Why decolonisation matters in M&E – introducing our new power-critical toolkit

Allgemein, Monitoring & Evaluation, Our Organisation

“Here at Arqaam, we have created a survey and initiated conversations with colleagues worldwide to gather insights on challenges in M&E stemming from power imbalances rooted in colonial legacies. This article will delve into the reasons behind our pursuit of...

Why Development Projects Fail – an Internal Perspective

Monitoring & Evaluation

“Internal issues within projects and project teams are often closely linked with broader issues underpinning the development and humanitarian sectors. For example, assumptions of Western superiority allow Western donors or elites to set development agendas where...

Top monitoring and evaluation software tools for NGOs

Monitoring & Evaluation

  “There is a range of monitoring and evaluation software tools for NGOs to help streamline their M&E. From simplifying the data collection process to matching up project ideas with the most relevant metrics for tracking, discover Arqaam’s...

Digital data capture systems for NGO monitoring and evaluation

Monitoring & Evaluation

“NGO monitoring and evaluation should reveal where change is happening, how it is happening and to what degree… Without quality, timely data to inform decision-making, monitoring processes can easily turn into clerical tasks performed for compliance’s...

Why participatory evaluation is crucial to accountability

Data, Monitoring & Evaluation

“NGO monitoring and evaluation processes are not neutral. They can work to maintain or challenge traditional power hierarchies … Project managers must consider how the evaluation methods they use could perpetuate unequal power dynamics.” There are...

Indicators: What are they and how do you recognise a good one?

Data, Monitoring & Evaluation

“In 2020, Arqaam poured through thousands of indicators in its efforts to develop the Logframe Lab tool, a web application that helps organisations build their project’s logframe. Logframe Lab’s algorithms match a project idea with the most relevant metrics,...