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Notes from the Field: Conducting a Baseline Survey – Six Tips from Jos-Nigeria
Search for Common Ground Jos-Nigeria recently conducted a baseline survey in a state in north Eastern Nigeria for an exciting human rights and peacebuilding program that will be launching in two states. The baseline survey lasted ten days, and was a great...
Measuring the Impact of Media on Human Behavior
The Role of Media on Human Behavior Alabama police arrested the 18 year-old Devin Moore for suspicion of auto theft in 2003. Moore had no prior criminal history and was cooperative with police when he was brought to police station. However,...
The Network for Peacebuilding Evaluation Reflects on the AfP Annual Conference
Members of the Network for Peacebuilding Evaluation reflect upon lessons learned from the Alliance for Peacebuilding 2014 Annual Conference This May, the Alliance for Peacebuilding brought over 400 peacebuilders and international development professionals together in Washington D.C. to engage in a...
Notes from the Field: Outcome Mapping Evaluation Approach in Peacebuilding – Case Study in Tanzania
What is Outcome Mapping? Measuring the results of programming for social change can be difficult, particularly at the behavioral level. Outcome mapping captures the casual connections between behavior and programming in order to support organizational learning. Here, we will use our...
Notes from the Field: Reflections from AfrEA 2014 Part I
Given my background as a former “conflict sensitivity programs coordinator” in eastern DRC for Search for Common Ground, I was immediately attracted to the “Aid in Conflict” session listed on the so-very-busy conference Afrea agenda. The presenters were not able to...
Notes from the Field: Reflections from AfrEA 2014 Part II
I attended my first Africa Evaluation Association (AfrEA) Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon this March. This was my first international conference experience and I was overwhelmed by the series of paper presentations and panel discussions. Every topic on the programme seemed really...
Learning and Accountability: Behind the Buzzwords and Debate
If you’ve dabbled in M&E literature, you’ve probably noticed the words “learning” and “accountability” pop up time and again. But what’s the real story behind these words? What do donors mean when they say they want accountability? What does learning mean...
Women empowerment: in which ways???
Many people including women leaders and social workers are excited about women empowerment in development and under developed country. It is true that in those countries, there have been created many opportunities to empowered women and now women especially poor women...
Can we obtain the required rigour without randomisation?
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the international development sector need credible, reliable feedback on whether their interventions are making a meaningful difference but they struggle with how they can practically access it. Impact evaluation is research and, like all credible research, it takes...