The course introduces its participants to the concepts of both gender and evaluation and will enable them to bring in a critical gender transformative lens when conducting evaluations. In particular, the course introduces feminist evaluation ethics and principles, as well as an array of evaluation approaches. The course draws upon diverse frameworks, methodologies and tools like the Gender at work, Outcome mapping, Utilization focused evaluation and using participatory tools which focus on…See More

Evaluators! Want to learn about the upcoming importance of data and datasets for #FeministAI in international development and social impact? Want to keep gender equity a developmental priority? Then let's dig in to ethics, equity, and machine learning!See the agenda and learn more: …See More

Voluntary Organizations of Professional Evaluators (VOPE) have played a pivotal role in raising public awareness about evaluation and its contributions to good governance, evidence-based decision making, and capacitating civil society. By building evaluation leadership and capacity, advancing the exchange of evaluation theory and practice, and addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the evaluation profession and practices, VOPEs have led the reframing of developmental problems.…See More

Please join us for the first in a new NCAER seminar series on Data Collection Methodology organised by the NCAER National Data Innovation Centre.  Professor Presser will argue that data collection is a misleading metaphor because data are constructed not collected. Hence, methodology and substance are inseparable. The implication is to upend the distinction between “results” and their “interpretation”.  He will illustrate the argument by two examples of social change in the United States, one…See More

Invitation to webinar! The results of the evaluation entitled “Evaluation of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION AND LIVELIHOODS” will be presented and discussed in a webinar on Wed 27 January 2021 at 13:00 p.m. (Helsinki time UTC +2).The evaluation examined how Finland's support has contributed to strengthening the economy, creating jobs and improving livelihoods in partner countries and assessed how the related development policy objectives have been achieved.Register …See More