Role of Monitoring and Evaluation in Financial Management on Performance of Education Projects; A Case Study of Plan Rwanda in Bugesera District

Financial management is very important for enhancing the project management and decision making. Some project are still lack making plan before the project implementation, lack of qualified project staff, lack of materials, etc. In addition, financial resource management puts an emphasis on transparency and accountability in the use of resources to the stakeholders such as donors, beneficiaries and the wider as community where the project is implemented. General objective of the study was to assess the role of monitoring and evaluation in financial management on the performance of education projects within PLAN Rwanda project. This study was adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was included the PLAN RWANDA staff members and education leaders at District level. The total population is 60 people. In this research, researcher was used questionnaire as data collection instrument. Plan Rwanda and their agencies as well as private bodies and individuals are the main promoters of project performance in every country. Performance of education project as reveled by 35 % and 63 % were strongly agreed and agreed. Plan Rwanda helps their stakeholder to achieve their goals.95 % of respondents agreed that Plan Rwanda have sufficient fund to support the education project in Bugesear district. Financial Management positive contributed to the performance of education project. The conclusion drawn from the study show that financial management promoted education projects performance in BUGESERA District. The study also concluded that the strength of financial management practices in promoting education project performance has been portrayed in various forms including efficient management of fund and auditing. The study also noted that reporting is essential for education project performance. In first instance, financial management practices in education projects need to be initiated from the planning stage in order to win support of various stakeholders in the Bugesera District.