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Evalueringskonferansen 2013: Niels Dabelstein
1. E V A L U E R I N G S K O N F E R A N S E N 2 0 1 3
D R A M M E N , N O R G E
N I E L S D A B E L S T E I N
DESIGNING FOR EFFECTIVE
EVALUATION FEEDBACK
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“I can honestly say that not a day goes by when we don’t use
those evaluations in one way or another.”
Written by Mark M. Rogers and illustrated by Lawson Sworh
3. DEFINITION OF EVALUATION (DAC)
An assessment, as systematic and objective as
possible, of an on-going or completed project,
programme or policy, its design, implementation
and result.
- to determine the relevance and fulfilment of
objectives, developmental efficiency, effectiveness,
impact and sustainability.
- be credible, timely, and useful, enabling the
incorporation of lessons learned into the decision-
making process of recipients and donors.
5. MULTIPLE TARGET GROUPS (USERS)
• Internal:
• Management
• Operational staff
• Partners
• External:
• Parliament/policy makers
• Opinion makers/leaders
• General public
• Academics/researchers/students
• External Resource base
• NGOs
6. INTERNAL FEEDBACK
• Follow-up Memo
• Department/Senior management
• Discussion in Management group
• Workshops / Seminars / Training
• Contribute to policy, strategy & guidelines
• Annual report to Board
7. EXTERNAL DISSEMINATION
• Evaluation Report
• 4 page summary
• Presentations in partner countries
• 25 page ”popular version” (in local languages)
• Press conference/seminar
• Video/film
• Eval’s annual report to Board
• Danida’s annual report
• Udvikling – Danidas bi-monthly magazine
• Public meetings/Professional Associations
• Lectures Universities/high Schools
• WWW
8. THE EVALUATION OF
THE PARIS DECLARATION
In 2005 130+ countries’ donors and agencies
committed to improve development effectiveness
by improving:
•Ownership
•Alignment
•Harmonization
•Managing for Results
•Mutual Accountability
9. A JOINT EVALUATION
• Based on the principles of the Paris Declaration:
partner countries and development partners
developed the evaluation framework/approach
jointly
• The evaluation itself was a tool for mutual
accountability:
• 22 Country-level evaluations led by partner countries and
managed in-country
• 18 Donor/agency HQ studies
18. DISSEMINATION INSTRUMENTS
• 55 Reports (synthesis (2), country and donor
evaluations, special studies, meta evaluation)
• Free standing summaries of synthesis reports
• 9 Thematic policy briefs (5+4)
• Everything on www
• 36 national and international meetings and
workshops
• Video and film on www and Facebook