Zenda Ofir

Switzerland

South African scientist, evaluator and transformation specialist. Working locally to globally on evaluation, transformation & foresight from a Global South lens. Challenging orthodoxy, bridging divides. PhD in ecological chemistry. Based in Geneva.

Aug

Made in Africa Evaluation 4. The NICE Framework

It is in the West, primarily in the US, where systematic evaluation as we practice it today originated sometime in

23 Aug 2018

5 min read

Aug

Made in Africa Evaluation 3. Africa-led evaluation

We need "Evaluation with African Characteristics" - in how we conceptualise evaluation and in how we lead and shape

21 Aug 2018

3 min read

Aug

Made in Africa Evaluation 2. Africa-rooted evaluation

What is Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) - a term coined by the African Evaluation Association - or what some call Africa-

20 Aug 2018

8 min read

Aug

Made in Africa Evaluation 1. The beginning

What is 'Made in Africa' evaluation (MAE)? It is not what most people think. In order to move

18 Aug 2018

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Jul

Zenda's Top YEE Tips 2

While the five 'Top Ten Tips' in my previous post for Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs) related more

31 Jul 2018

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Jul

Economists, Aid and RCTs

"Aid projects might yield satisfying micro-results, but they generally do little to change the systems that produce the

28 Jul 2018

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Jul

Zenda's Top YEE Tips 1

Given my 17-year long experience in evaluation, what are the top tips I would give to Young and Emerging

26 Jul 2018

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Jul

Towards Transformation, 1. The buzzword

Can evaluation help enable and support transformative development? We know we need the latter. Yet like sustainability, transformation (or transformative

10 Jul 2018

5 min read

Feb

Dialogue evaluation

Many years ago, at the beginning of my evaluation career, I read about 'dialogue evaluation'. It is a

14 Feb 2018

2 min read

Feb

Evaluation as risk management

Evaluators' power and influence are limited. There are several reasons for this situation. One relates to how our craft

13 Feb 2018

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