Evaluations, Assessments and Performance Monitoring

Since 2010, ME&A has conducted more than 60 evaluations and assessments in over 25 countries for USAID, the U.S. Department of State and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). They cover a wide spectrum: e.g. agriculture, health, HIV/AIDS, economic development, media, microfinance, local governance, education, violence against women, youth, water management, energy and the environment, among others.

Currently, ME&A holds five Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQC/IDIQ) with USAID and MCC to provide solutions for clients who require innovative approaches to address evaluation, assessment, indicator identification, and performance monitoring. Among these, are USAID’s new Policy, Planning and Learning-Learning, Evaluation and Research (PPL-LER) IDIQ Contract to provide evaluation, monitoring and assessment services for its Missions, Bureaus and Offices worldwide and the Feed the Future Global Program Evaluation for Effectiveness and Learning (PEEL) Task Order.

ME&A ‘s expertise in in this area covers:

• Program evaluations and assessments
• Mid-term and final evaluations of projects and programs
• Impact evaluations
• Baseline surveys
• Focus group discussions
• Portfolio assessments for overall strategic planning needs
• Gaps and needs assessments
• Performance monitoring
• Institutional capacity development and functional reviews
• Design of evaluation, assessment, and performance monitoring programs at multiple organizational levels

For more information on ME&A’s capabilities in the area of evaluations, assessments and performance monitoring, please contact Mirela McDonald, ME&A Vice President for Evaluation Services, at '; document.getElementById('cloak19402').innerHTML += '