October 2016 Blog Posts (3)

Mapping of Capacity Development Evaluation Resources

The report on Mapping of Capacity Development Resources in the field of evaluation is from the Capacity Building Task Force constituted by EvalGender+ Management Group in April 2016 with three co chairs- Rashmi Agrawal, Julia Espinosa ,Tatiana Tretiakova which was joined by about 50 members . The report has been developed by Rashmi Agrawal, BVLN Rao*, and Neha Kumra* (*Evaluation Community of India members). The process of mapping involved wide range consultations and collection of information.… Continue

Added by Rashmi Agrawal on October 14, 2016 at 16:37 — No Comments

Making a Difference: Empowering girls through sports, life skills and gender awareness

This report presents findings from a Qualitative Evaluation of a sports-based adolescent girls and young women's empowerment programme in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai called the Goal Programme. The evaluation was commissioned by the Naz Foundation and Dasra. It argues that the Programme has strengthened self-esteem, leadership and life skills of adolescent girls and young women, and made a dent on ability to handle gender based violence, menstrual health, and financial literacy. Gender…

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Added by Ranjani K.Murthy on October 11, 2016 at 10:00 — 2 Comments

Donna Mertens and Transformative Mixed Methods: More justice-oriented methods are needed!

During four days from 20-23 September 2016, Donna Mertens, the well-known professor and author of several books on mixed methods in research and on diverse participatory and inclusive approaches to evaluation, conducted a course on Transformative Evaluation to 35 professionals of several disciplines from Chile, Bolivia, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Paraguay in Santiago, Chile. The course was sponsored by Fulbright Foundation, Universidad Santiago de Chile and American Evaluation…

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Added by Fabiola Amariles on October 5, 2016 at 17:28 — 2 Comments