 The Nigerian-American author Teju Cole once said, if we're going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement. That's what this course is about. Peacebuilding work is complex, and it's done in challenging, often dangerous situations. Because of this, peacebuilders have an ethical responsibility to be constantly reflective about what we do. First, to make sure our programs are as impactful as possible. Second, to ensure we're not doing harm to our partners or the communities where we work. And third, to make sure we're always using our limited resources efficiently and effectively. This is what effective monitoring and evaluation helps us do. And organizations are learning they need internal staff to be knowledgeable about monitoring and evaluation, to be engaged in monitoring and evaluation work. It's not something that can simply be outsourced to M&E experts. I consider this subject matter of this course at the heart of the work we do. So we hope you'll join us.