USAID General Publications Technical Guidance for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting for Emergency Activities

The mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is to provide international humanitarian assistance, alleviate suffering, and promote human welfare to the world’s most vulnerable populations through partnership with U.S. or non-U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including private voluntary organizations (PVOs), and public international organizations (PIOs). Through its emergency awards, BHA provides life-saving humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction (DRR) that reduces suffering, and supports the early recovery of populations affected by both acute and protracted emergencies. BHA responds to emergency situations, or complex crises, and seeks to help internally displaced people who have been forced to flee their homes, as well as providing food assistance to refugees who have crossed national borders.

The primary purposes of monitoring, evaluation and reporting for BHA emergency activities are to:
● Fulfill BHA’s obligation to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources; and
● To support adaptive management decisions to achieve the best possible outcomes for beneficiaries.