Zenda Ofir

Zenda Ofir

Switzerland
South African scientist, evaluator and transformation specialist. Working locally to globally on evaluation, transformation & foresight from a Global South lens. Challenging orthodoxy, bridging divides. PhD in ecological chemistry. Based in Geneva.
23
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 4. The NICE Framework

Made in Africa Evaluation 4. The NICE Framework

It is in the West, primarily in the US, where systematic evaluation as we practice it today originated sometime in
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21
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 3. Africa-led evaluation

Made in Africa Evaluation 3. Africa-led evaluation

We need "Evaluation with African Characteristics" - in how we conceptualise evaluation and in how we lead and
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20
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 2. Africa-rooted evaluation

Made in Africa Evaluation 2. Africa-rooted evaluation

What is Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) - a term coined by the African Evaluation Association - or what some
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18
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 1. The beginning

Made in Africa Evaluation 1. The beginning

What is 'Made in Africa' evaluation (MAE)? It is not what most people think. In order to move
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31
Jul
Zenda's Top YEE Tips 2

Zenda's Top YEE Tips 2

While the five 'Top Ten Tips' in my previous post for Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs) related more
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28
Jul
Economists, Aid and RCTs

Economists, Aid and RCTs

"Aid projects might yield satisfying micro-results, but they generally do little to change the systems that produce the problems
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26
Jul
Zenda's Top YEE Tips 1

Zenda's Top YEE Tips 1

Given my 17-year long experience in evaluation, what are the top tips I would give to Young and Emerging Evaluators
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10
Jul
Towards Transformation, 1. The buzzword

Towards Transformation, 1. The buzzword

Can evaluation help enable and support transformative development? We know we need the latter. Yet like sustainability, transformation (or transformative
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14
Feb
Dialogue evaluation

Dialogue evaluation

Many years ago, at the beginning of my evaluation career, I read about 'dialogue evaluation'. It is a
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13
Feb
Evaluation as risk management

Evaluation as risk management

Evaluators' power and influence are limited. There are several reasons for this situation. One relates to how our craft
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