🌱 Empowered Monitoring & Evaluation Series

Strengthen Your Skills. Elevate Your Impact.

From 28 June to 7 September, join us in Vientiane Capital for a transformational, in-person learning experience designed for professionals who want to lead M&E processes with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

This practical and interactive series equips M&E practitioners, program staff, consultants, and development leaders with essential tools, advanced techniques, and people-centered approaches to make data meaningful and drive real change.

📘 What You’ll Learn

The full series includes five integrated modules. You may join the full series or select individual trainings that match your goals:

1. Participatory Data Collection Essentials
   Learn how to engage communities and stakeholders in meaningful, ethical data collection that reflects real voices and local realities.

2. Advanced Data Analysis Mastery
   Move beyond counting to interpreting. Strengthen your ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, using real case studies and Excel-based tools.

3. Empowered M&E Manager
   Develop your leadership in M&E. Design systems, manage teams, and report with confidence to meet donor and stakeholder expectations.

4. Practical Skills for M&E Consultants
   Discover what it takes to become a trusted M&E consultant—from managing contracts to delivering high-quality, actionable reports.

5. MSC (The Most Significant Change) Technique & Mobile Photography for Development
   Explore the power of storytelling in evaluation. Learn how to collect and present significant change stories using mobile photography for community impact.

📍 In-Person Training Details

• Dates: 28 June – 7 September 2025

• Location: Vientiane Capital

• Format: Hands-on, participatory workshops led by experienced facilitators

• Language: Lao (with some English materials)

🌟 Series Outcome

By completing the Empowered M&E Series, participants will:

• Gain confidence and competence in both foundational and advanced M&E practices

• Strengthen their ability to design, manage, and communicate M&E systems that are inclusive, ethical, and effective

• Become more strategic in their roles as M&E staff, managers, or consultants

• Learn to combine data and storytelling to amplify community voices and program impact

• Build a professional network with like-minded peers and experienced trainers

Overview:
This intensive training is designed for professionals seeking to deepen their data analysis expertise for more impactful decision-making and reporting. Participants will master both quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques, using real-world development data to uncover trends, patterns, and actionable insights.

Key Objectives:

• Strengthen skills in advanced statistical analysis using Excel, or Power BI

• Learn to analyze qualitative data using thematic coding and pattern recognition

• Understand how to triangulate data from mixed methods

• Build dashboards and data visualizations that tell a clear, compelling story

• Translate complex analysis into practical recommendations for program improvement

Who Should Attend:
Monitoring & Evaluation specialists, data analysts, program managers, researchers, and technical advisors with prior experience in basic data analysis who are ready to elevate their analytical skills.

Training Approach:
This practical, hands-on course uses a project-based approach. Participants will work through real-life datasets, receive coaching on tool use, and collaborate with peers to sharpen their critical thinking and interpretation skills. By the end, participants will have created an advanced analysis report tailored to their work.

Date and time:

26 & 27 July & 2 August 2025, 9 AM - 5 PM

Location:

Vientiane Capital, Laos.

Price: 5.850.000 Lao KIP

Overview:
This leadership-focused training empowers Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) managers to lead with clarity, confidence, and strategy. It bridges technical expertise with management and leadership skills, equipping participants to build strong M&E systems, guide teams effectively, and influence data-driven decision-making across programs.

Key Objectives:

• Strengthen strategic thinking in M&E system design and integration

• Enhance leadership and communication skills for managing M&E teams and stakeholders

• Deepen understanding of adaptive M&E approaches in dynamic contexts

• Build confidence in presenting and defending M&E findings to senior leadership

• Promote a culture of learning and accountability within organizations

Who Should Attend:
Mid- to senior-level M&E professionals, team leaders, program managers, and technical advisors responsible for overseeing M&E functions or leading learning agendas.

Training Approach:
Blending technical learning with leadership development, this participatory course uses real case studies, peer coaching, and reflection exercises. Participants will walk away with a practical action plan to enhance their role as an M&E leader and change agent.

Date and time:

9, 10, 16 & 17 August 2025

Location:

Vientiane Capital, Laos

Price: 7.850.000 Lao KIP

Overview:
This results-driven training is tailored for new and aspiring M&E consultants who want to confidently navigate the consulting world. It focuses on practical tools, real-world challenges, and professional strategies to deliver high-quality M&E services for development projects, NGOs, and international organizations.

Key Objectives:

• Understand the consultant’s role in M&E assignments, including baselines, evaluations, and system reviews

• Learn how to develop strong proposals, TORs, work plans, and deliverables

• Apply field-tested data collection, analysis, and reporting methods under tight deadlines

• Strengthen client communication, facilitation, and presentation skills

• Gain insights on ethics, professional conduct, and managing contracts

Who Should Attend:
Independent consultants, freelance M&E specialists, and professionals transitioning into consultancy work in the development and humanitarian sectors.

Training Approach:
Using a mentorship-style model, this hands-on course combines expert input with simulations, case studies, and portfolio-building activities. Participants will leave with templates, checklists, and confidence to take on consultancy roles and thrive in real assignments.

Date and time:

23, 24, 30 & 31 August 2025

Location:

Vientiane Capital, Laos

Price: 8.850.000 Lao KIP

Overview:
This unique training blends the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique with mobile photography to help development practitioners capture, document, and communicate real impact stories. Participants will learn how to facilitate meaningful storytelling while using photography as a tool to bring voices from the field to life.

Key Objectives:

• Understand the principles and steps of the Most Significant Change technique

• Build facilitation skills to collect authentic and reflective change stories

• Learn mobile photography basics: framing, lighting, ethics, and storytelling through images

• Practice combining narratives and visuals to create compelling stories of change

• Explore how MSC and photography can enhance M&E, advocacy, and learning efforts

Who Should Attend:
M&E officers, communication specialists, project staff, and development practitioners interested in participatory storytelling, impact documentation, and creative learning methods.

Training Approach:
Grounded in participatory learning, this interactive course includes storytelling circles, field photography practice, group feedback, and real-time editing tips using mobile devices. Participants will leave with a powerful story (text + photo) and tools to use MSC and photography in their own projects.

Date and time:

6, 7 & 13 September 2025

Location:

Vientiane Capital, Laos

Price: 2.850.000 Lao KIP