Made In Africa Evaluation for children and youth
Strengthening systems, practice and partnerships
About
UNICEF’s Africa Strategy is aligned to Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) principles through commitments to localization and capacity development across the continent, emphasizing partnerships with African institutions, governments, civil society, youth, and children to strengthen evidence generation and decision-making. In line with this commitment, UNICEF Evaluation across Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, and West and Central Africa Regional Office has actively engaged with African VOPEs to further contextualize and advance Made in Africa Evaluation principles, including contributing to major sector events such as the African School of Evaluation in Accra (November 2025) and the African Evaluation Association Conference in Addis Ababa (June 2025) to advance the child rights agenda.
This webinar was intended for UNICEF Evaluation focal points, staff involved in evidence-generation activities across the African continent, as well as UNICEF Evaluation Champions and VOPE partners, as part of a collective effort to strengthen and integrate African-led evaluation ecosystems towards influencing child, adolescent, and youth wellbeing at the continental level.
Objectives
- To promote dialogue on the role of Made in Africa Evaluation in strengthening national evaluation systems and practices for evidence-informed decision-making on children and youth, aligned with the priorities of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UNICEF Africa Strategy.
- To share practical experiences and innovations from governments, VOPEs, and development partners that demonstrate how African-led evaluation approaches can strengthen relevance, ownership, and use of evidence
- To highlight partnerships and emerging frameworks that strengthen evaluation capacity and practice in support of improved outcomes for children and youth.
