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The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan

The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan

More than 60 evaluation reports over 13 years by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR): a perfect example of evaluation’s power, and its powerlessness. The damage done — hundreds of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars — when evaluation evidence is ignored.

“No Lines”. For Blue Marble Evaluation.

“No Lines”. For Blue Marble Evaluation.

"Between me and not-me there is surely a line, a clear distinction, or so it seems. But, now

Leaving no-one behind?

Leaving no-one behind?

I re-post this post - originally published on Evaluating Sustainable Development Goals. "To accomplish great things, we must not

Diamonds for AWARD: Evaluation and the quest for African Women Science Leaders

Diamonds for AWARD: Evaluation and the quest for African Women Science Leaders

I re-post this post - originally published on Evidence Matters of EvalPartners - as illustration of an integrated approach to determining

The Non-sense of Evaluating 'Development'

The Non-sense of Evaluating 'Development'

I am re-posting here a blog post I wrote in 2017 (Part 5 in my DAC Evaluation Criteria series)

The DAC Criteria Guidance 2021

The DAC Criteria Guidance 2021

The guidance is an important step. The updated criteria have even more easy-to-ignore demands stacked under each one.

Mission-oriented Evaluation

Mission-oriented Evaluation

We need Mission Thinking, Moonshot Thinking, and Mission-Oriented Evaluation if we are to ensure evaluation is fit for purpose

Guest post: Evidence use in Africa

Guest post: Evidence use in Africa

This post introduces a book of great relevance in the fields of evaluation, governance and evidence use. Mine Pabari from

Guest post: The evaluation governance implications of transformative evaluation

Guest post: The evaluation governance implications of transformative evaluation

I hope you will appreciate this interesting and pertinent blog post. I was in Beijing in 2003 at the inaugural

Guest post: Getting ready for transformational projects

Guest post: Getting ready for transformational projects

I connected with Daniel in 2019 when I was given access to a draft of the GIZ paper he discusses