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an introduction

Sep. 05, 2013

By

M. Awab

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Rationale Absence of networks and institutions to support

the evaluation practitioners in experience sharingand learning

Limited access of evaluation practitioners toglobal institutions to keep updated on standardpractices and emerging trends in evaluation

Lack of opportunities to build the capacity ofhuman resource in evaluation

Limited awareness of evaluation as a scientificdiscipline to assess quality in achieving results

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MissionTo promote evaluation theory and practice

for better learning and improvementin development work in Pakistan

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Objectives1. National

Networking

2. Global

LinkagesDevelopment

3. CapacityBuilding

4. Marketing of

EvaluationServices

5. Advocacy forEvaluation

6. Development

of EvaluationTheory

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Objective1National Networking

Description Activities

To provide a network

and institution for

evaluation professionals

for experience sharing

and learning

Developing and maintaining web

space to promote PES and to facilitate

registration of new members and

support interaction and knowledge

sharing of evaluation professionals

Registration of PES with national

authorities

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Objective2Global Linkages Development

Description Activities

To develop linkages with

global professionals and

institutions to keep the

national evaluation

community updated

about the standards and

emerging practices in

evaluation and to

promote global

cooperation in the field

of evaluation

Introducing PES to other national, regional

and global forums of evaluation and

exchanging information with them Registration of PES with other regional and

global forums such as American Evaluation

Society and EvalPartners etc.

Creating collaboration opportunities for

Pakistani professionals to work on globalchallenges faced by evaluation societies

worldwide

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Objective3Capacity Building

Description Activities

To build the capacities of

human resource in

evaluation through

trainings and seminars

Holding trainings and seminars

Sharing opportunities for capacity

building such as the ones offered by

IPDET, Nuffic, etc.

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Objective4Marketing of Evaluation Services

Description Activities

To provide a platform

where evaluation talent

is pooled and

professional services of

experts are marketed

Sharing jobs and consultancy

opportunities

Creating information technology

based systems which will support the

monitoring and evaluation

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Objective5Advocacy for Evaluation

Description Activities

To advocate the

importance of evaluation

to promote its

recognition as a scientific

discipline, in both public

and private sectors.

Devising the advocacy and media

strategies for evaluation

Sensitizing the demand side (the tax payers

and the civil society) to demand the right for

downward accountability for measurable

results

Mobilizing the supply side to incorporate

evaluation in public policy Sharing the best practices of Pakistani

evaluation professionals to underpin the

importance of evaluation in development

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Objective6Development of Evaluation Theory

Description Activities

To cooperate with

academia and centers of

knowledge to research

and build on the existing

knowledge of evaluation

and disseminate it

Conducting researches on the gaps

in evaluation and their solutions

Encouraging and supporting

academia to focus on evaluation in

their research studies

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Progress so far

Launched the LinkedIn group page

Attracted more than 150 professionals in

Pakistan and abroad

Initiated discussions, job and consultancy

promotions and opportunities for capacity

building

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Challenges

No formal structure yet

Lack of human and financial resources to run

the society

Slow Innovation adoption process (as

theorized by Rogers, 1962)

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Way forward

Formation of an interim structure (in

September) for coordinating a consultative

seminar

Holding the consultative seminar (in October)

with evaluation professionals (at least 50 from

all provinces) for approval of the charter of

the society and erecting a formal structure

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Any Questions?

Thank you