ONLINE & IN-PERSON
“MEAL” is a part of everyday programme management and are critical to the success of all interventions.
COURSE INTRODUCTION
Monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) are a part of everyday programme management and are critical to the success of all interventions. MEAL technical quality is very important across a portfolio of projects. Without an effective MEAL system, we would not be able to track progress, demonstrate the achievement of the results, make adjustments, discover unplanned effects of interventions, or judge the impact that we have made on the lives of those with whom we are working for. A MEAL system also helps individuals and teams to be accountable to stakeholders through information sharing and developing a complaints or feedback mechanism which can help to guide project’s implementation. This training introduces participants to MEAL concepts and practices. It will stimulate ideas on how to design and implement monitoring and evaluation processes that strengthen accountability, learning, and forming decision-making process.
WHO WILL FACILITATE THE TRAINING?
The course facilitator has around 12 consecutive years of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning experience at different organizations including Save the Children International, World Vision International, Health Poverty Action (formerly known as Health Unlimited), and Caritas Switzerland and Luxemburg among others with his current role being a MEAL Manager. His primary area of focus revolves around the development and implementation of the project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) systems; taking the lead on the compilation and analysis of program data and learning; designing and conducting research; and setting up and implementing accountability mechanisms. In addition to his hands-on experience in this field, he is the only known well-versed practitioner in Somali-speaking countries who has a Master’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation at Mount Kenya University. He also earned his Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Mathematics with distinction at the University of Hargeisa.
DETAILED TRAINING CONTENTS:
Module 1: Introduction Monitoring & Evaluation
- Definition of Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability, and Learning
- Importance, Purposes, and uses of M&E
- M&E and the project/program cycle
- Principles of Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability, and Learning
- Barriers to effective M&E
- How MEAL changes M and E
- Exercise: Challenges of MEAL and differentiate evaluation and monitoring questions
Module 2: Development and implementation of the MEAL process
Understanding the heart of M and E- log frame
- Monitoring and evaluation plans and frameworks
- Indicator theory and their practical applications
- Criteria of good indicators
- Tracking performance of the indicators using IPTT tool
- Exercise: develop M and E plan using sample log frame
Module 3: Methods, Tools, and advanced MEAL techniques
- Rational behind Qualitative MEAL methods and their real applications
- Rational behind Quantitative methods MEAL methods and their real applications
- Monitoring and Evaluation methods
- Design M and E tools that meet information needs
- Use of Rapid Rural Appraisal in projects
- Application of participatory Rural appraisal
Module 4: Data collection and analysis and Project reporting of data through MEAL
- Understanding the basics of data collection process using both conventional paper-based ways and newly emerging mobile data collection plat forms
- Understand the importance of data analysis, interpretation and use?
- Importance of data limitations
- Conduct simple qualitative and quantitative data analysis
- Use M and E data to report project progress and achievement
- Be able to use data to improve the project by making informed decisions
- Be able to communicate the changes to range of stakeholders including beneficiaries we serve for
- Exercise: conduct quantitative data analysis to track output level indicators of the project using Excel spreadsheet.
Module 5: Accountability and Learning
- Meaning of accountability and learning in practice
- Key aspects of accountability.
- Importance of Accountability
- Information sharing
- Participation
- Handling Complaints
- Key learning events and their roles: reflection events, real-time evaluation, AAR and final evaluations.
- Exercise: Incorporating Accountability and Learning in Projects
COURSE APPLICATION PROCESS
In-person Class Fee
- We charge 70 dollars for the physical classes covering (the facilitator fee, course completion certificate training materials-presentations, and rich reading materials with linked videos) to the participants who attend in-class training.
- We have also flexible and self-paced classes for the online trainees with recorded course lectures
Online Class Fee
- For the online trainees, they just need to pay 40 dollars and get a course completion certificate and training materials-presentations and rich reading materials with recorded video lectures in Somalia by our facilitators together with regular mentoring and coaching for a minimum of 30 days including free job application guidance if needed
- The online classes will be open to all interested participants who have internet access in the greater Horn of Africa (Somalia, Somaliland, Kenya, and Ethiopia among other countries).
Discounts
- A group of three people who will be attending the same course at a time will have a discount of 17%.
Payment Methods
- Payment modes: deposit at ZAAD/Edahab:4113969 or Dahabshil account Hargeisa 32342 before respective courses deadlines.
- Use the Register/Join button below to register for classes
Help
- In case you need further details about the MEAL course or any other information kindly feel free to reach us at +252633499969 or What sup texts.
ONLINE
$40
IN-PERSON
$70
Register for this course and develop yourself professionally
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE?
This is a general training targeting variety of programme management staff, government officials, middle-level managers, policy makers and project officers working in different settings. This training also is a great eye-opening opportunity for unemployed and fresh graduates who are willing to advance his/her soft skills so that they can easily settle for decent and deserved jobs.
THE TRAINING DURATION
This is a 5-day-long training with 3 hours of 50% theory and 50% practical sessions for each day. We have also flexible and self-paced classes for the online trainees with recorded course lectures. The course always takes one month.
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
- Develop an understanding of the basic principles underlying MEAL
- Design and implement MEAL strategies, systems, and frameworks
- Develop and support the use of MEAL tools and practices in program development
- Supporting the development of MEAL workpieces such as program baselines, mid-term reviews and end-lines
- Equip participants with an understanding of the major tools and best practices involved in MEAL
- Provide participants with effective rules of thumb and a framework to approach methodological issues in MEAL
- Collect data, ensure data quality management and analyze the data
- Understand project reporting by using MEAL.