Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning

CRS’s MEAL Policies and Procedures for monitoring require that “CRS staff engage with our partners to collect, analyze, reflect upon and utilize accurate monitoring data on a regular basis to be responsive to community feedback, meet donor requirements, and to maintain high program quality.”

• SMILER+
• Evidence-based project management

CRS’s MEAL Policies and Procedures require that “CRS staff engage with our partners to conduct utilization-focused evaluations that assess relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability in accordance with donor requirements, demonstrate a commitment to working with integrity and respect for people, and promote community participation.”

• Short Cuts Communicating and Reporting an Evaluation

CRS integrates accountability measures into MEAL systems by giving greater voice to project participants and other community members in project design and ongoing decision-making. CRS is also accountable to project participants when it comes to protecting their personal information, balancing the right to be counted with the right to privacy and security.

• CRS FCRM Guide
• CRS Responsible Data Values & Principles

As an agency, CRS strives to engage with our partners to learn from program experience and knowledge, as well as industry good practice, to continually improve the quality of our work and the benefit to the people we serve. Country programs are encouraged to start with small-scale learning activities and to incorporate meaningful learning practices into routine project management.

• Getting Started Guide
• Evidence Based Action Oriented Program Management
• Literature Review Guidance