Hello reader. My name is Eddah Kanini, a Monitoring, Evaluation and Gender specialist and trainer. I want to share how joining a professional network like the EvalSDGs guidance group of the EvalPartners has contributed to my personal and professional transformative change and growth. I joined the network as a young and fairly shy person but …
Greetings! We are Joyce Mukoma, a Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant with the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR), and Scott Chaplowe, an evaluation and strategy specialist, AEA International Working Group member, Board member of the International Evaluation Academy, and longtime member of EvalSDGs. In this post, we draw upon our EvalSDGs Insights publication, …
I am Lydiane Mbia Independent Research and Evaluation Consultant focusing on integrating technology into evaluation methodologies, and Board member of AGDEN. As a young and emerging evaluator working within intergenerational evaluation teams at SWEO and UNICEF within the past three years have shaped my evaluative thinking and perspectives on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in evaluating …
My name is Seda Kojoyan and I am an Evaluation Specialist at UN FAO. The purpose of the blog post is to discuss a sample methodological approach for synthesizing and mapping evaluations/data against common markers, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets and indicators. As examples, I will discuss two distinct methods used for …
EvalSDGs Week: Synthesizing Evaluations and Mapping to the SDGs by Seda Kojoyan Read More »
Greetings from around the world! We are Denis Jobin, Florence Etta, Roxana Gomez, Hayat Askar, and Mariia Matsepa, a group of evaluators deeply involved with EVALSDGs, mainly focusing on our experiences in developing countries, especially the need to embed practical evaluation and evaluation systems in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). EVALSDGs aims to form a …
My name is Rajib Nandi, serving as the Chairperson of the Community of Evaluators South Asia. Our mission is to promote the effectiveness of evaluation practices in the region, fostering positive social change and inclusive, equitable growth. As an evaluator and development researcher from India, I have observed a growing debate among the young members …
Transformational Eval Week: Transformation Matters? An Indian Perspective by Rajib Nandi Read More »
Greetings! I am Andrealisa Belzer, President of the Canadian Evaluation Society and a Credentialed Evaluator employed with the Atlantic Region of Indigenous Services Canada. I have practised health and social services evaluation since 1995 in Canada and internationally. She embraces evaluative practice that facilitates social and ecological thrivability.
My name is Matodzi M Amisi and I am a research associate with CLEAR-AA. I have a keen interest in evaluation and evidence use within the violence prevention sector. Since 2016, I have actively participated in the Violence Prevention Forum, which aims to foster collaboration between the government, academia, and civil society in generating evidence …
Today there’s a buzz about decolonizing evaluation. But then who owns and drives monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL)? My name is Rituu B Nanda, a member of the International Evaluation Academy, and I am humbled to share what I have learned from communities on community ownership, Community-led M&E, and my role at Global Fund for …
Welcome to our exploratory journey of evaluation’s transformative role in engaging with the multiple crises of today’s world. We are Beverly Parsons and Katie Winters, two white women with a cumulative 60 + years of evaluation experience. We have plunged deeply and broadly into system theories, thinking, and practice for many years. Yet in the …
