Measuring Impact
Measuring impact is an integral part of programme design, implementation, and completion, and should be considered at all stages. Measuring the impact of a sport programme on adolescent girls, as well as the surrounding community, provides important information for organisations, not only to show that what they are doing drives positive and social change, but also to improve their own strategies and approaches.
There’s always more to learn, and we recommend taking one step at a time. Get started with what you have the time and resources to do.
Designing and Planning for MEL
What change do you want to happen and how might that change come about? What type of data will you collect to see the impact of your programme and how will you collect it? Here you’ll find guides that you can use to help you understand how to answer these questions.
Feminist MEL
Feminist MEL is an overall approach to measuring and evaluating impact and change that explicitly challenges unequal power relations and questions assumptions about gender identities and roles.
MEL is feminist if it recognises the unique needs of adolescent girls and young women. It should prioritise their expertise and perspectives, acknowledging that their experiences need to be accurately represented through a process that emphasises participation, empowerment, and social justice. A feminist approach should also involve the active participation of programme participants across all stages of the MEL process, including design, implementation, analysis, and reporting.
Below you will find some examples of what Feminist MEL can look like in practice.
