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Evaluation Standards for International Aid: An Assessment and Policy Proposals
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| Thomaz Chianca,
COMEA Communication and Evaluation Ltd,
thomaz.chianca@gmail.com
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This paper is part of my PhD dissertation defended in November 2007 at Western Michigan University under Dr. Michael Scriven, Mr. Jim Rugh, and Dr. Paul Clements. It makes a thorough assessment of the existing evaluation standards proposed by donor agencies (e.g. OECD/DAC), the UN system (UNEG), and international nongovernmental organizations (e.g., InterAction). It also provides historical and contextual background for the development of such standards, contrasts them with other comprehensive set of evaluation standards (e.g., the Key Evaluation Checklist), and applies specific criteria to assess their quality and relevance. Based on this extensive analysis, the study proposes main evaluation standards that should be considered by aid evaluators. Those standards were classified according to their nature/purpose: (i) assessing evaluands (e.g., programs), (ii) assessing evaluations’ processes and products, (iii) assessing evaluators’ capacity and behavior, and (iv) assessing evaluation commissioners’ support for the evaluation.
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Practical Aspects to Consider in Implementing Evaluation Policy: Application of the Global Environment Facility Monitoring and Evaluation Policy and Procedures to Assess the State of Biodiversity in the Western Cape
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| Liezl Coetzee,
Southern Hemisphere Consultants,
liezl@southernhemisphere.co.za
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The Global Environment Facility (GEF)’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Policies and Procedures (2002) aim to provide a mechanism for systematically learning from experience as a GEF-wide operation, and a system to gather and disseminate this information and to track and monitor GEF strategies, operations, and projects.
The M&E Policy stipulates that GEF Partner Agencies design M&E plans for projects, and monitor implementation against performance indicators using the logical framework approach. The GEF Policy provides guidelines on methodologies and indicator development, and strongly encourages active inclusion and involvement of all stakeholders in monitoring and evaluation of activities. This paper will explore some of the challenges faced and lessons learned by one such Partner Agency, Cape Action for People and Environment (C.A.P.E.), in designing such an M&E plan to monitor the impact of a range of Biodiversity initiatives implemented by a wide range of C.A.P.E.’s local partner organizations in South Africa’s Cape Floral Kingdom (CFK).
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