Field Insights · MERL Overcoming the Real Challenges of Field Data Collection How ARFADA delivers reliable data in fragile, hard-to-reach contexts — and

Collecting data is easy. Turning it into better decisions is the hard part — and it's where monitoring, evaluation, and learning earn their

Behind every data point is a person — often someone who has already lived through displacement, conflict, or loss. Collecting data responsibly in

Every program hopes to make a difference. But without a clear starting point and a clear finishing point, "difference" is just a claim.

When programs run in areas that donors and headquarters cannot easily visit, how can anyone be sure aid actually reaches the people it's