Mastering MEAL for Project Results (Coached Program)

Master MEAL to Drive Impactful, Accountable, and Sustainable Projects

Join our exclusive 5-week coached program to build skills that deliver results for your humanitarian and development initiatives.

MEAL is critical for planning, implementing, and evaluating relief, humanitarian, and development projects and programs. It provides a robust framework to track progress, assess impact, ensure accountability, and promote continuous improvement, ensuring your initiatives are transparent, responsive, and sustainable for the communities they serve.

These skills help project teams to:

• Clarify objectives and track progress toward intended results.
• Make data-driven decisions by aligning monitoring and evaluation efforts with project goals.
• Adapt and improve strategies through real-time feedback mechanisms.
• Enhance accountability by involving stakeholders and addressing their concerns.

Gain the expertise to:

• Master MEAL Foundations: Build a strong understanding of MEAL principles and their significance in project success. Develop frameworks to track progress, ensure accountability, and enable adaptive learning.
• Apply MEAL in Practice: Design monitoring systems, collect and analyze data, and conduct evaluations using real-world examples and best practices. Engage stakeholders in transparent, accountable processes.
• Integrate MEAL into Projects: Embed MEAL principles at every stage of the project cycle, from design to implementation and closeout, ensuring sustainable and impactful results.
• Foster Learning and Accountability: Promote a culture of continuous learning within your team, using MEAL insights to refine strategies, improve impact, and encourage stakeholder collaboration.

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for professionals in relief, humanitarian, or development contexts who want to enhance their MEAL capabilities. It’s ideal for:

• Monitoring and evaluation officers seeking to strengthen their technical skills.
• Project managers and coordinators aiming to integrate MEAL into their project cycles.
• Field staff and program development teams responsible for collecting, analyzing, and using project data.

Course Process

This course is designed to provide a practical learning experience, combining coached live sessions, self-paced study, and personalized post-training feedback to ensure actionable results. With a focus on real-world applications, the program supports you every step of the way, from learning essential tools to refining your skills. Here's what you can expect:

• Live sessions: Engage in five interactive weekly live online sessions (recorded for future reference). Led by expert instructor Neil Kendrick, these small-group live sessions provide a unique opportunity for real-time discussions, targeted coaching, and practical problem-solving—ensuring you can immediately apply what you’ve learned to real-world challenges.
• Flexible self-study: Access practical downloadable video presentations, transcripts, handouts, exercises, and tasks, allowing you to learn and apply skills at your own pace between live sessions.
• Knowledge checks: Assessments at the end of each module test your understanding, reinforce learning, and help you reflect on key concepts.
• Discussion spaces: Share insights, ask questions, and engage with other participants in discussion sections designed to enrich your learning experience and shape the focus of live sessions.
• Post-training personalized feedback: Submit an assignment to receive detailed, tailored feedback designed to help you refine your skills and apply what you’ve learned effectively.
• Certification of professional achievement: Upon successful completion, earn a certificate that recognizes your skills, dedication to learning, and commitment to professional excellence.

Meeting Schedule

Each Thursday for 5 weeks, from 10:00 to 11:30 UTC. Starts 26 June 2025.

A maximum of 8 participants will be accepted for this training.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss whether this course is suitable for you or your team, feel free to email or chat with us.