Building Stronger M&E Systems for Humanitarian Work in Dadaab
A specialized 3-day, in-person Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) training designed exclusively for NGOs, UN agencies, and humanitarian actors operating in the Dadaab refugee complex — now powered by AI.
Overview
Humanitarian organizations in Dadaab operate in one of the most complex and closely monitored programming environments in East Africa. Donor accountability, refugee protection standards, and rapidly shifting needs on the ground demand M&E systems that are not only rigorous, but fast, adaptive, and evidence-driven.
This course has been custom-designed by Vantage Africa School of Leadership for NGOs, UN agencies, and community-based organizations working in and around Dadaab. Over 3 intensive, in-person days, participants will build practical M&E skills grounded in real humanitarian project data — and learn to apply Eval360, our Digital AI-Enabled MEAL System, to automate data collection, real-time reporting, and donor-ready analysis.
Participants will leave with a functioning M&E toolkit for a live project of their choice, plus hands-on experience setting up an AI-enabled MEAL workflow they can start using immediately.
Eval360 — Digital AI-Enabled MEAL System
As part of this training, every participant is onboarded onto Eval360, Vantage Africa's Digital AI-Enabled MEAL System built for organizations that need faster, more accurate, and more accountable M&E — without adding headcount. Participants will get guided, hands-on practice using Eval360 to:
- Digitize data collection from the field
- Auto-generate real-time dashboards and indicator tracking
- Use AI to flag data quality issues and generate draft reports
- Streamline donor and management reporting cycles
The Challenge
- Donor accountability and reporting requirements that keep rising, with little time or capacity to keep up
- M&E staff learning on the job, without structured, humanitarian-specific training in MEAL fundamentals
- Fragmented, mostly manual data systems that make real-time visibility into refugee and host-community programs difficult
- High staff turnover and short project cycles, so institutional M&E knowledge is constantly lost and rebuilt
- Limited exposure to AI and digital tools that could ease the reporting burden on resource-stretched field teams
Why This Programme
- Built specifically for the Dadaab humanitarian context, not generic M&E theory, so it applies directly to your programs
- Delivered on-site over 3 days, so staff build skills without long absences from the field
- Grounds every participant in MEAL fundamentals, so knowledge stays even as staff and projects change
- Hands-on onboarding onto the Eval360 AI-enabled MEAL system, so teams leave already able to digitize and automate reporting
- Produces donor-ready logframes, M&E plans, and performance reports aligned to UNHCR and major donor requirements
- NITA-accredited certification plus post-training support, so the investment keeps paying off after the workshop ends
Programme Features
- Built for the Dadaab context — case studies, indicators, and reporting formats reflect refugee response, protection, livelihoods, WASH, health, and education programming.
- Donor-ready outputs — logframes, M&E plans, and performance reports aligned with UNHCR, UN agency, and major donor accountability requirements.
- AI-powered efficiency — hands-on introduction to Eval360, an AI-enabled MEAL platform that automates data collection, dashboarding, and reporting for resource-stretched field teams.
- Delivered on-site in Dadaab — no travel away from your programs, no lost field time.
- Certified by NITA — participants receive a certificate accredited by the National Industrial Training Authority.
What You'll Gain
- Practical, hands-on M&E skills applied to your own project
- Working knowledge of the Eval360 AI-Enabled MEAL System
- A complete M&E plan, logframe, and performance results report for a real project
- NITA-accredited certification
- Networking with fellow M&E and humanitarian practitioners across Dadaab-based agencies
- Post-training support materials and toolkits
Course Outline
- Overview of Project Management in humanitarian settings
- Theory of Change for refugee response and protection programs
- M&E demystified: Monitoring vs. Evaluation vs. Accountability vs. Learning (MEAL)
- Key M&E concepts: baseline, indicator, target, outcome, impact, and more
- Formulating SMARTER objectives and Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVIs)
- Designing a logframe and results framework for a live Dadaab-based project
- Developing a Performance Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
- Hands-on lab: Setting up digital data collection and real-time dashboards with Eval360
- Introduction to AI-Augmented MEAL: automating data quality checks, analysis, and reporting with Eval360
- Developing a donor-ready Performance Results Report
- Participatory MEAL approaches for refugee and host-community engagement
- Case study presentations, peer feedback, and certification