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Supporting country evaluation systems A view from the donor community Megan Grace Kennedy-Chouane OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation April 2011

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Page 1: Supporting country evaluation systems A view from the donor community Megan Grace Kennedy-Chouane OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation April 2011

Supporting country evaluation systems

A view from the donor community

Megan Grace Kennedy-ChouaneOECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation

April 2011

Page 2: Supporting country evaluation systems A view from the donor community Megan Grace Kennedy-Chouane OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation April 2011

Overview of the presentation

• Introduction to the OECD DAC EVALNET• Strengthening country systems:

– Why?– How?

• Findings from study of evaluation in development agencies

• Task team on evaluation capacity development• Some challenges

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Page 3: Supporting country evaluation systems A view from the donor community Megan Grace Kennedy-Chouane OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation April 2011

Network on Development Evaluation

• Part of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

• Made up of evaluation departments of all bilateral and seven multilateral development agencies

• Work to strengthen evaluation by facilitating joint work, developing norms and standards, managing Dev’t Evaluation Resource Centre (DEReC)

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Why does it matter to donors?

• Mandate of the Evaluation Network to support capacities• International commitments:– Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness– Accra Agenda for Action– DAC Quality Standards for Development Evaluation• Results pressure: increased demand for demonstration of

broader development results both national and international

• Conceptual: often does not make sense to look only at aid

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How are donors supporting country systems?

• Funding direct ECD activities• Harmonise, coordinate and align• Engaging in joint evaluation

(unchecked assumption: doing -> learning?)• Standards, guidance, sharing experiences

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Donor-centric, imposed from outside

Collaborative, joint evaluation

Country initiated, led, beyond aid

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Study of evaluation in development agencies

• Progress on joint evaluation: 29% (18% involving partner country)

• Evaluation policies increasingly include capacity support and partner role

• Uneven spread: darlings/orphans• 78% think evaluations do not adequately meet

needs of both donors and recipients• Need to unpack idea of partner “involvement” in

evaluation

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Highest involvement as consultants or during field visits

Partner country stakeholders are involved...

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Some involvement in design and management

Partner country stakeholders are involved...

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Very little involvement at beginning and end of cycle

Partner country stakeholders are involved...

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Challenges to discuss

• Many experiences to share (beyond evaluation)• As capacity excuse recedes, other challenges emerge in

practice.• Hard to be everything to everyone: Serious limitations around

scope, focus, relevance, timing• Putting the cart before the horse? Evaluations should flow out

of overall ownership, alignment• Fundamental problem: would strong country evaluation

systems meet donor’s needs (learning, accountability, convincing donor publics)

• Power relations: value-based exercise

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Shukran! Thank you ! Comments and suggestions welcome

[email protected]/dac/evaluation

www.oecd.org/dac/evaluationnetwork/derec