KEY PILLARS OF DEVELOPING FRIDA’s MEL FRAMEWORK
Reframing the language of MEL:
To transform the practice of MEL and make it more in line with FRIDA’s values, we needed to challenge and deconstruct the traditional language of MEL, as its language is political too. FRIDA believes this bold renaming will result in a much-needed reframing of the ways that we usually think about monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
FRIDA's MEL framework is anchored by five commitments, which we call our rising constellations:
Bridging: Connections, co-accountability, and accessibility
Flourishing: Radical care and planetary wellbeing
Queering: Creative disruption & strengthening diverse feminist movements
Co-Creating: Culture of collaboration
Moving: Agility, flexibility, and adaptability
In creating our framework and designing our methodology, FRIDA was guided by three core organizational values:
With all of this growth, there is learning and so, our next steps in this Strategic MEL Framework involve evolving, learning, and operationalizing as FRIDA's internal work adjusts to adhere to adapt to these changes.
As you dive into this framework, we hope you consider joining our feminist resource ally community. Investing in a feminist future, whether the contribution is big or small, represents a powerful political act.
FRIDA holds deep love, gratitude, and solidarity for everyone that contributed to the creation of FRIDA’s Strategic MEL Framework. We appreciate the entire FRIDA community tremendously - including Grantee Partners, Staff, Consultants, Advisors, and Board Members. We are also incredibly grateful to our donors and allies, who always support our vision of change. Thank you for walking towards these constellations, together.
In Solidarity,
All of us at FRIDA
