From the faltering of the Iraqi security forces in the face of the so-called Islamic State in 2014 to the current controversy surrounding U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, U.S. security sector ...

The International Rescue Committee is the leading nonsectarian, voluntary organization providing relief, protection and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict ...

This handbook articulates the standards and practices that support a comprehensive approach to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) to improve performance monitoring, program ...

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) generates evidence for strategic planning, decision-making, advocacy, communication, and learning. This section aims to guide the development of the M&E plan. Planning ...

At Mercy Corps, we believe that measurement of program results is a critical success factor on the path to achieving high quality results. “Both excellence and innovation can only be achieved if we ...

This $2.5 million technical assistance program aims to support the government’s efforts to strengthen the poverty and equity focus of public spending, by increasing the availability and analysis of ...

Colombia consolidated its whole-of-government performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system (SINERGIA), making it one of the most advanced in the world. Using an elaborate series of ...

In my last article for Forbes, I cited a quote from Melinda Gates that is telling for anyone who works in the development sector: "We cannot close the gender gap without first closing the data gap." ...