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Policy framework for results-based monitoring & evaluation (RBME) - Afghanistan
This document, created in 2016, set out the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's policy framework for results-based monitoring & evaluation (RBME).National monitoring and evaluation policy for Namibia - Draft III
The national monitoring and evaluation policy of the Government of the Republic of Namibia establishes a framework that institutionalises the undertaking of continuous performance monitoring and evaluations.Ghanaian draft national monitoring and evaluation policy
This policy sets out monitoring and evaluation as a national requirement for all development programmes, projects and public investments, emphasizing it as mandatory for ascertaining good governance and value for money.Niger national evaluation policy
This resource is an example of a National Evaluation Policy, from Niger.World Food Program (WFP) evaluation capacity development strategy (2020-2024)
This Evaluation Capacity Development Strategy sets out WFP's approach to developing staff evaluation skills and capacity, addressing gaps between current WFP evaluation capacities and those required to achieve the organisation's objectives.A focus on M&E of results: an example from the Presidency, South Africa
This article documents the development of the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in South Africa.National policy on public sector monitoring and evaluation
This document presents the National Policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda, which sets out a framework for strengthening the assessment of public policies and investments.Program cycle operational policy, USAID 2022
USAID's Program Cycle and Operational Policy sets out required processes for designing and implementing programs, including how monitoring, evaluation and collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) fit into the program cycle.Zimbabwean national monitoring and evaluation policy
This document is the National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy of Zimbabwe, created in 2015.Review of national evaluation systems and capacities for evaluating progress towards the sustainable development goals: Case study of Indonesia
This report assesses Indonesia's national evaluation system and its capacity and capability to evaluate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice
This document outlines a set of competencies that evaluators should possess before conducting evaluations.Evaluation Competencies for Evaluation Specialists
This USAID document describes the key competencies that are required of evaluators undertaking evaluation of their programs.National evaluation policy framework - South Africa
This evaluation policy framework is an element of the Policy Framework for the Government-Wide Monitoring and Evaluation System in South Africa.National evaluation policy in Malaysia
This case study, prepared by Katerina Stolyarenko for the Parliamentary Forum for Development Evaluation outlines the process used to develop and implement a government-wide monitoring and evaluation system in Malaysia.Building an evaluative culture for effective evaluation and results management
This brief from the Institutional Learning and Change Initiative (ILAC) provides advice on building an evaluative culture allowing organisations to better manage and provide programs and services.National evaluation plan, 2020-2025, South Africa
South Africa has produced 8 National Evaluation Plans since the inception of the National Evaluation System in 2011.What “extras” do we get with extracurriculars? Technical research considerations
This research paper uses Instrumental Variable methods to analyse whether "participation in out-of-school extracurricular activities improve academic achievement or behavior for elementary school children?Monitoring the composition and evolution of the research networks of the CGIAR research program on roots, tubers and bananas (RTB)
This Brief provides an example of how Social Network Analysis (SNA) can be used, in the context of agricultural research.Learning alliances: An approach for building multi-stakeholder innovation systems
Millions of dollars are spent each year on research and development (R&D) initiatives in an attempt to improve rural livelihoods in the developing world, but rural poverty remains an intractable problem in many places.Appreciative Inquiry: An approach for learning and change based on our own best practices
This brief outlines appreciative inquiry principles, methods, domains, and a recent example of its use.Critical systems heuristics: A systematic review
This paper argues that critical systems heuristics (CSH) has been an influential approach, but one that is underutilised compared with other methods.Principles and guidelines for ethical research and evaluation
This document from the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) sets out four principles that are aimed at raising awareness of and assisting in the identification of ethical issues when undertaking research and evaluation.Standards for evaluation in government
This guide, from the South African Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, outlines the standards by which government evaluations should take place.Institutionalizing evaluation: A review of international experience
This report, written by Bertha Briceño and Marie M.Evaluation of Legal Aid NSW Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities
This resource describes a mixed-methods, Aboriginal-led evaluation of the Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities (CLSAC).Better late than never: Workforce supply implications of later entry into nursing
This report analyses nurse workforce data from 2005 and concludes that the lack of interest in nursing may have been temporary, mainly confined to young people choosing their first career.Postcard newsletter evaluation
This article describes how postcards were used to conduct a simple and inexpensive evaluation of a newsletter.Joint evaluation: Danish-Bhutanese country programme 2000-09
This report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark presents the findings of the evaluation conducted into the collaboration between Denmark's Evaluation Department and the Research and Evaluation Division (RED) of the Gross NationaPublic impact fundamentals and observatory
The Public Impact Fundamentals are a framework developed by the Centre for Public Impact to assess what makes a successful policy outcome and describe what can be done to maximise the chances of achieving public impact.Footprint evaluation case study: Evaluation of environmental sustainability aspects of a national strategy
This case study looked at how environmental sustainability might be addressed as part of a mid-term evaluation of a national strategy for private sector development.Malawi exports treemap
This Wikipedia page is an example of an export trading treemap developed by the Observatory of Economic Complexity of MIT Media Lab and the Center for International Development at Harvard University.A report on the mini-participatory learning and action (PLA) exercise in Zambia
This report is a concise summary of research evaluating the suitability and availability of reproductive health services for youth in Zambia using the Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) approach.