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This Synthesis Working Paper is a report on the first of its kind country evaluation map for a single country. The map identifies 617 evaluations in multiple sectors in Uganda. Nearly 60 per cent of the studies contain process evaluation evidence and over 40 per cent are impact evaluations. This...

Cette publication présente les bonnes pratiques et les pratiques prometteuses en matière d'approches et de méthodes d'évaluation sensibles au genre en présentant des évaluations sensibles au genre d'ONU Femmes et d'autres entités de l'ONU. En mettant l'accent sur l'inclusion, la participation et la...

This briefing note highlights the main findings of the Evidence Summary on COVID-19 and Food Security published by UNEG and carried out by the evaluation offices of FAO, WFP, IFAD and UNIDO. Prepared by EvalForward as a background for the gLOCAL event: “Building forward better on food security...

This brief describes the commonalities and differences of Outcome Mapping and Outcome Harvesting. It presents the main concepts shared by the approaches, how they differ and what to consider when deciding which approach to use or whether to use them together. This brief was co-produced by the...

This Methods Brief by the Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) takes a step-by-step, practical approach to guide researchers designing impact evaluations based on big data. The amount of big data available has exploded with recent innovations in satellites, sensors...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has established common definitions for six evaluation criteria – relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability – to support consistent, high-quality evaluation. These criteria provide a normative framework...

Quel est l’avenir de l’évaluation de développement dans le contexte de l’ICT4D et quelle est la contribution de l’ICT4D dans l’évaluation de développement ? Quel sera le rôle futur de l’évaluation du développement ? Assisterons-nous à une transformation de la fonction d’évaluation ? Cette synthese...

This evidence summary published by UNEG (United Nations Evaluation Group) looks at the findings, good practices and lessons learned from past evaluations of interventions to protect food security in times of crises, in order to contribute to a more effective response by the UN system. Drawing from...

This publication showcases good and promising practices on gender-responsive evaluation approaches and methods by featuring gender-responsive evaluations from UN Women and other UN entities. With its emphasis on inclusion, participation and non-discrimination, gender-responsive evaluation can aid in...

This brief by Twende Mbele looks at Rapid Evaluations in the public sector of selected African Countries. Rapid evaluations are intended to reduce the costs of evaluation projects and the time they take, by producing a result that can feed into policy and practice quickly, but yet is sufficiently...

This toolbox, developed by RECOFTC (Restoring landscapes in Southeast Asia), is designed to support community forest groups monitor their baseline status, and the progress and outcomes they have achieved. The use of the toolbox depends on the specific needs of community forest groups and is...

This book, edited by Ian Goldman and Mine Pabari, explores how governments in Africa can use evidence to improve their policies and programmes, and ultimately, to achieve positive change for their citizens. Looking at different evidence sources across a range of contexts, the book brings policy...