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From data to decisions: how can capacity building training strengthen data-informed decision-making? 📊 Lateristas Ravina Pattni, Faiza Omar Kassim and Ilse Peeters Salazar recently organised and led capacity building training for Imagine Worldwide (IW) program managers in #Malawi, with participants joining from #SierraLeone, #Senegal, and #Tanzania. The interactive training focused on practical skills like interpreting dashboards and distinguishing between implementation and data quality issues to ensure teams can turn evidence into action using our "Plan, Analyze, Act, Evaluate" framework. Read more about the training in Malawi and our approach to building sustainable institutional capacity in our latest blog 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eVDEwQBF #DataForImpact #CapacityBuilding #TechnicalAssistance #EvidenceBasedDecisionMaking #ImagineWorldwide

I have been visiting some schools that are running the #BEFIT programme in Mzuzu in the past two days. Tomorrow I head to Karonga for two more days in the field. Honestly, field visits are not always my favourite part of the job, especially because my weekly schedule is already packed, and every day on the road in Malawi means no internet, pushed meetings, and a backlog waiting when I return. But on the other hand, I think these visits to schools are always worth it. This is not my first time visiting schools in this area. I have been managing this programme for a few years now. And yet, every single visit, I learn something new. I get insights that I cannot get from a data or from a dashboard. That gap between programme management from the office and programme management from the field is real. Dashboards give you numbers. Field visits give you the story behind the numbers. Sometimes the story confirms what you thought you knew. Sometimes it completely rewrites it. I think this is one of the most underrated disciplines in programme management: the willingness to go and see for yourself. Not just to validate what the data says, but to understand what the data cannot say. The nuances. The context. The things that only become visible when you are actually there. Very humbling On to Karonga tomorrow.

1,152 Tablets, 15 Schools: Plan International Sierra Leone Advances Digital Learning In continuation of our strides in transforming education through technology, we begin the roll out the #PikinTab Project funded by #ImagineWorldwide inpartnership with #MBSSE across 15 schools in Moyamba and Kailahun Districts, providing 1,152 digital learning tablets to children and schools as part of efforts to improve access to quality and inclusive education in Sierra Leone. The initiative marks another significant milestone in our commitment to advancing innovative learning approaches that empower children, especially girls, to learn, lead, decide, and above all thrive in an increasingly digital world. Implemented under the theme of strengthening access to quality education through technology, the #PikinTab Project introduces tablet-based learning aimed at improving literacy, numeracy, and foundational learning outcomes among children in underserved communities. The intervention also supports Sierra Leone’s broader education sector priorities around digital learning and equitable access to education. The distribution of the tablets follows intensive capacity-building sessions for teachers, school leaders, and education stakeholders on how to facilitate, monitor, and support digital learning in classrooms. Teachers were trained not only on the technical use of the devices, but also on learner-centered approaches that ensure children interact safely and effectively with technology. “This intervention is about more than just tablets. It is about unlocking opportunities, improving learning outcomes, and preparing children for a future where digital skills are essential,” a PISL representative noted. For many pupils in the participating schools, the tablets represent their first direct interaction with digital technology in a learning environment. Excitement and curiosity filled classrooms as children explored interactive lessons designed to make learning more engaging, fun, and accessible. Community leaders, education authorities, and parents have welcomed the initiative, describing it as a timely intervention that will strengthen teaching and learning in rural communities where access to educational resources remains limited. The #PikinTab Project also reflects the growing importance of partnerships in driving sustainable development. Through the support of and collaboration with education stakeholders, PISL continues to champion innovative solutions that place children at the center of development programming. Plan International West and Central Africa Imagine Worldwide #ImagineWorldwide #PikinTab #Digitallearning