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Last week, I had the privilege of convening Porticus Africa's learning partners across our diverse areas of work, bringing together leading voices in Africa's evidence community. Our aim was to create a space for experts and thought practitioners from the region to exchange insights, reflect on best practices, and rethink how impact has been envisioned in the region. Through this immersive gathering, we acknowledged the critical role of lived experiences in shaping evidence frameworks and explored ways to align MEL practices with the unique challenges and opportunities of the Global South. Our discussions touched on evidence vs. impact, research fatigue, and how data-driven decision-making can be adapted to respect local contexts. Most importantly, we delved into shifting power dynamics in MEL, ensuring that learning and evaluation systems are inclusive, community-rooted, and more responsive to local realities. The team and I left with a deeper understanding of the transformative power of collaborative learning, the significance of contextualized, locally relevant evidence, and a renewed focus on building sustainable, community-driven MEL frameworks. I’m incredibly grateful for the insights shared and the time invested by each participant. This convening marks the first of many conversations as we reflect on learning in the social impact sector within the region and gather feedback from Global South practitioners on how to shape MEL, rooted in the voices and experiences of those on the frontlines of the work. #MEL #GlobalSouth #CollaborativeLearning #InclusiveEvaluation #ContextualEvidence

"We’ve impacted 100,000 people." Who cares? MEL in international development sector all too often misses the mark. Metrics prioritise donor demands for big figures over community impact, and local organisations face resource gaps to collect any meaningful data. Complicated methodologies are developed to count the widest possible number of people as project beneficiaries generating inflated or misleading impact statements. The focus must shift from surface-level data found in results frameworks and glossy annual reports to deeper, qualitative insights that tell human stories. Aleph Strategies advocates for this transformation with all our clients. We emphasise community-driven insights and sustainable skill development with local organisations, aiming to make MEL a genuine tool for programme learning and adaptation. #InternationalDevelopment #MEL #ImpactAssessment #AlephStrategies

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Bari Rabin (a Dexis alum!) shares 4 tips for keeping participants engaged in this USAID Learning Lab blog on thriving communities of practice 👇

HAPPY NEW MONTH! As we step into this new month of September, we are taking some time off to set fresh goals, embrace new challenges and reflect on what we have accomplished the previous month. We were honored to have been awarded the African Fact-checking Alliance Incubator program from which we had a master class training in fact-checking. This has really enhanced our fact-checking skills, built our capacity as an entity all thanks to Code for Africa and PesaCheck. Read more https://lnkd.in/dvEgaB6U Lets focus on growth, collaboration and innovation this month whether you're into fact-checking, learning new skills or building stronger connections. Here's to making September a month of progress and positivity. #Stayverified #partnerships #collaborations

The Institute for Nonprofit News and RJI built a toolkit to help newsrooms collaborate in sustainable, useful and serviceable ways. We heard from INN members and RJI partners that collaborations are harder than they need to be, so we built this toolkit to help journalists break down some of those barriers and expand their impact and resources.  This free toolkit includes these resources and more: — A searchable database to help you find collaboration partners. — Funding guidance and templates. — Project management guidance and templates.

Strategic planning serves as the backbone of any successful organization, especially for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). At Lightup Impact, we provide essential tools and insights to help NGOs and community-based organizations (CBOs) streamline their operations, ensuring they can effectively achieve their missions and make a meaningful impact. Read on to discover the key takeaways from Module 2 of our Skills Development and Innovation for Impact training sessions where our guest trainer, Philip Odino from Pepea Capital explored the foundations of strategic planning and how NGOs can leverage it for success... 👉 https://lnkd.in/gZANbZqk

My colleagues over at Symplectic have developed a tool to help you manage your grants. Take a look at their case-studies or book a demo below

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