“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 …
Podcast: Highlights of Oxfam’s Impact Evaluation of Cash for Work activities in the Za’atari camp in Jordan
Simone Lombardini, Franziska Mager, Teshome Mekonnen and Nour AliFor people living in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan there are few legally accessible work opportunities in and outside the camp. The Cash for Work activities currently being carried …
Podcast: GDPR and the right to privacy in practice for impact evaluations
Jaynie Vonk and Simone LombardiniWhat is GDPR and Oxfam’s Responsible Data Policy? How does GDPR affect the way we collect data when carrying out monitoring and evaluations? Following the recent publication of the Going …
Podcast: How to measure resilience capacities – Experience from Oxfam’s impact evaluations
Alexia Pretari and Ania GabouneOxfam defines resilience as ‘the ability of women and men to realize their rights and improve their wellbeing despite shocks, stresses and uncertainty’ (The future is a choice, Jeans et …
The good and the ‘not so good’ of our experiences with SenseMaker
Franziska MagerWhen we purchased a license for the SenseMaker research method in early 2017 (a proprietary data collection and analysis software), the excitement in our more “geeky” teams was palpable. SenseMaker …
How we’ve put into practice GDPR and conducting impact evaluations
Jaynie VonkWe have been thinking a lot about the right to privacy lately, in relation to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and our role in Oxfam as impact evaluation advisers. …
Podcast: The challenges of measuring women’s empowerment
Marina Torre and Simone LombardiniIn this episode we share Oxfam’s journey in measuring women’s empowerment in our impact evaluations. Our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead, Marina Torre, speaks to Simone Lombardini, Impact Evaluation Lead, …
What does it mean to be a responsible evaluator? Five key reflections from the 13th EES Biennial Conference
Marta Arranz, Andrea Azevedo and Alexia PretariIn 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 …
DAC criteria: The hand that rocks the cradle
Stephen PorterStephen Porter gives his thoughts on the OECD’s latest consultation on the revision of the Development Assistance Committee’s evaluation criteria (DAC criteria). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has …
Leaving no one behind in our evaluation practice
Stephen PorterStephen Porter reflects on the importance of understanding why people are left behind in development practice and acknowledging what goes unseen and unsaid in evaluations. Leave no one behind is …