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Malan has established itself as a trusted partner in research and monitoring, evaluation and learning across Afghanistan. Thanks to their extensive experience, our co-founders and core team have successfully delivered over 20 research and MEL assignments for clients, including United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, UN agencies, bilateral donors, and international NGOs.
Malan currently provides third-party monitoring and data collection services to Management Systems International under Afghanistan Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activity (AMELA)—USAID’s main MEL program to support ensure accountability, improve program effectiveness, and enhance evidence-based decision-making in a complex operating environment. Through this partnership, we support AMELA with evaluations and field data collection, monitoring 13 UN agencies and international organizations and a large number of their field partners.
Some of the key consultancy projects by our team include:
- Afghanistan Evaluation and Learning Study for the INCAF-EvalNet Joint Task Team, OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation (EvalNet)
- Aid Effectiveness in Afghanistan (Humanitarian Action Accountability to Affected People)
- MEL Training for Humanitarian Assistance Society (HAS) Afghanistan
- Final Review of the Papua New Guinea – Australia Governance Partnership, QTAQ/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
- MEL Capacity Building, USAID’s Partnerships Incubator, The Kaizen Company
- Mid-Term Evaluation of EU Support to Herat Municipality Program (EU-SHMP)
- Evaluability Assessment of the ProAgro Morocco Program, International Labour Organization
- Design and Analysis of FAO’s Future Smart Food Afghanistan Survey, Afghanistan Institute of Nutrition and Home Economics
Malan was also part of the reference group that reviewed the 2025 Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance (ALNAP) / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) evaluation criteria in humanitarian settings.
