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This resource, created by the FIME awardee Neema Nnko, is a practical feminist monitoring and evaluation toolkit for relocation contexts. It was developed from the evaluation of Maasai women’s relocation experience in Tanzania and provides step-by-step guidance for planning, designing, implementing, analysing, and using evaluations that center women’s voice, safety, agency, and influence over decisions.
This resource was created as one of six innovative projects developed by Feminist Innovation in Monitoring and Evaluation (FIME) awardees. Read more about the FIME award and project outputs here.
What are the key features of the resource?
The resource has several key features. First, it is organized around a clear six-stage evaluation cycle: planning the evaluation, designing the evaluation, data collection, data analysis, ethics and safeguards, and dissemination and use of findings. Second, it centers women’s lived experiences by focusing on voice, safety, agency, and influence over decisions. Third, it includes practical templates, examples, ethical case scenarios, and structured decision rules for analysis. Fourth, it is grounded in a concrete field example—the relocation of Maasai women from Ngorongoro to Handeni—so users can see how feminist evaluation principles respond to real relocation dynamics such as uneven access to services, continued male control over compensation and land use, disrupted social support networks, and the differentiated experiences of widows, young mothers, and women with disabilities.
What contribution does the resource make to Feminist Evaluation?
This resource bridges a gap between feminist evaluation theory and field application. Rather than presenting abstract principles alone, the toolkit converts them into operational guidance that evaluators and organizations can use to design and conduct context-sensitive, participatory, and accountability-oriented evaluations. It is particularly helpful for users working in complex settings where structural gains—such as housing or land allocation—may coexist with persistent gender inequalities in decision-making, safety, and control over resources.
How can other people use this resource?
Others can use this resource as a stand-alone guide, as a training tool, or as a template for adapting feminist monitoring and evaluation approaches to other relocation, resettlement, or displacement contexts. It can support evaluators, women’s groups, local authorities, civil society organizations, and researchers who need a practical framework for generating evidence that leads to action.