Guide to the MEAL DPro
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning for Development Professionals
A sector guide to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) for development and humanitarian project staff. It explains each of the 4 parts: monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. The guide is free under a Creative Commons licence and comes in 7 languages, with a short Quick Guide in English. It underpins the MEAL DPro certification exam, offered in 5 languages, which staff take to show competence.
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PM4NGOs (2019). Guide to the MEAL DPro: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning for Development Professionals. https://pm4ngos.org/meal-dpro
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