About the Webinar
This webinar is the second session of the webinar series “Getting Started with ActivityInfo” offered by the ActivityInfo team.
During this session, we will be looking at the steps for creating a database in ActivityInfo. We will discuss key principles to keep in mind and we will explore how we can design forms and create flexible structures in the platform to facilitate data collection and analysis for our colleagues and partner organizations. We will also explore structures that match different types of needs such as global Monitoring and Evaluation, multi-partner reporting, beneficiary progress reporting and more.
In summary, we will explore:
- The principles behind what makes a good database
- Which ActivityInfo features enable you to create an effective database
- A practical, step-by-step approach to creating databases in ActivityInfo
- How to structure databases, design forms and configure user roles in ActivityInfo
- Examples of databases across various use cases
There will also be a Q&A session so make sure you bring your questions!
Is this Webinar for me?
- Are you responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation or information management activities in your organization?
- Do you wish to be able to create flexible database structures to reflect the complexity of your MEAL plan or reporting activities?
- Do you want to start designing databases in ActivityInfo for your M&E activities but you are not sure where to start?
Then, join our webinar!
About the Webinar Series
The “Getting Started with ActivityInfo” webinars is a series of sessions addressed to new and older users of ActivityInfo who wish to get introduced to the platform or refresh their memory on key functionalities available.
About the Trainers and ActivityInfo
Mr. Jeric Kison earned his Bachelor’s Degree from York University in Canada and his MBA from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He has worked with NGOs and governments across four continents on strategy and evaluation for nine years. Before joining ActivityInfo he worked as a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc., where he led a project to develop an organizational M&E System which included the roll-out of ActivityInfo as the organization’s new information management system. Today, Jeric is working as a Customer Success Director in the ActivityInfo team bringing together his experience on the ground and passion for data to help our customers achieve success with ActivityInfo.
Mr. Ganesh Thapa has worked since 2010 in project cycle management for development and humanitarian aid projects, including evidence and result measurement, impact evaluation, accountability, collaborating learning and adapting (CLA), research, information management, and data quality assurance. He has managed M&E for multiple large-scale projects in Nepal, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, and more, working with organisations such as the International Republican Institute (IRI), Terre des Hommes (Tdh), Population Services International (PSI), Mercy Corps (MC), and more with different roles such as a regional MEAL manager, country head of program quality and MEAL etc. Today, Ganesh is working as an M&E Implementation Specialist in the ActivityInfo team.
About ActivityInfo: ActivityInfo is an information management platform perfect for monitoring and evaluation, humanitarian coordination and case management. For more than a decade, the ActivityInfo team has been supporting humanitarian operations and development programmes worldwide catering for emerging needs for data collection and analysis. UN agencies, INGOS and NGOs use the platform to centralize and standardize data collection, display the impact of their activities while maintaining complete control on data access and changes. Originally developed for UNICEF’s emergency program in eastern DRC, ActivityInfo is a service provided by BeDataDriven a company based in The Hague, Netherlands.
How to register
Registration is free. You can register at https://www.activityinfo.org/support/webinars/2023-02-01-getting-started-ActivityInfo-designing-your-first-database.html
Once registered, you will receive the link to the Webinar in the email you provided. Please note that the Webinars are recorded and shared publicly.