Evaluation, Learning & Accountability
Independent evidence that helps programmes learn, improve and account for their results and resources.
- Programme and impact evaluations
- Monitoring, third-party monitoring and post-distribution monitoring
- MEL systems and learning reviews
- Financial verification, expenditure checks and accountability reviews
Capabilities in detail
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
We design MEL systems and deliver evaluations, third-party monitoring, and post-distribution monitoring that promote programmatic learning and improvement, including in hard-to-reach contexts.
In insecure or hard-to-reach areas, we adapt data collection to what's actually feasible on the ground, using remote and mixed-method approaches where in-person access isn't possible, without compromising the rigour of the findings. The result is evidence donors and implementers can use to course-correct mid-programme, not just report on it after the fact.
- MEL system design & capacity building
- Third-party monitoring (TPM)
- Post-distribution monitoring (PDM)
- Impact evaluation & programme review
Financial Verification & Accountability
We strengthen transparency and donor confidence through independent financial verification services spanning partner capacity assessments, internal control reviews, and project-level expenditure verification.
In practice, that means looking not just at whether funds were spent as budgeted, but at whether the underlying financial systems and controls can be trusted to hold up under future scrutiny. Because this work is independent of the implementing organisation, our findings carry weight with donors specifically because we have no stake in what they show, and partners use our recommendations to close gaps before they become findings in someone else's audit.
- Expenditure verification & spot-checks
- Partner capacity assessments (PCAs)
- Internal control & systems reviews
- Grant compliance & accountability audits