Independent consultant with over 12 years of combined experience in evaluation of UN/FAO and UN/IFAD projects/programs, participating in and leading of evaluation teams, including program, country, thematic and strategic- evaluations, with strong ability to propose and formulate a strategic approach within the overall framework of the relevant international instruments, results oriented monitoring and evaluation, project and portfolio evaluations and performance assessments; country level project management under international development assistance in the field of rural development and sustainable agriculture, rural finance, poverty reduction and youth development with a special focus on civil society organizations and rural institutions; and agribusiness development and project management, including cattle, dairy and small ruminants farming, livestock value chains
Georgia
Lasha Khonelidze
Evaluation Specialist
Independent Consultant
Posted on 01/02/2022
Dear all,
It’s hard not to firmly agree with Oliver’s arguments on neutrality vs. usefulness. Higher inclusiveness and stakeholder participation in the process of evaluation combined with the sufficient conditions stimulating “open-mindedness” of the evaluators towards diverse views- are key to success in achieving objectivity, and in turn, in leading to a valuable learning outcome. It is important not to forget about the end users of the evaluation results as "customers" who anticipate the evaluation product to be useful.
Cheers,
Lasha