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.
Join us in Amman April 28-30 2014 for the EvalMENA 3rd general assembly... Scholarships available
The Middle East and North Africa Evaluators Network (EvalMENA) is pleased to invite you to its third general assembly taking place in Amman – Jordan on April 28-30, 2014, which will be held in conjunction with the closing workshop of the project “Mainstreaming Evaluation Theory and Practice in the MENA Region”, funded by the International Development and Research Center (IDRC) and executed by the Environment and Sustainable Development Unit at the American University of Beirut.
In Amman, EvalMENA will be celebrating its third anniversary, reflecting on the potential contributions of the evaluation profession and the evaluators’ associations/networks to the rich geo-political developments which shaped (and are still shaping) the region’s future. An overview of the achievements of the past three years is attached to this message
To that purpose, we are aiming at cross-fertilizing the debates between EvalMENA members with participants and experiences from the “Global South” in general by offering up to 8 scholarships for authors of papers or presentations that can be featured in the five discussion streams of the conference. These papers and presentations, together with the outcomes of the discussions during the conference will be part of a special publication celebrating the end of the activities of the project “Mainstreaming Evaluation Theory and Practice in the MENA region”.
The conference runs over two and half days, with half a day dedicated to a meeting of the EvalMENA delegates on April 30th 2013. It will be preceded on April 27th by a full day of professional development workshops which will be also open to local evaluators from Jordan. As mentioned earlier, the conference consists of five streams:
1. The role of the evaluation in democratic transition: which is obviously a central theme for the region and where we are looking forward to hear experiences from MENA but also from comparable regional settings around the world that can guide the work of EvalMENA in the future.
2. Towards the emergence of an “indigenous” M&E culture in MENA: which will be looking at the “drivers” but also the “spoilers” that are influencing the perception that evaluation is “exogenous” and mainly donor-driven in MENA. International experiences from developing countries are welcomed to cross-fertilize the debate.
3. Delivering Evaluation Effectively: The MENA Challenges This strand will be conducted in an appreciative format, looking mainly at what works rather than claiming to resolve all the problems around evaluation delivery in MENA within just half a day. Our preferred themes to be highlighted during the debates are methodological plurality and data systems.
4. Enhancing the use of evaluation in MENA: this stream is directly inspired from EvalMENA’s participation in the 3rd conference on National Evaluation Capacities which was held in Brazil in October 2013 and which had a tri-fold CREDO: Independence, Credibility and Use. We will be looking on how “use” is understood, both from a process and from an outcome perspective and how to shape EvalMENA’s advocacy efforts in that regard.
5. Towards “2015 Evaluation Year”: this stream will be aligned with EvalMENA’s active involvement in the EvalPartners initiative and is meant to encourage national initiatives and collaboration with planned and ongoing projects aiming at favoring the emergence of an enabling environment in MENA. We very strongly welcome representatives of initiatives and projects to share their experiences and explore opportunities for synergies and cooperation. We will also solemnly close this stream by declaring 2015 the international year of evaluation in the MENA region, similar to other EvalPartner members.
It is to be noted that the conference is designed along a participatory engagement model which alternates plenary sessions and facilitated debate in smaller groups, in a way to develop a collaborative agenda for the work of EvalMENA for the July 2014 – December 2015 period.
Candidates interested in taking part in the conference and sharing experiences/case studies are kindly invited to submit an expression of interest by Monday March 17th 2014. Notifications of acceptance will take place by Saturday March 22nd the latest.
The expression of interest should be submitted electronically to info@evalmena.org and should include:
· An abstract of the presentation (600 words maximum)
· What conference thread is being addressed and the relevance of the presentation to the discussion thread and the local MENA context (300 words maximum)
· A brief bio of the presenter (150 words maximum)
Kindly note that EvalMENA will only be able to fund the participation of the authors of accepted papers. Others who are willing to join are welcome provided that they cater for their own accommodation and travel. Although Arabic is the official language of MENA, all working sessions will be taking place in English, except the EvalMENA business meeting of April 30th which will take place in Arabic
With kind regards
Ziad Moussa
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