Notes from the field
Practical writing on monitoring and evaluation, from people who build and run the systems. No trends, no promises, just what works and what breaks.
85 records sent back to field teams for correction
Data quality · 85 records sent back to fix
1 November 2026 · 3 min read
When a form builder stops being enough
KoboToolbox and ODK are excellent at collection. The honest signals you have outgrown them, and what changes when reporting stops being a spreadsheet job.
1 November 2026 · 4 min read
What a tracer study actually requires
Following the same trainees six and twelve months later: stable identifiers, attrition you can explain, and modules that survive contact with reality.
1 November 2026 · 3 min read
From nine days to an afternoon
The monthly donor report as an assembly job, what changes when the indicator, the dashboard and the report read one dataset, and what still needs a person.
1 November 2026 · 4 min read
Offline collection: what breaks
Flat batteries, ninety seconds of signal, duplicate households, stuck photos, a form update mid-flight. What a real system does about each one.
1 November 2026 · 4 min read
AI in M&E: what is real in 2026
An honest assessment of AI in monitoring and evaluation: what works now, what does not, and the rule that every figure traces back to a submission.
1 November 2026 · 4 min read
An indicator that survives an audit
Means of verification, a definition precise enough that two people calculate the same number, and a trail from the dashboard figure back to the submission.
Executive overview
Indicator performance
| Programme | Coverage | Visits | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
Punjab · Batch 3 8 districts | 3,204 | 8 | 92% |
Sindh · Batch 3 4 districts | 1,488 | 4 | 74% |
Punjab · Takamol 3 districts | 512 | 3 | 58% |
KP · Batch 2 5 districts | 2,015 | 5 | 81% |
Programme roll-up
Attrition 6.4% across all waves
Case tracking
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