Topics: Participatory approaches

Blog

Reflections on Evaluating Disaster Risk Reduction Programs from a Girl-Centered Lens.

Posted on 28/04/2025 by Chido Nyaruwata

Introduction Flames and Lilies Climate Initiative, a Zimbabwean eco-feminist youth organization, works at the intersection of climate justice and...

Discussion

Maximizing the impact of South-South and Triangular Cooperation in a changing aid architecture through evaluation.

Posted on 24/04/2025 by Carlos Tarazona

Purpose: To foster a dialogue among evaluators and development practitioners on how to effectively evaluate South-South and Triangular Cooperation...

Discussion

Do Big Projects Deliver Effective Solutions in a Complex World?

Posted on 29/03/2025 by Ram Khanal

Drawing from evaluations of over 30 development and climate resilience projects across Asia and Africa, a recurring theme has emerged: the scale and...

Blog

Enhancing Impact Through Learning: Lessons from the Global Environment Facility's Evaluation of Setbacks

Posted on 04/03/2025

Acknowledgements: This blog is based on the evaluation “Learning from Challenges in GEF Projects”. The evaluation was prepared by a GEF IEO team led...

Discussion

Evaluating Agri-Food Systems Transformation Policies and Regulations

Posted on 31/01/2025 by Mireille TOTOBESOLA

Context: Transforming agri-food systems to become more sustainable, resilient, and equitable is an urgent global priority. Agrifood System...

EvalForward Summary

Summary: Evaluating Scaling Efforts: Measuring What Matters

Issued on 2025 by EvalForward

The Evaluation Function of the CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES), collaborating consultants, and the EvalForward team supported...

Report

EVALUATION OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN HARARE

Issued on 2025 by Flames and Lilies Climate Initiative

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has emerged as a critical field of study and practice, particularly in regions like Zimbabwe, which faces significant...

Guidance Document

The Basics of Project Implementation. A Guide for Project Managers

Issued by CARE

This manual focuses specifically on the project implementation phase for field-based managers

Blog

The Effectiveness of Multi-stakeholder Platforms Towards Building of a Knowledge Delivery Infrastructure: Lessons from TAAT Implementation Framework

Posted on 12/12/2024 by Rachel Zozo, Atayi Ezekiel Opaluwah

The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) is a unique initiative funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to overcome...

Discussion

Evaluating Scaling Efforts: Measuring What Matters

Posted on 04/12/2024 by Hezekiah Agwara

Dear colleagues, We need to talk about scaling. Evaluators working in food security, agriculture, rural development, climate change, and other areas...

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Your Voice Matters: Shaping the Future of EvalForward!Mini Survey Results.

Posted on 29/11/2024 by Chamisa Innocent

To all members of the EvalForward Community of Practice who took the time to complete our recent mini survey, thank you!

Discussion

Navigating stakeholder conflicts when developing evaluation recommendations

Posted on 24/06/2024 by Thierno Diouf

One of the main challenges in program and project evaluations is negotiating recommendations that are accepted and implemented without compromising...

Guidance Document

Toolkit on Indigenous Evaluations for the Asia Pacific Region

Issued on 2023 by Asia Pacific Evaluation Association & EvalIndigenous

This toolkit serves as a practical guide that consolidates the existing knowledge and experiences of selected Indigenous communities and evaluators...

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...

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

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...

Book

Leaving a footprint: Stories of evaluations that made a difference

This book compiles seven evaluation stories in development contexts, which in a diversified and innovative manner, produced positive effects in the...