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Astha Ramaiya [Co-author] Shared the Journal Article - Published in Child Abuse & Neglect, June 2026
A new systematic review published in Child Abuse & Neglect examined the link between mental health and technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse (TF-CSEA). Analysing 10 studies with over 25,000 participants across seven countries, researchers found that depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and prior trauma were consistently associated with victimisation. Crucially, the relationship appears bidirectional with mental health difficulties both preceding and resulting from exploitation; creating potential cycles of repeated harm. Perhaps most striking: traditional parental monitoring through technological surveillance showed limited protective effects. What actually mattered? The quality of parent-child relationships including, open communication, emotional warmth, and trust. The findings suggest prevention efforts should combine universal school-based programmes building emotional resilience with targeted support for high-risk youth, while parent education should prioritise connection over control. With 12.5% of children globally experiencing online solicitation annually, understanding these psychological pathways is essential for effective child protection.
Alok Srivastava, Vasanti Rao & Amita Puri Article on International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, January 2026
Tara Prasad Article on Challanges and Lessons Learns of GESI responsive and inclusive conservatiom practices, Nepal
Ritu Dewan & Swati Raju Article on Economic and Political Weekly
Viera Schioppetto shared Thesis on Gender Approach in Development Projects
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Creative way of explaining M&E to Non-technical persons
Throughout my career as a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) practitioner, I have come across many managers who were simply confounded by M&E jargons. What is an activity versus an input? How is an outcome different from an output? So confusing, daunting and and sometimes downright scary! However, it does not have to be this way.
During my workshops, I found an effective and fun way to explain basic M&E concepts to non-technical persons.It uses the analogy of a person on the beach.
Just imagine someone walking along the beach and thinking it would be a good idea to throw a rock in the water.
1. Choosing the Rock (Input)
He has a bed of rocks at his disposal and it is matter of choosing the right rock for the effect he wants. Should he choose the big rock, the small rock? Or all of them? The rocks represent the financial, human, physical and material resources that are available to the organisation. These are the INPUTS that would be fed into a given programme or project.
2. Throwing the Rock (Activity)
He makes the decision to throw all the rocks in the sea. After all, the more rocks he throws, the more effects he will see on the sea. The act of throwing the rocks represents the ACTIVITIES of a programme. Activities are the actions taken within the programme. For example, conducting trainings, drafting policy papers, organising meetings etc.
3. The Splash (Output)
Once the rock hits the water, it makes a splash. The splash is the immediate effect of the activity of throwing the rock. In other words, the splash represents the OUTPUTS and is the immediate result of the completion of programme activities. Outputs are the products and/or services which results from the completion of activities. For example, as a result of conducting trainings in Sexual Reproductive Health, an immediate result is that persons now have increased knowledge in this area.
4. The Ripple (Outcome)
The initial splash (output) creates a ripple effect on the water. The ripple represents OUTCOMES. These are the short-term and medium term effects of the outputs. In other words, “What changes occur due to the output?” For example, as a result of persons have an increased knowledge of their Sexual Reproductive Health (output), we expect a behavioural change. Persons will now engage in safer sex practises. This is the outcome.
5. The Horizon (Goal/Desired or Intended Impact/Final Outcome/Objective)
The horizon represents the long term GOALS/IMPACT/OBJECTIVE or the lasting changes that we hope to achieve by the programme’s intervention. It is the result of all the activities, outputs and outcomes that achieves the goal.
For example, the programme commits its human and financial resources (inputs) to carry out trainings and marketing campaigns on sexual reproductive health (activities) that will lead to increased knowledge in this area (output). This will result in people practising safer sex (outcome) which will lead to a healthier population with reduced HIV/AIDS and STD rates (Goal/Impact). This is an overly simplistic example, but it does illustrate the point well.
In the Logical Framework, the different steps are ordered sequentially: activities feed into outputs, which lead to outcomes, which achieve the overall goals. Please see the illustration below.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) does not have to be mundane or scary. There are creative ways to present the technical jargons and to make the process come alive in your organisation.
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Add a Comment
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Comment by Mamta Chauhan on September 1, 2015 at 17:39 -
Thanks Ann, You have really explained the M&E jargons in most simplest manner. It is useful for many of us.
warmly,
mamta
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Comment by Ann-Murray Brown on August 25, 2015 at 13:31
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Thanks John!
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Comment by John Donnelly on August 25, 2015 at 13:26
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This is great Ann. I use an analogy of growing vegetables but this is better. Well done!
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Thanks Stacy-Ann!
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Comment by Stacy-Ann Gavin on August 11, 2015 at 20:56
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This is a really good and fun way of explaining!
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