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The Local Landscape Analysis (LLA) of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) is the first phase of a multi-stage assessment and capacity-building approach intended to increase the participation of local MEL organizations in development in Senegal. The initial data collection used a mixed-methods approach to provide the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with an analysis of the MEL ecosystem in Senegal, including the overall characteristics, competencies, experiences, and capacity-building needs of MEL service providers and organizations providing MEL training as well as perceptions and practices of MEL clients. The MEL LLA is a mapping of local MEL firms that, when combined with future verification of organization-specific institutional capacity and technical capacity in Phase II, is intended to inform a roadmap for USAID to increase its engagement with these MEL firms. The report describes the characteristics and market segmentation of MEL service providers and training centers providing MEL courses, the challenges they face, their strengths, and their perspectives on donor funding, donor requirements, and USAID requirements. The report includes recommendations for USAID to develop a strategy for local MEL partners to successfully compete for a larger share of USAID resources. |
https://data.usaid.gov/d/n8iq-nkaa |