Evaluation and Culture Archives - EVALUATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

Lost in the loss of traveling the world

July 14, 2020 Zenda Ofir 9

This post was first published on Medium. My life is a tapestry of memories. Woven together to make up the fabric of my life. Like African fabrics, my memories come in a riot of colours – never boring, always calling. ... Read more »

The NICE Framework, part 3: A research agenda for evaluation

August 28, 2018 Zenda Ofir 1

**8 min read** In this short series of posts about the NICE Framework I argue for more intensive and creative research and innovation in evaluation – especially research that is rooted in, and respectful of important nuances in different societies. ... Read more »

The NICE Framework, part 2: Application of the framework

August 25, 2018 Zenda Ofir 0

**7 min read** We still have many opportunities to re-imagine evaluation and to combine this with the best evaluation knowledge we already have available. Indigenous evaluators in Latin America, as well as nearly all evaluators in Africa and Asia can ... Read more »

The NICE Framework, part 1: Where culture and evaluation meet

August 23, 2018 Zenda Ofir 0

**6 min read** What would evaluation have looked like if invented “here”? How can it be re-imagined to help enrich our theories and practice worldwide? This question has been on my mind since 2006, yet only in 2016 I took ... Read more »

Made in Africa Evaluation, Part 3: ‘Africa-led’ evaluation

July 6, 2018 Zenda Ofir 4

We need “Evaluation with African Characteristics” – in how we conceptualise evaluation and in how we lead and shape it in the interest of development on the continent. Instead of thinking about what this means, we tend to slavishly teach ... Read more »

Made in Africa Evaluation, Part 2: ‘Africa-rooted’ evaluation

June 8, 2018 Zenda Ofir 1

What is Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) – a term coined by the African Evaluation Association – or what some call Africa-centric Evaluation? It is simply evaluation that is (i) rooted in Africa and/or (ii) led by Africans for African ... Read more »

Made in Africa Evaluation, Part 1: The genesis of MAE

February 11, 2018 Zenda Ofir 3

What is ‘Made in Africa’ evaluation (MAE)? It is not what most people think. In order to move forward, it is time to come to some common understanding that can inspire and guide us into the future. Let us take ... Read more »