The Somali Evaluation Society (SOMES) today held a coordination meeting with the Monitoring and Evaluation Department (MED) of the Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development (MoPIED) at the Ministry’s headquarters in Mogadishu.
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Mohamud Said Nur, Director of MED and Acting Director General of MoPIED, and attended by members of the SOMES Executive Committee along with MoPIED officials.
Why it matters
Closer coordination between SOMES and the government’s M&E department anchors the national evaluation agenda in Somalia’s planning system — strengthening the culture of evaluation and the use of evidence in public decision-making.
Key discussions
The meeting focused on how SOMES and MED can work together to institutionalise evaluation across government:
Discussion focused on
- Strengthening collaboration between MED and SOMES
- Advancing the culture of national evaluation
- Supporting implementation of the National M&E Framework
- Promoting evidence-based, data-driven decision-making
Both sides agreed to
- Hold monthly coordination meetings
- Organise a preliminary meeting with the Director General of MoPIED
- Jointly support Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEE)
- Enhance cooperation on reviewing the draft National M&E Framework and related tools
The engagement reflects SOMES’s commitment to partnering with national institutions to build evaluation capacity, uphold professional standards, and advance evidence-based decision-making across Somalia.