Monitoring, evaluation, and research activities generate important data, but they often fail to change policies or programs. In addition, local program staff and partners often feel disconnected from these activities, which undermines their ownership of data and results. To bridge the gaps between monitoring, evaluation, and research and to give them a common purpose through locally owned, actionable learning, we developed an integrated Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adapting (MERLA) framework. Implemented and refined in over 20 countries, the framework integrates data-gathering methodologies with collaborative techniques for translating evidence into knowledge that influences program practice and government policy. In this publication, we describe the MERLA framework and present two case studies demonstrating how its application enables learning and adaptation led by in-country teams.

监测、评估和研究活动产生重要数据，但它们往往无法改变政策或计划。此外，当地项目工作人员和合作伙伴经常感到与这些活动脱节，这削弱了他们对数据和结果的所有权。为了弥合监测、评估和研究之间的差距，并通过本地拥有的、可操作的学习赋予它们共同的目标，我们开发了一个集成的监测、评估、研究、学习和适应 (MERLA) 框架。该框架在 20 多个国家实施和完善，将数据收集方法与协作技术相结合，将证据转化为影响项目实践和政府政策的知识。在本刊中，