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Welcome to EvalWeb!
USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios recently launched an Initiative
to Revitalize Evaluations within the Agency. His four-part campaign
aims to improve the way evaluations are done and used, as well as
increase the number of evaluations conducted by missions. A recent
study “Evaluation
of USAID Evaluation Experience,” noted that the number
of evaluations submitted to the Development Experience Clearinghouse
dropped from 529 in 1994 to 79 in 2001. The trend has reversed,
with over 140 evaluations submitted last year. In fact, according
to the FY 2005 Annual report, 167 evaluations were done by Agency
operating units last year. The activities of the initiative will
continue to support more and better evaluations. We count on your
support to improve USAID’s design of programs and policies,
by doing a better job of capturing and learning from experience.
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USAID wants evaluations to be driven by a real need for
information; information which management then uses to improve
programs and policies. In addition, evaluations serve as a
valuable tool through which international organizations learn
and improve.
Successful evaluations have four qualities...(continued)
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Check back often for breaking news on changes to the ADS,
new training
opportunities for USAID staff and partners, updates of the TIPS
Series on monitoring and evaluation, and technical assistance to
units on preparing and doing evaluations.
Evalweb contains: contact information
and links to other evaluators and evaluation organizations; lists
and links to recent and upcoming evaluations;
and a collaborative online community
where practitioners and others can exchange ideas and resources.
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