MEAL Quiz 1 - Component of MEAL

Evaluations contribute to accountability and learning for projects that are...

• Ongoing

• Completed

• Ongoing or completed

• In the planning stages

Accountability as a component of MEAL is described as...

• A commitment to respond to and balance the needs of all project stakeholders.

• The continuous and systematic collection of data about project progress.

• The user-focused, systematic assessment of an ongoing or completed project's design, implementation, and results.

• Creating processes for intentional reflection and making time for those processes.

Learning as a component of MEAL is described as...

• A commitment to respond to and balance the needs of all project stakeholders.

• The continuous and systematic collection of data about project progress.

• The user-focused, systematic assessment of an ongoing or completed project's design, implementation, and results.

• Creating a culture and processes for intentional reflection and making time for those processes.

Monitoring is the...

• Occasional and unplanned collection of data about project progress.

• Continuous and systematic collection of data about project progress.

• Final collection of data about project progress.

• One-time collection of data about project progress.

In a UNHCR project aimed at providing winter supplies to internally displaced families in Herat, which component of MEAL would ensure that feedback from the beneficiaries is considered throughout the project?

• Monitoring

• Evaluation

• Accountability

• Learning

A project led by the Aga Khan Foundation in Badakhshan is focused on improving agricultural productivity. What type of MEAL activity would involve checking if farmers received the correct tools and if training sessions occurred on schedule?

• Monitoring

• Evaluation

• Accountability

• Learning

In a health project implemented by Save the Children in Nangarhar, the team is reflecting on why maternal health interventions had lower success rates in some villages compared to others. This is an example of which MEAL component?

• Monitoring

• Evaluation

• Accountability

• Learning

In a WFP project focused on improving food security in Balkh, the team is conducting an assessment to determine if the program reached the most vulnerable communities. What component of MEAL does this represent?

• Monitoring

• Evaluation

• Accountability

• Learning

A project led by the International Rescue Committee in Kandahar distributed water filters to 500 households. What question could the monitoring component answer regarding this activity?

• Were the filters distributed on time and to the correct households?

• Did the water filters improve health outcomes?

• Did the project meet the community’s greatest needs?

• How will the team improve water distribution next year?

In an education project run by UNICEF in Kabul, the team is conducting an evaluation six months after the project ends to assess if students’ literacy rates improved. What type of MEAL activity is this?

• Monitoring

• Evaluation

• Accountability

• Learning