Eval Thoughts Blog

Language first

Without good language skills field work is just colonialist claptrap that serves researchers’ needs but wastes respondents’ time.

Is it time to rethink foreign aid?

Is it time to rethink foreign aid?

I’m not so sure a foreign aid “rethink” is what we’re itching for at the moment, but I’m happy to keep talking. I’m an evaluator, after all.

Complexity in development evaluation

Complexity in development evaluation

Greater complexity in development or cooperation projects affects how we evaluate and work with clients. Let’s just say… it’s complicated.

A blog for international evaluators in the field

A blog for international evaluators in the field

There’s evaluation theory, and then there’s evaluation in practice. When we’re evaluating international development or cooperation projects, it tends to be unpredictable. Evaluators have to think on our feet. We all have stories of when things did not go to plan....