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Good example of a Theory of Change for an aid agency's Gender policy.
Hi all
I have been asked to find an example of "good" Theory of Change that describes how a bilateral aid agency's gender policy is expected to work and have its effects
Good in this context means it is a good description of the agency's gender policy and is reasonably evaluable
If you can suggest any examples that are worth looking at I would be very grateful
regards, rick davies
rick.davies@gmail.com
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Permalink Reply by Rituu B Nanda on
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Hi Rick,
Response on email from our member Alifya Loharchalwala
Sharing the link to EMpower's TOC: http://www.empowerweb.org/what-we-do/theory-of-change
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Permalink Reply by Rick Davies on
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Thanks Aliya
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Permalink Reply by Nirmi Vitarana on
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Such an important question and I too would benefit from responses and resources to this question. Many thanks for raising it Rick.
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Permalink Reply by Dennis P. Bours on
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Great question, and I am also looking forward to these examples!
I am not sure these are 'good', but here are two examples:
WOCAN: https://www.wocan.org/our-theory-of-change/ (like the simplicity)
WEMAN: https://www.oxfamnovib.nl/Redactie/Pdf/Theory%20of%20Change%20WEMAN... (very, very extensive. Wondering if anyone ever reads this...)
Womankind: https://www.womankind.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Womankind-T...
(is it a theory of change? not really. but, whatever works)
Best, Dennis
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Thanks Dennis
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Thanks Dennis!!
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Thanks for the responses so far.
Partly related to this question, I recently wrote a blog about what I thought was a good example of a ToC, but not relating to gender policy. You can see my argument and example here: https://mandenews.blogspot.com/2021/08/reconciling-need-for-both-ho...
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I will check this out and share with others:-)
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Thank you! I started following your blog and also feature it in today's newsletter;
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Deborah McSmith, MPH- Gavi has a good gender policy theory of change
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Permalink Reply by Alejandra Bernardo Andrés on
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Dear Rituu, how are you? Can I kindly ask you to share the gender policy ToC?
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Permalink Reply by Aniela Batschari on -
Hi Rituu, I tried googling for the Gavi ToC but couldn't find it. Can you please send it if you have it?
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