Cross Cutting (MEAL)

In a humanitarian response in Ghor province, your team plans to collect feedback from affected women. What is the best approach to encourage safe participation?

• Conduct mixed-gender public meetings in a mosque

• Use SMS-based surveys in English

• Hold female-only focus groups facilitated by female staff

• Ask male heads of household to respond on behalf of women

During a shelter assistance project in Khost, several disabled individuals were not consulted. What is the best way to improve participation?

• Include them in final report writing only

• Invite them to community events without accommodations

• Use inclusive tools like disability-accessible surveys

• Ask community elders to decide for them

You are designing a MEAL plan in Uruzgan for an emergency food program. How can you ensure meaningful participation from minority ethnic groups?

• Only invite village leaders to planning meetings

• Avoid engaging minorities to prevent conflict

• Ensure diverse community representation in all consultations

• Use one standard survey across all ethnic groups

In a winterization project in Bamyan, feedback boxes were placed only in district centers. What is the main issue?

• Too many complaints

• Delay in project closure

• Exclusion of remote communities from participation

• Boxes were the wrong color

An NGO delivering cash assistance in Jalalabad received low female response in their feedback system. What’s a practical solution?

• Remove the feedback process

• Use public loudspeakers for announcements

• Introduce mobile feedback collection led by female enumerators

• Wait until women come forward voluntarily

A project in Faryab is gathering input only from male shura leaders. What is the risk here?

• High financial costs

• Skipping monitoring

• Biased and incomplete understanding of community needs

• Getting too much data

Which tool best promotes community participation in analyzing project outcomes?

• Income Statements

• LogFrame Matrix

• Community Scorecard

• Procurement Policy

In a hygiene kit distribution project in Helmand, what participatory method can help capture the needs of adolescent girls?

• Using parent-only feedback

• Conducting inclusive focus groups with adolescent girls

• Relying on project assumptions

• Ignoring their needs due to security risks

Why is regular engagement with community members important during project implementation?

• To get press coverage

• To satisfy donors

• To ensure activities remain relevant and people feel heard

• To speed up procurement

What strategy encourages participation from illiterate beneficiaries in MEAL?

• Require written feedback forms

• Use audio/visual tools and verbal interviews

• Ask their children to fill the forms

• Avoid feedback altogether