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MEAL Systems: Design, Strengthening and Capacity Building

MEAL Systems: Design, Strengthening and Capacity Building

We help organisations build the internal capacity to monitor, learn and improve continuously. MEAL systems are an integrated approach to performance management that allows organisations to:

  • track results in real time
  • make decisions based on data
  • account to funders and beneficiaries
  • learn from what works and correct what does not

The need this service addresses

Without a solid MEAL system, data arrives late, indicators go unmeasured and decisions are taken without information. Teams produce reports for funders but do not learn from their own data.

Who it is for

Organisations that need to design a MEAL system from scratch, strengthen what they already have or build their teams’ capacity to monitor, evaluate and learn continuously.

Main activities

  • Design of MEAL systems and plans
  • Development of theories of change and results frameworks
  • Team training in monitoring, data collection and analysis
  • Digitalisation of data collection with tools such as KoboToolbox

Training

To make teams autonomous and capable, we offer training covering:

  • Indicator monitoring
  • Data collection (quantitative and qualitative)
  • Use of digital tools
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • Report writing

Strengthening Existing Systems

Where organisations already have their own MEAL systems, we help make them strong and effective, so they can:

  • Measure results rigorously
  • Improve project performance
  • Meet funder requirements
  • Give beneficiaries a voice

What your organisation receives

  • Documented, ready-to-use MEAL system
  • Monitoring plan with indicators and targets
  • Field-tested data collection instruments
  • Trained team, supported through implementation

How we work

We start from what the organisation already has, involve the teams in the design and support implementation, so the system stays with the organisation, not with the consultancy.

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Analytical Study of the M-Health System
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Analytical Study of the M-Health System

Analytical study of the M-Health system, an SMS Frontline platform installed at the integrated care centre in Ndlavela, as part of the response to gender-based violence.

Médicos del Mundo, Spain · 2018 · Ndlavela, Maputo

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Request a proposal or send us your Terms of Reference. We reply within two working days.