You’re invited to the first worldwide launch of Glocal Evaluation Week!
For the first time, Glocal Evaluation Week will open with not just one but five launch events across the globe.
On May 27, the Global Evaluation Initiative will kick off Glocal 2025 with a global launch, followed by a series of regional dialogues in Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, and South Asia.
Together, these events will explore this year’s Glocal theme, “Evaluation for a Better Future: Environmental Sustainability, Inclusion, and Peace,” from both global and regional perspectives.
Join us for the biggest Glocal launch yet! Register for the sessions below.
Global Launch | Evaluation for a Better Future: Harnessing Evidence to Bridge Divides
May 27, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (EST)
Interpretation available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
As we approach 2030, we find ourselves at a critical juncture. Persistent inequality impacts billions of lives, radical ideologies are evolving in increasingly subtle forms, and trust in institutions is declining. These challenges are deeply interconnected, reinforcing one another and heightening the risk that we will fail to achieve our development objectives.
The global launch of Glocal 2025 is an invitation to reimagine evaluation and how it can serve as a foundation for building bridges, fostering meaningful dialogue, and restoring trust. Join us in exploring how evaluation can help shape a more just, resilient, and connected world.
South Asia Launch | Building South Asian State Capacities for Evidence Use: Bridging the Gap Between Evaluation and Policy Action
May 28, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM IST (+5.30 UTC)
Interpretation available in Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Nepali, Portuguese, Sinhala, Spanish, Thai, Telugu, Urdu, Vietnamese
Glocal 2025 calls for reimagining evaluation as a tool for inclusion, collaboration, and rebuilding trust in institutions. In South Asia, a key missing link is not just producing evidence, but enabling governments to use it effectively in policy making.
Governments in the region have made significant progress in adopting monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks. However, institutional incentives, skills, leadership, and system-wide coordination for using evidence in real-time decision-making remain underdeveloped. Without these, evaluations risk becoming compliance exercises rather than tools that drive better governance and improved outcomes for citizens.
This session will explore the unique challenges and opportunities in building government capacities for evidence use in South Asia.
Africa Launch | Evaluation for a Better Future: Harnessing Evidence for Africa’s Prosperity
May 29, 16:00 – 17:30 (UTC+2)
Interpretation available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili
Africa stands at a critical crossroads. Over the past decade, the continent has shown strong economic resilience and growth, with innovations flourishing in areas like fintech, agroindustry, and startups. Yet, it still faces persistent challenges in achieving sustainable solutions for economic integration, climate change, social inclusion, and equity. At the same time, the widespread use of social media has fueled misinformation, putting Africa’s young population at greater risk of political manipulation than ever before.
How can evaluation help rebuild trust and drive collective progress across the continent? The launch of Glocal 2025 in Africa will explore how evaluation can address inequality, political and social instability, and economic challenges, while seeking practical, locally grounded pathways toward more inclusive and evidence-informed governance.
Central Asia Launch | The Language of Evaluation: Bridging Clarity, Access, and Inclusion in Emerging Systems
May 29, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pakistan Standard Time
Interpretation available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Uzbek
How do linguistic and conceptual differences influence how monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems are understood and applied in Pakistan and Central Asia? In many cases, local languages lack direct equivalents for core M&E terms, and concepts like “evaluation” are often confused with “audit” or “inspection.” These gaps can lead to distorted policy design, fragmented implementation, and limited integration of local perspectives into globally shared evaluation frameworks.
This session shines a light on the often-overlooked role of language in making evaluation more inclusive and accessible. Drawing on insights from multilateral donors, national experts, and local practitioners, it will explore practical strategies to ensure evaluation is both linguistically inclusive and culturally grounded.
Latin America Launch | The Value of Evidence: Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
May 30, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (EST) / 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (UTC-3)
Interpretation available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
How can monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and the use of evidence help governments make better, more responsive public policies?
This session will reexamine this topic through the lens of Latin American experiences. Regional experts will discuss the importance of M&E in supporting institutional learning, strengthening strategic planning, and connecting budgets to real priorities.