Reflections from evaluators

This collection of interviews aims to inspire you on the path towards becoming drivers of transformative change, as young and emerging evaluators.

Why did you become an evaluator? If you could restart your career, what would you do differently?

How does an economist end up in evaluation? Hear the story of André Portela, professor of economics at the São Paulo School of Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas and currently the director of the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Lusophone Africa and Brazil (CLEAR-LAB). In this video, André also shares what he would do differently if he could start his career all over again. YEEs, listen and learn.

 

How did you start working in evaluation? Why are evaluators important?

Amna Aaqil is not an evaluator by profession, but her journey led her to the world of evaluation. She is now the director of the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Pakistan and Central Asia (CLEAR-PCA), an implementing partner of GEI. In this video, she talks about what evaluation means to her and why evaluation is important.

 

Why become an evaluator? How can evaluation transform the world?

Candice Morkel, director of the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA), shares her inspiring journey towards becoming an evaluator. She also highlights the transformative power of evaluation.

 

Why did you become an evaluator? What would you do differently if you could restart your career?

Meet Sarah Klier, Team Leader of Evaluation Capacity Development at the German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval). In this video, Sarah talks about how and why she became an evaluator. She also shares what she would do differently if she could restart her evaluation career. YEEs, listen and learn.

 

Why and how did you become an evaluator? Can evaluation really transform the world?

Why become an evaluator? Can evaluation really transform the world? And how does one discover the path towards becoming an evaluator? Hear from Ana Maria Linares, Senior Evaluation Advisor at the Office of Evaluation and Oversight of the Inter-American Development Bank, one of GEI's development partners.

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