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InterAction Evaluation
& Program Effectiveness Working Group
Evaluation
is of increasing importance to both the international nongovernmental organization (INGO) community,
donors and recipients. The need to measure and evaluate the
impact of development interventions is critical in improving
methods and informing donors of the results of programs. Central
to this goal, is the sharing of resources and lessons learned
in evaluation and monitoring among those in the community.
Numerous
agencies working in the areas of disaster relief, refugee
assistance and development now offer their evaluation resources,
data and tools online. With so many valuable resources available,
it becomes more important than ever that their potential is
realized--whether in the planning stages of a project,
engaging in a new development program, seeking partners in
the development process or learning the best practices in
evaluation and monitoring.
Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Working Group (EPEWG)
The Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Working Group (EPEWG) is comprised of InterAction members that aims to build capacity of InterAction and its members to demonstrate greater effectiveness, and contribute to communications and advocacy initiatives to influence the U.S. and global aid effectiveness discourse.
The EPEWG was originally created by the InterAction Board of Directors to survey members, understand and support the needs of members to be more effective in using systematic evaluative strategies and practices, and to create standards by which organizations can assess their work. The EPEWG produced the “Position Statement on Demonstrating NGO Effectiveness,” which was approved by the InterAction Board of Directors on September 20, 2005. That Position Statement is still relevant to the InterAction community and provides a continuing mandate to the EPEWG.
Along with the Position Statement, the importance of evaluative processes, accountability issues, and program effectiveness and impact issues have been identified by the U.S. INGO community, as well as European and Southern NGOs, donors, the academic community and the general public as a critical component of the work we do.
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