Sharing Lessons Learned in Localization: D4I’s Localization in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Webinar Series Throughout 2024, D4I hosted a webinar series focused on localization in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) in global health. Localizing MERL helps ensure that local actors have the resources and capacity needed for equitable, evidence-informed decision making.
Localizing Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL): Insights from Local Actors in Burundi, Colombia, and Malawi On July 17, 2024, D4I hosted the fifth and final webinar in a series on localization in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL). The panel discussion included local research organizations and individuals from Burundi, Colombia, and Malawi. The webinar was conducted in English and French and included interpretation.
Strengthening Diverse Capacities through Diverse Approaches at Partner Universities Data for Impact (D4I), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supports countries to generate and use high-quality data to improve their programs, policies, and—ultimately—health outcomes. D4I also strengthens the technical and organizational capacity of local organizations and actors to collect, analyze, and use data to support their sustainable development. One successful approach D4I has adopted involved capacity strengthening of universities in Armenia and Moldova, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, and Malawi.
From Policy to Practice: Navigating Localization and Equitable Partnerships in Global Health On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, D4I hosted the 4th webinar in a series on localization in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL). This webinar included a panel discussion about navigating localization and equitable partnerships in global health.
Panel Discussion: Knowledge and Learning Exchange on Locally Led Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) On June 6, 2024, D4I hosted a panel discussion highlighting the experiences of local organizations leading monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) work within the global health sector.
Panel Discussion: Shifting Power and the Need to Better Understand Locally Led Capacity Strengthening Efforts On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, D4I hosted the third webinar in a series on localization in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL). The webinar included a panel discussion about shifting power and the need to better understand locally led capacity strengthening efforts in MERL.
Using Sentinel Indicators and Network Analysis to Assess Health Program Sustainability in Nigeria On February 28, 2024, D4I hosted the second webinar in a series on localization in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) about using sentinel indicators and network analysis to assess health program sustainability in Nigeria.
Social Accountability in Ethiopia: Community Score Card Implementation to Improve Primary Health Care On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, D4I hosted the first webinar in a series on localization in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL). The webinar, co-hosted by the USAID-funded NPI EXPAND project, highlighted the implementation of community score cards to improve primary health care in Ethiopia.
