Monthly Corner

 IDH Publication, 2026

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is not just a social issue, it’s a systemic challenge that undermines agricultural value chains.

In rural and isolated areas, GBV threatens women’s safety, limits their economic participation, and weakens food security. When women cannot work safely, entire communities lose resilience, and businesses lose productivity. Climate resilience strategies that overlook gendered risks leave communities exposed and women vulnerable.

Ending GBV is essential for building equitable, sustainable, and climate-resilient agri-food systems; and it’s not only a human rights imperative, but also central to climate adaptation and economic stability.

The good news? Solutions work. Programs like the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF) demonstrate that addressing GBV can enhance productivity and strengthen workforce morale and brand reputation. Safe, inclusive workplaces aren’t just good ethics, they’re smart business.

Gurmeet Kaur Articles

Luc Barriere-Constantin Article

 This article draws on the experience gained by The Constellation over the past 20 years. It is also a proposal for a new M&E and Learning framework to be adopted and adapted in future projects of all community-focused organisations.

Devaka K.C. Article

Sudeshna Sengupta Chapter in the book "Dialogues on Development edited by Prof Arash Faizli and Prof Amitabh Kundu."

Events

Vacancies

  • We’re Hiring: National Evaluation Consultant – Bangladesh

UN Women is recruiting a National Evaluation Consultant (Bangladesh) to support the interim evaluation of the Joint Regional EmPower Programme (Phase II).

This is a great opportunity to work closely with the Evaluation Team Leader and contribute to generating credible, gender-responsive evidence that informs decision-making and strengthens programme impact.

📍 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (home-based with travel to project locations)
📅 Apply by: 24 February 2026, 5:00 PM
🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gar4ciRr

If you are passionate about feminist evaluation, gender equality, and rigorous evidence that drives change (or know someone who is) please apply or share within your networks.

  • Seeking Senior Analyst - IPE Global

About the job

IPE Global Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary development sector consulting firm offering a range of integrated, innovative and high-quality services across several sectors and practices. We offer end-to-end consulting and project implementation services in the areas of Social and Economic Empowerment, Education and Skill Development, Public Health, Nutrition, WASH, Urban and Infrastructure Development, Private Sector Development, among others.

Over the last 26 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented over 1,200 projects in more than 100 countries. The group is headquartered in New Delhi, India with five international offices in United Kingdom, Kenya, Ethiopia, Philippines and Bangladesh. We partner with multilateral, bilateral, governments, corporates and not-for-profit entities in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth. We strive to create an enabling environment for path-breaking social and policy reforms that contribute to sustainable development.

Role Overview

IPE Global is seeking a motivated Senior Analyst – Low Carbon Pathways to strengthen and grow its Climate Change and Sustainability practice. The role will contribute to business development, program management, research, and technical delivery across climate mitigation, carbon markets, and energy transition. This position provides exceptional exposure to global climate policy, finance, and technology, working with a team of high-performing professionals and in collaboration with donors, foundations, research institutions, and public agencies.

More Details Please go through

Members

Be the advocates of evaluation!

(The quote is borrowed from Marco's address)

Key learnings

I got to learn from diverse group of participants – from the government, academia, NGOs, UN, researchers and evaluators:

 Marco’s presentation on gender and equity focused evaluation. He began his presentation  with power walk exercise. Provoked us to think how development can affect different population groups differently.

 Then he showed us a graph depicting the difference between traditional approach and gender responsive and equity-focused evaluation approach. While the traditional approach will conclude that as national average has improved (see the yellow line in the graph below). However the equity focused approach will come to a different conclusion and recommendations driving home the point how the richest and the poorest are affected by the same intervention and the gap between the rich and the poor has increased.

 He also spoke about systemic approach to capacity building with focus on building capacities of individuals, institutes and the national system. He drew our attention to Evalpartners work on advocacy strategy and advocacy toolkit for evaluations. He urged the evaluators to be the advocates of evaluation “Evaluation: an agent of change for the world we want.” I loved this!

 Other learnings

Sensitisation on evaluation is essential both within and outside the organization. Ratna Sudarshan cited the example of gender and evaluation community to illustrate the point how community of practice can support learning and sharing.

Rashim Agrawal- We need explicit plan not only on implementation of evaluation findings but also need to know who will the evaluators have a dialogue with on evaluation findings.

Berly Leach- spoke about evidence-informed policy making. We must remember Evaluation is a technical tool in a political process. Many factors compete with evidence for attention from policy makers.

Sunita Palat- Community perspective should be taken into account while developing projects. Evaluaiton of pilot projects will help in this case.

Dr Rao- Process indicators should not be ignored in evaluation.

I presented on using strength-based approach, community life competence, in evaluation.

Key moments:

  • Minister Shri Rao Inderjit Singh (Hon’ble Minister of State for Planning) inaugurated the event and Mr. Marco Segone Director - IEO, UN Women, Co-chair – UNEG, Co-chair – EvalPartners) delivered the keynote address.
  • Release of the compendiuum
  • Holding the torch:-) 

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Comment by Rituu B Nanda on March 4, 2015 at 23:22

Hi Patricia, on your question on strength-based approach to evaluation, I have used it with different population groups in Asia. Here is an example 

Nandi, Rajib; Nanda, Rituu B and Jugran, Tanisha. Evaluation from inside out: The experience of using local knowledge and practices to evaluate a program for adolescent girls in India through the lens of gender and equity [online]. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, Vol. 15, No. 1, Mar 2015: 38-47. 

 

Comment by Ndriakita SOLONIONJANIRINA on January 20, 2015 at 10:51

“Evaluation: an agent of change for the world we want.”

"Evaluation is a technical tool in a political process."

I realy like these ! ,thanks for sharing, waiting for next session's !!!

Comment by Mridu Kamal on January 20, 2015 at 10:42

Thanks for sharing the key learnings from the first day.It was very useful.

Comment by Patricia Rogers on January 20, 2015 at 2:11

Thanks very much for sharing these key messages from Day One of EvalWeek in India.  Will you also be sharing your presentation on strengths-based life competence approach to evaluation?  We often fall into a deficit-focused approach to evaluation and it would be good to see an alternative.

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