| Session Title: Improving the Quality of Peacebuilding Evaluation |
| Demonstration Session 396 to be held in CROCKETT C on Thursday, Nov 11, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church, Child Development Associate, cheyanne.church@tufts.edu |
| Abstract: This demonstration session will outline 2 new tools specific to the evaluation of peacebuilding in the international arena. The demonstration will be targeted at evaluators working in conflict and post-conflict settings evaluating peacebuilding projects, though all international social change projects may find the demonstration has utility. The presentation is based on the results of over 7 years of collaborative learning with peacebuilding practitioners and donors, led by the Reflecting on Peace Practice project of CDA. This collaborative learning included, but was not limited to, over 15 evaluations that sought to apply these tools and lessons as well as the experience of including key findings into the OECD-DAC guidance on peacebuilding evaluation. The demonstration will focus specifically on how to assess the effect of peacebuilding programming at the societal level, oft called peace writ large. It will also demonstrate how to adopt a systemic approach to the evaluation of peacebuilding. |