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Methods

What Is SROI and How Is It Calculated?

SROI puts a monetary value on the social, economic and environmental change a program creates and compares it with the investment. Here is how the method works, where it goes wrong and how it applies to TJSL and PROPER

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Methods

Theory of Change vs Logical Framework: Which Does Your Program Need?

A Theory of Change explains how and why a program expects change to happen. A Logical Framework turns the chosen pathway into objectives, indicators and assumptions you can manage. Built in that order, they support each other

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Practice

Community Owned Micro Hydro (PLTMH): What Makes It Last

Many village micro hydro plants in Indonesia have broken down or been abandoned. This guide explains how a PLTMH works, how communities run one, and the choices that keep it generating for years

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Methods

Does Training Work? Measuring Results Beyond the Attendance List

Attendance lists and satisfaction forms show that training took place, not that it worked. This guide explains the Kirkpatrick and Phillips models and how to plan simple, credible measurement from the start

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Practice

From Paper Forms to Dashboards: Digitizing Social Program Data

Replacing paper forms with digital tools pays off only when you start from the MEL framework, build quality checks into every step and protect beneficiaries' personal data as Indonesia's UU PDP requires

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