Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, MELAB specialises in MEAL system design, research and evaluations, third-party monitoring, and capacity strengthening for humanitarian and development organisations.
We work with international and national NGOs, UN agencies, government institutions, and development partners operating in complex and resource-constrained contexts — supporting them to design MEAL systems that are context-responsive, technically sound, and aligned with donor requirements.
Rather than delivering standalone tools, we focus on building coherent systems and strengthening internal capacity to ensure sustainability well beyond individual assignments — helping organisations translate data into insights that inform planning, implementation, and strategy.
Since 2021, MELAB has built a solid record delivering MEAL services across humanitarian and development contexts — demonstrating strong capacity in evaluations, system strengthening, and professional capacity building.
9
63
5
Independent evaluations, baselines, and assessments delivered for international humanitarian and development partners.
Independent endline evaluation of a multi-country resilience programme — a large household survey, KIIs, and FGDs across hard-to-reach locations, with findings used to inform programme adaptation and strategy.
Endline evaluation of an integrated programme spanning community case management (iCCM), WASH, protection/GBV, and nutrition — using OECD-DAC criteria, a 483-household survey, KIIs, and FGDs.
Multi-sector baseline establishing benchmark values — 484 household surveys, anthropometric measurement of under-fives, 20 KIIs, and 10 FGDs, using ODK/Kobo with SPSS and ENA analysis.
For a five-agency consortium (DRC, Plan, GNTZ, Oxfam, IRC), a baseline of livelihoods, skills gaps, and market opportunities to inform economic recovery and cash programming, with a market and cash-feasibility analysis.
MELAB conducted our endline evaluation with high professionalism, strong technical capacity, and excellent coordination across complex, hard-to-reach locations. The report was of high analytical quality, delivered on time, and we have used it to inform programme adjustments. I can confidently recommend them for similar evaluation, research, and MEAL work in humanitarian and fragile contexts.
Josiah Katabaro
Grants and Partnership Manager, Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
