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Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Becoming an Evaluation Accomplice by Using Critical Indigenous Theories By Christopher Hall

Greetings! I am Christopher Hall, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor of Human Services Administration and Delivery at the University of North Georgia. In 1999, I was introduced to intersectionality and critical theory when I attended my first statewide conference and a workshop on the topic. Since then, I have developed my work around various methods of …

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Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Articulating Our Values as a Path to Decolonization by Andrea Nelson Trice

We measure what we value. This is not news. But do we recognize what Americans commonly value?

My name is Andrea Nelson Trice, PhD, and I’m the president of Catalyst Research LLC.  I spent part of my childhood living in the Peruvian rainforest and that experience still shapes my work. I have conducted research on cross-cultural power dynamics for more than two decades. My most recent publication, Strong Together: Building Partnerships across Cultures in an Age of Distrust, draws from 90 interviews with American and Majority World leaders. Together we explore the human complexities of international development work.

Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Dismantling the White Gaze in Program Evaluation by Shama Dossa & Sadaf Shallwani

Hello everyone! We are Shama Dossa and Sadaf Shallwani, hybrid Global South/North women of colour who have been working in research and evaluation in the fields of global development and philanthropy for the last couple of decades. Shama is the Feminist Manager for Learning and Evaluation at Fenomenal Funds, and Sadaf is the Director of …

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Decolonization in Evaluation Week: Social Change Happens from the Inside/Out by Rita Fierro

Hi! I’m Dr. Rita Sinorita Fierro from Fierro Consulting, LLC. I started the firm in 2008 and ever since then, I’ve had the honor of having several organizational development professionals as friends and colleagues. Three of them were Black women. Their unique understanding of the interplay of systemic racism and leadership culture in organizations shifted …

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Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) Week: Lessons Learned from Launching an Online M&E Boot Camp by Faizan Rashid

Hi, I am Faizan Rashid, Sr. Associate at the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP), which hosts the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), an Implementing Partner of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI). Our mission is to improve decision-making through the use of evidence and to build monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacities in Pakistan and the Central Asian region.

Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) Week: Working with Finance Ministries to Strengthen National M&E Systems by Gonzalo Hernández Licona

I am Gonzalo Hernández Licona, Evaluation Advisor for the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI). For many years I have worked to build and strengthen monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems at the national level, first in Mexico and later in various other countries. I work with the GEI to support its mission of helping countries strengthen their M&E systems so that governments can gather and use evidence to improve the lives of their citizens.

Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) Week: Lessons Learned from Mapping Evaluation Systems in Brazilian Subnational Governments by Lycia Lima, Gabriela Lacerda, and Lorena Figueiredo

Hi, we are Lycia Lima (Deputy Director), Gabriela Lacerda (Executive Manager), and Lorena Figueiredo (Researcher) of the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Lusophone Africa and Brazil (CLEAR-LAB), which is based at the School of Economics of Getulio Vargas Foundation and is an Implementing Partner of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI).

Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) Week: Lessons Learned from Coordinating gLOCAL Evaluation Week, a Global Knowledge-Sharing Event by Patrizia Cocca

Hi! My name is Patrizia Cocca and I lead the Communications and Knowledge Management team of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI). This year, together with Shaha Zehra and Claudia Olavarria, I coordinated gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2023, which saw an estimated 20,000 participants joining 300+ events hosted in 53 countries.