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Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation | Lecture Topic: Building Useful M&E Systems: National and Agency Perspectives | Speaker: Dugan Fraser, M&E systems and capacities advisor | Discussant: Takunda Chirau, Acting Director of Clear Anglophone Africa | November 17, 2025 4:00-5:00 PM (UTC+8)

How can we build monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems that are actually useful for governments & organizations?

Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Dugan Fraser, M&E Systems & Capacities Advisor.

🗓️ Nov. 24, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ

📣 Webinar recording now available

Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.

Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.

Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx

Evaluation: African Perspectives - Volume 2 | Evaluation as a mechanism to foster an equitable society in the Global South | Edited by Steven Masvaure, Takunda Chirau, Tebogo Fish, Samukelisiwe Mkhize and Candice Morkel

📣 Recently published!

📕 This book is the 2nd volume in the "Evaluation: African Perspectives" series, which explores the role of #evaluation in addressing #inequality & fostering equitable #development in #Africa.🌍

🔎 Explore the book: bit.ly/4hrDRa4

COP30 Blog Post: Why Strengthening Climate M&E Systems Should be at the Heart of COP30 | Blog post by: Ketevan Nozadze - Lead, Climate & Country Programs, Global Evaluation Initiative Image shows a colorful 3D illustration of a tropical island featuring lush green trees surrounded by turquoise waters.

#COP30's key ambition is to translate #climate commitments into concrete action.🚀

But to turn climate strategies into real-world impact, we need strong, climate-informed monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems.

💡 Find out why in our latest blog post: bit.ly/3JSADQM

Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation | Lecture Topic: Evaluation: Terminology and A Typology of Typologies | Speaker: Howard White, Professor of Lanzhou University | November 17, 2025 4:00-5:00 PM (UTC+8)

How can we build a shared understanding of evaluation & make sense of its many complex dimensions?

Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #evaluation terminology & typologies with Prof. Howard White from Lanzhou University.

🗓️ Nov. 17, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ

💡 It's happening today! Don't miss the conversation on transformational leadership in evaluation. Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F

Webinar: Keys to Transformational Leadership in Evaluation | November 13, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (UTC) Speakers: Bara NDIAYE – Former Coordinator, Young African Leadership Initiative Ian Goldman – President, International Evaluation Academy Elena Bardasi – Senior Economist, Independent Evaluation Group of The World Bank Moderator: Ian Hopwood - Evaluation Expert and Consultant in Child and Youth Policies Hosts: Patrizia Cocca - Communications and Knowledge Management Lead, Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) Edoé Djimitri Agbodjan - Director, Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Francophone Africa (CLEAR-FA)

Transformational leadership in evaluation? What does that actually mean???

📅 Join the discussion on November 13, 2-3:30 PM (UTC). Let's unpack what kind of leadership we need to transform #evaluation systems & practices.

👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F

GEI Working Paper: Evidence for Climate Action: Emerging Insights for Strengthening Climate M&E | Authors: Lingaraj G. Jayaprakash, Dennis P. Bours, Ketevan Nozadze

📣 Must-Read for #COP30: New Paper on Strengthening Climate M&E

In this paper, GEI examines the pivotal role of monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems in helping governments achieve their climate goals. 🎯

🔎 Explore the paper: bit.ly/3LxulXa

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Frontier Lecture Series on Evidence-Based Social Science | Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation | Topic: Advancing Evaluation Methods: Qualitative Impact Evaluation | Speaker: James Copestake - Professor of International Development, University of Bath | November 10, 2025 4:00-5:00 PM (UTC+8)

What human experiences lie behind the data & what can they tell us about a program’s impact?

Join us on Monday for an online lecture on qualitative impact #evaluation with Prof. James Copestake from @uniofbath.bsky.social.

🗓️ Nov. 10, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
👉 Meeting link: bit.ly/3XeANov

Webinar | November 13, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM UTC | Keys to Transformational Leadership in Evaluation | Interpretation available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish | Hosted by the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Francophone Africa and the Global Evaluation Initiative

What kind of leadership does it take to transform evaluation systems & practices?

Join our upcoming webinar to explore what transformational #leadership in #evaluation looks like.

🗓️ Nov. 13 | 2–3:30 PM (UTC)
🌐 Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
👉 Sign up to join: bit.ly/3Lo0jVP

OECD Report | Strategic Joint Evaluation of the Collective International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

💡 What have we learned from the global response to COVID-19?

A new report from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social offers 8 lessons based on #evidence from 60+ organizations under the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition.

GEI is proud to have contributed to this #evaluation.

🔎 Read the report: bit.ly/3JDRAy4

Free course => Essentials of building effective national #monitoring and #evaluation systems: "The self-paced, interactive course is available for free in six languages on the World Bank Group Open Learning Campus"
#M&E #MandE #evaluationcourses #onlinelearning

From Nov. 3-7, 98 participants from 28 countries are joining the IPDET training program in Nairobi, Kenya.

Happening this week!

The International Program for Development #Evaluation Training (IPDET) launches its first regional program in #Africa.🌟

From Nov. 3–7, 98 participants from 28 countries are joining #IPDET in Nairobi for a week of shared learning & collaboration.💡

Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation | Lecture Topic: Advancing Evaluation Through Network Analysis: New Pathways to Insight | Speaker: Lixin Zhang - Assistant Director of Research Evaluation, Case Western Reserve University | November 3, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC+8)

How can network analysis improve our evaluations & open up new learning pathways? 💡

Catch Lixin Zhang, Asst. Director of Research Evaluation at Case Western Reserve University, in the next session of our Monday online lecture series.

🗓️ Nov. 3, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

World Bank Group Open Learning Campus | Accelerating solutions through learning

To access the course, simply create an account on the World Bank's Open Learning Campus (OLC) platform, where the course is hosted. Follow these steps to set up your account: bit.ly/47A3vVO

IPDET Nairobi 2025 | 3–7 November 2025 | Mercure Hotel, Upper Hill, Nairobi

It's happening next week!

🎓 The International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET), GEI's flagship training program, will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from Nov. 3 to 7.

🔎 Learn more about #IPDETNairobi: bit.ly/4hwmDbR

📣 Now Available: New Online Course on the Building Blocks of Effective National Monitoring & #Evaluation (M&E) Systems

💡 Enrich your knowledge of how national M&E systems drive evidence-based decision-making & better governance.

🔎 Learn more about the course: bit.ly/478kRKo

Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation lectures | Topic: An Evidence-Based Approach to Evidence-Informed Policy Making | Speaker: Marie Gaarder, Executive Director, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) | October 27, 2025, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)

How can #evidence help us get better at using data to shape better policies? 🤔

Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Marie Gaarder, Executive Director of @3ieimpact.org.

🗓️ Oct. 27, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
👉 Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

Evaluation Lecture Series: The Future of Evaluation | Topic: Confronting the Polycrisis The Role of MEAL | Speaker: Ian Goldman, President, International Evaluation Academy | oct. 20, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)

How can monitoring, #evaluation, accountability & learning (MEAL) help us tackle today's #polycrisis more effectively?

Join us this Monday for an online lecture with @iangoldmansa.bsky.social, President of the International Evaluation Academy.

🗓️Oct. 20, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
👉Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

📣 Last chance to participate! 👇

GEI's Latest M&E Capacity Development Initiatives Across the Globe | Collage shows photos of training activities in Dodoma, Tanzania; São Paulo, Brazil; Dakar, Senegal; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Balochistan, Pakistan; New Delhi, India; and Bern, Switzerland.

🌎 From Latin America to Africa to Asia, the GEI Network is supporting the development of monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) capacities to advance evidence-based decision-making worldwide.

🔎 Discover some of our latest initiatives: bit.ly/475HJsv

Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation | Next lecture topic: The Role of Evaluation Associations in Public Debate and Public Policy | Speaker: Nick Posford, Executive Director of the UK Evaluation Society | Discussant: Erdenechimeg (Chime) Ulziisuren, Founder of the Mongolian Evaluation Association | October 13, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC+8)

What role do #evaluation associations play in shaping public debate & public policy?

Join us this Monday for an online lecture hosted by Lanzhou University’s Center for Evidence-Based Social Science & @gei-globaleval.bsky.social.

🗓️ October 13, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

⏰ Deadline Alert! Send your expression of interest by October 11.👇

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💻 GEI is redesigning its knowledge platform: betterevaluation.org. If you've explored it, please tell us what you think works well & what could be improved.

📝 Take our short survey & share your feedback by October 15: bit.ly/46y73IL

Call for Expressions of Interest: Co-Create a Feminist Evaluation Toolkit for Crisis Settings | send your expression of interest by: October 11, 2025

📢 Calling evaluators & researchers working in women’s rights & women-led organizations! We invite you to co-design a toolkit for feminist #evaluation in crisis settings.

💡 Learn more about the project & how to participate: bit.ly/4nexubL

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Frontier Lecture Series on Evidence-Based Social Science | Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation | Made in Africa Evaluation | Speaker: Miché Ouédraogo, President, African Evaluation Association | October 6, 2025, 4:00-5:00 PM (UTC+8)

What does it mean for #evaluation to be truly made in #Africa? 🌍

Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #MadeInAfricaEvaluation with Dr. Miché Ouédraogo, President of the African Evaluation Association.

🗓️ October 6, 4:00–5:00 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting Link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

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