21 Sep MELI Gathers US Government missions Implementing Partners to Share Lessons Learned
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To identify synergies and exchange lessons learned for improving the effectiveness, sustainability, and impact of US Government missions programs in El Salvador, the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MELI) initiative recently held a learning and collaboration meeting with US Government missions implementing partners (IPs). International consultant Therese Coen presented results and lessons learned from US Government missions evaluations and studies at the Sept. 6, 2018, event framed around evidence-based decisions within several sectors:
- Youth employment
- Business and gender
- Education
- Citizen security
- Youth and prevention of crime and violence

Eric Raymond, representative of US Government missions Regional Programs
Many of the 37 representatives from 28 implementing partners were chiefs of party (COPs). Eric Raymond, representative of the US Government missions Regional Programs Office, took advantage of the presence of so many COPs and key IP staff members to obtain input for the next Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS). During his consultative session, attendees shared the main challenges and obstacles they face on a daily basis regarding the most critical development interventions and what actions US Government missions can take to mitigate these constraints. ME&A currently implements the five-year MELI project for the US Government mission in El Salvador under the Policy, Planning and Learning-Learning, Evaluation and Research (PPL-LER) IDIQ Contract to provide evaluation, monitoring, and assessment services for US Government missions and offices worldwide.