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MEL in Adaptive Programming: Expanding the State of the Art
The Asia Foundation's Philippines office, with the support from the Australian Embassy, recently hosted a two-day Practitioners Forum on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) in adaptive programming.
The forum served as a platform for exchange, collaboration, and network-building to more than 50 MEL specialists from around the world. This report summarizes the reflections, challenges, and solutions in doing MEL in adaptive programming.Presentations at the event: Stewart Norup – Questions not IndicatorsSpeer Tolavata – MEL for Local Solutions in Papua New GuineaSavanthi Karunasundera – Sri Lanka Subnational Governance ProgramRene Sanapo – Gathering Information for an Evolving ProgramRebecca McLaren – Knowledge Sector InitiativeRasita Purba – Claiming contributionNassreena Baddiri – Nimble RCTsMichael Canares – Data and Digital in Adaptive Programming and MELLaurent de Schoutheete – How to best feed learning back into programs?Jane Sail – Strategy Testing in TAF Myanmar ProgrammingHamish Nixon – Theories of Change for Adaptation and ScaleJaime Faustino – MEL Tools and ChallengesChris Roche – Evaluation and TransformationDamien Sweeney – How to connect M&E systems and decision-making?Felicity Pascoe – Adaptive Programming and MEL in KOMPAKBen Tan – Prioritizing the Learning Agenda—the CART PrinciplesBen French – Theories of Change; Theories of PeopleArnaldo Pellini – Research Policy in DevelopmentDownload all presentations
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