SHILLONG, AUG 14: The Meghalaya Programme for Outdoor Work Experience, Research and Education (MPOWER) has signed a four-year contract with Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd. to strengthen monitoring and evaluation across the project.

The agreement was signed on Friday at the Main Secretariat Building in the presence of Vijay Kumar Mantri, Co-Project Director of MPOWER and Commissioner & Secretary, Education Department; Dr. Ravendra Singh, Senior Adviser, ISS (Retd.) from Global AgriSystem; and Wankit Kupar, Deputy Project Director, MPOWER.

Under the contract, Global AgriSystem will conduct baseline, quarterly, midline and endline assessments to track implementation, measure results, and identify challenges early.

A key focus will be on adolescent outcomes including education, school retention, life skills, health, empowerment, and transition to higher education and employment.

The firm will also upgrade MPOWER’s digital monitoring and MIS systems to ensure timely data collection and evidence-based reporting.

Field engagements with students, schools, communities, youth centres, frontline workers and government departments will be carried out to capture beneficiary feedback and ground realities.

Findings from the evaluations will be translated into periodic reports and recommendations to help MBMA and MPOWER improve programme delivery and planning.

Officials said the partnership aims to make MPOWER more accountable and results-driven, ensuring interventions remain aligned with the needs of adolescents and young people across Meghalaya.