#EvalTorch is both a symbol and a call to action, uniting the global evaluation community to build a future where evaluation contributes to a more just, inclusive, and equitable world. #EvalTorch is a symbol and a call to action, uniting the evaluation community to build a future where evaluation contributes to a more just and sustainable world. Starting its journey during the International Year of Evaluation in 2015, #EvalTorch carried the light of influential and transformative evaluation to over 70 countries and 92 events. Reiginited in 2025, #EvalTorch travelled the world once again to celebrate the progress made and inspire action to make evaluation future-fit to address global challenges and opportunities. Aligned with the vision of the United Nations Pact for the Future , #EvalTorch served as a central and dynamic element of #Eval4Action 2.0 . After inspiring 50 conversations on the future of evaluation in 22 countries, EvalTorch relay officially concluded at the end of 2025. FAQ Communications pack Brand guide #EvalTorch relay Explore the #EvalTorch relay schedule and join the conversation about the future of evaluation. Introduction to ESLA Loops 24 March 2025 Virtual event organized by CoE-Nepal How to respond to the call for papers webinar 8 March 2025 Virtual event organized by 2IEval IDEAS conference 4-6 March 2025 Rome, Italy organized by IDEAS and NDB Real-time evaluation for agile decision making webinar 25 March 2025 Virtual event organized by APEA Implementing and evaluating energy efficiency policies for buildings in the Asia Pacific 3 April 2025 Bangkok, Thailand organized by EEAP CES Conference 2025 12 May 2025 Canada organized by Canadian Evaluation Society MONEV Studio Anniversary: Youth & the Future of M&E 25 April 2025 Jakarta, Indonesia organized by MONEV Studio The 3rd Summer Evaluation Bootcamp for YEEs 9-14 June 2025 Gansu Province, China organized by Lanzhou University, MEA& UNICEF Evaluation Conclave and Summit for the Future of Evaluation 27-30 May 2025 Colombo, Sri Lanka organized by CoE-SA Glocal 2025 opening: Evaluation for a Better Future 27 May 2025 organized by GEI FIFE 2025 10-12 June 2025 Ivory Coast organized by RFE AfrEA@25 16-18 June 2025 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia organized by AfrEA Global Evaluation Agenda 2.0 launch 23 June 2025 organized by EvalPartners Summer Break M&E Boot Camp 10-11 July 2025 Uganda Organized by M&E Bench Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Transportation Planning 20 August 2025 Colombo, Sri Lanka Organized by SLEvA Future of Evaluation dialogue #1: Is the intersection of youth, innovation, and influence evaluation's new frontier? 12 August 2025 Organized by Eval4Action Campaign Evaluation and Parliamentarians in Chile 21 August 2025 Santiago, Chile Organized by University of Chile ReLAC Conference 2025 3-5 September 2025 Lanzhou, China Organized by ReLAC Asian Evaluation Week 1-4 September 2025 Lanzhou, China Organized by Asian Development Bank and Lanzhou university Workshop on design phase of the policy evaluation 10 September 2025 Mongolia organized by Mongolian Evaluation Association MEL Conference 2025 10-12 September 2025 Mwanza, Tanzania organized by Tanzania Prime Minister’s Office and TanEA Country-led Evaluations with a Focus on the SDGs 12 September 2025 Mongolia organized by DEval and Mongolian Evaluation Association X-Space event on early parenthood and youth mentorship 16 September 2025 Uganda Organized by Teso Elites Development Association 28th DeGEval Annual Conference 17-19 September 2025 Saarbrucken, Germany Organized by DeGEval Future of Evaluation dialogue #2: How can evaluation be a force for peace and resilience building amidst global instability? 23 September 2025 Organized by Eval4Action Campaign X-Space event on preventing school dropouts and empowering the uneducated for a brighter future 16 October 2025 Organized by Teso Elites Development Association National Chapter Consultation - EvalYouth Asia 6 October 2025 Organized by EvalYouth Asia 6th Biennial Conference of the Western Balkans Evaluation Network 16-18 October 2025 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Organized by Western Balkans Evaluation Network Future of Evaluation dialogue #3: How can evaluation shape a future-fit UN? 23 October 2025 Organized by Eval4Action Campaign 4th International Evaluation Congress 23-24 October 2025 Warsaw, Poland organized by Polish Evaluation Society EvalYouth North America general member meeting 27 October 2025 USA organized by EvalYouth North America 10th Annual General Assembly of APNODE 29-31 October 2025 Rabat, Morocco organized by African Parliamentarians Network on Development Evaluation Official launch of the EvalYouth Rwanda Chapter 31 October 2025 Kigali, Rwanda organized by Rwanda Monitoring and Evaluation Organization The Cloneshouse Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Bootcamp: AI in MEL 3-7 November 2025 Abuja, Nigeria organized by Cloneshouse Nigeria Training of Trainers on Evaluation Management 4-6 November 2025 Mongolia organized by DEval and Mongolian Evaluation Association Evaluation25 10-15 November 2025 Kansas city, USA organized by AEA 5th APEA Conference 11-14 November 2025 Tokyo, Japan organized by APEA L'École Africaine d'Évaluation (ASE) 2025 24-28 November Accra, Ghana Organized by African Evaluation Association Winter School for YEEs in Asia Pacific 11 November 2025 Tokyo, Japan organized by EvalYouth Asia Future of Evaluation dialogue #5: Is evaluation key to realizing universal human rights? 10 December 2025 Organized by Eval4Action Campaign Future of Evaluation dialogue #4: Is evaluation our compass to a future free from gender-based violence? 25 November 2025 Organized by Eval4Action Campaign M&E Bench Expo 11-12 December 2025 Uganda organized by M&E Bench EvalTorch relay gallery

day 3 day 4 day 5 full programme day 1 | 24 April 2023 day 2 career development Further information and registration details for all sessions will be available shortly 1.00 am GMT 9.00 am Mongolia Voice Advocacy for the Youth in Evaluation manifesto and adoption of standards (Day 1 of 5) Mongolian Evaluation Association Hybrid Mongolian and English Mongolia 9.00 am GMT 10.00 am West Africa Voice Youth participation in the new age: What does it take? (Day 1 of 3) Simba Ghana In person Ghana English and Dagbani 12.00 pm GMT Voice Championing youth integration in evaluation (Day 1 of 2) Young and Emerging Evaluators in Nigeria Nigeria English Hybrid Register 1.00 pm GMT 9.00 am ET Global inauguration of Youth in Evaluation Week Eval4Action campaign and partners Voice Virtua l Global English Register day 2

Youth in Evaluation champion awards recognized organizations across sectors and regions for their exemplary efforts to advance youth engagement in evaluation. Youth in Evaluation champions The Youth in Evaluation Champion Awards honour organizations that actively embed the Youth in Evaluation standards into how they design, conduct, and utilize evaluative evidence. Launched in 2024 , the awards are a global benchmark for institutional commitment to advancing young people’s participation in evaluation. The 2025 awards were presented at the Summit for the Future of Evaluation. While these awards provide well-deserved recognition, their impact extends further by serving as a catalyst for systemic change. They bridge the intergenerational gap in evaluation and establish benchmarks for youth participation in evaluation, strengthening the entire development sector. Now in their third year, the 2026 award cycle included participation from 42 organizations—representing a diverse ecosystem of academia, governments, VOPEs, youth networks, international bodies, the private sector, and United Nations agencies—who submitted rigorous self-assessments against the global standards. On 19 May 2026, during the global inauguration of the Youth in Evaluation Forum 2026 , 15 organizations were distinguished for their leadership in two categories: Legacy Champions and Champions. The review process was spearheaded by the EvalYouth Global Network. Meet the 2026 champions 2026 Legacy champions 9 organizations received the 2026 Youth in Evaluation Legacy Champion award, honoured for their continued and sustained commitment as champions since last year. Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet 2026 champions 6 organizations received the 2026 Youth in Evaluation Champion award for the first time, recognized for their documented progress against global standards. Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet

The Future of Evaluation dialogue brings together leading evaluation experts and leaders, young and emerging evaluators and new voices in the evaluation community and beyond, to explore how innovative approaches and adaptations can make evaluation more influential given the evolving global landscape. Tuesday, 23 September 2025 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET How can evaluation be a force for peace and resilience building amidst global instability? The second Future of Evaluation dialogue on 23 September 2025, held in observance of the International Day of Peace (21 September), delved into the critical role of evaluation in navigating the complexities of global instability and humanitarian crises and fostering peace and resilience. This dialogue discussed adaptive and context-sensitive evaluation, which, by adhering to the "Do No Harm" principle, offers a blueprint for more responsive and ethical evaluation everywhere. The session also covered the use of mixed methods and innovative data sources to understand complex environments, demonstrating the broader shift toward integrating technology and diverse data into all evaluative practices. It also focused on locally led evaluation, underscoring the importance of community participation for both effective peacebuilding and for shaping evaluation to be more equitable in the present and the future. The dialogue also addressed capacity building for evaluators working in these challenging contexts. In case you missed the conversation, read the 7 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . Moderator Silvia Salinas Mulder is an independent consultant and evaluator and the CEO of catalytic-A. She is a Bolivian anthropologist, feminist evaluator, and senior strategy consultant with 35 years of experience. Silvia leads transformation-oriented evaluations addressing social norms, culture, and power to advance rights, inclusive well-being, justice, and peace. A global voice in feminist and decolonial evaluation, she chaired ReLAC, IOCE, and EvalPartners, and founded catalytic-A to foster social and organizational innovation. Connect with Silvia on LinkedIn. Panelists Mohib Iqbal is is a Principal Evaluation Specialist at Insights Lab International. He previously served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Economics and Peace, where he led research and evaluation projects across fragile and conflict-affected countries. He has directed large-scale evaluations for the World Bank, United Nations agencies, and national governments, and has published extensively on the nexus of peace, evaluation, and economics. In 2022, his contribution to evaluation was recognized with an Australian Evaluation Society award in the evaluation system category. Mohib is also an active member of the Afghan Evaluation Society and the Asia-Pacific Evaluation Association. Connect with Mohib on LinkedIn and X . Hur Hassnain is an evaluation specialist, author, and treasurer at the International Evaluation Academy. Based in Brussels, Belgium, he is the senior evaluation specialist for the European Commission, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Directorate-General for Enlargement & Eastern Neighbourhood, Directorate-General for Middle East and North Africa, and Service for Foreign Policy Instruments external service on Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Design for External Action supporting the headquarter units, and over a hundred EU Delegations around the world (since 2019). He has conducted and led evaluations for civil society, multilateral and bilateral development organisations in a range of thematic areas such as gender equality, education, rural development, agriculture, environment, and women’s economic empowerment. Connect with Hur on LinkedIn . Kai Brand-Jacobsen serves as Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Government’s Independent Evaluation Department for Norwegian Development Cooperation and is the Co-Chair of the OECD-DAC EvalNet Working Group on Conflict and Fragility. He has nearly 30 years experience working in peacebuilding and peace support processes, and more than two decades in large-scale evaluation processes in conflict and war-affected contexts across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Until 2024 he served as the President of the Romanian Peace Institute and Director of the Department of Peace Operations. His current focus areas include evaluation in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, decolonisation of evaluation practice, and improving utilization of evaluation results in policy and practice. Connect with Kai on LinkedIn. Future of Evaluation dialogue

Launch of standards for youth organizations and VOPEs 28 April 2023 | 1.00 pm GMT/9.00 am ET watch recording At the Youth in Evaluation Week, standards for enhancing youth engagement in evaluation were launched across three events, that were led by intergenerational task forces that co-created the standards. Six tailored standards have been developed for specific groups such as international organizations, VOPEs, governments, youth organizations, academia, and the private sector. The standards provide a roadmap to step up the practice and accountability towards engaging youth in evaluation. On 28 April, the standards for youth organizations and VOPEs were launched. The discussions at the event highlighted how the standards can be used as a powerful tool for self-accountability, and to initiate and improve practices that enhance meaningful engagement of youth in evaluation. speakers and moderators see all global events

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The Manifesto sign it! Un appel à l'action pour engager de manière significative les jeunes et les jeunes évaluateurs dans l'évaluation Nous, les membres de la communauté mondiale de l'évaluation, y compris les gouvernements, les parlementaires, les organisations volontaires pour l'évaluation professionnelle (acronyme anglais VOPE), les agences des Nations Unies, les évaluateurs, le monde universitaire, le secteur privé et le secteur du développement, Reconnaître que les évaluateurs jeunes et émergents contribuent activement à façonner la culture mondiale de l'évaluation, et multiplient le pouvoir de transformation de l'évaluation pour construire un monde durable, inclusif et équitable encadré par la justice sociale et l'équité; Acceptons notre rôle et notre responsabilité dans l'encouragement et le soutien de l'engagement significatif des jeunes et des évaluateurs jeunes et émergents dans les processus d'évaluation et dans le plaidoyer pour l'évaluation, afin de soutenir la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable; S'engager à entreprendre des efforts stratégiques et concertés pour renforcer les capacités professionnelles des évaluateurs jeunes et émergents; S'engager à défendre et à renforcer l'engagement réel et significatif des jeunes dans l'évaluation, en mettant l'accent sur la diversité des jeunes, en collaborant avec eux dans la conception, le développement et l'utilisation de l'évaluation. Il s'agit notamment de faire participer les jeunes et les évaluateurs jeunes et émergents à toutes les phases de l'évaluation, notamment en tant que: Informateurs clés , afin de fournir des perspectives et des éléments de preuve pendant la collecte des données d'évaluation, avec un accent particulier sur les groupes de jeunes sous-représentés Co-évaluateurs , qui mènent l'évaluation avec les membres principaux de l'équipe d'évaluation Des conseillers , qui apportent des éclairages sur les principaux produits livrables du processus d'évaluation Les décideurs , qui codirigent et Co-orientent le processus d'évaluation avec les commissaires et/ou les gestionnaires du processus d'évaluation. Des défenseurs de l'utilisation de l'évaluation Reconnaissons que l'engagement significatif des jeunes et des évaluateurs jeunes et émergents dans l'évaluation est un processus continu, et non un effort ponctuel, qui nécessite une réflexion sur le processus et l'utilisation des leçons pour l'action et le changement. Nous nous engageons à être un champion pour les jeunes dans l'évaluation! Sign the manifesto Sign french

X space dialogue: How to advance a career in evaluation? 10 July 2024 | 10 am - 12 pm ET Recording Young and senior evaluators got together in an X space to discuss evaluation career advancement strategies, tips on navigating the evaluation job market, recent innovations and trends in the evaluation field, and more. Global events

The Future of Evaluation dialogue brings together leading evaluation experts and leaders, young and emerging evaluators and new voices in the evaluation community and beyond, to explore how innovative approaches and adaptations can make evaluation more influential given the evolving global landscape. Wednesday, 10 December 2025 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET Register Is evaluation key to realizing universal human rights? In observance of Human Rights Day, this dialogue explored the critical role of evaluation in achieving universal human rights and social justice. The dialogue also addressed the critical role of evaluation in driving accountability, the influence of technology on human rights-based evaluation practices, and youth engagement, as a prerequisite for stronger evaluation. In case you missed the conversation, read the 7 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . Moderator Tetyana Nikitina is the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation (PME) Adviser, UNFPA in West and Central Africa. A Ukrainian professional with over 17 years of international experience with the UN and the Council of Europe, spanning Europe, Central and South Asia, and Africa, her work includes developing UNICEF’s humanitarian monitoring and information systems, supporting national M&E and SDG frameworks for child rights, and promoting evaluation systems in Sri Lanka. Panelists Jennifer Worrell has over 30 years of experience in strategic planning, programming, leadership and organizational change. She is currently the Director of Strategic Planning, Programme Management, Evaluation and Change Service at OHCHR where she leads Office-wide processes to define and implement the strategic focus for 4-year programming and provides leadership for organizational change; risk management, evaluation and the development of a culture of results. Jennifer holds an MA in Leading Innovation and Change in organizations from the York St John University and an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies and Natural Resource Management from UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados. Sanjeev Sridharan is a Professor of Health Policy Evaluation at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Evaluation Advisor to the United Nations Internal Oversight Services and the Pan American Health Organization. Formerly with the Gates Foundation and University of Toronto, his research focuses on advancing the idea of an ecology of evidence, operationalizing sustainable impacts, and rethinking evaluation criteria. Kgaugelo Moshia-Molebatsi is a Senior Evaluation Specialist in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of South Africa with over 20 years of experience in coordination and management of research and evaluation. She holds a Master’s in population and sustainable development and certificates in monitoring and evaluation, research, and bio-statistics. Claudia Olavarría is a feminist evaluator and evaluation capacity development specialist whose work spans over 15 years across Latin America and beyond. Trained as a sociologist and holding a Master’s in Gender, Society, and Public Policy, she works at the intersection of evaluation, gender equality, and transformative change. Claudia has collaborated with UNDP, the World Bank, UNICEF, UN Women, FAO, ILO, and UNFPA, among other multilateral organizations. She currently coordinates the Glocal Evaluation Week and the Feminist Innovation in Monitoring and Evaluation Project with the Global Evaluation Initiative, promoting inclusive and equity-focused evaluation practices worldwide. Future of Evaluation dialogue

The Manifesto sign it! Призыв к активному вовлечению молодежи и молодых оценщиков в оценивание Мы , члены глобального оценочного сообщества, включая правительства, парламентариев, добровольные организации профессиональной оценки, агентства ООН, специалистов по оценке, научные круги, частный сектор и сектор развития, Признаем , что молодые и начинающие специалисты по оценке активно вносят свой вклад в формирование глобальной культуры оценивания и приумножают ее преобразующую силу для построения устойчивого, инклюзивного и равноправного мира, основанного на социальной справедливости и равноправии; Принимаем нашу роль и ответственность в формировании и поддержке значимого вовлечения молодежи, молодых и начинающих специалистов по оценке в процесс оценивания и содействия оцениванию с целью поддержки достижения целей устойчивого развития; Привержены предпринять стратегические и согласованные усилия для построения профессионального потенциала молодых и начинающих специалистов по оценке; Обязуемся отстаивать и расширять реальное и значимое участие молодежи в оценивании, уделяя особое внимание разнообразию молодежи, а также сотрудничая с молодежью в разработке, развитии и использовании методов оценивания. Это включает вовлечение молодежи, молодых и начинающих специалистов по оценке на всех этапах оценивания, в роли: Ключевых информаторов , с целью представления мнений и сведений в процессе сбора оценочной информации, уделяя особое внимание непредставленным молодежным группам Специалистов по оценке , которые проводят оценку совместно с более опытными специалистами по оценке Советников , которые вносят свой вклад в ключевые результаты процесса оценивания Принимающих решения лиц , которые совместно руководят и направляют процесс оценки вместе с заказчиками и/или менеджерами процесса оценивания Активистов поддержки использования оценивания Признаем , что значимое вовлечение молодежи, молодых и начинающих специалистов по оценке в оценивании является не единовременным, а продолжительным процессом, требующим осмысления процесса и использования извлеченных уроков для действий и изменений. Мы/Я обязуемся стать лидерами поддержки молодежи в оценивании! Sign the manifesto Sign russian

What is the #Eval4Action Commitment Drive? The #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020 on Twitter. Currently, 133 commitments to accelerate action for influential evaluation have been declared. While the Commitment Drive has concluded, an institutional and/or individual commitment to action for influential evaluation can be made at any time by posting a commitment video on Twitter. Find out how you can make a commitment video and post it on Twitter. Read a brief analysis of the commitments. The commitments can also be viewed on the Eval4Action YouTube channel. As a follow up to the #Eval4Action Commitment Drive, a Walk the Talk drive will take place in October 2021. How you can commit Why did Eval4Action undertake a Commitment Drive? Public declaration of commitments to action by Eval4Action partners and beyond, will pave the way for stronger national and regional advocacy for evaluation capacities and policies. It will enhance cooperation among partners, and further promote the use of evaluations in Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) and in national and local decision-making, accelerating the implementation of the SDGs. In this way, the Commitment Drive amplifies phase 3 of the Eval4Action campaign that seeks to intensify evaluation advocacy at national, regional and global levels. global commitments Play Video Play Video 01:32 Dr. Natalia Kanem at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Dr. Natalia Kanem (UNFPA Executive Director) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:37 Diene Keita at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Diene Keita (UNFPA Deputy Executive Director-Programme) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:15 Ib Petersen at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Ib Petersen (UNFPA Deputy Executive Director-Management) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:49 Jayathma Wickramanayake at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive The United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:55 Hon. Kabir Hashim at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Hon. Kabir Hashim (Chair, Global Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:37 Marco Segone at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Marco Segone (Director, UNFPA Evaluation Office) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:28 Khalil Bitar at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Khalil Bitar (Chair, EvalYouth Global Network) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:07 UNFPA Evaluation Office at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive UNFPA Evaluation Office commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action asia pacific commitments Play Video Play Video 02:08 EvalYouth Asia at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive EvalYouth Asia commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:41 Asia Pacific Evaluation Association at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Asia Pacific Evaluation Association commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:10 APEA Board Members at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Asia Pacific Evaluation Association board members commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:47 Keiko Nishino at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Keiko Nishino (Vice President, Asia Pacific Evaluation Association) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:31 Community of Evaluators South Asia at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Community of Evaluators South Asia commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:42 GENSA at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive GENSA (Gender and Equity Network South Asia) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 02:08 TREE. Inc. at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive TREE. Inc. commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:13 Hon. Ananda Kumarasiri at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Hon. Ananda Kumarasiri (Chair, Sri Lanka Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action africa commitments Play Video Play Video 00:40 APNODE at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Evelyn Mpagi Naome Kaabule (President, African Parliamentarians Network on Development Evaluation) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:11 CLEAR-AA at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Banele Masilela (Researcher, CLEAR-AA) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:55 Mauritian Impact Monitoring and Evaluators Association at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Dev Ruhee (Mauritian Impact Monitoring and Evaluators Association) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:19 Hon. Florence Bore at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Hon. Florence Bore (MP, National Assembly of Kenya) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:34 Grenier pour le Développement Intégré at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Jean-Marie Zihalirwa (Grenier pour le Développement Intégré) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:44 Mohammed Suhuyini Zakaria at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Mohammed Suhuyini Zakaria (Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:38 Jennifer Mutua at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Jennifer Mutua (Founder, Evaluation Society of Kenya) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:40 Aloyce Ratemo at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Aloyce Ratemo (Director, The National Treasury and Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Directorat, Kenya) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action middle east and north africa commitments Play Video Play Video 00:21 EvalYouth MENA at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive EvalYouth MENA commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:26 Sana Ben Salem at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Sana Ben Salem commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action europe commitments Play Video Play Video 02:16 European Evaluation Society at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive European Evaluation Society commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 02:00 Red Internacional de Evaluación de Políticas Públicas at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Antonio Igea (President, Red Internacional de Evaluación de Políticas Públicas) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:58 Kieron Crawley at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Kieron Crawley commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action north america commitments Play Video Play Video 00:56 Rupu Gupta at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Rupu Gupta (Program Chair American Evaluation Association Environmental Program Evaluation TIG) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:46 Scott G. Chaplowe at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Scott G. Chaplowe commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 02:08 Zach Tilton at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Zach Tilton commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:15 Dr. Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Dr. Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead (Board Member, American Evaluation Association) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:35 Broadleaf at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Broadleaf commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 02:09 Veronica M. Olazabal at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Veronica M. Olazabal commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action latin america and the caribbean commitments Play Video Play Video 01:21 EvalYouth LAC at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive EvalYouth Latin America & Caribbean commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:36 ReLAC at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive ReLAC commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:06 Ivan Somlai at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Ivan Somlai (Board member, Caribbean Evaluators International) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:52 Jan Voordouw at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Jan Voordouw (Evaluator, Caribbean Evaluators International) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 02:11 Lennise Baptiste at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Lennise Baptiste (Founding member, Caribbean Evaluators International) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:58 ACEVAL at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Academia Nacional de Evaluadores de México (ACEVAL) commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 00:38 EvalYouth Mexico at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive EvalYouth Mexico commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. If you would still like to make a commitment, learn more at https://www.eval4action.org/commitment-drive Join #Eval4Action Play Video Play Video 01:02 Janett Salvador at #Eval4Action Commitment Drive Janett Salvador commits to action for influential evaluation. Now it's your turn! #Eval4Action Commitment Drive took place from 19 to 23 October 2020. 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The Future of Evaluation dialogue brings together leading evaluation experts and leaders, young and emerging evaluators and new voices in the evaluation community and beyond, to explore how innovative approaches and adaptations can make evaluation more influential given the evolving global landscape. Thursday, 22 January 2026 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET Are we educating evaluators of every generation, for the future? In observance of the International Day of Education, the sixth Future of Evaluation dialogue on brought together educators, practitioners, policymakers, and young evaluators to examine how evaluation education must evolve to remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. The dialogue highlighted the need for intergenerational learning pathways, future-oriented competencies, and inclusive, culturally responsive approaches that prepare evaluators to navigate complexity, harness digital and AI-driven tools, and uphold values of equity, sustainability, and ethical practice. By reimagining how evaluators are trained across the lifespan, it aimed to strengthen the global evaluation community’s readiness to address emerging societal challenges and to contribute to more informed, just, and future-conscious decision-making. In case you missed the conversation, read the 6 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . Moderator Weronika Felcis is the former vice-president of the International Evaluation Academy. She served two terms as Secretary of the IOCE Executive Committee, was a member of EvalPartners Executive Committee and is a past Board member of the European Evaluation Society. Weronika holds an MA in Sociology and is a graduate of Interdisciplinary Studies “Society Environment Technology” at the Jagiellonian University. She also served as the President of the Polish Evaluation Society. Panelists Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead is a Professor in the Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation program at the University of Connecticut. She has a doctorate in Evaluation and Applied Research Methods from Claremont Graduate University, USA. She is a former chair of EvalYouth Global (2015-2019), a former elected board member of the American Evaluation Association (2018-2020), and a former Vice Chair of the International Society for Evaluation Education (2018-2021). Since 2023, she has served as Co-Editor-in-Chief for the journal New Directions for Evaluation. She has published extensively on evaluation theory, methodology, and practice. Celeste Ghiano is an evaluation consultant working with international organizations such as WFP, UNICEF, UNESCO, DEval, and the Inter-American Development Bank. She holds a PhD in Public Policy, with a research focus on the professionalization of evaluation in Latin America. With over 20 years of experience as a university professor in planning and evaluation, she has supervised numerous theses and published consistently in her field. She served as General Coordinator of ReLAC from 2021 to 2024 and is currently Co-Chair of the Decolonizing Evaluation Systems Working Group at the International Evaluation Academy. Aki Yonehara is a Professor of the Sociology Department, Toyo University, specializing in participatory evaluation for human well-being in the fields of formal and non-formal education and community development. She serves as Vice President of the Japan Evaluation Society and the evaluation advisor at Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asia-Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO, and other institutes. Yatin Diwakar is an evaluator and researcher focusing on the institutionalisation of evaluation at the country level. He is a co-founder of EvalYouth India. He has been actively involved in promoting the NEPS theme of the Asia Pacific Regional Evaluation Strategy since its inception in 2020. Yatin believes in strengthening evaluation systems through greater social demand and thus works on awareness-raising and capacity development. He currently serves as a core group member of ECOI. Future of Evaluation dialogue

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Upholding Youth in Evaluation standards Theme Upholding Youth in Evaluation standards Sub-themes 1. Leadership and accountability 2. Practice 3. Advocacy and capacity building 4. Knowledge management and communication 5. Human resources 6. Financial resources 10 July 2024 | Day 3 8 July 9 July 11 July 12 July Global events Full programme Sub-themes 1-6 English Good practices by VOPEs and youth organizations Mongolian Evaluation Association and EvalYouth Mongolia 10 July 2024 | 9 am ET Virtual event Details Sub-themes 4, 5 English How to advance a career in evaluation? Eval4Action 10 July 2024 | 10 am ET X Space dialogue Details Sub-themes 1, 3, 4 English | Sinhala Workshop on evaluation for young professionals Center for Evaluation, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 10 July 2024 | 10 am IST In-person (Sri Lanka) Contact Sub-themes 2, 3, 4 English Communicating M&E results effectively EvalYouth Sri Lanka 10 July 2024 | 7 pm IST Virtual event Recording Sub-theme 2 Best practices for preparing and supporting youth for leadership evaluation roles EvalYouth North America 10 July 2024 | 12 pm CST Virtual event English Recording Sub-themes 2, 3 French Bridging the youth in evaluation gaps: Public sector-civil society collaboration for integration EvalYouth Malaysia and EvalYouth Pacific 10 July 2024 | 9 am UTC Virtual event Recording Sub-theme 3 English Workshop on university awareness campaign Cameroon Society of English Speaking Evaluators 10 July 2024 | 9 am CAT In-person (Cameroon) Contact Sub-theme 2 Youth perspectives in action: evaluation for transformative result UNICEF 10 July 2024 | 9 am ET Virtual event English Recording Sub-themes 3, 5 English Upholding Youth in Evaluation standards Energy Evaluation Asia Pacific 10 July 2024 | 10 am IST Virtual event Recording Sub-themes 1, 2, 5 French The practice of evaluation in Côte d'Ivoire EvalYouth Côte d'Ivoire 10 July 2024 | 12 pm WAT Virtual event Register Sub-theme 1 English | Arabic AI in evaluation: How can youth take it forward EvalYouth MENA 10 July 2024 | 1 pm Rome Virtual event Register Sub-theme 4 French Digital narratives: Engaging young people in evaluation through storytelling and visual communication Evaluation community of Côte d'Ivoire 10 July 2024 | 1 pm GMT Virtual event Register 11 July 2024 Sub-themes 2, 3, 4 English | Hindi Youth-full perspectives in evaluation: An intergenerational fireside chat Gender and Equity Network South Asia 10 July 2024 | 4.30 pm IST Virtual event Register Sub-themes 2, 3, 5 Promoting the meaningful participation of YEEs in Mexico based on standards: reflections and learnings from ACEVAL EvalYouth LAC, EvalYouth México and ACEVAL 10 July 2024 | 6 pm Mexico Virtual event Spanish Register

Twitter Space: EvalYouth experiences 25 April 2023 | 2.30 pm GMT/10.30 am ET listen to the recording How can we strengthen the voice and participation of youth in evaluation? How can we remove the barriers to youth engagement in evaluation? How can we draw in young people from all backgrounds to evaluation? On 25 April 2023, participants joined youth leaders in evaluation to discuss these questions, in the context of EvalYouth chapter experiences, lessons and challenges. speakers and moderators see all global events

The Eval4Action Walk the Talk video drive took place from 1-31 October 2021. The Walk the Talk Drive is a follow up to the #Eval4Action Commitment Drive held in October 2020, where worldwide commitments were made to accelerate action for influential evaluation. During the drive, VOPEs, networks, young and emerging evaluators, parliamentarians, private sector and the United Nations shared over 170 videos on actions to accelerate influential evaluation, to support equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the Walk the Talk drive has concluded, institutional and/or individual actions to advance influential evaluation can be shared at any time by posting a video on social media or by writing to contact@eval4action.org . The Walk the Talk drive is open to everyone , regardless of a prior commitment to accelerate influential evaluation, as all actions are vital to get back on track to achieve the SDGs. Following up on the momentum of the drive, Eval4Action regional partners nominated Walk the Talk contributors to blog on their actions for influential evaluation. These blogs take a deep dive into actions for influential evaluation , and help to learn more about how these actions were organized , overcame challenges , and their plans for scaling up . These ideas can further inspire the global evaluation community to step up actions to advance influential evaluation in the Decade of Action. Read the Walk the Talk blogs . See the FAQ on Walk the Talk drive Find out how you can contribute a Walk the Talk video global actions Play Video Play Video 01:25 UNFPA is walking the talk by using evaluation to inform policies and decisions Play Video Play Video 01:57 UN SG’s Envoy on Youth is walking the talk by advancing youth engagement in accountability processes Play Video Play Video 01:49 UNFPA is walking the talk by investing in evaluation to strengthen learning & accountability Play Video Play Video 01:28 UNFPA is walking the talk by leveraging evaluations to become more agile, adaptive and impactful Play Video Play Video 01:54 EvalYouth is walking the talk by promoting youth participatory evaluation Play Video Play Video 02:01 UNFPA EO is walking the talk by enhancing relevance, innovation & youth engagement in evaluation Play Video Play Video 02:03 GPFE is walking the talk by enhancing evidence-based policy making processes for good governance Play Video Play Video 01:48 EvalYouth is walking the talk by building capacities & partnerships to support youth in evaluation africa actions Play Video Play Video 01:39 AfrEA YEE Network is walking the talk by amplifying the voices of young evaluators in Africa Play Video Play Video 01:27 GPFE is walking the talk by promoting the use of evaluation in parliaments Play Video Play Video 00:56 EvalVijana is walking the talk by organizing capacity building initiatives for young evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:48 CamSEE is walking the talk by advancing the evaluation profession in Cameroon and across Africa Play Video Play Video 01:02 Khulisa is walking the talk by using evaluations to inform policy in teaching and learning Play Video Play Video 01:04 EvalVijana is walking the talk by identifying and addressing the needs of young evaluators in Kenya Play Video Play Video 01:59 Daystar University is walking the talk by facilitating professionalization of evaluation in Kenya Play Video Play Video 00:52 Samuel Okoth supports Walk the Talk drive to enhance accountability asia pacific actions Play Video Play Video 02:32 SLPFE is walking the talk by promoting the use of evaluation in the Parliament of Sri Lanka Play Video Play Video 02:14 EvalYouth Asia is walking the talk by creating enabling spaces to promote young evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:08 EvalYouth Sri Lanka is walking the talk by enhancing knowledge and skills of young evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:21 ECOI is walking the talk by building an enabling environment and expanding outreach on evaluation Play Video Play Video 01:13 TREE is walking the talk by promoting use of online assessment of SDG actions Play Video Play Video 01:53 JES is walking the talk by building an evaluation culture for transparency and resource management Play Video Play Video 00:53 EvalYouth Sri Lanka is walking the talk by building capacities of young evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:59 GPFE is walking the talk by advancing legislation on monitoring & evaluation processes in Sri Lanka eurasia actions Play Video Play Video 02:05 N.Nikitenko is walking the talk by supporting the implementation of the Kyrgyz Republic’s law on M&E Play Video Play Video 03:19 EvalYouth ECA is walking the talk by leading skills & knowledge building initiatives Play Video Play Video 00:44 Tatiana Tretiakova supports Walk the Talk drive to promote the importance of evaluation partnerships europe actions Play Video Play Video 01:34 RoSE is walking the talk by strengthening the working environment for evaluators Play Video Play Video 02:41 EES is walking the talk by curating spaces for dialogue and knowledge sharing in evaluation Play Video Play Video 01:50 EES is walking the talk by building the capacities and skills of young evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:57 APROEVAL is walking the talk by strengthening the culture and practice of evaluation Play Video Play Video 02:06 Supun Sandanayaka is walking the talk by volunteering at EES to build skills in evaluation Play Video Play Video 02:53 EES is walking the talk by developing the capacities & networks of young evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:13 PTE is walking the talk by building evaluation capacities to support the delivery of SDGs Play Video Play Video 03:46 AIV is walking the talk by advancing the adaptation of evaluation in planning and policy latin america and the caribbean actions Play Video Play Video 01:25 EvalYouth LAC is walking the talk by enhancing evidence-based decision making during COVID-19 Play Video Play Video 02:03 EvalParticipativa is walking the talk by building a community of practice & learning for evaluation Play Video Play Video 01:53 ReLAC is walking the talk by strengthening the Latin America and the Caribbean evaluation networks Play Video Play Video 02:04 UNFPA Brazil is walking the talk by using gender & human rights based & participatory approaches Play Video Play Video 02:47 MIDEPLAN is walking the talk by conducting an evaluation on biodiversity and climate change Play Video Play Video 01:59 ReLAC is walking the talk by enhancing evaluation practices in conflict & crisis context Play Video Play Video 01:07 FGV EESP CLEAR is walking the talk by capacitating stakeholders on evidence-based decision making Play Video Play Video 01:01 CLEAR LAC is walking the talk by disseminating knowledge on evaluating SDGs middle east and north africa actions Play Video Play Video 03:57 EvalYouth MENA is walking the talk by building evaluation capacities and competencies in MENA north america actions Play Video Play Video 02:38 AEA is walking the talk by bringing together stakeholders to promote high quality evaluations Play Video Play Video 02:15 CES-SCÉ is walking the talk by creating opportunities for new & seasoned evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:44 EvalYouth North America is walking the talk by addressing the needs of young evaluators Play Video Play Video 01:36 UCF CPNM is walking the talk by advancing participatory evaluation approaches Play Video Play Video 02:27 Eval Academy is walking the talk by raising awareness and sharing resources on evaluation Play Video Play Video 00:51 EnCompass LLC is walking the talk by supporting and building the capacities of young evaluators

The Future of Evaluation dialogue brings together leading evaluation experts and leaders, young and emerging evaluators and new voices in the evaluation community and beyond, to explore how innovative approaches and adaptations can make evaluation more influential given the evolving global landscape. Thursday, 23 October 2025 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET How can evaluation shape a future-fit United Nations? Marking the United Nations' 80th anniversary, the third Future of Evaluation dialogue on 23 October 2025 examined evaluation's pivotal role in forging a future-fit United Nations by ensuring accountability, adaptation and continuous learning. The dialogue explored how evaluation can further enhance the United Nations’ organizational effectiveness, efficiency, accountability and agility. This includes adopting adaptive approaches for evaluating complex systems and exploring how joint interagency work can strengthen both multilateralism and the global evaluation ecosystem. Across these themes, the dialogue explored meaningful youth engagement and the ethical use of AI to catalyze transformative change in evaluation. Overall, the event unpacked how a robust evaluation culture can ensure the United Nations remains relevant, resilient, and effective in promoting sustainable development for all. In case you missed the conversation, read the 7 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . Moderator Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas is the founder and CEO/CFO of EnCompass LLC, which is a 25-year-old organization working in evaluation, learning and leadership development. She was the President of the American Evaluation Association in 2019. Tessie published books on appreciative evaluation and evaluation management. She holds a masters of public policy from Harvard University. Panelists Dr Julia Betts has worked as an evaluator for over 20 years. She specializes in evaluations of humanitarian assistance, especially in conflict-affected situations, and in gender and equity concerns. Julia has lived in countries including El Salvador, Malawi and India, working for agencies including the former DFID. She has a doctorate in international education from the University of Oxford, UK. Julia has conducted several independent evaluations of WFP policies and programmes since 2016. She led the 2021 evaluation of its COVID-19 response and the 2018 evaluation of its Syrian regional response. Taipei Dlamini is an Evaluation Specialist at UNESCO. She manages evaluations of UNESCO programmes and strategies in education, science, culture and communication and builds evaluation capacity among staff. She also co-convenes the United Nations Evaluation Group’s (UNEG) Young and Emerging Evaluators working group since 2024. She holds a Master’s degree in International Law and Administration. Connect with Taipei on LinkedIn . Messay Tassew is an evaluation professional with over seventeen years of experience across headquarters and field offices. He currently works in the UNFPA Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) in Nairobi, leading centralized evaluations on key thematic priorities. Previously, he was the Regional Evaluation Advisor for Africa at the UNDP IEO and an Evaluation Specialist at UNFPA IEO in New York, where he supported decentralized evaluations and managed corporate-level thematic evaluations. He also held evaluation roles at UN Women’s Independent Evaluation Service in New York, overseeing decentralized functions and co-leading centralized evaluations. Nea-Mari Heinonen is working as Lead Evaluation Specialist, managing external centralized and strategic evaluations commissioned by the independent Development Evaluation Unit of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. She has over 15 years of experience in international development policy and cooperation, with specialization in planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning. She has piloted data science and AI techniques in the Ministry. Between 2008 and 2010, she worked for the UNFPA Uganda country office as an M&E Officer. Nea-Mari currently pursues her PhD at the University of Helsinki in social data science, conducting research on the perceptions of civil servants regarding AI-assisted evaluative evidence. Connect with Nea-Mari on LinkedIn . Future of Evaluation dialogue

Launch of standards for international organizations and the private sector 26 April 2023 | 1.00 pm GMT/9.00 am ET watch recording At the Youth in Evaluation Week, standards for enhancing youth engagement in evaluation were launched across three events, that were led by intergenerational task forces that co-created the standards. Six tailored standards have been developed for specific groups such as international organizations, VOPEs, governments, youth organizations, academia, and the private sector. The standards provide a roadmap to step up the practice and accountability towards engaging youth in evaluation. On 26 April, the standards for international organizations and the private sector were launched. The discussions at the event highlighted how the standards can be used as a powerful tool for self-accountability, and to initiate and improve practices that enhance meaningful engagement of youth in evaluation. speakers and moderators see all global events

Twitter Space: What have we learned at the Youth in Evaluation Week? (concluding event) 28 April 2023 | 2.30 pm GMT/10.30 am ET listen to the recording What did we learn during Youth in Evaluation week, a five-day intergenerational gathering of the evaluation community? Based on these lessons, how can we strengthen multi-stakeholder partnerships to advance the global youth in evaluation movement? How can we encourage the adoption of the new standards to enhance youth engagement in evaluation? On 28 April 2023, speakers, youth leaders, champions and participants discussed these questions and more in this concluding event for Youth in Evaluation week. speakers and moderators see all global events

The Future of Evaluation dialogue brings together leading evaluation experts and leaders, young and emerging evaluators and new voices in the evaluation community and beyond, to explore how innovative approaches and adaptations can make evaluation more influential given the evolving global landscape. Tuesday, 21 April 2026 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET Will the future of evaluation be shaped by its creativity and innovation in facing emergent challenges? In observance of the World Creativity and Innovation Day on 21 April 2026, the ninth Future of Evaluation dialogue explored how innovative approaches in evaluation are reshaping the field to better respond to complexity, uncertainty, and rapid change. It examined the growing use of developmental and adaptive evaluation, along with complexity-aware methods, as essential tools for supporting learning and decision-making in dynamic systems. The dialogue also highlighted the emerging intersection of evaluation with foresight and scenario planning, enabling evaluators and decision-makers to anticipate future risks, opportunities, and transformative pathways. It further considered the role of technological innovation, including digital tools, data science, and AI and underscores the value of creative partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration in pushing the boundaries of evaluation practice which is critical for addressing today’s complex social and development challenges. In case you missed the conversation, read the 7 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . Moderator Candice Morkel, PhD is the Academic Head of Program at the IPDET at Lifelong Learning Centre at the University of Bern, Switzerland. She has more than 25 years’ experience in government, academia and the non-profit sector, and has served on the boards of the African Evaluation Association, South African M&E Association and the International Evaluation Academy. Panelists Uyen Kim Huynh, PhD, is an Innovation Specialist in UNICEF’s Office of Evaluation with 12+ years’ experience designing impact evaluations of complex programmes in low-income settings. She applies data science and AI to strengthen methodological rigor. Previously at Columbia University, her research focus was multidimensional poverty measurement. Jordi del Bas is a specialist in evaluation, strategy, and organisational development, working as a consultant, university professor, and researcher. With 25+ years of experience, he has supported United Nations agencies, the European Commission, and private sector clients worldwide. His recent work focuses on linking evaluation, learning, and adaptation in complex contexts through developmental evaluation, systems thinking, agile monitoring, and adaptive evaluation. Jennifer Bisgard is a researcher, evaluator, and director with 30+ years' experience leading evaluations across sub-Saharan Africa. Co-founder of Khulisa Management Services, she is now an Independent Advisor. A Johns Hopkins MA graduate, she has held numerous VOPE leadership roles including founding Chair of SAMEA, AfrEA and IOCE board and EvalPartners Management board. Uugantsetseg Gonchigdorj is an independent evaluator and consultant with a background in sociology. She specializes in programme evaluation at the intersection of policy, systems, and institutional learning across diverse development sectors. She has contributed to evaluation networks including EvalYouth Asia, EvalYouth Mongolia, and the Mongolian Evaluation Association (2023–2025). Future of Evaluation dialogue