Comments - Power, Policies and Social/Gender Relations: Can Evaluations Change the Equation? - Gender and Evaluation2024-03-29T01:31:25Zhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6606644%3ABlogPost%3A28018&xn_auth=noDear Rituu
I would like to re…tag:gendereval.ning.com,2015-01-28:6606644:Comment:283012015-01-28T05:59:02.516ZRanjani K.Murthyhttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/RanjaniKMurthy
<p>Dear Rituu</p>
<p>I would like to refer to two different experiences. The first in Bangladesh with a woman who was poor five years ago and had shifted to being non-poor (in her estimate) and with assets on her name. The discussion explored the road she and her household member traveled, what contributed to change-the IFAD project and otherwise and challenges in transforming gender and economic relations. I used 'road map of change' evolved by Linda Mayoux with modification.</p>
<p>The other…</p>
<p>Dear Rituu</p>
<p>I would like to refer to two different experiences. The first in Bangladesh with a woman who was poor five years ago and had shifted to being non-poor (in her estimate) and with assets on her name. The discussion explored the road she and her household member traveled, what contributed to change-the IFAD project and otherwise and challenges in transforming gender and economic relations. I used 'road map of change' evolved by Linda Mayoux with modification.</p>
<p>The other experience is the discussions with a collective of dalit women in a village in Kancheepuram where the NGO Guide works. The discussions were held in an area were there was a huge poster of a girl baby whose birthday celebrations had just got over. I asked them what had changed in their dalit hamlet in the last ten years, why and how. The women pointed to how they had fought for a water tank in their village and opening of an ICDS center in their village after a lot of collective struggle. Girl child was traditionally valued in dalit community and in between they had started following the upper caste. Now the girl child was being revalued. Yet another change was the greater confidence with which they walked into the Caste Hindu are- being organised privileged groups were scared of imposing restrictions Women do not think through around practical and strategic gender interests; both are important and the means adopted - struggles is most crucial to their sense of empowerment </p> I loved this write up Ranjani…tag:gendereval.ning.com,2015-01-26:6606644:Comment:278952015-01-26T16:50:54.954ZRituu B Nandahttps://gendereval.ning.com/profile/1uniqcg103ltu
<p>I loved this write up Ranjani. The last sentence sums it up beautifully- the evaluation itself needs to be an empowering and transformative process for both communities and evaluation team. </p>
<p>Please can you share your best experience in engaging the communities in evaluation? Why was it the best? Thanks a lot for generously sharing your experiences with us and an opportunity to learn from you. Warm greetings!</p>
<p>I loved this write up Ranjani. The last sentence sums it up beautifully- the evaluation itself needs to be an empowering and transformative process for both communities and evaluation team. </p>
<p>Please can you share your best experience in engaging the communities in evaluation? Why was it the best? Thanks a lot for generously sharing your experiences with us and an opportunity to learn from you. Warm greetings!</p>