The MERL Tech Initiative is hosting a Masterclass titled “Strengthening Evidence-Based Decision Making Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for AI and Data Governance Policymaking” during Data Tamasha Africa 2026, on August 20.

Join us for a conversation about Digital and AI-enabled Social and Behavior Change.

The MERL Tech Initiative is once again offering our course on Small Language Models (SLMs). Join us in September for a hands-on workshop led by experts Cathy Richards and Jonas Norén.

On September 09, at 12pm ET, we are bringing together Megan Campbell (FeedbackLabs) and Katherine Haugh (Convive Collective) for a conversation about philanthropy, listening to communities, and acting on feedback and insights. Together we will explore how organizational readiness may influence or inform how organizations are able to respond to insights generated through listening efforts. […]

How do development and humanitarian professionals actually engage, learn, and carry principles into practice – interrogating the formats, content, and behavioural factors that make or break AI capacity-building initiatives?