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About the webinar

The Monitoring and Evaluation webinar series “From LogFrame to Database” is a series of four live sessions addressed to M&E and IM professionals working in the social sector who wish to master the logic behind the transformation of a MEAL plan into a database to support their M&E activities.

These sessions will help you understand key concepts and steps included in this process. Each session will focus on a particular step of this path and will be based on a real case example, gracefully provided by an ActivityInfo customer.

It is highly recommended that you join or watch the recordings of all webinars in their consecutive order so as to benefit from the complete course.

List of sessions

From LogFrame to Database:

• From LogFrame to Database: MEAL plan to Data model - November 14th
• From LogFrame to Database: Data model to Database design - November 20th
• From LogFrame to Database: Data & Database management - November 28th
• From LogFrame to Database: Data analysis and Reporting - December 5th

About this session

During the first session of the series we explore how a MEAL plan can be transformed into a comprehensive database. We discuss the role of the data model and how the MEAL plan can be translated to a data model.

In summary, we cover:

• Introduction to the project (FFPr) and Program (USDA)
• The MEAL plan (indicators, data sources, indicator calculation, roles & responsibilities, data use)
• How can we transform the MEAL plan into a comprehensive database? (the role of data model, data flows, data categories, references, and more)

View the presentation slides of the Webinar.

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Is this Webinar for me?

• Are you responsible for creating information systems or M&E systems for your projects?
• Do you wish to understand how a MEAL plan can be transformed into a data model and then into a database?
• Would you like to see practical examples of creating such databases in ActivityInfo?

Then, watch our Webinar!

About the Presenters

Eliza Avgeropoulou earned her BSc from Athens University of Economics and Business, and her MSc degree in Economic Development and Growth from Lund University and Carlos III University, Madrid. She brings eight years of experience in M&E in international NGOs, including CARE, Innovations for Poverty Action and Catholic Relief Services (CRS). The past five years, she has led the MEAL system design for various multi-stakeholders’ projects focusing on education, livelihoods, protection and cash. She believes that evidence-based decision making is the core of high quality program implementation. She now joins us as our Senior M&E Implementation Specialist, bringing together her experience on the ground and passion for data-driven decision making to help our customers achieve success with ActivityInfo.

Firas El Kurdi holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Balamand and has earned certifications including "Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning for NGOs" from the Global Health Institute at the American University of Beirut, and the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate. He brings extensive experience working with NGOs, including the Restart Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture, where he served as a Data Analyst and Monitoring & Evaluation Officer. Firas worked on programs in Lebanon across the education, health, and protection sectors, targeting affected populations including refugees, torture survivors, persons with disabilities, and individuals with mental disorders, as well as survivors of war trauma and gender-based violence. These projects were funded by major donors, including UN agencies (UNOCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UN Women) and the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). Firas now joins ActivityInfo as an Implementation Specialist, leveraging his expertise and passion for data-driven decision-making to help our customers successfully deploy ActivityInfo.