Topics: Evaluation process

Blog

How is the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on movement affecting the conduct of evaluations?

Posted on 30/06/2020

Launching a new series on Evaluation in times of Covid-19, this is the first of a three-part interview bringing together reflections from leaders and...

Discussion

Addressing disability inclusion through evaluations in agriculture and rural development

Posted on 17/06/2020 by Eoghan Molloy

Dear EvalForward members, I would like to hear from you regarding your experience in addressing disability inclusion through evaluations. The 2019...

Blog

Can visual thinking facilitate evaluation? WFP’s innovative approach to validation workshops

Posted on 27/05/2020 by Yumiko Kanemitsu, Keisuke Taketani

Since the advent of the Internet, we have been living in a time of information explosion. As the amount of available data grows, managing all of that...

Guidance Document

Cultural competence in evaluation

This statement of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) affirms the significance of cultural competence in evaluation. It also informs the public...

Guidance Document

Embedding Evaluation in Voluntary National Reviews in Africa: A Guide

This guide is a result of a partnership between UNICEF's Evaluation Office and CLEAR Anglophone Africa

Event

EvalPartners e-Courses programme in Development Evaluation

Online , May 11, 2020 - Aug 7, 2020

The e-Courses programme is free and open to all interested people. You may attend virtually from your personal or work computer anywhere in the world...

Report

Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systems

A synthesis of the results and recommendations of TEEB for Agriculture and Food’s Scientific and Economic Foundations Report This report serves as a...

Blog

Is SDG Evaluation just business as usual?

Posted on 06/04/2020 by Stefano D'Errico

Yes, SDG Evaluation could be considered business as usual, if that’s how we see the SDGs. But can we really afford to treat evaluation of progress...

Discussion

How do we adapt our evaluation approach to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic?

Posted on 26/03/2020 by Nick Maunder

Tasked with leading a number of food-security related evaluations, I have been grappling with the challenge of how to adjust to the impact of the...

Guidance Document

Utilization Focused Evaluation. A primer for evaluators.

Utilization Focused Evaluation (UFE) facilitates a learning process in which people in the real world apply evaluation findings and experiences to...

Blog

How useful are theories of change in development programmes and projects?

Posted on 24/02/2020 by Carlos Tarazona

In the past few years we have witnessed an increased application of theories of change (ToC) in the design and evaluation of development projects.

Guidance Document

The road to results

This text, authored by Linda G. Morra Imas and Ray C. Rist, is intended as a tool for use in building development evaluation capacity. It aims to help...

Guidance Document

Evaluation to connect national priorities with the SDGs

Issued on 2020 by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Local and national evaluators need support if they are to use SDG evaluation as an opportunity to improve policies and programmes closer to home...

Guidance Document

Revised OECD DAC evaluation criteria

The document " Better criteria for better evaluation" describes how the OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation (EvalNet) revisited the definitions...

Blog

In evaluation, there is no substitute for good listening skills

Posted on 18/11/2019

We spoke to WFP evaluation team leader Nick Maunder about leadership challenges, engaging affected populations in evaluations and the personal rewards...

Discussion

Youth in agriculture: what lessons can we draw from evaluations?

Posted on 31/10/2019 by DOROTHY LUCKS

Dear all, Most of us working in agriculture have been aware of the rising average age of farmers, both men and women. There have been efforts over the...

Event

Webinar: Use of synthesis and meta-analysis in development evaluation

Webinar, Oct 30, 2019 - Oct 30, 2019

Following EvalForward’s recent online discussion, we would like to invite you to a webinar on the use of evaluation synthesis and meta-analysis in...

Event

Learning event: 2019 Annual Report on Results and Impact of IFAD Operations

IFAD headquarters, Rome, Italy, Oct 28, 2019 - Oct 28, 2019

The objectives of the learning event are to share and further discuss the findings presented in the 2019 ARRI, with a particular emphasis on the 2019...

Report

EVALUATION FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE

Since 2015, the world has shown great enthusiasm for the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.However, after more than four years since the launch of...

Blog

Evaluating Priority SDGs: Nigeria moving ahead

Posted on 23/09/2019 by Bala Yusuf Yunusa

In Nigeria, we have begun evaluation of our progress towards achievement of specific Sustainable Development Goals on which our country has decided to...

Guidance Document

OED Capacity Development Evaluation Framework

This document serves as guidance on how the FAO Office of Evaluation can assess the processes and outcomes of FAO capacity development interventions...