaluation is based on the Quality Indicator Framework. The activities include:

1. Reviews of all the proposals and research progress reports by the Technical Review Committee.
2. Periodic field monitoring visits by the Secretariat staff
3. Progress report presentations for open discussions by the researchers and research users either at community or national levels
4.  Workshops for validation of reports.

To facilitate appropriate monitoring and evaluation, a NURRU monitoring and evaluation tool is applied.