XLSForm Build
Convert a Word or PDF questionnaire into a tested XLSForm for KoboToolbox, ODK or SurveyCTO. Skip logic, cascading selects, repeat groups and validation constraints all configured.
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Your project documents in. Working M&E frameworks out.
Upload a concept note, proposal, or ToR. Get a theory of change, logframe, results framework, indicator matrix, or deployable XLSForm in minutes rather than days. Every output is editable, exportable, and built to donor standards.
Thirteen tools live now. Free to use while in open testing.
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Upload your documents
Concept note, proposal, ToR, RFP, strategic plan, or existing M&E framework. PDF or Word.
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Choose your output
Pick the framework you need and the donor standard it must meet.
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Review and export
Edit anything before you download. Word, Excel, XLSForm or PDF.
Theory of change
Logframe
Results framework
Indicator matrix
XLSForm
M&E plan
The toolkit
Eight tools for the work you actually do
Each tool takes your own documents as the starting point. Nothing is generic, because nothing is generated from a blank template.
Proposal Audit
Upload a proposal plus the ToR. Get a compliance matrix, a scored technical scorecard, the three objections a real panel would raise, and every claim that needs verifying before you submit.
Open toolTheory of Change Designer
Turn a concept note into a full causal pathway with a diagram: problem analysis, outcomes and the assumptions each one rests on, the accountability boundary, and rival explanations. Summary or detailed.
Open toolLogframe Generator
A four column logical framework in the EU, USAID, GIZ or UN convention, with indicators, means of verification and assumptions, plus vertical and horizontal logic checks on the result.
Open toolResults Framework Builder
Goal, development objectives, intermediate results and outputs, with an indicator monitoring table carrying baselines, targets, collection frequency and the responsible entity for each.
Open toolQuestionnaire Designer
A field-ready instrument with analysis-ready variable names, skip logic, consent scripts, referral protocols for sensitive modules, and a traceability matrix tying every question to an indicator.
Open toolM&E Plan Builder
A complete monitoring, evaluation and learning plan: data flow traced from collection point to decision point, quality checks against all five dimensions, and a learning agenda of genuinely open questions.
Open toolIndicator Reference Sheets
A PIRS for every indicator, written so two people collecting it in different districts arrive at the same count. Definitions, inclusion rules, disaggregation boundaries and honest limitations.
Open toolAnalysis Plan and Syntax
A data analysis plan with runnable SPSS or Stata syntax built against your own variable names, with the assumptions each test requires and what to do when they fail.
Open toolEvaluation Matrix
Every evaluation question from the ToR mapped to criteria, judgement criteria, benchmarks and triangulation partners. Questions that cannot be answered are named as such, with what can be answered instead.
Open toolGantt Chart Builder
A phased implementation schedule with dependencies, the critical path calculated rather than guessed, float on every task, and a level of effort summary by role.
Open toolProposal Generator
Draft a technical proposal against a call document, using your own company profile and CVs. Compliance checklist, methodology, risk register, evaluation matrix, work plan and a costed budget in shillings.
Open toolData Entry and Transcription
Upload scanned or photographed completed questionnaires. Get a dataset, a matching codebook, and a verification queue listing every cell that needs a human eye. Nothing illegible is ever guessed.
Open toolHow it works
Three steps, no training required
The toolkit reads your documents the way a senior evaluator would, then builds the framework you asked for.
Upload what you already have
A concept note, a funded proposal, a ToR, a strategic plan, or an existing framework you want improved. The more context you give it, the more specific the output. Nothing is stored after your session ends.
Pick your output and standard
Choose the framework you need and the donor convention it must satisfy. USAID, World Bank, FAO, EU, GIZ and UN formats are all supported, or use a neutral template.
Edit, then export
Every field is editable before you download. Nothing is locked. Export to Word, Excel, XLSForm or PDF and take it straight into your submission or your team review.
Who it's for
Built for people under deadline
M&E officers
You have a results framework due Friday and a programme team that has not agreed on outcomes yet.
Proposal writers
You need a logframe and theory of change to match a technical narrative you have already drafted.
Small NGOs
You have no dedicated M&E staff but donors expect the same framework quality as an international agency.
Consultants
You bill by the assignment, and the framework build is the part that eats your margin.
Pricing
Pay for what you generate
No seat licences and no annual lock-in. Credits never expire.
Pay as you go
$12
per framework generated
- Any single tool
- Unlimited edits before export
- All export formats
- No account required
Best value
Practitioner
$39/mo
10 generations per month
- Every tool in the kit
- Save and revisit projects
- Version history
- Priority on new tools
- Email support
Organisation
$149/mo
unlimited, up to 10 users
- Everything in Practitioner
- Shared team workspace
- Your own house templates
- Onboarding session
- Named support contact
Pricing is indicative during early access and may change before public launch.
Who built this
Made by evaluators who do this work
MEL Toolkit is built by Nate Africa Consulting, a Ugandan research and evaluation firm working across Uganda, South Sudan, Somalia and the wider East African Community since 2017. Every tool encodes a method we already use on live assignments for clients including WaterAid, FAO, UNCDF, DAI and GOPA.
2017Established
18+Years experience
3+Countries
Start using the tools
All thirteen tools are live and free to use while we test them. Create an account and start with your own documents. Tell us what breaks and what is missing, and we will fix it.
Or leave your email and we will write when something significant changes.
No spam, and no more than one email a month.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is this replacing evaluators?
No. It removes the mechanical part of framework construction so you spend your time on the judgement calls: whether the causal logic actually holds, whether the indicators measure what matters, whether the assumptions are realistic. The tool drafts. You decide.
What happens to the documents I upload?
They are processed to generate your output and deleted after your session ends. They are not used to train any model and are not shared with third parties. If your organisation needs a signed data processing agreement before you upload anything, email us and we will provide one.
How good are the outputs, honestly?
Good enough to be a strong first draft, not good enough to submit unread. The tool produces a structurally complete and internally consistent framework using your project's specific content. It cannot know things that are not in your documents, and it will occasionally propose an indicator that is impractical in your context. Review before you submit.
Which donor formats are supported?
USAID, World Bank, FAO, EU, GIZ and UN conventions at launch, plus a neutral format. If you need a specific donor template not listed, send it to us and we will add it.
Can I use my organisation's own template?
On the Organisation plan, yes. Upload your house template once and every output is formatted to match it.
What if I need a human to do this properly?
That is what Nate Africa Consulting does. If your assignment needs a full evaluation design, a field data collection exercise, or a framework built through stakeholder workshops, the consultancy handles it directly. The toolkit and the consultancy are two ways to get the same expertise.