- In today's world, we are facing a series of interconnected global challenges—sometimes referred to as a ‘polycrisis’. For young people (and many not-so-young people), it often feels like issues such as climate change, social injustice, and inequality have always been a reality.
How well do we think about the future? Foresight Evaluation
Foresight is the capacity to think systematically about the future to inform decision-making today. It focuses on investigating the drivers of change and exploring possible futures to inform planning and policymaking (Conway, 2015).
Investing in young and emerging evaluators: Reflections from the 2nd Summer Evaluation Bootcamp in Mongolia
Xin Xin Yang (Multi-Country Evaluation Specialist at UNICEF) reflects on the 2nd Summer Evaluation Bootcamp for Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs) in Mongolia, a program designed to empower the next generation of M&E professionals in Mongolia and
Improving data quality: Early lessons from the Senegal power compact
In this blog, Dr Marème Ndoye (MCA Senegal II Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Economic Analysis) shares how the implementation of a data validation committee has helped the understanding and communication of results.
Introducing the Causal Pathways Resource Hub
We are pleased to launch the Causal Pathways Resource Hub: A set of new and revised pages on BetterEvaluation, developed in partnership with the Causal Pathways Initiative.
Becoming aware of contradictory demands on evaluation systems
The following article was written Marijn Faling, Assistant Professor Evaluation and Private-sector Development at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Reflections on meeting the challenge of communicating the validity of culturally responsive evaluation (CRE) and getting influential voices and changemakers to listen
The following article was written by Ennie Flora Gatsi (MA), Rumbidza Tizora (MSc), and Joyce Muyengwa (MSc). Congratulations on your winning entry to the Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs) essay competition!
Reflection on the review of the IEG@50 writing competition on culturally responsive evaluation
A recent essay competition, jointly hosted by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), and EvalYouth, invited emerging evaluators to propose solutions for closing the gap between global and local knowledge.
The future of evaluation: Young and emerging evaluators as champions of cultural responsiveness
A recent essay competition for young and emerging evaluators (YEEs), jointly hosted by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), and EvalYouth, invited emerging evaluators to propose solutions for closing the gap between global and local knowledge.