Dear Isha,
sure on one side you are right this is the real time to change the practice in evaluation and bringing change with innovation.
True, some evaluators provide reports with 100 gapes without productive analysis and sometimes recommendations don't match with the issues raised.
Let 's all evaluators put together and improve our works by contributing to our global objectives.
Kinds Regards,
Dear Malika,
sure your ideas are good, but remember that the evaluator is binded by Terms of References, core values and conditions for evaluators.
But an evaluator is required to gather data with impartiality and understand every stakeholder involved in the project/program even though it is not easy . The impartiality, equity and transparency should characterize the evaluator. The independence, fairness of the evaluator is required and should guide everyone.
Kind Regards,
Rwanda
Jean de Dieu BIZIMANA
Senior Consultant
EIG RWANDA
Posted on 26/09/2022
Dear Naser,
thank you so much for your good example and clarification, actually the examples you talk about are exactly my views/ my concerns and it is just a consideration to initiate any step for evaluation.
Let me put my comments as follows: I was a country Research Collector when I made a data collection for determination of baseline study and the realities observed are:
(1). Design the tool and test before starting any activities;
(2). Use of local staff who understand the local context and we just make a translation of the tools in our local language with purpose to avoid any misunderstanding/bias;
(3). We have collected a lot of information and targeted many groups of population to participate in the research;
(4). We have a serious issue to be considered in our research and we must understand the contact of our respondents vis a vis for example meeting with women violated and sexual workers as are part of our research.
Regards,