An end report highlights the results from the data you have collected and analysed when you evaluate the end
of the activity, project, or programme. This report will typically be longer and more in-depth than the two other
report types. You will report on:
• how well you achieved your outcomes,
• for whom did it work well, or not work well and why,
• what you have learned and will use to improve your ongoing work.
You will have decided on when to report when you developed your MEAL Plan. Using a reporting schedule
such as the one below can be useful and you may wish to add additional columns such as who is responsible
for reporting and the reporting methods you will use.
Table 12: Example of a reporting schedule
What
To whom
How often
When
Under what
circumstance
Baseline
Report
Analysis of
baseline results.
Internal MEAL
team.
Once at the
beginning of the
activity.
[date]
When longer
and more
complex.
Progress
Report
(from monitoring
activity)
Description of
progress toward
outcomes and
what is being
learned.
Internal
OR
Internal and
external.
As many times
as needed
during the
activity.
[date]
When longer
and more
complex.
End report
(from evaluation
activity)
Changes and
what has been
learned.
Internal and
external.
Once at the end
of the activity.
[date]
For shorter
activities
OR when longer
and more
complex.
Guidelines for reporting your MEAL results
There are several different ways to report MEAL results. Deciding how to do so will depend on several factors.
• Who you are reporting to: the style for reporting to a funding donor, for example, may be different than
reporting to a group of village chiefs.
• How much information you wish to present: the extent of the MEAL report on a national inquiry for
example, will be greater than one on the effectiveness of a workshop.
• What you want from your MEAL report: if you are reporting to the government against your strategic
plan, for example, you may present differently than you would if you were seeking feedback through a
social media outlet.
Formats for reporting on your MEAL results are as many and varied as your creativity allows: formal written
reports, workshop or online presentations, newsletters, infographics, press releases, audio-visual methods,
photos and graphics or play, music and dance.
It may also be appropriate to use several reporting tools where MEAL results are reported to participants in one
form, and to the funders and collaborators in a different form.
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