Dear colleagues,

It is with great excitement that I share with you the Third EvalPartners Global Forum report. Please find here:

2245-EvalPartner-ForumReport_web.pdf…

IDEV, Independent Evaluation of the African Development Bank, issues a Quarterly Knowledge Publication, "Evaluation Matters".  We are currently accepting submissions for the 4th quarter2017 edition of eVALUAtion Matters, which will focus on…

On August 3, 2017, Mr. Imbassou Ouattara Abbas was awarded the Special "Gold Evaluation" Prize of the Ivorian Initiative for Evaluation (2IEval), for his significant contribution to the promotion of the practice of evaluation in Côte d'Ivoire, which made it possible to integrate the evaluation into the Ivorian constitution of 2016.

It was on the…

M. Imbassou Ouattara Abbas a reçu, le 3 août 2017, le Prix Spécial « Evaluation d’Or » de l’Initiative Ivoirienne pour l’Evaluation (2IEval), pour sa contribution significative à la promotion de la pratique de l’Evaluation en Côte d’Ivoire qui a permis l’intégration de l’évaluation dans la constitution ivoirienne de…

Dear Friends, 

You may want to have a look at this new resource from the Outcome Mapping Learning Community. 

I analyze and reflect on how Outcome Mapping and Gender concepts align. See here https://www.outcomemapping.ca/download/Discussion%20Summary-%20OM%20and%20Gender.pdf

It is based on several months of discussion with the online community. You can view the discussion…

The role of social norms change in economically empowering women was a hot topic at the SEEP Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Learning Forum earlier this year.

The event was opened by Professor Naila Kabeer, who argued that not taking cultural and social norms into consideration when enhancing women’s economic empowerment (WEE) can undermine the transformative potential of WEE efforts. Dr Cynthia Drakeman also presented the…

Evaluating progress towards the SDGs will require an assessment of whether that progress is equitable, relevant and sustainable. Furthermore, if development is to be inclusive and leave no one behind, human rights principles and standards should also be considered. Is the field of evaluation ready to deal with this paradigm shift? Are evaluations…

The wind-swept islands of the archipelago of Cabo Verde, with their mountainous terrain, make life harsh and pose constant challenges for their inhabitants. Over 350 000 of the estimated 500 000 Cabo Verdeans live in rural areas. They traditionally grew…

Lots of DATA got us thinking about how we could make it interesting- Why is 'good data' important to achieve #SDGs? Video Link

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Dear Gender and Evaluation Community, I am taking the initiative to show you an article I have written on my 17 daily actions to support the SDGs: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-believe-better-world-you-laura-my-17-daily-actions-sdgs-laura. It is working as engagement tool and, over the past weeks, I have received good comments which could be developed in ideas and…

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Creativity and good facilitation are at the heart of participatory research!

Recently, I attended a conference on Impact Evaluation hosted by the Community of Evaluators (COE)/ South Asia in Thimpu, Bhutan. The conference was all sorts of GREAT! Four days was divided into two days of pre conference workshops, while the two-day conference saw several interesting panel discussions.

This being one of my first international conferences on Evaluation, I was…

Discussion Forum on





Title Gender+ and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sri Lanka Prospective

Venue CHA, No. 1, Gower Street, Colombo 5

Date and Time 05-June-2017, 1430hrs – 1630hrs

Key Keynote By Isha Wedasinghe Miranda Independent Evaluator, Member of the EvalGender Management Group , Secretary Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA)…

Dear Friends,

When looking at the road we have covered together under EvalPartners over just a few years (2012-2017), I am so proud of us! Ordinary people from all over the world who are joined by the belief that evaluation that includes a gender equality and equity lens needs to be used throughout our societies and systems.

When we were in Kyrgyzstan for the 3rd Global Evaluation Forum, I was asked to present the …

Did you know that there are more CEOs in Australia called John than there are CEOs that are women? And that in 95% of economies in Sub-Saharan Africa there is at least one law impeding women’s economic opportunities? These laws include everything from restrictions on married women opening bank accounts, to signing contracts and travelling outside the home.

There are barriers to women’s economic empowerment in all parts of the world; both developed and developing…

Children are more often simply seen as the recipients of assistance designed by others rather than as agents of change who can help shape how their needs are responded to. It is quite rare, especially in a conflict affected country to ask children directly what their problems are and what change they want to see, let alone do it in a child participatory way. In such…

Bonjour collègues francophones membres de EvalGender+, Je vous joins quelques documents de base sur les évaluations axées sur l'équité et le genre. Mais noter que le Guide pour l'évaluation des ODD dans une perspective d'équité et de genre n'est disponible qu'en anglais pour l'instant. La traduction en français est en cours et vous sera partagée dès que disponible.…

Le troisième forum global sur l'évaluation s'est tenu du 25-28 Avril 2017 au Kirghizstan dans la magnifique ville de Bischkek sous le thème «Transformer notre monde à travers l'évaluation: l'engagement et le partenariat pour un monde meilleur ». La coordination de EvalGender+ a participé activement à faire le bilan des 2 ans (depuis le Népal) et à se…

The youth have an opinion. Are young women treated as equals? What kind of parental and societal pressures they face when they make career choices? Is our society and it's mindset changing when it comes to women participating in the workforce. Here's a live discussion, organized by Youth Ki Awaaz and ILO, on the theme of women in the workforce.…

Panudda Boonpala, Director, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country office for India, talks about what needs to be done at the policy-level to engage more women in the Indian workforce. Find out by tuning to this short interview.