News and Events
21 Jul
Outstanding Awards of The Final Project Pitching Day 2024-25
26 Jun
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 25 June 2025 (Wednesday)
02 Jun
International Conference on ‘Promoting a Sustainable MEL Culture in the NGO Sector: Innovative Designs and Practical Lessons’
14 May
You are cordially invited to join the Community of Practice Session (CoP)
07 May
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 29 April 2025 (Tuesday)!
28 Apr
The Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Final Project Pitching Day successfully held on 25 APRIL 2025
25 Mar
You are cordially invited to join the Community of Practice Session (CoP)
21 Mar
Invitation to join online International Conference on “Promoting a Sustainable MEL Culture in the NGO Sector: Innovative Designs and Practical Lessons” (May 23, 2025)
03 Mar
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 25 February 2025 (Tuesday)!
11 Feb
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project: Final Project Pitching Day
27 Jan
👏🏻 [BEST PRACTICE SHARING 2024] 👏🏻
19 Dec
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 17 December 2024 (Tuesday)!
25 Nov
Session 11&12
21 Nov
Community of Practice Session (CoP) MEL Journey — Father Focused Program: Enhance Father’s Involvement for Children with SEN
16 Nov
Session 8
11 Nov
First meeting with mentors and mentees
11 Nov
Session 7
11 Nov
Session 5&6
26 Oct
Session 3&4
19 Oct
Opening Ceremony and Session 1&2
30 Sep
The Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Final Project Pitching Day successfully held on 20 September 2024
29 Aug
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 27 August 2024 (Tuesday)!
07 Aug
MEL PROJECT 2024-2025 IS NOW OPEN FOR RECRUITMENT!
25 Jul
You are cordially invited to join the Community of Practice Session (CoP)
16 Jul
Invitation to attend the Jockey Club MEL Institute Project: Final Project Pitching Day
05 Jul
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) Online Sharing Event Successfully Held!
11 Jun
You are cordially invited to join the Community of Practice Session (CoP) !
26 Apr
MEL PROJECT 2024-2025 IS NOW OPEN FOR RECRUITMENT!
08 Apr
Exciting Wrap-Up of Sessions 13 & 14: Outcome and Impact Communication!
29 Mar
Exciting Update on Sessions 11 & 12: Outcome and Impact Communication!
28 Mar
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 26 March 2024 (Tuesday)!
25 Mar
2024 MEL Training Session 9&10
18 Mar
2024 MEL Training Session 7&8
12 Mar
Mentored Practicum Mentees Meeting
10 Mar
2024 MEL Training Session 5&6
05 Mar
2024 MEL Training Session 3&4
26 Feb
Opening Ceremony and Session 1&2
28 Dec
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 21 December 2023 (Thursday)!
07 Oct
The Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Final Project Pitching Day successfully held on 29 September 2023
07 Oct
MEL PROJECT 2024 IS NOW OPEN FOR RECRUITMENT!
19 Sep
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 15 September 2023 (Friday)!
08 Jul
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project: Final Project Pitching Day
03 Jul
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Online Community of Practice Session (“MEL CoP”) was successfully held on 29 June 2023 (Thursday)!
05 Jan
Application Deadline Extended To Feb 03 (Fri)!
15 Nov
MEL PROJECT 2023 IS NOW OPEN FOR RECRUITMENT!
10 Nov
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Opening Ceremony cum Symposium on Program Evaluation and Impact Assessment
16 Sep
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Opening Ceremony cum Symposium on Program Evaluation and Impact Assessment
26 May
What is web-based social technology?
24 May
Do you know that juvenile crime tends to happen on weekdays instead of weekends?
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
15 May
International Day of Families
12 May
The Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Press Conference
08 May
Happy Mother’s Day to all wonderful mothers!
01 May
Today is Labour Day!
28 Apr
One week countdown to our first Press Conference!
25 Apr
Why is accountability so important to our practice in the social service sector?
22 Apr
When we are selecting a scale for measuring, we need to pay attention to the target population, reliability and scoring.
19 Apr
What is CSO?
16 Apr
Happy Easter!
11 Apr
The scales of coping with stigma at Individual level
07 Apr
It’s World Health Day!!
05 Apr
It’s Ching Ming Festival today!
02 Apr
World Autism Awareness Day
31 Mar
‘How to measure the hope level in the community?’
25 Mar
Data management system: What is it? How to start and develop one for your project?
23 Mar
?Let’s celebrate World Water Day together! ?
22 Mar
?Today is the World Down Syndrome Day!?
18 Mar
How to decrease the possibility of making an error by using statistical decision-making?
16 Mar
Today is World Social Work Day!
11 Mar
Gradual memory loss is a natural aspect of aging.
09 Mar
May you have a happy International Women’s Day!?
04 Mar
Webpage of MEL Oline Community of Practices
02 Mar
Warm wishes on the Zero Discrimination Day
24 Feb
Do you know how to use various programme data in performance measurement, monitoring and programme evaluation?
22 Feb
Today is International Mother Language Day!
21 Feb
?♀️It is the World Day of Social Justice today!?
19 Feb
‘How to measure the older adults’ domestic generative acts at the interpersonal level?’
17 Feb
How to avoid the potential errors that may happen in programme evaluation?
15 Feb
?Wishing You a Happy Valentine’s Day♥?
13 Feb
A celebration of science: Happy Darwin Day!
10 Feb
Youth delinquency is getting more and more complex and pervasive
07 Feb
Webpage of MEL Outcome/Impact Indicator Bank
05 Feb
Today is the International Day of Human Fraternity. A pathway to the future!
02 Feb
?Happy Chinese New Year!?
30 Jan
Warm wishes on World Leprosy Day♥
25 Jan
? ‘The level of help from workfare to recipients in the community’?
21 Jan
[ BEST PRACTICE SHARING 2020-2021]
19 Jan
[The MEL Live Broadcast Recording is now available online!]
17 Jan
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day!!!
11 Jan
Have you said Thank You today? It is International Thank You Day!
06 Jan
What pops up in your mind when talking about programme management?
03 Jan
How many times have you heard that the internet has revolutionized our way of life?
01 Jan
? Happy New Year! Make way for 2022! ?
31 Dec
?Happy New Year in advance!?
28 Dec
? ‘The level of help from workfare to recipients in the community’?
25 Dec
May this Christmas bring your family full of love and happiness!
24 Dec
Have a Blissful Christmas Eve!
21 Dec
How to estimate the sample size of a study?
16 Dec
Do you know the difference between formative and summative evaluation?
14 Dec
Which could be a suitable surveying method in the context of Hong Kong?
10 Dec
EQUALITY – Reducing inequalities, uploading human rights✊?
05 Dec
Happy International Volunteers Day today!?
04 Dec
[BEST PRACTICE SHARING 2019-2020]
01 Dec
End AIDs – Spread Love! Today is the World AIDS Day.
30 Nov
Computer Security Day is coming!
25 Nov
Let gather together to celebrate the Thanksgiving Day!!!
22 Nov
How to Measure the Ability of Coping with Stigma at the Individual Level ?
19 Nov
What makes an ideal NGO App?
16 Nov
International Day for Tolerance
12 Nov
The webpage of MEL Live Broadcast Record is now available!
10 Nov
Let’s start to use the Self-Learning System to facilitate your programme better
05 Nov
Come and join in this debate to better facilitate your service delivery
02 Nov
Thank You for Joining International Conference on Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment
31 Oct
Trick-or-Treat? No tricks, just treats!
29 Oct
?It’s International Internet Day today!!!
28 Oct
The Scoring of Health Maintenance Efficacy at the individual level
27 Oct
Thank You for Joining International Conference on Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment！
21 Oct
How do you cope with a low response rate?
17 Oct
Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
16 Oct
Have you heard of using “Blockchain” for data management?
14 Oct
HAPPY CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL
13 Oct
Final Call for Registration!!!- [International Conference on Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment]
10 Oct
Today is the World Mental Health Day!
09 Oct
A social worker has thought an idea of adopting virtual visits to solve this dilemma, but how could we know about the effectiveness of this new service?
07 Oct
International Conference: 2 Weeks Countdown
05 Oct
Happy Teachers Day to all the teachers!
29 Sep
Today is World Heart Day!!!
27 Sep
[LESS THAN ONE MONTH TO GO] International Conference on ‘Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’
26 Sep
The scoring of work skill at the community level
22 Sep
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
22 Sep
This year comes to the 56th World Gratitude Day
17 Sep
Have you ever encountered “Don’t Know” responses in surveys?
15 Sep
‘My notion of democracy is that under it, the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongest.’
13 Sep
[ONE MONTH TO GO] Mark your date now!
10 Sep
Have you ever struggled with selecting suitable approaches and methodologies to design an impact evaluation?
08 Sep
Aware that literacy is important to all countries and cultures
03 Sep
Do you know programme evaluation can help measure fundraising effectiveness in your organisation?
31 Aug
✨[International Conference on ‘Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’] – Plenary Speakers
28 Aug
Work motivation scale at the community level
27 Aug
Thank You for Joining MEL Live Broadcast Sharing Session 2
23 Aug
The annual International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition fall on 23 August each year
20 Aug
[International Conference on ‘Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’]-Keynote Speakers?
19 Aug
Today is World Humanitarian Day!
17 Aug
Why does my organisation need a communication strategy?
16 Aug
Last Three Days for Registration!!!
12 Aug
Happy International Youth Day!!!
10 Aug
What do we want our audience to know/feel/do in response to the campaign?
06 Aug
MEL Live Broadcast Sharing Session for August
05 Aug
‼️? New Webpage Launch Announcement ?‼️
04 Aug
The logic model serves as a top-level summary of how an organization or program achieves its goals
30 Jul
the 11th International Day of Friendship
29 Jul
how to apply MEL knowledge in evaluating the effectiveness of parental workshop in the project
26 Jul
Thank You for Joining MEL Live Broadcast Sharing Session in July
23 Jul
See how our winning team developed the evaluation plan for monitoring and evaluating their new project
21 Jul
Good planning is the key to successful programme evaluation
20 Jul
The depression of the elderly at the community level
16 Jul
Outstanding Award Teams of the Final Project Pitching Day 2020-2021
15 Jul
It is the World Youth Skills Day!!
14 Jul
Find difficulties in managing and collecting bulk data systematically?
13 Jul
Last Two Days for Registration!!!
09 Jul
Outstanding Award Teams of the Final Project Pitching Day 2020-2021
08 Jul
MEL Live Broadcast Sharing Session-SIGN UP NOW!
07 Jul
Learn the relationship between blockchain technology and social service sector
05 Jul
How to Use MEL Skills to Strengthen our Organisational Effectiveness
02 Jul
Inadequate knowledge about disease management and treatment regimens is the main reason for sub-optimal compliance among patients with chronic medications.
30 Jun
The difference between qualitative and quantitative research
23 Jun
United Nations Public Service Day
22 Jun
The hospital anxiety and depression scale at community level
20 Jun
Dad, happy father’s day!
15 Jun
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
14 Jun
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!!!
12 Jun
ACT NOW TO END CHILD LABOUR!
11 Jun
My 4S MEL Journey
10 Jun
When conducting programme evaluation involving children and youth, there is an important issue we should be aware of
05 Jun
World Environment Day
02 Jun
Respect, Beneficence and Justice are important ethical principles for performing effective evaluations in social service organisations
26 May
Have you ever felt confused when selecting different types of programme data for the programme evaluation?
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
17 May
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
15 May
International Day of Families
12 May
The Scales of Grief in Personal Sacrifice Burden at individual level
09 May
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers!
04 May
Performance measurement, monitoring and programme evaluation are three essential service developmental processes
30 Apr
Do you find it difficult to cultivate the culture of programme evaluation in your team?
26 Apr
The Scales of social well-being at Individual level
23 Apr
The MEL Photo Album 2020-2021
21 Apr
World Day for Creativity and Innovation
19 Apr
Monitoring affords a deep understanding of the objectives of an organisation’s project, as well as of the plans to achieve those objectives and the indicators used to assess performance
16 Apr
Launch of MEL Alumni Website
15 Apr
The Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Final Project Pitching Day 2021
14 Apr
[Final Results Announcement] MEL Final Project Pitching Day 2020-2021
08 Apr
Let’s explore what the NGO practitioners should aware of when collecting those data
07 Apr
It’s World Health Day!!
06 Apr
? ONE more week to MEL Final Project Pitching Day 2021 – ACT NOW! ?
04 Apr
Today is Ching Ming Festival
02 Apr
World Autism Awareness Day
01 Apr
Happy Easter!
27 Mar
EarthHour 2021
23 Mar
Are there any other innovative and alternative ways to approach hidden drug abusers?
21 Mar
World Down Syndrome Day
19 Mar
Do you know how we could measure the outcome and impact of a social service programme?
16 Mar
Alumni Live Broadcast Sessions are Available Now!
16 Mar
Happy World Social Work Day 2021!
11 Mar
The Scale of Friendship Quality of Elderly at Individual level
08 Mar
International Women’s Day
06 Mar
A good study needs to have “high power”, you can check out the video to learn more about the power
02 Mar
Zero Discrimination Day
01 Mar
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project: Final Project Pitching Day
26 Feb
MEL Alumni Live Broadcast on 23 Feb
23 Feb
What are the pros and cons of online counselling for young people?
22 Feb
The International Mother Language Day
21 Feb
Today is the World Day of Social Justice!
19 Feb
The Scale of Hospital Anxiety and Depression at Individual Level
17 Feb
MEL Alumni Live Broadcast Last Call
17 Feb
An effective programme evaluation is crucial to improve the provision of services. ✨
16 Feb
Jockey Club MEL Institute Project: Final Project Pitching Day
14 Feb
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! ?
12 Feb
Happy Chinese New Year to all of you!
11 Feb
Chinese New Year Eve!
09 Feb
[Mentored Practicum update]
05 Feb
Alumni Live Broadcast
05 Feb
International Day of Human Fraternity! ?
03 Feb
?Do you know what you may need to consider for estimation of sample size?
30 Jan
Final Pitching Day 2020-2021 – Registration details will be released soon!
30 Jan
When we are conducting hypothesis testing, there may be chances that errors will occur. ?How can we reduce the chance of errors? ?
24 Jan
International Day of Education
20 Jan
The Scale of Provision of Social Support: People with Disabilities in the Community
15 Jan
Many service providers have experienced difficulty in conducting programme evaluation due to the outbreak of COVID-19. ?Let’s see how we can adapt to this challenge! ?
12 Jan
We are now in the middle of the mentored practicum!
08 Jan
Do you know what kind of programme data that can be collected for performance measurement, monitoring, and programme evaluation?
04 Jan
World Braille Day
01 Jan
?Happy New Year!
23 Dec
Merry Christmas everyone!
23 Dec
The Scale of Preschool Anxiety: Obsessive-compulsive Disorder at Individual Level
21 Dec
Are there any principles or suggestions to guide people in preparing for the programme?
18 Dec
International Migrants Day
14 Dec
International Conference on “The Challenges of Outcome Evaluation in Human Services”
11 Dec
Check out our free course on the logic of hypothesis testing!
10 Dec
Human Rights Day
06 Dec
International Volunteer Day
03 Dec
What is the role of social work in social protection system?
03 Dec
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
01 Dec
World AIDS Day
01 Dec
Courses for public
27 Nov
Sometimes it might be difficult to start a project evaluation ?
25 Nov
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
24 Nov
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
20 Nov
National Family Caregivers Month
19 Nov
Do you know there is a difference in the design of the questionnaire when the target respondents are different?
18 Nov
The Scale of Aid Adequacy in Medical Social Services
13 Nov
Courses for public
11 Nov
World Kindness Week
10 Nov
Meet our Mentors 2020 IV
10 Nov
World Adoption Day
05 Nov
Meet our Mentors 2020 III
03 Nov
Meet our Mentors 2020 II
31 Oct
Happy Halloween!
30 Oct
Meet our Mentors 2020 I
30 Oct
Session 13 & 14
25 Oct
Happy Chung Yeung Festival
24 Oct
Make a Difference Day
23 Oct
The four-month mentored practicum will start very soon!
22 Oct
Do you know what kind of must-have characteristics should a mobile app have?
21 Oct
Thank Your Cleaner Day
21 Oct
Session 11&12
20 Oct
The Scale of Schooling Motivation at individual level
17 Oct
?Project Forecast – Programme Evaluation and Impact Assessment
17 Oct
Session 9& 10
10 Oct
World Mental Health Day
08 Oct
Session 7&8
02 Oct
Happy mid-autumn festival!
01 Oct
Session 5&6
30 Sep
Do you know why it is important to conduct programme evaluation for your social service programme?
24 Sep
Session 3, 4 & 5
22 Sep
international Peace Day
19 Sep
Project Forecast – Session 3 & 4
17 Sep
The Scale of Pet Engagement of the Elderly at the Community
16 Sep
Opening 2020-2021 and Session 1&2
12 Sep
?Project Forecast – Session 1 & 2
10 Sep
?Project Forecast – Programme Evaluation and Impact Assessment
09 Sep
Project Forecast – Media and Communications
09 Sep
Project Forecast – Resource and Planning Management
07 Sep
Project Forecast – Service Development and Monitoring
03 Sep
Do you know what are the ethical principles that need to be followed when your study involves children?
02 Sep
Get Ready for the Training!
27 Aug
Best Practice Sharing – Outstanding Teams
26 Aug
What is the difference between validity and reliability?
20 Aug
Have you ever thought of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be useful in programme evaluation?
20 Aug
The Scale of Physical Well-being for Children
19 Aug
World Humanitarian Day
12 Aug
International Youth Day
11 Aug
How to boost the efficiency of resource management of an NGO?
30 Jul
International Day of Friendship
30 Jul
Do you know how to develop a ‘Creative Brief’?
29 Jul
The Scale of Family Networking
16 Jul
World Youth Skills Day
10 Jul
Join us on OCOP!
09 Jul
2020-2021 MEL Application Now Open!
07 Jul
MEL scenario-based materials
04 Jul
International Day of Cooperatives
03 Jul
Courses for Public
03 Jul
Application Deadline Extended to 17 July
27 Jun
Join us on OCOP!
25 Jun
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
23 Jun
2020-2021 Now open for application!
22 Jun
[Best Practice Sharing – Outstanding Teams #5]
22 Jun
[Best Practice Sharing – Outstanding Teams #4]
21 Jun
Happy Father’s Day
20 Jun
World Refugee Day
20 Jun
[Best Practice Sharing – Outstanding Teams #3]
18 Jun
[Best Practice Sharing – Outstanding Teams #2]
17 Jun
[Best Practice Sharing – Outstanding Teams #1]
15 Jun
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
12 Jun
World Day Against Child Labour 2020
12 Jun
The scale measuring the delinquency learning from peers
10 Jun
Check out our free MEL online courses!
09 Jun
2020-2021 Application Now Open!
03 Jun
MEL Live broadcast: Application of AI/machine learning in social policy and programme evaluation
27 May
Including the “don’t know” option in the questionnaire?
22 May
MEL Indicator Bank: The Scale of Psychological well-being of children in the community
21 May
Today is World Day for Cultural Diversity!
20 May
MEL Live broadcast by Dr. CHOW Yan Chi (27 May at 15:00)
16 May
It’s International Day of Families!
08 May
MEL project 2020 recruitment is open now!
04 May
Response rate of the evaluation is low?
01 May
Happy Labour Day!
28 Apr
Final Pitching Day: Result Announcement
28 Apr
The Jockey Club MEL Institute Project: Final Project Pitching Day 2019-2020
22 Apr
Join us with Online Community of Practices!
21 Apr
Invitation to the Final Pitching Day
18 Apr
Do you know how to fully utilize the measurement tools?
16 Apr
The MEL Outcome/Impact Indicator Bank: The Scale of Self-efficacy about job searching
15 Apr
Invitation to the Final Pitching Day
15 Apr
World Creativity and Innovation Day
10 Apr
Wishing you a Happy Easter!
07 Apr
World Health Day
07 Apr
Invitation to the Final Pitching Day
05 Apr
Ching Ming festival
03 Apr
World Autism Awareness Day
20 Mar
International Day of Happiness
11 Mar
Join our Online Community of Practice!
08 Mar
Each for Equal – International Women’s Day
05 Mar
Free MEL scenario-based online courses!
02 Mar
New date and arrangements of Final Project Pitching Day
28 Feb
Join us for free MEL courses!
28 Feb
Digital Learning Day!
20 Feb
World Day of Social Justice
12 Feb
Postpone of MEL events
12 Feb
Join our OCOP!
08 Feb
MEL Live broadcast on 20 March
05 Feb
World Cancer Day
23 Jan
Happy Chinese New Year from MEL!
20 Jan
Check out our free online scenario-based courses!
09 Jan
Register now at our OCOP!
02 Jan
Happy holidays from MEL team!
17 Dec
Final Pitching Day on 31 March 2020
12 Dec
Free MEL online courses!
10 Dec
Add oil to your Mentored Practicum
05 Dec
International Volunteer Day (IVD)
04 Dec
Come and join our Online Community of Practice (OCOP)
03 Dec
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
01 Dec
World AIDS Day 2019
26 Nov
The Scale of Reminiscence (Grief: Heartfelt Sadness & Longing) for family caregivers of persons living with progressive dementia
25 Nov
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
17 Nov
International Day for Tolerance
16 Nov
Meet our mentors VI
15 Nov
Family Caregivers Month
14 Nov
Meet our mentors V
11 Nov
Meet our mentors IV
09 Nov
Meet our mentors III
07 Nov
Meet our mentors II
06 Nov
The scale of social amity for people with disabilities
05 Nov
Meet our mentors I
02 Nov
The Mentored Practicum is getting started
29 Oct
Album of MEL Training 2019
28 Oct
Session 13&14 — Successful Close of Training & Beginning of Mentored Practicum
19 Oct
Session 11&12
12 Oct
Session 9&10
05 Oct
Session 7&8
28 Sep
Session 5&6
21 Sep
Session 3&4
14 Sep
Session 1&2
14 Sep
Training course begins
14 Apr
Opening Ceremony cum Symposium on Programme Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Courses for public
Web-based audio visual learning materials
Outcome / impact indicator bank
Best Practices Sharing
Online community of practices
Courses for participants
