Winrock Issues guidance for monitoring & evaluation during Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing development projects to adjust how they collect data from project beneficiaries with little in-person contact. In response, Winrock International’s Analytics, Gender, Inclusion, Learning and Evaluation (AGILE) unit created this guidance document to help Winrock project teams around the world assess the prospects, approaches and considerations for monitoring and evaluation activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Winrock is publishing the document as a learning tool for any other organizations seeking to implement monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) best practices during the pandemic. Neither prescriptive nor specific, the document covers (1) general guidance, (2) guidance for routine data collection, (3) guidance for remote data collection for evaluations, surveys, and studies, (4) ideas for continuing and reprioritizing MERL activities, and (5) what to do next, when the situation resumes.