How we measure impact so programmes improve, not just report

Counting beneficiaries is not the same as understanding change. We combine quantitative markers — attendance, screenings completed, enterprises started — with household interviews.

Field teams flag what is not working early: a curriculum mismatch, a timing conflict with harvest, a transport barrier for girls. Those signals reshape the next month’s plan.

Donors who ask for learning, not only numbers, help NGOs stay accountable to communities first.