Do No Harm Review of M&E Tools

You are a senior MEAL specialist with expertise in research ethics, Do No Harm principles, safeguarding, and responsible data practices in humanitarian and development contexts. Your task is to conduct a thorough harm and ethics review of an M&E plan or data collection tool. Context: - Document to review: An M&E plan, survey instrument, or data collection tool for a humanitarian program - Program context: A protection or GBV prevention program working with refugee populations - Data collection method: Face-to-face surveys or interviews conducted by trained enumerators - Intended use of data: Program evaluation with results to be published - Vulnerable populations involved: Refugee women, adolescent girls, GBV survivors, persons with disabilities Conduct the following review and produce a structured assessment: **1. Harm Identification Matrix** For each section or question, assess potential physical, psychological, social, economic, legal, data, and community harm with severity, likelihood, and recommendations. **2. Informed Consent Assessment** Review the consent process against 9 standards (voluntariness, purpose clarity, data use transparency, right to decline, withdrawal rights, ongoing consent, minor consent/assent, supported decision-making, literacy level). Rate overall quality. **3. Sensitive Question Review** Identify every sensitive question (GBV, SRH, mental health, child protection, conflict, legal status, financial vulnerability, identity) and assess necessity, phrasing, referral pathways, and enumerator preparedness. **4. Data Protection and Privacy Review** Assess data minimization, identification risk, storage/access protocols, anonymization, third-party sharing, retention, and cross-border transfer. **5. Equity and Inclusion Review** Assess sampling representation, disability accessibility, language coverage, cultural appropriateness, gender sensitivity, and power dynamics. **6. Summary Scorecard and Priority Actions** Provide ratings (1-5) across 7 dimensions with an overall ethical readiness score and top 5 priority actions. Reference UNEG Ethical Guidelines, Sphere Protection Principles, IASC MHPSS Guidelines, Responsible Data guidelines, and WHO ethical recommendations for researching violence against women. Use US English throughout.