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Rhode Early Charles

Canada

Rhode Early Charles Member since 13/12/2025

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Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL); rapid-cycle and formative evaluation; mixed-methods evaluation design; utilization-focused evaluation; adaptive management and learning agendas; evidence use for decision-making; qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis; rapid assessments; performance monitoring systems; equity, gender, and social inclusion (GESI); capacity strengthening for evaluation; development and humanitarian programming.

I have over 19 years of experience designing, managing, and using evaluations to support timely decision-making and program adaptation across Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and West and Central Africa. My work includes building organization-wide M&E frameworks, developing learning agendas, leading and overseeing evaluations, and supporting implementers and decision-makers to use evidence effectively. I have worked with international NGOs and partners such as DAI, MEDA, Cuso International, Catholic Relief Services, and World Vision across sectors including governance, livelihoods, youth, health, education, WASH, and emergency response.

My contributions

  • Blog

    Let’s Be Honest: Most “Theories of Change” Are Actually Theories of Action

    Like many evaluation practitioners, I have spent long hours refining causal diagrams, debating arrows, articulating assumptions, and attempting to show how activities will lead to outcomes and, eventually, impact. Despite their technical polish, these ToCs often feel incomplete, not because they are poorly designed, but because they are asked to do something fundamentally unrealistic. The limits of prediction in complex systems Traditional ToCs are often built on an implicit assumption that change across a complex system can be mapped in a reasonably complete and predictive way. They suggest...
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