Community of Evaluators – Nepal (CoE-Nepal) organized a one-day workshop on “Indigenous Evaluation in Nepal” on Sunday, 6th August 2023 (21 Shrawan 2080 B.S.) at Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA), EvalIndigenous, and EvalPartners.
The workshop on Indigenous Evaluation in Nepal aimed to bring together indigenous evaluators, evaluators working with indigenous communities, evaluation experts & practitioners who are interested in promoting indigenous evaluation practices, and young and emerging evaluators to share their knowledge, experiences, challenges, and best practices in promoting indigenous values and culture in monitoring and evaluation.
The main objectives of the workshop were as follows:
- To refresh the participants’ knowledge and further enhance their skills in Indigenous Evaluations on promoting the use of culturally responsive evaluation.
- To provide a platform for evaluators to share their experiences and insights on Indigenous evaluation practices.
- To enhance the profile of indigenous evaluation and its significance in Nepal.
As expected, the workshop was able to achieve its all three objectives, and also exceeded them. Some of the
notable outcomes are as follows:
- Participants’ improvement in their knowledge of Indigenous evaluation methodologies and their ability to apply culturally responsive approaches in their work.
- Helped strengthen Young and Emerging Evaluator (YEEs) in gaining the insights on the Indigenous Evaluation and evaluation in general.
- Participants engaged in open dialogues, sharing their own experiences and challenges related to indigenous evaluation, leading to a diverse exchange of insights.
- Brining different stakeholders like the government of Nepal, UN Agencies, INGOs/NGOs on board with the issue of Indigenous Evaluation.
- Commitment of the different stakeholders in conducting their initiatives on Indigenous Evaluation in nearer future.
- Established relationships with external experts from the Government of Nepal, University, National Indigenous Women’s Federation (NIWF), UN Agencies, etc. through resource persons.
Please read below the full report of the workshop.
