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Thursday, 19 February 2026
8:00 am - 9:15 am ET
Is evaluation fulfilling its potential to advance global social justice?
In observance of the World Day of Social Justice on 20 February 2026, the seventh Future of Evaluation dialogue will explore the multi-faceted role of evaluation as a transformative mechanism for addressing systemic inequalities and advancing global social justice. It will also examine the role of participatory and inclusive evaluation approaches in shifting power and amplifying marginalized voices. The dialogue will further highlight how real-time and adaptive methods can better track equity outcomes in rapidly changing environments.
Moderator
Ian Goldman is the President of the International Evaluation Academy, and has been very closely involved in driving a 3 Horizon approach to the future of evaluation, contributing to the Global Evaluation Agenda 2.0. Ian was Deputy Director General in the South African Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation until 2018, where he established and ran the National Evaluation System and was a founder of the Twende Mbele African Government M&E Partnership. He works with the CLEAR Evaluation Centres for Pakistan/Central Asia and Anglophone Africa, the latter at the University of Witwatersrand. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town. He is an editor and author of the book Evidence Use in Policy and Practice: lessons from Africa.
Panelists
Andrealisa Belzer is a Credentialed Evaluator employed as a Senior Advisor with the Atlantic Region of Indigenous Services Canada. She serves as Past President of the Canadian Evaluation Society (2024-2026); Treasurer of the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation, president elect of the International Evaluation Academy and on the Global Advisory Council for Blue Marble Evaluation. Andrealisa has practiced health and social services evaluation since 1995, in Canada and internationally. She is committed to practice that facilitates systems transformation toward socially and ecologically regenerative futures.
Baraka Leonard Mfilinge is a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Specialist from Tanzania and serves as Vice Chair and Africa Representative of the EvalYouth Global Network. He is Managing Partner at Ufanisi Knowledge Hub and Founder of OUT-VOPME, advancing practical, youth-led, and justice-oriented evaluation across Africa.
Geeta Batra is Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility. With over 25 years in international development and 15 in evaluation, she has led and managed 100+ evaluations. She holds a PhD in Economics and an MBA in Finance, with experience spanning the World Bank, IFC, and American Express.
Rania Fazah is a human rights activists who professionally is a seasoned evaluation and capacity development consultant practicing for over 20 years, Rania worked in conflict and fragile contexts, and has expertise in local development, women and youth, gender inclusiveness and GBV, inclusive economy, human rights, political and civic participation, conflict analysis. Rania holds a Masters in Evaluation from the University of Melbourne (human rights impact assessment); a post-graduate diploma in evaluation from Carleton University Canada, BA in Journalism and Political Sciences from the Lebanese University.
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