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Addressing environmental sustainability through the OECD DAC criteria for evaluation of development assistance
This resource, from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative, discusses how the six evaluation criteria of the OECD DAC (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development – Development Assistance Committee) can be used to get environmentalEvaluación que incorpora la sostenibilidad: Por qué la necesitamos y cómo hacerla
La presente orientación La presente orientación tiene por objeto ayudar a las personas que están realizando o supervisando evaluaciones a incorporar la sostenibilidad ambiental de formas que sean factibles y útiles.Sustainability-inclusive evaluation: Why we need it and how to do it
This guidance from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to support those doing or overseeing evaluations to include environmental sustainability in feasible and useful ways.gLOCAL 2024 opening event: Rethinking evaluation: Driving transformative change (Webinar)
On May 29, the 2024 gLOCAL Evaluation Week kicked off with a virtual discussion on how evaluation can drive transformative change.Demystifying evaluation: Communication strategies for making evaluation more engaging and more inclusive (Webinar)
In this gLOCAL 2024 event, GEI explores what communication strategies work best to make evaluation more engaging and more inclusive for various audiences in different regions of the world.Transforming evaluation by global institutions to achieve the SDGs in health (Webinar)
In this gLOCAL 2024 event, the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) addresses a topic that begs the attention of global health institutions: How can evaluation better support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for heaFIME project roundtable - Evaluation for transformation: The power of feminist approaches (Webinar)
In this gLOCAL 2024 event, the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) takes a deeper dive into feminist evaluation and its potential to drive transformative change.Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) webinars
These webinars hosted by the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) and its partners cover a range of topics including strengthening national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, gender equality, and many other areas.How can evaluation change the world? Empowering Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs) to contribute to transformational change (Webinar)
In this gLOCAL event, we explore the role of evaluation in transforming the world and the potential of YEEs to contribute to this transformation.Scott G. Chaplowe - M&E resource list
Scott Chaplowe's resource page has over 150 hyper-linked resources for monitoring and evaluation, all of which are freely available online. There's a particular focus on M&E communities and organisations.Making rigorous causal claims in a real-life context: Has research contributed to sustainable forest management?
This article discusses an impact evaluation that examined the contribution of two forestry research centres - the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pourCase study: Using QuIP to evaluate Tearfund’s church and community transformation programme
This resource provides an example of the use of the Qualitative Impact Assessment Protocol (QuIP) approach in an ongoing evaluation of a Tearfund programme.Case study: QuIP & RCT to evaluate a cash transfer and gender training programme in Malawi
This case study discusses the combination of the Qualitative Impact Assessment Protocol (QuIP) and Randomised Control Trial (RCT) approaches in the evaluation of Concern Worldwide's "Graduation" programme.QuIP used as part of an evaluation of the impact of the UK Government Tampon Tax Fund (TTF)
The evaluation of the UK Government's Tampon Tax Fund (TTF), established in 2015, incorporated Qualitative Impact Assessment Protocol (QuIP) techniques to capture grantees' perspectives.QuIP and the Yin/Yang of Quant and Qual: How to navigate QuIP visualisations
This discussion paper reviews how quantitative and qualitative processes are utilised in analysis and presentation of dataUnderstanding process tracing
This 2011 paper, from David Collier, outlines a new framework for process tracing to achieve greater systemisation of qualitative methods. This version includes some reflections in 2019 on subsequent developments.Doing qualitative field research on gender norms with adolescent girls and their families
This research and practice note offers practical advice, examples and tools to ensure gender sensitivity in evaluation and research with adolescent girls, with a focus on qualitative research methods.Organizational development impact evaluation: Ethiopia country program
This paper from Pact Ethiopia is the final report from three external consultants who were commissioned to evaluate ten years of capacity building interventions by the organisation.From policies to results: Developing capacities for country monitoring and evaluation systems
This book from UNICEF provides a range of articles that demonstrate building capacity and best practices in the development of country-led monitoring and evaluation systems.Assessing rural transformations: Piloting a qualitative impact protocol in Malawi and Ethiopia
This working paper reports on findings from four pilot studies of a protocol for qualitative impact evaluation of NGO-sponsored rural development projects in Malawi and Ethiopia.QuIP in action: Save the Children case study
This resource provides an example of the use of the Qualitative Impact Assessment Protocol (QuIP) approach in evaluations of Save the Children's programmes.Using M&E to improve government performance and accountability: A glance of 6 countries’ NES
This report on lessons learned from the Twende Mbele program compares the experiences of six different countries – Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, South Africa and Uganda and discusses issues relating to leadership and linkages, capacity, and qOutcome monitoring and learning in large multi-stakeholder research programmes: lessons from the PRISE consortium
This discussion paper outlines the key lessons to emerge from designing and applying an outcome monitoring system to the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies (PRISE) project.Use of administrative data for the COVID-19 response
This blog introduces a video of a panel session describing how administrative data – routinely collected data – might be used to help with the response to the COVID 19 pandemic.Impact assessment of financial market development through the lens of complexity theory
This example of complexity theory from FSD Kenya focuses on evaluating the impact of two financial programs implemented by the organisation: the development of a credit information-sharing system and the implementation of a savings group.Conversations about measurement and evaluation in impact investing
This article documents issues emerging during discussions of impact investing and social impact measurement amongst participants of the Innovations in Evaluation strand at the 8th African Evaluation Association Conference.A stakeholder view of the development of national evaluation systems in Africa
This journal article compares developments in National Evaluation Systems in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.Informal traders lock horns with the formal milk industry: The role of research in pro-poor dairy policy shift in kenya
This paper, written by C. Leksmono, J. Young, N. Hooton, H. Muriuki and D.Footprint evaluation webinar 1: Identifying points of nexus between human and natural systems
In part one of this three-part webinar series, Andy Rowe and Patricia Rogers discuss what was learnt during theRolling five-year development evaluation work plan 2014-2015 to 2018-2019
This Rolling Five-Year Development Evaluation Work Plan (2014-2015 - 2018-2019) from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development sets out the corporate evaluations that will be undertaken and the support that will be proviA toolkit for monitoring and evaluation of gender-based violence
This is a guide to support organizations implementing GBV response and prevention activities in low-resource settings to improve and integrate monitoring and evaluation into their work in a way that ensures the dignity and respect for theirVoluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs): Learning from Africa, Americas, Asia, Australasia, Europe and Middle East
This book is focused on case studies highlighting the experiences of regional and national VOPEs.