The initiative will offer virtual guidance to individuals and teams across Latin America and the Caribbean seeking to address specific challenges in the design, implementation, monitoring, or evaluation of their projects.
The Global Health Network Colombia team invites you to join this personalised technical guidance initiative for health professionals, researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, project managers, and institutional teams across Latin America and the Caribbean.
The initiative aims to strengthen the management capabilities of those developing health research or intervention projects. Through consultations based on real cases, participants will be able to analyse a specific challenge, review alternatives, and define a course of action applicable to their projects. The initiative addresses challenges such as turning an idea into a viable proposal, maintaining coherence between objectives and activities, organising available resources, and using information to guide decision-making.
Consultations may address problem definition, theory of change development, objective setting, budget and timeline preparation, allocation of responsibilities, and risk management. Guidance will also be provided on indicators, baselines, and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) plans, as well as project sustainability and closure.
The methodology will focus on analysing a priority challenge presented by each individual or team. Before the meeting, those whose consultation has been confirmed must submit, at least 48 hours in advance, a presentation of no more than two slides including a summary of the project, the main concern, and the decision they need to make. This material must not contain personal data or confidential information. During the session, the case will be reviewed and next steps will be agreed upon; afterwards, a brief action note will, where possible, be sent within the following two days, and follow-up will be conducted on the implementation of the agreements.
The sessions will be held virtually via Google Meet. Fortnightly sessions are planned, with three 45-minute consultation slots per session, available to individuals or teams. Dates and times will be determined once the group of interested participants has been formed, taking into account the availability indicated on the registration form, and will be communicated directly to participants. For cases requiring continuity, follow-up support through three 30-minute mentoring sessions over a period of six to eight weeks is planned.
Guidance will be provided by Jonathan Valencia, Project Manager and MEAL professional at The Global Health Network Colombia, with experience in project design, management and evaluation, university teaching, and support for more than sixty initiatives. His role will focus on facilitating case analysis and adapting tools to the needs of each project.
Participants will also be able to access freely available resources from The Global Health Network, including toolkits, research process maps, and templates that support the planning and management of health projects.
Interested individuals and teams can register their case and availability using the registration form.