Evaluation Learning Day (2019)
Evaluation for decision making: Learning with Others.
The UNICEF Evaluation Function held its “Evaluation Learning Day” with theme "Evaluation for Decision Making: Learning with Others" on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 in Labouisse Hall, UNICEF Headquarters, New York, and presented to the evaluation community, Members of the UNICEF Executive Board, UN and UNICEF staff, development partners, academia, Representatives of Diplomatic Mission, NGOs and foundations, recent evaluations and reflected on the latest knowledge in evaluation. Activities included panel discussions, learning clinics, a book launch on 'Scaling Impact: Innovation for the Public Good', and a marketplace session on the latest trends in the field. The event was opened by H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale, President of UNICEF Executive Board.
Please click here for the sessions discussed and reading materials, here for the YouTube recording playlist, here for the list of participants, and here for the opening remarks of H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale, President of UNICEF Executive Board.
Topics and speakers of the two panel discussions:
(1) Evaluation for Decision-Making, with speakers as follows:
- Ms. Natalia Nikitenko, Member of Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Mr. Gonzalo Hernández, Evaluation Specialist in the public sector, former Director of CONEVAL
- Dr. Sulley Gariba, Former Senior Policy Advisor to the President of Ghana
- Ms. Lindsay Wallace, Head of Impact, The MasterCard Foundation
(2) Partnerships for Evaluation in the 2030 Agenda Era: What Do We Need To Do Differently?, with speakers as follows:
- Ms. Natalia Nikitenko, Member of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Mr. Indran Naidoo, Director, Independent Evaluation Office, United Nations Development Programme
- Ms. Veronica Olazabal, Senior Advisor and Director, Measurement, Evaluation and Organizational Performance, The Rockefeller Foundation
- Moderator: Mr. Andrew Fyfe, Head of Evaluation, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Please find here the PowerPoint presentations during the clinics:
- Country Led Evaluations of Public Programs and Strategies, and Exercise, by Gonzalo Hernandez Licona, Founder, CONEVAL, Mexico
- Country-led Evaluations: Evaluation for Shaping National At-Scale Programmes, by Dr. Sulley Gariba, Former Senior Policy Advisor to the President of Ghana
