Monitoring Evaluation Reflection & Learning (MERL) Report

This document reports on the findings of the Monitoring Evaluation Reflection and Learning (MERL) process that was applied to evaluate the work of the Youth Employability Skills Training (YEST) Community of Practice (COP) during the period November 2020 to July 2021. It is accompanied by a MERL Framework document which outlines the research approach, methodology and has all the research instruments appended at the end.

The report includes the following

• It reiterates the COP’s theory of change and logical framework as outlined also in the MERL Framework; ·
•  It provides a brief description of the COP, its structure, and key stakeholders; ·
• It provides an overview of the MERL research design; ·
• It reports on the MERL research findings; and
• It makes recommendations about the way forward for the COP.

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