Monitoring, Operations Research and Evaluation for Adaptive Programmes (MORE-AP)

  The world is changing rapidly, and the field of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is changing with it. To stay ahead of the curve and ensure your work remains relevant and impactful, it's crucial to understand the key trends shaping the future of M&E. Here are six you need to know: 1. Tech Takes Over: AI, Mobile Data, and VR/AR in M&E The digital revolution is transforming how we collect, analyze, and visualize data. Imagine gathering real-time feedback from beneficiaries on their mobile phones, uncovering hidden patterns in your data with AI-powered analytics, and presenting your findings in immersive VR/AR environments. These are just a few examples of how technology is reshaping M&E. Implications for practice: Upskill in digital tools:  M&E professionals need to embrace new technologies. Explore online courses and workshops on data collection platforms like KoboToolbox and SurveyCTO, data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI, and AI-powered analytics

The international development field is undergoing a digital revolution, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) is no exception. Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a game-changer, offering tools and solutions that streamline processes, improve data analysis, and ultimately enhance the impact of development projects. But what does this mean for you, as an M&E professional – or someone considering a career in this field? I am still in the process of discovering and learning which tool to use for what, since there are very many and no one tool can do all that is needed. i do not endorse the tools mentioned below, but i ecourage you to explore. Why AI for M&E? Traditional M&E practices often involve manual and time-consuming tasks such as data collection, analysis, and report generation. AI-powered tools can automate many of these tasks, allowing M&E professionals to focus on more strategic insights and decision-making. Additionally, AI can process vast amounts o

  Use This Information The Way You Want In the labyrinthine world of service organizations and NGOs, there lies a dormant titan. This titan, often overshadowed by the immediacy of action, holds the power to revolutionize the very essence of an organization’s functioning. This titan is none other than the process of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) . Awakening the Titan The first step towards institutionalizing evidence uptake in service organizations and NGOs is to awaken this titan. It begins with a simple, yet profound realization - data is not just numbers, it’s a narrative . Every data point, every metric, every KPI, tells a story about the organization, its people, its processes, its impact, and its beneficiaries. It’s about understanding that these narratives are the lifeblood of effective service delivery and advocacy work. The Dance of Data Once awakened, the titan begins its dance. A dance that is as intricate as it is beautiful. This is where monito

  Once you have a program or project, we assume everything that needs to be done is clear and clear to everyone.   However, there is always no dull moment for Monitoring and Evaluation nerds. You have all those figures in the project document and your job is to make sure everyone knows the best way to get those figures or to get to them (achieve them).   That is target setting. For the sake of this blog, I keep monitoring and evaluation together, mainly because it is usually the same individual or team responsible for both roles. Indicators are what drives monitoring. But targets will decide how monitoring will be done, how results will be interpreted, and how success will be celebrated. But it is worth knowing wrong targets may point to issues related to limited understanding of the intervention the target beneficiaries. We have all been in a place where our tasks included everyone asking you to set targets every year. And they even emphasize, targets that are ambitious and re

Usually this is a question i get asked every time i meet a university graduate or someone that feel they want a change in career. I personally got to into the field through on job training. I attended a training on Leadership for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) organized by Partners in Population and Development in 2003 in Mukono, Uganda. In this training, monitoring and evaluation were introduced as concepts for good programming, and a key role they play.  This served only as an awareness to know that something called M&E exists and i could easily tell everyone a difference between monitoring and evaluation. This was so easy because there was that table that was always shown during trainings about how the two differ.   This raised my interest and decided to read more about M&E and that is how the door opened and my career started in the field. During that period, by just having a line in the CV that said M&E actually could get you an job to perform the rol