October 16, 2017
Global development goals are often stated in numbers like these: By 2020, CARE and our partners will support 150 million people from the most vulnerable and excluded communities to overcome poverty and social injustice. But, how will we know when we’ve achieved them? The answer lies in data, but in many developing countries where CARE works; technology access and…
August 23, 2017
Project Information and Impact Reporting System (PIIRS) Summer Student Experience By Maria Guzman Maria Guzman, 29, from Caracas, Venezuela is working with CARE staff in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Maria’s goals were to assist with PIIRS and Impact data. Her first tasks were to assist with Women’s Economic Empowerment projects but when she met with her manager she realized that there was…
July 27, 2017
Project Information and Impact Reporting System (PIIRS) Summer Student Experience By Gabrielle D’Angelo Collaborating with the Tanzania Office staff at the Southern Africa metrics and PIIRS training This summer I was given the opportunity to spend nine weeks in the beautiful seaside city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Upon first arriving in Tanzania on May 28th, I attended the week-long Southern Africa Metrics and PIIRS Training conference.…
July 27, 2017
Project Information and Impact Reporting System (PIIRS) Summer Student Experience By Andreina Cordova Andreina Cordova, 24, arrived in Amman, Jordan on June 5th. Read about her experience in her own words. Who are you working with the most? Currently, my supervisor is Firas Izzat Mahmoud Saleh, Programs Quality Director. He is an amazing and diligent supervisor who has provided me with not just resources but the time and attention to make…
July 27, 2017
Project Information and Impact Reporting System (PIIRS) Summer Student Experience By: Abena Twumasi I arrived in Mozambique on Saturday, June 3, 2017, after spending a week in Tanzania at a PIIRS workshop. It was a great way to kick-start my practicum: getting to meet with colleagues from other country offices in the Southern Africa region, dinner on the gorgeous Masaki…
June 27, 2017
Capturing the essential health information of people who live in remote areas has become a bit easier through the Data Information System, DHIS2 (District Health Information System 2), at CARE. But there is still more support needed for its impact to be fully effective. This open source software platform is able to cut research and data collection time, and…
February 24, 2017
Six countries, 4 key technical priorities, 8 or so key approaches, and untold numbers of CARE and partner meetings have gone into creating the Southern Africa Impact Growth Strategy ‘Her Harvest, Our Future.’ This strategy aims to improve people’s food and nutrition, help them to respond to the changing climate and empower women. In addition to positively impacting the lives…
December 16, 2016
Why impact measurement and learning are not always friends Countless strategic plans and documents related to impact measurement dutifully call for the virtuous partnership of impact measurement and learning. CARE’s are no exception. In fact like many other organizations, we’ve tethered these concepts within the serviceable acronym MEL – monitoring, evaluation (of impact and other results) and learning. It makes…