A6. Monitoring and Evaluation

A sample monitoring and evaluation matrix for people-centred access to justice.

Strategic objective

Outcome / result

Key indicators

Means of verification / data sources

Frequency

Responsibility

Improve legal awareness and empowerment

Increased public awareness of legal rights and services

  • % of population aware of legal rights
  • # of public legal education campaigns conducted
  • National surveys
  • Campaign reports
  • Website/ social media analytics

Annually

Ministry of Justice, CSOs, Legal Aid Boards

Expand access to legal aid and services

More people accessing quality legal aid and representation

  • # of people receiving legal aid
  • % increase in legal aid centres
  • % of satisfied beneficiaries
  • Legal aid service records
  • Client satisfaction surveys

Quarterly

Legal aid providers, bar associations

Strengthen informal and community justice systems

Enhanced functionality and accountability of community justice mechanisms

  • # of trained community paralegals
  • # of disputes resolved at community level
  • % of users reporting fair outcomes
  • Paralegal reports
  • Case tracking tools
  • Community justice monitoring

Bi-annually

Paralegal networks, local administration

Improve court efficiency and accessibility

More efficient and people-friendly formal justice system

  • Average case disposal time
  • % of cases resolved within set timelines
  • # of court users reporting satisfaction
  • Court data management systems
  • User experience surveys
  • Judicial performance reports

Annually

Judiciary, Court User Committees

Promote inclusive justice for vulnerable groups

Reduced justice barriers for women, children, people with disabilities and marginalised groups

  • % of vulnerable groups accessing justice
  • # of gender-sensitive or child-friendly courts
  • Existence of special procedures/ mechanisms
  • Disaggregated case records
  • Court audit reports
  • NGO reports

Annually

Gender ministry, human rights commissions, judiciary

Institutionalise M&E and learning mechanisms

Strengthened data systems and continuous improvement culture

  • Existence of a national justice data dashboard
  • Frequency of M&E reports
  • # of data-driven reforms implemented
  • M&E reports
  • Administrative data
  • Strategy review minutes

Bi-annually

Ministry of Justice, M&E unit, statistics office

 

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