Onyango, Violet C.2021-04-062021-04-062017-11Onyango, V. C. (2017). Effectiveness of remote monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian aid in hostile areas: a case study of the department for international development, Somalia : Daystar University, School of Human and Social Sciences, Nairobi.https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3506Master of Arts in Monitoring and EvaluationThe purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of remote monitoring and evaluation approaches used by humanitarian aid agencies in implementing their programmes in hostile areas. The Department for International Development (DFID), Somalia was used as the case study. Objectives of the study were to identify types of programmes carried out by DFID in Somalia, examine the effectiveness of remote monitoring and evaluation approaches, establish challenges faced in embracing remote monitoring and evaluation approaches, and recommend intervention measures to be put in place to ensure effective remote monitoring and evaluation in hardship areas. A descriptive research design was adopted and the target population included DFID staff and board of management, staff of the implementing partners, and civil society officers working with DFID in Somalia. A sample size of 86 respondents was selected through purposive sampling, primary data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides, analysis done using SPSS software, and findings presented in form of frequency distribution tables. The findings revealed that Somali Health and Nutrition Programme (SHINE) and Humanitarian Relief were the major programmes implemented by DFID. There was use of third party, mobile phone, and ad-hoc field visits as the remote monitoring and evaluation approaches in implementing humanitarian programmes in Somalia. Challenges DFID faced include limited contact between the donor (DFID), implementing partners and beneficiaries; finding reliable independent monitors with the field experience, unreliable network which affected use of mobile phones among others. The study recommends that DFID should build the capacity of the implementing partners and the local remote monitoring and evaluation organizations in data collection and processing of the information provided.enremote monitoringhumanitarian aidhostile areasdepartment for international development, Somalia.Thesis