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Logframes: Flawed, but Necessary Tools
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms.”[1] As others have written before, logical framework approaches (LFAs) – aka, logframes – are often an annoyance. They are something that the ‘donor’ wants, and they serve as a...
What the Monitoring & Evaluation Industry Has Learned From COVID-19 So Far – TolaData Guest Post
"The pandemic’s social and economic impacts will be disproportionately felt by women and girls in the long-term. Women are already experiencing worse impacts from lay-offs, school closures, increased gender-based violence, increased caregiving expectations, and less...
What is the Gender Data Gap, and What Can We Do About It?
"When we don't have data, then we make assumptions. These assumptions typically revolve around a generic white man of 80kg. This can be dangerous in so many ways." Data. It’s all around us. Everything we do seems to contribute to increasing amounts of data. But...
How Our Free Monitoring and Evaluation Training Helps Small NGOs
'Even though they often have the best contextual knowledge for their area of operations, grassroots and small local organisations frequently face several challenges that their bigger or international counterparts do not face when it comes to receiving outside...
Why is Monitoring and Evaluation Important for NGOs?
'it’s important to understand how...funds are being used, what outcomes are resulting from these programmes, and the impacts of the programmes for stakeholders.' According to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2019, published by Development Initiatives,...