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.
How can we Strengthen National Evaluation Systems”?
How can we Strengthen National Evaluation Systems”? The Fall 2013 edition of Evaluation Matters provides some answers
‘National evaluation capacity development’ builds on the concept that results-based monitoring and evaluation is a public management tool that yields information that can be used to better manage policies, programmes and projects; demonstrate progress on national development goals to citizens and other stakeholders, such as the international donor community; and, in the process, ultimately serve as a key accountability tool. Thus, national evaluation systems need to be thought of more than simply in bureaucratic terms.
National ownership implies a specific cultural, social and political context. The driver for establishing a national evaluation (or M&E) system ought to be good governance. This could be associated with broader public sector modernization initiatives, the proactive introduction of a results-based management framework for the public sector and/or some other form of public sector reform. Establishing an M&E system could be triggered by political change; or it could be encouraged by the actions and support of international agencies and donors such as the African Development Bank, the United Nations Development Program or the World Bank.
If a national evaluation system is to be owned by a country, it needs to be linked to the national development plan and integrated into the operations and culture of government institutions and ministries. However, for it to be sustainable, governments must believe in the utility of the national evaluation system and understand its benefits. They must also own the system. National evaluation systems should no longer be donor- driven; they should be nationally owned.
The Fall edition of evaluation matters offers interesting perspectives from several key players from Africa and from major donor organizations on this very important topic: http://operationsevaluation.afdb.org/en/evaluations-publications/ev...
Kenya National Evaluation week and declaration of EvalYear
Kenya joining the 2015 EvalYear campaign during the National M&E Week (participants standing when and after making the Declaration) . Some of the key highlights are as follows:
1.It is an annual event in its 2nd year and was co-organised by the government's M&E Directorate, Ministry of Planning in collaboration with ESK and other development partners
2.It brought together between 300-350 people daily for 4 days
3.As part of the advocacy efforts around promoting the 2015 EvalYear, I made a brief presentation on the campaign in one of the sessions ,followed by the participant's Declaration of the same
4.The event was officially presided over by the Cabinet Minister in charge of Devolution and Planning. Developmement Partners representatives including the World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, AGRA, GIZ, SIDA and the universities also made presentations within the 4 days
5.The event was also attended regionally by representatives from Ethiopia (through the EvalPartners Peer to Peer initiative), Uganda, Zambia, Benin and Rwanda. They joined in the Declaration and each of the countries presented their Case Studies on M&E in panel discussions .
6.A key note address on the South African case was also presented by the Director DPME, Dr.Sean Phillips in one of the days.
7.M&E training workshops as part of capacity strengthening efforts for ESK members , government staff and other participants at national and devolved levels were conducted on day one.
Jennifer Mutua Reports from Kenya
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