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
Vacancy | GxD hub, LEAD/IFMR | Research Manager
Hiring a Research Manager to join us at the Gender x Digital (GxD) Hub at LEAD at Krea University, Delhi.
As a Research Manager, you will lead and shape rigorous evidence generation at the intersection of gender, AI, and digital systems, informing more inclusive digital policies and platforms in India. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys geeking out over measurement challenges, causal questions, and the nuances of designing evaluations that answer what works, for whom, and why. We welcome applications from researchers with strong mixed-methods expertise, experience designing theory or experiment based evaluations, and a deep commitment to gender equality and digital inclusion.
Must-haves:
• 4+ years of experience in evaluation and applied research
• Ability to manage data quality, lead statistical analysis, and translate findings into clear, compelling reports and briefs
• Strong interest in gender equality, livelihoods, and digital inclusion
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment, as the ecosystem evolves and pivots to new areas of inquiry
📍 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gcBpjtHy
📆 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
So sooner you apply the better!
Developmental Evaluation is like dating!
(I attended a short course on Developmental Evaluation facilitated by Carolyn Camman and Rita Fierro and hosted by Amy Lenzo and Rowan Simonsen from Beehive Productions and excellent graphic visualisation during the course. The course provided insights on how to evaluate in complexity and apply developmental evaluation in one's practice.)
When to use Developmental Evaluation?
Developmental Evaluation is like dating, described Michael Patton in a lighter vein during a video interview in the course. When a couple starts dating, it is hard to say how the relationship will progress and what will be the outcome. Whether there will be a second date, the couple will live together and eventually memory-hard to predict. This sets the stage for the question when to use Developmental Evaluation- when outcomes are unpredictable, when we work in highly unstable, complex, uncertain and dynamic environments. When you chart your way as you go, its important to track the progress and take corrective measures. Developmental Evaluation is suitable in these kinds of projects/programmes. Patton noted that when process and outcomes are enmeshed with each other. For instance, social capital is at the core of healthy communities; and you get social capital by building healthy social relationships but building the healthy relationships is the social capital. They are not separate stages they are intertwined.
When not to use? When the project or programme is going smoothly when you are in control, set your goals , implement change is very much keeping the project goals in mind.
Definition- Thus Developmental evaluation “is grounded in systems thinking and supports innovation by collecting and analyzing real-time data in ways that lead to informed and ongoing decision making as part of the design, development, and implementation process.”
Difference between traditional evaluation and developmental evaluation Why the term- developmental evaluation? Why did Michael Patton coin it? You will have to do the course to know more! Note that it is different from Development evaluation which is a generic term for evaluations conducted in developing countries.
Source: https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/plan/approach/developmental_eva...
What methods or tools to use?
A developmental evaluation can use any kind of data and any kind of focus ( for eg outcome or process). However real time inputs and feedback are essential as the situation changes quickly. Therefore evaluation team works closely with implementation team and hence, the next point is key.
Importance of facilitation and reflexivity
Both the course facilitators Rita and Carolyn underlined that as Developmental is out of the alternative paradigm in a rapidly changing world, we have to regularly be adaptive. Therefore facilitation skills are critical in facilitating Developmental evaluation. DE involves building trust and relationships. The evaluation team as well as the programme participants need to constantly reflect on what is going on, make meaning out of it and take action accordingly.
Pearls from the workshop ( by the Facilitators)
-emergence is a process, order emerging out of chaos (Peggy Holman), staying in the glump
-don’t throw away evidence too soon
-sensing is a process of deepening your learning
-developmental evaluation means being willing to learn several things at the same time (multi-taskers heaven)
- TRACKING LEARNING NOT OUTCOMES
To conclude- DE is a like a red flower!
I conclude with a tweet from Phd scholar Miriam Lo in response to a red flower shared by Rakesh Mohan ( a very experienced evaluator). develop #changes in #uncertain #environments. :)To me, this #redflower represents the #main characteristics of a #developmental #eval: it's living with #naturalresources and it can assist #context innovators ( #bees, #butterflies, #humans
Resource
Patton, M. Q. (2010) Developmental Evaluation. Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use. Guilford Press, New York. Retrieved via http://tei.gwu.edu/courses_approaches.htm#developmental_evaluation
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