Measuring Change Then and Now: The Inspiring Evolution of Social Research in Africa

A development worker in an African community writing in a notebook or using a tablet during field research.

“Before data became digital, it lived in people’s memories, dusty notebooks, and the trust between field teams and communities.” Measuring Change Then and Now is more than a shift in tools it is the quiet story of how Africa learned to document impact, dignity, and development in ways that honor people first. Long before dashboards […]

Uncovering Impact Through Stories: Using Most Significant Change (MSC) in Evaluation Design

Woman shares personal story during a Most Significant Change (MSC) evaluation session.

Most Significant Change (MSC) is reshaping how we understand the human impact of development programs. Unlike traditional evaluation methods that rely heavily on data points and metrics, MSC offers a powerful, qualitative alternative putting real-life stories at the heart of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) studies. In this article, we explore how MSC enriches evaluation design […]