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Date: 17th August to 2nd September, 2009
Venue: Arusha, Tanzania
MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation in collaboration with Ipact is organising a course in Monitoring and evaluation of maternal and neonatal health programmes 17th August to 2nd September, 2009 – Tanzania
For any further information contact Dr Kasilma Yosh Email: kasilimay@mstcdc.or.tz
Modalities: The registration fee is 3000 USD. It includes the sessions and training material given during the course. Travel, accommodation and food are additional and are to be paid for by the participants. A special session, about Universal access to Reproductive Health, additional objective to MDG5, will be given by an UNFPA senior advisor.
The forms is available on www.ipact-int.com. The number of participants is limited to 25.
Date: 2nd -18th February 2009
Venue: GREFSaD et INSSA (Université polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso ), Burkina Faso
GREFSaD et INSSA (Université polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso in collaboration with Ipact is organising a course in Monitoring and evaluation of maternal and neonatal health programmes 2 – 18 February 2009
In French (GREFSaD et INSSA (Université polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso) en collaboration avec Ipact Organisent un cours francophone en Monitoring et Evaluation des Programmes de Santé Maternelle et Néonatale – 2 au 18 Février 2009.
Pour toute information complémentaire, contacter Dr Rasmané Ganaba rganaba.muraz@fasonet.bf
Modalités de règlement: Les frais d’inscription s’élèvent à 3000 USD Ils incluent les prestations et le matériel pédagogique délivré au cours de l’enseignement.
The forms is available on www.ipact-int.com. The number of participants is limited to 25.
Two papers by Ricardo Wilson-Grau
Evaluating the Effects of International Advocacy Networks, Ricardo Wilson-Grau and Martha Nu. “This “think piece” will first sketch the special challenges of evaluating the effects of the advocacy work of international social change networks. I will then present the approach to evaluating advocacy that I use. This essay is an adaptation of my most recent writing on the broader subject of “Complexity and International Social Change Networks,” which is a chapter in a book by the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict.These networks almost by definition have an advocacy component, which often is their central activity. Furthermore, my belief is that to a greater or lesser extent, the challenges and the general evaluation methodology I outline in this essay are applicable to almost all social change organisations. I leave that judgement, however, to the reader. ”
This is a paper presented at the Advocacy Impact Evaluation Workshop at the Evans School for Public Affairs, University of Washington, 4-6 December 2007, Seattle, WA, USA, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A Spanish version “Evaluación de las redes internacionales de cambio social – Efectos y desafíos de las redes internacionales de incidencia” was published by Futuros 21: http://www.futuros21.infodetalle_articulo.asp?id_articulo=55
Evaluating International Social Change Network: A conceptual framework for a participatory approach”: Ricardo Wilson-Grau, 2007. “International networks for social change are growing in number and infuence.While they need to be able to assess the extent to which they achieve their purpose and determine ways in which to be more effective, conventional evaluation methods are not designed for such complex organisational forms, or for the diverse kinds of activity to which they are characteristically dedicated. Building on an earlier version of their paper, the authors present a set of principles and participatory approaches that are more appropriate to the task of evaluating such networks.”
Published in Development in Practice, Volume 17, Number 2, April 2007
Date: April 2009
Venue: Melbourne, Australia
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Date: March 2009
Venue: Melbourne, Australia
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Date: February 2009
Venue: Melbourne, Australia, and Jogjakarta, Indonesia
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| Participatory Performance Story Reporting 19-Feb-2009 The Participatory Performance Story Reporting (PPSR) technique is … |
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Date: 12th October 2009
Venue: Brighton, UK.
12th Working with Logframes short course in Brighton, UK, IMA International
Date: 28th September 2009
Venue: Brighton, UK
28th Results-based M&E Systems for Organisations short course in Brighton, UK, IMA International
28th Monitoring and Evaluation in Development short course in Brighton, UK, IMA International
Date: 15th June
Venue: Capetown, South Africa
15th Planning Development Projects short course in Cape Town, South Africa, IMA International
22nd Monitoring and Evaluation in Development short course in Cape Town, South Africa, IMA International