Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity Quarterly Report Q3 FY 2021

A key focus of the Activity's work is to identify and address how USAID anticipates utilizing the Activity's evaluation and assessment findings to inform future programming and decision-making. The Activity evaluated and awarded three Task Orders to three different local monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) organizations (LMOs) in the reporting period. These Task Orders were designed to provide data collection services for the School Infrastructure Multi-activity Evaluation, to verify data for USAID's Training for Employment Activity, and to conduct the entire End of Project Evaluation for USAID's Training for Employment Activity. The Activity arranged orientation sessions for the LMOs on USAID communications guidelines and data management. The team is currently finalizing the Community of Practice Market Assessment report and is arranging for a presentation next quarter. The Activity's goal is to prepare local organizations to bid on USAID (and other donor) MEL work in the future. The Activity launched the Organizational Capacity Assessment and the MEL Organizational Capacity Assessment to help LMOs improve their organizational capacity for compliance with USAID's Implementing Partner requirements. The Activity is working with three subject-matter experts to start the validation process and will continue working with LMOs to develop capacity building action plans. The Activity's work on the Jordan Water Consumption Patterns in Agriculture - Market Development Analysis has been completed. The Activity's interventions have contributed to USAID's increased utilization of evaluation and assessment results for operational decision-making and programming. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the Beyond Capital mid-term evaluation, which was evaluated and incorporated into a recommendation table. The evaluation's findings and recommendations were presented to the Beyond Capital team and USAID. The Activity's Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting team found useful information in the evaluation report that can be applied to the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan. The Activity's work on the Beyond Capital evaluation has been recognized for its contribution to USAID's increased utilization of evaluation and assessment results for operational decision-making and programming. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the importance of learning and adaptation in its work, enabling USAID to make informed decisions about vital programming. The Activity's quarterly report also highlights the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing in its work. The Activity has been working with local organizations to improve their organizational capacity for compliance with USAID's Implementing Partner requirements. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the importance of capacity building and organizational capacity building in its work. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the importance of evaluation and assessment in its work. The Activity has been working on the Jordan Water Consumption Patterns in Agriculture - Market Development Analysis, which has been completed. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the importance of learning and adaptation in its work, enabling USAID to make informed decisions about vital programming. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the importance of evaluation and assessment in its work. The Activity has been working on the Beyond Capital evaluation, which has been recognized for its contribution to USAID's increased utilization of evaluation and assessment results for operational decision-making and programming. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the importance of learning and adaptation in its work, enabling USAID to make informed decisions about vital programming. The Activity's quarterly report highlights the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing in its work, enabling USAID to make informed decisions about vital programming.