Jul 29, 2026
Evaluators have effects on the projects they evaluate, as I discussed in a recent post. We can also affect each other, within our evaluation teams. But can we do so without reinforcing top-down, neocolonialist aid patterns? Can we genuinely learn from each other, when...
Nov 5, 2025
Note: This blog post originally appeared on the EvalCommunity website at this link. With many thanks to the EvalCommunity team for choosing my blog for publication! I loved their formatting and how they highlighted pieces of the post. Objectivity is a mirage: when...
Apr 21, 2025
If you’re reading a lot of LinkedIn right now, as I am, you might think a rethink is in order. You’d be in good company. Lauren Kaplan’s LinkedIn post titled “Rethinking Foreign Aid in Africa: Between Dependency and Development” asks a pressing question:...
