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Evaluation of UN Women’s Work on the Care Economy in East and Southern Africa 

A regional study of gender equality observatories in West and Central Africa, carried out by Claudy Vouhé for UN Women

Sources: UN Women

This regional study offers an inventory and analysis of the legal framework of gender observatories, their attributions, functions and missions. It is based on exchanges with 21 countries, in particular the eleven countries that have created observatories. It compares the internal organisation and budgets of the observatories between countries, looks at operational practices, in particular the degree of involvement in the collection and use of data, and identifies obstacles and good practices in terms of influencing pro-gender equality public policies. Finally, the study draws up a list of strategic recommendations intended for observatories, supervisory bodies and technical and financial partners.

MSSRF Publication - November 2025 - Shared by Rajalakshmi

Ritu Dewan - EPW editorial  comment on Labour Codes

Eniola Adeyemi Articles on Medium Journal, 2025

An analysis of the “soft life” conversation as it emerges on social media, unpacking how aspirations for ease and rest intersect with broader socio-economic structures, gendered labour expectations, and notions of dignity and justice

Tara Prasad Gnyawali Article - 2025

This article focused on the story of community living in a wildlife corridor that links India and Nepal, namely the Khata Corridor, which bridges Bardiya National Park of Nepal and Katarnia Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh, India.
This article revealed how the wildlife mobility in the corridor affects community livelihoods, mobility, and social inclusion, with a sense of differential impacts on farming and marginalised communities.

Lesedi Senamele Matlala - Recent Article in Evaluation Journal, 2025

Events

Vacancies

UN Women has announced an opportunity for experienced creatives to join its global mission to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The organization is recruiting a Multimedia Producer (Retainer Consultant) to support communication and advocacy under the EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies Programme.

This home-based, part-time consultancy is ideal for a seasoned multimedia professional who can translate complex ideas into visually compelling storytelling aligned with UN Women’s values.

Application Deadline: 28 November 2025
Job ID: 30286
Contract Duration: 1 year (approximately 200 working days)
Consultancy Type: Individual, home-based

Members

Let's Decolonize Evaluation together: Make your commitment now!

Hello everyone,

I am writing with a special request and an opportunity to showcase our commitment to decolonising evaluation. Many of us have been part of these conversations, but it is now time to Walk the Talk. Decolonizing development requires each one of us. So if you are a monitoring, evaluation, research or learning professional, please join us as we attempt to do our parts in decolonizing evaluation (and if you are not one, pass it on to your MERL team).
The Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation is taking out a special issue on Decolonizing evaluation. It is being edited by Bagele Chilisa, Professor of Evaluation, Theory and Practice, University of Botswana and Nicole Bowman (Lunaape/Mohican), PhD from Bowman Performance Consulting and University of Wisconsin Madison – WCER. In keeping with the spirit of the issue, Prof Bagele has agreed to a new way to generate knowledge on where we are in terms of decolonizing evaluation. 
We would like to create a mural for the journal on our commitment to decolonizing evaluation. This is because we believe that the presentation of knowledge should not be restricted and recognize that many cultures prefer a visual way of generating and sharing knowledge. The mural will carry one (or many) action that individuals or organizations propose to take in 2022 to decolonize evaluation. (and yes, we know the exercise will suffer from many biases depending on where this form is circulated- we have a plan and will be happy to discuss it). It can be a baby step or a giant leap----but whatever your commitment is (or even if you are ready to not make one), we encourage you to fill out this form by May 25, 2022 EoD.
If you would like to learn more about decolonizing evaluation, check out this recording of a session organized by InterAction’s Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Community of Practice in April 2022.  All members who fill the forms, will get a link to the mural on May 25 to input their commitments (or we will do it for you). This way we not only see how we are thinking about decolonizing evaluation, but also learn from and inspire each other to take action!
You will also receive a copy of the final mural and the write-up that accompanies it. Please feel free to write the commitment in your own language - it does not have to be in english! And if you would prefer to doodle or draw your commitment, just directly email them to gunjan.veda@thp.org
Let's decolonize evaluation together!
Warm regards and looking forward to your partnership!
Gunjan

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Permalink Reply by Awuor Ponge on May 20, 2022 at 8:01

There is no link to the Commitment Form. You just mention "Fill it out" but it is not hyperlinked.

Can you provide it?

Permalink Reply by Srividhya Shanker on May 20, 2022 at 9:19
From my view, I can see the form hyperlinked. Here is the URL from my view: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXiRYQyhinbXg-uxj2c5OrbVa...
Permalink Reply by חמוטל גורי on May 20, 2022 at 13:22

Such an important and inspiring initiative! Thank you for this. I filled up the form. 

Permalink Reply by Amy Gray on May 20, 2022 at 18:07

This is wonderful, thank you! I'm excited to see the commitments, and hopefully we can all continue to connect on this journey. 

Permalink Reply by Gunjan Veda on May 21, 2022 at 4:21

Vidhya, thanks for sharing the link and thank you everyone for your partnership on this!

I will share the mural link after May 25th, when we close the form!

Permalink Reply by Laurie Less on May 21, 2022 at 18:11
I am totally committed to this and will share.
Permalink Reply by Tafadzwa Mavhudzi on May 21, 2022 at 20:05

Great initiatives -this is so important 

Permalink Reply by Gunjan Veda on May 29, 2022 at 18:25

Thanks to everyone who participated. In the short span of 2 weeks, we got 64 responses from 25 countries, including 50+ commitments. We have shared the mural with everyone who made a commitment and will be submitting it to the journal tomorrow.

We hope this will be a step towards decolonising MEL and journals themselves by introducing new ways of expression.

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