Federica Bottamedi is an independent evaluator, communication strategy consultant, and facilitator. She currently supports the evaluation function of the CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES). Prior to joining IAES, she had been working on improving evaluation use and uptake as a Communications and Outreach Specialist and was directly involved in the management and conduct of evaluations at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Office of Evaluation. Since 2013, while at FAO she was an active member of the UN Evaluation Group (UNEG); and an active member of the Evalforward Community of Practice. Ms Bottamedi received the recognition of the best FAO employees in 2019. She obtained several certificates of specialization in Evaluation from EvalPartners. Previously, she served at the Office of the President and the Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and at the European Commission Directorate General for Trade, in Brussels. She holds an MSc in European International Relations and Diplomacy from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium), an MSc and a BSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Trieste (Italy). Her mother tongue is Italian, and she is proficient in English, French, German, and Spanish, with basic knowledge of Russian.
Federica [user:field_middlename] Bottamedi
Federica Bottamedi
Evaluation Outreach Specialist
CGIAR
Italia
My contributions
Understanding first: Why putting understanding before measurement matters
BlogComo dice un popular refrán, medir aquello que no entendemos es “poner el carro delante de los bueyes”. Si medimos algo que no está claro o que se basa en suposiciones erróneas, es probable que acabemos obteniendo datos irrelevantes o llegando a conclusiones engañosas. Por tanto, antes de decidir qué medir —o incluso de dirimir si es preciso hacerlo— es fundamental entender qué tenemos entre manos. Éste fue el mensaje principal de Silva Ferretti, consultora de evaluación independiente que abrió la tercera sesión de EvalForward Talks, y que señaló —sagazmente— que no siempre se procede de esta manera y que
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Evaluation Outreach Specialist CGIARRenata Mirulla
Facilitator of EvalforwardEvalForward Talks - Remote evaluations during COVID-19: how can we cope and adapt? What are the best solutions?
BlogEn la primera de una nueva serie de sesiones de intercambio de conocimientos abierta a todos los miembros de la comunidad de EvalForward, los participantes compartieron sus experiencias sobre cómo han adaptado sus prácticas de evaluación para hacer frente a las restricciones derivadas de la pandemia. La amplia y rápida propagación de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) ha obligado a realizar gran parte de la labor de evaluación a distancia y ha planteado nuevos desafíos e incertidumbres para los responsables y equipos de evaluación[1].
Renate Roels, gerente de evaluación de la FAO, abrió el debate compartiendo los
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Federica Bottamedi
Evaluation Outreach Specialist CGIARWhy use facilitation in evaluation?
BlogThis is the case of facilitation skills. A recent training held at the FAO Office of Evaluation in Rome by
Milton Kamewendo, a professional (and excellent!) facilitator, shed light to the many cases and situations where facilitation techniques can help advance the evaluation activities, collect new evidence, overcome barriers and create a collaborative environment.
Facilitation literally means, “Helping people to talk”.
People lie at the heart of evaluation, beyond tools, methods and approaches: their disclosure of information and data, their feedback and how they engage with the evaluation as a whole. People provide the wisdom; we need
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Federica Bottamedi
Evaluation Outreach Specialist CGIAR