COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

A program's design and monitoring framework (DMF) needs to be agile and flexible. A key aspect of a crisis is that it rapidly evolves and at the outset more is often unknown than known. The DMF therefore needs to be realistic and subject to change when new evidence emerges, or the context evolves. Hence, during the implementation and monitoring of the program, the DMF should be revisited and updated as needed. And, at the time of the evaluation, any changes to the DMF during the implementation of the program should not be viewed negatively when such changes are accompanied by clear justification