Networks

The Community of Evaluators – South Asia(https://communityofevaluators.org), a Section 25 company registered in India, is a consortium of evaluators from South Asia working together to strengthen the field of evaluation.

The member countries are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; however, membership is open to other nationals as well.

It is South Asia’s largest network of Evaluators, and a platform for Evaluators to interact and engage with one another. CoE provides opportunities for knowledge sharing, capacity development, networking advocacy, and developing protocols and standards for evaluation in South Asia. It also provides opportunities to share experiences with the international evaluation community.

EvalYouth, an EvalPartners initiative, was formed based on the Global Evaluation Agenda (2016-2020), known as the Eval2020 Agenda, which was developed and agreed upon during the Global Evaluation Week. Global Evaluation Week was held in Kathmandu, Nepal in November 2015, and was the culminating event during the International Year of Evaluation (EvalYear).

The International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE) is an international partnership of national and regional evaluation associations that provides leadership in evaluation worldwide by encouraging demand for evaluation, and supporting organizational capacity for evaluation associations. The IOCE facilitates sharing ideas across the global evaluation community, promotes good governance of evaluation associations, and champions the recognition of the value and contributions of evaluation to improve the lives of people.

The International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation and UNICEF, in partnership with several major organizations, launched an innovative partnership to enhance the capacities of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to influence policy makers, public opinion and other key stakeholders so that public policies are based on evidence, and incorporate considerations of equity and effectiveness. The objective of the Initiative is to enhance the capacities of CSOs to engage in a strategic and meaningful manner in national evaluation processes, contributing to improved country-led evaluation systems and policies that are equity-focused and gender equality responsive.