We Thrive MEAL Guidance: Integrated Group Sessions for Children and Adolescents in Crisis

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) tools for We Thrive focus on
tracking two areas: i) project implementation fidelity (attendance, facilitation, etc), and ii) experiences of children and adolescents attending the group sessions. These primary foci are
necessary for indicator reporting and to ensure the project is being implemented consistently and effectively with all children and adolescents participating.

The We Thrive MEAL plan is simple to use and includes one output and two outcome indicators measurable by the tools in this toolkit. The MEAL tools include session attendance forms and facilitator observations to track and conduct process evaluation when implementing group sessions; and child and community focused tools to collect information about children and adolescents’ experiences. The collected data and information will serve to strengthen programme quality, learning, and accountability, including through efforts to improve outreach to the most vulnerable children and adolescents.