Discussion
Disability inclusion in evaluation
Posted on 25/07/2023 by Judith Katabarwa Evaluations support learning, improve effectiveness and efficiency of projects and programs and help to hold donors and governments accountable for...
Topics: Evaluation methods
Blog
Leaving no one behind: Meaningful inclusion of persons with disabilities in evaluations
Posted on 16/06/2023 by Kevan Moll Many evaluators work in contexts where there is little to no existing data to help identify persons with disabilities for participation in evaluations...
Guidance Document
GeneraTOR - Terms of reference generator
Better Evaluation developed 'GeneraTOR, which is a guide to write on the different sections of a Terms of References (ToRs). It is a word document...
Guidance Document
Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness
This FAO (2023) Guidebook presents a flexible approach that can be used in many types of fisheries co-management systems with different contexts and...
Guidance Document
SOWING & HARVESTING Participatory Evaluation Handbook
This handbook for participatory evaluation was put together by EvalParticipativa as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the field of evaluation...
Discussion
How to evaluate science, technology and innovation in a R4D context? New guidelines offer some solutions
Posted on 10/05/2023 by Svetlana Negroustoueva Dear colleagues, The Evaluation Function of CGIAR would like to reopen last year’s discussion on How to evaluate science, technology and innovation in...
Guidance Document
The Rigor of Case-Based Causal Analysis Busting Myths through a Demonstration
This paper of the World Bank Group (2023) busts two myths regarding the use of case-based designs in evaluations that aim to answer effectiveness...
Guidance Document
Project/programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E) guide
The purpose of this Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) guide, published in September 2021, is to promote a common understanding and reliable practice of...
Blog
Will artificial intelligence replace us as evaluators?
Posted on 19/03/2023 by Rami Assaf Technological progress can make jobs obsolete, will evaluators follow suit?
Guidance Document
Evaluability Assessments in Austrian development cooperation
Evaluability Assessments (EAs) aim at determining the overall quality of the design of an intervention, whether a programme, a project, a strategy, or...
Blog
Evaluators are interpreters. What about ChatGPT?
Posted on 27/02/2023 by Silva Ferretti Is Artificial Intelligence smart enough to make our evaluation work easier, and how far we can go with using it?
Technical Paper
An empirically driven theory of poverty reduction
This research project paper of CEDIL describes the use of secondary evaluation data from four government unconditional cash transfer programmes (UCTs)...
Discussion
What type of evaluator are you?
Posted on 27/01/2023 by EvalForward Team Dear EvalForward members, Evaluators can wear different hats, play a variety of roles and embrace different approaches to their work. What type of...
Guidance Document
Applying the CGIAR quality of research for development framework to process and performance evaluations
These pioneering evaluation Guidelines provide the framing, criteria, dimensions, and menu of methods for assessing the quality of research for...
Guidance Document
Key Ideas in Program Theory
This chapter of the book Purposeful Program Theory (2011) of Funnel and Rogers, explains how program theory can be used to learn from success, failure...
Guidance Document
Methodology for lessons learned documentation
This report presents key steps to present the lessons learned from documentation. Capturing lessons learned is essential for helping us to identify...
Guidance Document
Performance Monitoring & evaluation tips constructing an evaluation report
These tips of USAID provide practical advice and suggestions on issues related to performance monitoring and evaluation. They provide guidance for...
Guidance Document
A Guide to Capturing Lessons Learned
This report of The Nature Conservancy provides an opportunity to discuss successes during the project, unintended outcomes, and recommendations for...
Evaluation Brief
Lessons learned from evaluation
In this report, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) proposes a framework of evaluation lessons within the context of face-to-face...
Guidance Document
Impact evaluation - A map of uses
The map of impact evaluation uses was designed as a pedagogical tool for evaluation practitioners: it allows evaluation teams to reflect on the actual...
Guidance Document
Learning Where it Matters: piloting action learning with frontline humanitarian staff
ALNAP adapted an action learning approach for use in frontline humanitarian contexts. Action learning is a practical approach to learning-by-doing...