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Monitoring & evaluation, written down properly.
monival.org is a practitioner's reference for monitoring, evaluation and learning — evaluation designs, indicators, data quality, MEAL systems and standards. Every page answers first, shows its working, and cites verifiable sources.
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The reference, by topic
Evaluation designs and causal inference
Randomised trials, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, matching, interrupted time series, synthetic control, and the theory-based methods that work where none of those fit.
02 · 6 pagesEvaluation approaches
Utilization-focused, developmental, participatory, empowerment, feminist and gender-responsive evaluation, Most Significant Change and Outcome Mapping.
03 · 5 pagesIndicator design and measurement
Indicator types and levels, quality criteria, reference sheets, proxy and composite measures, and baselines, targets and disaggregation.
04 · 6 pagesData quality, sampling and collection
Data quality dimensions and assessment, sampling, questionnaire design, qualitative methods and combining the two traditions.
05 · 5 pagesMEAL, ethics and safeguarding
Accountability to affected populations, feedback and complaints mechanisms, learning and adaptive management, research ethics and consent, and data protection.
06 · 5 pagesMonitoring systems and government M&E
M&E information systems, DHIS2, results-based management, national M&E systems, and performance contracting in Kenya.
07 · 6 pagesProject and strategy M&E
The project-management interface, earned value management, risk registers, balanced scorecard, OKRs and KPI cascades, and mid-term reviews.
08 · 3 pagesReporting, use and communication
Evaluation report structure, dashboards and data visualisation, and management response and follow-up.
09 · 4 pagesNorms, standards and quality
UNEG Norms and Standards, the JCSEE Program Evaluation Standards, the African Evaluation Principles, and how evaluation quality is assessed.
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Method, evidence and standards — free to read, free to cite, with a numbered bibliography on every page.
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