Blog
SDG evaluations: How to eat an elephant
Posted on 20/12/2021 by Olivier Cossée Hi everyone! The FAO Office of Evaluation is currently assessing the Organization’s contribution to certain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Topics: Evaluation process
Book
ÉVALUATION. Fondements, controverses, perspectives
Sous la direction de Thomas Delahais, Agathe Devaux-Spatarakis, Anne Revillard et Valéry Ridde, cet ouvrage en accès ouvert entend favoriser les...
Guidance Document
Guidance note on evaluation syntheses
This guidance note was developed by the Office of Evaluation (OED) of FAO to support the planning, formulation and conduct of evaluation syntheses. It...
Blog
Evaluation synthesis: an added boost to corporate learning
Posted on 12/10/2021 by Rachel Sauvinet Bedouin The primary aim of evaluation synthesis is to promote learning and collective reflection. A synthesis is a knowledge product and a means of...
Guidance Document
Maximizing the Use of Evaluation Findings
This note by the Asian Development Bank summarizes the meanings of evaluation utilization and the factors influencing evaluation utilizations based on...
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Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence: Tips from evaluators
Posted on 04/10/2021 by Gordon Wanzare Evaluation use is a key issue for the evaluation community. The aim of evaluation is to be influential, so it should be of use to policymakers...
Discussion
Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence
Posted on 25/08/2021 by Gordon Wanzare Dear EvalForward members, Use of evaluation has attracted a lot of attention recently due to the acknowledgement of the critical importance of...
Journal Article
Assumptions, conjectures, and other miracles: The application of evaluative thinking to theory of change models in community development
This paper describes an evaluation capacity building (ECB) approach designed to help community development practitioners work more effectively with...
Guidance Document
Evaluation in Contexts of Fragility, Conflict and Violence
Evaluation – like development aid itself – can unintentionally exacerbate tensions in ways that can negatively affect people and institutions if care...
Blog
The road ahead: Evaluators must promote learning for adaptive development processes
Posted on 03/06/2021 by Masahiro Igarashi As evaluators, we are faced with the growing complexity of the times in which we live and the challenge of making our mark on development efforts to...
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How best to evaluate capacity development?
Posted on 24/05/2021 by Cornelia RietdorfBlog
Understanding first: Why putting understanding before measurement matters
Posted on 12/04/2021 by Federica Bottamedi, Renata MirullaBlog
How do you communicate difficult evaluation findings?
Posted on 19/03/2021 by Jennifer Nzambi MutuaBlog
Insights from participatory outcome evaluation with social forest groups in Myanmar
Posted on 26/02/2021 by Binod ChapagainBlog
Behind the glossy cover: six reflections on communicating evaluations
Posted on 22/02/2021 by Alexander VocciaGuidance Document
Getting Evidence Quicker: the development of Rapid Evaluations in selected African Countries
This brief by Twende Mbele looks at Rapid Evaluations in the public sector of selected African Countries. Rapid evaluations are intended to reduce the...
Blog
Making voices count - Gathering community feedback in times of remote evaluation
Posted on 11/02/2021 by Johanna Pennarz, Prashanth KotturiBlog
EvalForward Talks - Remote evaluations during COVID-19: how can we cope and adapt? What are the best solutions?
Posted on 28/01/2021 by Federica BottamediBlog
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected evaluation design?
Posted on 15/12/2020 by Nanae Yabuki The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on travel and face-to-face meetings have had a major impact on evaluation design.
Video
Evaluation: les ficelles du métier
Dans cette vidéo, Olivier Cossée du Bureau de l’évaluation de la FAO, donne des conseils pratiques sur comment combiner approches qualitatives et...
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Evaluation questions the value of aid interventions. We need to keep warranting the value of evaluation.
Posted on 02/12/2020 by Aurelie Larmoyer, Veridiana Mansour Mendes As evaluators, do we know what value we bring? The question is not new, nurtured by the rise of the ‘post-truth politics” (KALPOKAS, 2019). Despite...