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Photo: Oxfam/Bekki Frost Hygiene Promotion in Chawama

The journey and challenges in measuring sustainable water in Oxfam’s impact evaluations with the HWISE Network

Jola Miziniak, Jaynie Vonk and Sera Young

March 23rd, 2020 Real Geek, Water

“It’s easy to see that water is an issue the world over. Either too much, too little or unsafe” How can we effectively measure sustainable water? How can we understand …

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Sarah is the chairperson of a handicrafts group in Bidibidi Setttlement, Uganda. Photo: Kieran Doherty

What does it mean to be a responsible evaluator? Five key reflections from the 13th EES Biennial Conference

Marta Arranz, Andrea Azevedo and Alexia Pretari

November 16th, 2018 Events, Gender, Real Geek

In this blog, Marta Arranz, Andrea Azevedo and Alexia Pretari share their reflections from the 13th European Evaluation Society (EES) Biennial Conference, commenting on some of the emerging debates, and …

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Oxfam campaigners holding Stand as One signs in the crowds at Glastonbury festival, June 2016. Credit: Marc West/Oxfam

Accommodating uncertainty in advocacy and campaign evaluation

Jim Coe and Rhonda Schlangen

June 5th, 2018 Methodology, Real Geek

Jim Coe and Rhonda Schlangen, experienced advocacy evaluators, discuss the evolving challenge of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning in the context of influencing work. Over the last couple of decades, …

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Fatimata sits in a classroom in a secondary school in Mali. Credit: Ami Vitale/Oxfam.

Matching by Coarsened Exact Matching?

Marcella Vigneri

June 15th, 2017 General, Real Geek

Marcella Vigneri introduces a new technique for matching data as part of the programme impact evaluation process. REAL GEEK This blog series is aimed at anyone with an interest in …

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As part of Oxfam’s cholera response in Juba, South Sudan, teams of public health volunteers have been teaching affected communities about the importance of keeping themselves and their environment clean. May 2014. Kieran Doherty/Oxfam.

How humanitarian effectiveness reviews impact our WASH programming

Oxfam Policy & Practice

May 17th, 2017 Methodology, Research, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

How Oxfam is using monitoring and evaluation to improve programming on water, sanitation and hygiene in Zimbabwe and beyond. By Katie Whitehouse (Global Urban WASH & Markets Advisor, Oxfam) and Parvin …

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Workshop participants, Myanmar. Adinda Van Hemelrijck

Walking the talk with Participatory Impact Assessment Learning Approach (PIALA) in Myanmar

Adinda Van Hemelrijck

January 24th, 2017 Methodology, Real Geek

Adinda Van Hemelrijck reflects on how we adapted PIALA for an impact evaluation in Myanmar. n 2015, Oxfam commissioned an impact evaluation of its resilient livelihoods project in the Dry …

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Oxfam workers build pipeline, Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan

Building trust through accountability

Emily Tomkys Valteri

December 14th, 2016 Methodology, Real Geek

Oxfam’s Humanitarian Informal Feedback project funded by the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) has recently come to a close. Here Project Manager Emily Tomkys shares the evaluation report  and delves deeper …

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Evaluation for strategic learning and adaptive management in practice

Kimberly Bowman

November 8th, 2016 Methodology, Real Geek

Kimberly Bowman summarises some of the discussion and insight from a session on evaluation for adaptive management at the recent European Evaluation Society conference. ‘Adaptive programming’ (a.k.a. adaptive management, adaptive …

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A demonstration in Bolivia. Credit: IFFI

Measuring indirect beneficiaries: Attempting to square the circle?

Marta Arranz

October 25th, 2016 Methodology, Real Geek

Marta Arranz introduces the challenging topic of measuring indirect beneficiaries as part of Oxfam’s efforts to better measure influencing work. s someone who works on M&E of influencing, I am …

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Participants of a session on how to empower women to take part in political life, Yemen

Out in the open: Oxfam’s impact evaluation survey data now available for download

Simone Lombardini

September 26th, 2016 ICT4D, Real Geek

Through the effectiveness reviews, Oxfam collects a large amount of individual and household survey data. In this blog, we explain why we are making these data available, and where to …

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