Localization and evaluation contracting: When, why and how to contract local evaluators and contribute to a robust and equitable global evaluation community

Thursday, October 12, 2023

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ET

Location: Room 101

Facilitator(s)

HP

Hubert Palmer, n/a

Executive Committee Member
International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE), United States
AW

Alyna Wyatt, MA (she/her/hers)

Senior Advisor; Impact and Learning
BHP Foundation , Ontario, Canada

Presenter(s)

AS

Adeline Sibanda
AK

Akosua Koranteng
SD

Shama Dossa, Doctor of Philosophy

Feminist Manager Evaluation and Learning
Fenomenal Funds, United States
EK

Eddah Kanini, Monitoring and Evaluation

A Monitoring, Evaluation and Gender Consultant and also a trainer
Monitoring and Evaluation Professionals Association of Kenya, Kenya

AEA’s International Working Group is convening a facilitated discussion on localization and evaluation contracting that reflects the multiplicity of evaluation actors and diversity of practice in the global evaluation ecosystem. Participants will discuss: When, why and how to contract local evaluators in a way that contributes to a robust and equitable global evaluation community. Representatives from agencies that commission international evaluations, representatives of VOPEs in developing countries, evaluators from developing countries, and US-based evaluators who work internationally will discuss how evaluation contracting impacts the development of independent and influential evaluation professions in the communities where programming is delivered. In this solution-focused session, participants will share successes and challenges, and small group discussions will explore examples of good practices to advance localization through contracting in the international evaluation ecosystem.