As a practitioner engaged in project management, knowledge and skills in Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflecting, Reporting & Learning are key to successful programming.  Come join us as we embark on the following topics.

1. Introduction to key concepts and fundamentals of MERL 

This session will explore and unpack the following common terminologies used in MERL: Monitoring, Evaluation, Goals, Objectives, Activities, Inputs, Outputs, Outcomes and Results/Impact.

2. Developing Project Implementation Plans 

This session will take participants through a step by step guide of developing project implementation plans. It will also have practical sessions of crafting project Goals, Objectives, activities and sub-activities.

3. Project Monitoring & Monitoring tools 

This session will delve deeper into the various forms of monitoring. It will  also introduce participants to the different monitoring tools such as the Benchmark Calendar, the Deliverable Schedule and the Activity Based Budget. In this session, there will be opportunities for participants to develop implementation and monitoring plans for their projects.

4. Developing the M & E Framework and M & E plan 

This session will focus on the main components of these frameworks. There will be practical sessions to enable the participants put theory into practice

5. Understanding the Results Based Framework and the log frame 

This session will take participants through the development of a results based framework using the 4 different levels of results i.e. Inputs and Processes, Outputs, Outcomes and Impacts.  The session will also focus on the development of log frames. From this session, participants will develop their projects log frames and results based framework.

6. Developing project’s ‘Theory of Change’ 

This session will focus on what a theory of change is, its relevance in the project cycle management and how it is crafted. From the session, participants will be able to develop and articulate their project’s theory of change.

7. Introduction to Project Indicators 

This session will take participants through what indicators are and why they are important in MERL. There will be discussions on the criteria used to develop quality indicators. Participants will practice formulation of indicators across different levels of their projects results.

8. Developing a project’s learning agenda

In this session, participants will be taken through how the learning agenda can practically be integrated into the different elements of MERL starting from the point of project designing to the evaluation

9. Developing Evaluation Plans, Schedules & TORs 

This session will take participants through what evaluations are and how evaluation plans for projects are developed.   From this session, participants will be in a position to develop evaluation plans and evaluation TORs and schedules for their projects.

10. Reports 

This session will explore various forms of reporting and outline the key elements that a good programme/project report should contain. From this session, participants will be able to do reports that show linkages between the various levels of the activities i.e. outputs, outcomes and the impact report.

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