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Filter search resultsBack to the drawing board: how to improve monitoring of outcomes
This paper explores challenges in outcome monitoring for humanitarian interventions, emphasizing the need for adaptive learning, better resource management, and overcoming sectoral silos.ResourceReal-time evaluations of humanitarian action: An ALNAP guide
This ALNAP guide provides a structured approach for conducting real-time evaluations (RTEs) during humanitarian responses.ResourceEvaluation of humanitarian action guide
This comprehensive guide covers all steps of the evaluation process while providing real-life examples, practical tips, definitions and step-by-step advice. This guide is available in English, Français and Español.ResourceResident enumerators for continuous monitoring
This chapter details the use of local resident enumerators in northern Mali to collect continuous socio-economic data.ResourceFrom synthesis to practice: Co-creating a toolkit for Feminist Evaluation in crisis settings
In this blog, Rai Sengupta, an evaluation consultant with UNICEF and experienced practitioner in gender and social policy, explores how feminist evaluation approaches are being adapted to meet the complexities of crisis settings.BlogMeasuring results of humanitarian action: Adapting public health indicators to different contexts
This paper explores adapting public health indicators, addressing measurement challenges, and discussing limitations to improve evaluations of health outcomes and the effectiveness of humanitarian actions in various contexts.ResourceGood practice note: Conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding and sustaining peace
This document offers guidance on integrating conflict sensitivity into programming to ensure that humanitarian and development activities do no harm and contribute to peacebuilding.ResourceDefining the agenda: Key lessons for funders and commissioners of ethical research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
The document offers guidelines for ethical research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, focusing on agenda setting, partnerships, review processes, and resourcing.ResourceKey characteristics of FCV settings
Fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) settings come with specific challenges for monitoring and evaluation (M&E), shaped by their instability and complexity. Understanding how different factors—like political upheaval, socThemeDefine what is to be evaluated in FCV settings
In fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) settings, the task of defining what is to be evaluated is both crucial and complex.ThemeConflict-sensitive approaches to development practice
This guide, written by Cynthia Gaigals with Manuela Leonhardt for Safer World, provides a critical overview of different approaches used by a variety of groups in conflict-prone and affected areas.ResourceConflict analysis: Topic guide
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of conflict analysis, offering practical guidance, tools, and frameworks for understanding conflict dynamics and applying conflict-sensitive methods in project design andResourceThe use of third-party monitoring in insecure contexts: Lessons from Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria
This report explores third-party monitoring (TPM) in insecure environments, with lessons from Afghanistan, Somalia, and Syria.ResourceEvaluation in contexts of fragility, conflict and violence: Guidance from global evaluation practitioners
This guide offers practical advice for designing, conducting, and using evaluations in fragile, conflict, and violence-affected contexts.ResourceData sharing and third-party monitoring in humanitarian response
This resource investigates the data sharing risks in third-party monitoring (TPM) for humanitarian response, with a focus on Somalia.ResourceGuidelines to conflict sensitive research
This publication outlines nine guidelines for conflict-sensitive research, from context understanding and political sensitivities to partnerships, effective communication and publication to minimize negative impacts and enResourceSynthesis of evaluations in South Sudan: Lessons learned for engagement in fragile and conflict-affected states
This article synthesizes evaluation reports from South Sudan to inform decision-making in fragile states, highlighting the need for better project design, flexibility, and long-term commitment to enhance sustainability andResourceHow to guide to conflict sensitivity
This guide offers a framework for integrating conflict sensitivity into development and humanitarian programs.ResourceTheories and Indicators of Change: Concepts and Primers for Conflict Management and Mitigation
This guide, written by Eileen Babbitt, Diana Chigas and Robert Wilkinson for USAID, provides detailed guidance on using theories of change, with a particular emphasis on conflict management and mitigation.ResourceApplying adaptive theory of change in fragile and conflict affected settings
This paper discusses adaptive management in fragile settings, highlighting flexible theories of change and real-time evaluations to adjust programs dynamically in response to evolving FCV challenges.ResourceManage an evaluation or M&E system in FCV settings
Successful management in fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) settings involves careful stakeholder engagement, strategic resource management, context-appropriate design, thorough documentation, and ongoing capacity strengthening tThemeTechnology for Evaluation in Fragile and Conflict Affected States: An Introduction for the Digital Immigrant Evaluator
This paper aims to help evaluators working in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS) to determine which technology may be useful in various phases of an evaluation.ResourceTracking displaced people in Mali
This chapter discusses the Listening to Displaced People Survey (LDPS) in Mali, using face-to-face and mobile interviews to collect data on displaced populations.ResourceAdvancing locally led evaluations: Practical insights for humanitarian contexts
This scoping paper from ALNAP aims to raise the visibility and accessibility of locally led evaluation among relevant stakeholders in humanitarian contexts.ResourceGuidance note on evaluation and Do No Harm
This note provides guidance on incorporating the Do No Harm (DNH) principle into evaluations.ResourceEthical research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts: Guidelines for applicants
These guidelines offers essential ethical guidelines for research in fragile and conflict-affected settings, focusing on equitable partnerships, harm mitigation, and ethical design.ResourceImpact evaluation in settings of fragility and humanitarian emergency
The paper aims to advance rigorous impact evaluations in fragile and humanitarian settings, identifying unique challenges and opportunities.ResourcePractical approaches to theories of change in conflict, security, and justice programmes - part II: Using theories of change in monitoring and evaluation
This guide offers practical advice for using theories of change in the monitoring and evaluation stages of conflict, security, and justice programmes.ResourceInnovative approach to evaluating interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states: The case of Helmand
This working paper from Coffey International Development outlines the challenges faced when undertaking evaluation in fragile and conflict-affected states and provides a range of examples of innovative approaches used in Helmund, AfghanistaResourceChallenges and opportunities of mobile phone-based data collection: Evidence from South Sudan
This case study explores mobile phone-based data collection in South Sudan, addressing challenges like non-response and network issues.ResourceThe Equitable Evaluation Framework™
The Equitable Evaluation Framework™ (EEF) offers a structured approach to integrating equity into evaluations.Resource