Participatory M&E from Theory to Practice: Elevating Rights Holders' Voices in Participatory M&E

About the Webinar

This is the first session of the two-webinar series “Participatory M&E from Theory to Practice”. In the first part we will discuss the theory and practices of participatory monitoring and evaluation. The second part will be more practical and will discuss how we can integrate participation in the design of our M&E system.

We will examine the levels of participation and the source of decision-making, power imbalances, and practical ways to support community ownership. We will also look at the ethical and practical risks of participatory processes and how to communicate findings without diluting community voices.

We will cover:

• What is participatory M&E, and what should it be
• The politics of participation
• Centering beneficiaries as decision-makers
• Beyond traditional methods
• Inclusion and safeguarding: protecting communities and staff
• Making participatory findings count: visualization and accountability

There will also be a Q&A session.

Is this Webinar for me?

• Are you an M&E practitioner interested in participatory M&E approaches and methods?
• Are you responsible for leading M&E in your organization, or is that a role you would like to take on and you would like your practices to focus on inclusion and community participation?
• Do you want to better understand the challenges you might face and how you can better support the rights holders’ participation?

Then, join our Webinar!

About the Presenter and ActivityInfo

Zeíla Lauletta is a Monitoring and Evaluation specialist with extensive experience in international development and humanitarian response. She has worked with the UN system and international NGOs, leading data-driven evaluations, evidence generation, and participatory monitoring initiatives. Zeíla holds a Master’s in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute in Geneva and an M&E certification from the ILO International Training Centre.

ActivityInfo is an information management platform perfect for monitoring and evaluation, humanitarian coordination and case management. For more than a decade, the ActivityInfo team has been supporting humanitarian operations and development programs worldwide catering for emerging needs for data collection and analysis. UN agencies, INGOS and NGOs use the platform to centralize and standardize data collection, display the impact of their activities while maintaining complete control on data access and changes. Originally developed for UNICEF’s emergency program in eastern DRC, ActivityInfo is a service provided by BeDataDriven a company based in The Hague, Netherlands.