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Kate Steingraber

United States of America

Kate Steingraber Member since 12/04/2025

GEF IEO

Evaluation Officer

I work on evaluations of climate and environment at the Global Environment Facility Independent Evaluation Office. Recent worked has focused on community based approaches and on social inclusion in GEF projects. 

My contributions

  • Blog

    Empowering Communities: Evaluating Community Based Approaches in the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

    “Community-based doesn't inherently mean community-led”. This insight emerged as a recurring theme during our interviews with stakeholders in the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Partnership while evaluating community-based approaches. During early interviews, we encountered a significant challenge: the term 'community-based approaches' was interpreted differently by various individuals. To address this issue and determine the extent to which GEF projects genuinely empowered communities, we dug deeper. Our first step was to define 'community-based approaches.' We chose a comprehensive...
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