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WFP Impact Evaluation Forum
Evaluation conference
The United Nations World Food Programme will host the first Impact Evaluation Forum at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, From 4-7 December 2023 , Bringing together governments, donors, WFP and UN agencies, NGOs and academia, the Forum offers a unique setting for frank discussion on how impact...
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Proving the value of agroecology for farmers and food systems: what methods and evidence do we have?
Agroecology at farm level is about good agricultural practices, such as crop diversification and rotation, intercropping, crop-livestock integration, manure recycling and integrated pest management. It also includes elements of farmer resilience building, farmer organisations, fair wages for farm...
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How are mixed methods used in programme and project evaluation?
EvalForward Summary
Jean Providence Nzabonimpa started a discussion on EvalForward aimed at gathering experience and lessons on the real-life use of mixed methods in evaluation. He drafted this summary based on the 27 contributions received, a selection of publications and reports shared by participants, and his own...
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EvalFest 2024
Evaluation conference
This upcoming EvalFest will mark our fourth edition, and there will be no registration conference fee , ensuring more inclusive and equitable participation. The only requirement for participation is Evaluation Community of India (ECOI) membership, which is nominal and allows for longer-term...
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11th AfrEA International Conference "Technology and Innovation in Evaluation Practice in Africa: The Last Nail on the Coffin of Participatory Approaches?"
Evaluation conference
The African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), in partnership with the Rwanda Monitoring and Evaluation Organization (RMEO), will held its 11 th International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda between March 18 – 22, 2024. With a theme titled Technology and Innovation in Evaluation Practice in Africa: The...
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Sustainability-inclusive evaluation: Why we need it and how to do it
Guidance Document
This guidance from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to support those doing or overseeing evaluations to include environmental sustainability in feasible and useful ways. It is intended to support people who are planning, managing or conducting evaluations, especially within national and sub...
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Footprint evaluation: Thought experiments
Technical Paper
The Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to ensure that all evaluations consider environmental sustainability, regardless of whether this is an explicit objective of the project, policy or program being evaluated. This report describes four ‘thought experiments’ undertaken as part of this project...
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4th Development Impact Conference
Evaluation conference
The 4th Development Impact Conference is a collaborative effort between the World Bank DIME and the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. This event serves as a nexus for groundbreaking research, fostering dialogue among policymakers, development practitioners, donors, and researchers, all...
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Summary: How to evaluate science, technology and innovation in an R4D context
EvalForward Summary
Svetlana Negroustoueva, Evaluation Function Lead at CGIAR, raised two discussions on EvalForward, in 2022 and in 2023. The discussions aimed at: sharing experience on practices in evaluating science, technology and innovation in a research for development context, and reflecting on the beta version...
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Impact Evaluation in Practice
Guidance Document
The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book...
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Learning Links | resources for monitoring and evaluation practitioners and decision-makers
Guidance Document
ALNAP Learning Links is a collection of resources and references which can be used for professional development, background reading and/or as part of academic or training programmes or presentations. Key M&E themes include: An overview of evaluation of humanitarian action Improving monitoring in...
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Mixed methods in monitoring and evaluation of development projects: learning from the experience of practitioners
Technical Paper
This paper explores the practical implications of using mixed methods for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of international development projects, based on experiences of development researchers and practitioners. It shares lessons and insights that resulted from a three-day joint learning experience...