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, 19 August 2026 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET How can evaluation innovate to accelerate learning in humanitarian action amidst escalating crises? While humanitarian crises are becoming more frequent, complex, and interconnected due to conflict, climate change, displacement, pandemics, and economic instability, the funding landscape for humanitarian action has drastically shifted in recent years. What does this mean for the evaluation of humanitarian action? How can evaluative evidence be used for change by humanitarian actors in the present context? This Future of Evaluation dialogue explored how evaluation can innovate to accelerate learning and improve decision-making in humanitarian action. The discussion examined emerging approaches such as real-time and adaptive evaluation, complexity-aware methods, artificial intelligence, remote data collection, and evaluative foresight to generate evidence that is responsive to rapidly evolving contexts. It also considered how participatory and locally led evaluation can strengthen accountability to affected populations while fostering continuous learning and adaptation. By bringing together humanitarian practitioners, evaluators, and thought leaders, the dialogue aimed to identify the future-ready evaluation approaches and capabilities needed to support more effective, equitable, and resilient humanitarian responses in an era of escalating crises. In case you missed the conversation, read the 7 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . Moderator Khaled Rajab is Country Director of Anera in Palestine and an international governance, humanitarian, and evaluation expert with over 20 years of experience. He has led and evaluated programmes across more than 15 countries for USAID, the World Bank, UN agencies, and other multilateral and bilateral donors, specializing in governance, humanitarian action, institutional reform, and organizational learning. Panelists Sarah Gharbi is a Research Fellow at ALNAP with 20 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sectors. She has worked with several international agencies as an evaluation advisor, researcher, and evaluator. She is the co-author of the ALNAP evaluation guide on adapting the OECD criteria to humanitarian contexts. Nur Abdelkhaliq Zamora is Principal Consultant at IOD PARC, an employee-owned monitoring and evaluation company based in the UK. She has over 18 years of research and consulting experience and has worked on assignments with organisations including UNRWA, UNHCR, WFP, IOM, Danish Red Cross, the European Commission and GIZ. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Edinburgh. Eddah Kanini is a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), organizational development, and gender specialist with over fifteen years of professional experience advancing transformative evaluation practice across Sub-Saharan Africa and globally. Eddah has played active leadership roles in national, continental and global evaluation bodies such as the Monitoring and Evaluation Professionals Association of Kenya (MEPAK), African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), AGDEN, IDEAS, and EvalPartners initiatives. Camilla Buch von Schroeder is a Humanitarian Evaluation Specialist at the UNFPA Independent Evaluation Office. She brings over two decades of experience in programme and people management, evaluation and operational research in humanitarian and development contexts across Africa. Her core expertise spans sexual and reproductive health and gender-based-violence in emergencies, youth and adolescent programming, social and behaviour change, and humanitarian-peace-development nexus programming. Future of Evaluation dialogue

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, 15 July 2026 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET What future-fit skills are essential for young evaluators to lead tomorrow's dynamic evaluation landscape? As evaluation evolves in response to rapid technological advancement, growing complexity, and increasingly interconnected global challenges, the competencies required of future evaluators are also changing. This dialogue explored the future-fit skills that young evaluators need to thrive and lead in a dynamic evaluation landscape. Beyond traditional methodological expertise, the discussion examined emerging competencies such as systems thinking, adaptive and complexity-aware evaluation, data literacy, artificial intelligence and digital technologies, evaluative foresight, strategic communication and engagement, and collaborative leadership. It will also considered the importance of ethical reasoning, cultural responsiveness, equity-focused practice, and the ability to work across disciplines and sectors. Bringing together experienced practitioners and emerging professionals, the dialogue reflected on how capacity development, mentorship, innovation, and intergenerational partnerships can prepare the next generation of evaluators to generate relevant evidence, navigate uncertainty, and contribute to more informed, inclusive, and future-oriented decision-making. In case you missed the conversation, read the 7 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . Moderator Ana Erika Lareza is the Chair of the EvalYouth Global Network, champions empowering young and emerging evaluators globally. She is a Co-Founder of EvalYouth Asia & Asia Pacific Communications Hub. Pursuing her MA in Evaluation, she leverages expertise in communicating evaluation results for decision-making to advance youth participation. Her broader evaluation practice also involves community engagement, culturally responsive methods, and meaningfully involving Indigenous peoples, including youth, in evaluation. Panelists Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa is an Associate Professor of Monitoring and Evaluation at the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Governance. Her interests relate to evaluating change in complex systems in transition, with a particular focus on land and climate governance, and building institutions for evidence-informed decision-making. Zach Tilton is an evaluation specialist with The MERL Tech Initiative and a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation Programme at Western Michigan University, where his research and practice are focused on AI-enabled evaluation. He currently serves on the Editorial Board of New Directions for Evaluation. Shashidhar Sa is the Founder of HubForge Global Impact Network (a non-profit) and an M&E practitioner with a decade of experience across India, from tribal regions to urban contexts and from grassroots programmes to scale. He works towards a globally connected, locally rooted evaluation ecosystem that democratises evidence and strengthens MERL systems. Through EvalCanvas,Sampling Shala, EvalQR, and MEL volunteering network, he aims to make monitoring and evaluation more accessible, participatory, and action-oriented. Ruchi Kaushik is an Assistant Professor and currently Teacher-in-Charge of the Department of Development Communication & Extension, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. Her teaching and research interests are centred around monitoring and evaluation, programme planning, participatory research, gender and development and corporate social responsibility. Ruchi’s expertise extends beyond academia through her experience as a Consultant with the NITI Aayog, where she contributed to the evaluation of government programmes and public policies. Future of Evaluation dialogue

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, 10 March 2026 8:00 am - 9:15 am ET How can evaluation accelerate rights, justice, action, for all women and girls? In observance of the International Women's Day on 8 March 2026, the eighth Future of Evaluation dialogue explored how evaluation can move beyond measurement to actively accelerate rights, justice, and transformative action for all women and girls in an increasingly complex and unequal world. The session examined how feminist, rights-based, and participatory evaluation approaches can challenge structural power imbalances, make invisible inequalities visible, and strengthen accountability for gender-responsive policies and programmes. Bringing together evaluators, policymakers, activists, and practitioners, the dialogue reflected on how evidence can be mobilised in real time to inform decision-making, amplify women and girls’ voices, and support intersectional approaches that leave no one behind. In case you missed the conversation, read the 5 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording . For more reflection on this dialogue, read the blog by Erica Mattellone . Moderator Gabriela Rentería Flores is a monitoring, evaluation, and learning specialist working at the intersection of climate action, sustainable development, and public policy. She has contributed to evaluation initiatives and served as Chair of the EvalYouth Global Network. She supports evidence-based decision-making, strengthens institutional capacities, and promotes inclusive approaches in evaluation. Panelists Erica Mattellone is a senior leader in international development with over 20 years of experience advancing organizational effectiveness and evidence-informed change. As Chief of Institutional Effectiveness at UNICEF’s Evaluation Office, she leads global evaluations that translate evidence into action to protect children’s rights and expand opportunities for women and girls worldwide. Oyuntsetseg Chuluundorj is a medical doctor and a public health professional by training, with more than 20 years of experience in managing and evaluating development programmes and conducting public health research. Oyuntsetseg currently works for the United Nations Population Fund as a Regional Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser for the Asia and the Pacific region. Arushi Dubey is an Evaluation Consultant with the UN Women Independent Evaluation Service and has been with the organization for over five years. She works at the intersection of gender justice, evidence, and action—leading feminist, rights-based evaluations and translating complex findings into decisions that matter for women and girls, especially in crisis and politically constrained contexts. Stephan Paulsen is a Monitoring and Evaluation practitioner working across complex, multi-stakeholder environments in South Africa and the SADC region. With a strong foundation in programme coordination and evaluation system strengthening, he represents a new generation of evaluators committed to practical evidence use, institutional accountability and meaningful social development impact. Future of Evaluation dialogue

Eval4Action resources are also available on the Trello Board. Key documents #Eval4Action 2.0 strategy Concept note Inclusive engagement plan Ideas for action Key messages Eval4Action presentation Global Marathon of Engagement presentation Blog submission guidelines Eval4Action in 2021 and 2022 Eval4Action 2021 priorities and plans Informal dialogue on 2021 priorities Regional updates (February 2021) Survey results (January 2021) Eval4Action work plan 2022 Social media assets All Eval4Action social media assets Russian Japanese Languages Youth in Evaluation Forum 2026 Concept note Guide for Organizers Summit for the Future of Evaluation Overview Communications pack Youth in Evaluation week 2024 Concept note Programme outline Communications pack Youth in Evaluation manifesto FAQ Communications pack Youth in Evaluation standards Concept note Standards Branding Eval4Action logo template Eval4Action logos in languages Eval4Action email signature Eval4Action torch FAQ Communications pack Brand guide #EvalTorch Eval4Action Walk the Talk FAQ Communications pack Tips to record a Walk the Talk video Package Walk the Talk video Social media promotions Accelerate action for influential evaluation (Flyer) Call for public commitments to action for influential evaluation Commitment Drive concept note Commitment Drive analysis Commitment Drive Asia Pacific resources Regional evaluation strategy Regional evaluation strategy presentations resources

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

Eval4Action 2.0 The Eval4Action campaign and partners have championed influential evaluation and advanced national evaluation capacities and systems for half a decade. In 2025, #Eval4Action 2.0 was launched — renewing the campaign’s strategic direction in a more complex global landscape. #Eval4Action 2.0 advocates for adaptive and future-proof evaluation that remains influential, relevant, and inclusive — deepening the campaign’s focus on youth leadership in evaluation and developing thought leadership on the future of evaluation. The strategic direction for #Eval4Action 2.0 was set at the Summit for the Future of Evaluation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in May 2025. This vision is carried forward through monthly Future of Evaluation dialogues — linked to major international observances throughout the year — and through deepened youth integration across all levels of the campaign. Youth in evaluation Youth leadership is a defining and sustained commitment of the Eval4Action campaign and partners. The Youth in Evaluation initiative is built around a living manifesto to meaningfully engage young people and young evaluators in evaluation processes worldwide. The manifesto has garnered over 1,300 signatories so far. → Sign the Youth in Evaluation Manifesto The standards for the meaningful engagement of youth in evaluation were launched during the first Youth in Evaluation week in 2023 . These standards support implementation of the manifesto commitments by strengthening accountability and practice across the evaluation community. The Youth in Evaluation champion awards — recognizing organizations that have demonstrated significant action in meaningfully engaging young people in evaluation — were established in 2024 and presented again at the Summit for the Future of Evaluation in 2025. Youth in Evaluation Forum The Forum brings together young, emerging, and experienced evaluators, regional partners, VOPEs, and global stakeholders in an inclusive platform where young people actively shape how evaluation responds to today’s evolving development environment. A global inauguration — spotlighting youth leadership and announcing the annual cohort of Youth in Evaluation champions — will be complemented by regionally-led events that will generate context-specific commitments and advance the youth in evaluation agenda across all regions. → Learn more about the Youth in Evaluation Forum The road so far The Eval4Action campaign and partners were launched in 2020 by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, following seven regional consultations . These consultations established a foundation for global partnership in advancing influential evaluation. Since 2020, digital advocacy initiatives, public commitment campaigns, and collaborative knowledge products have mobilized the global evaluation community around influential evaluation. Over 133 public commitments to action were made during the October 2020 Commitment Drive , and in 2021, the evaluation community highlighted their actions to accelerate influential evaluation during the Walk the Talk drive. More than 30 blogs to date have been published, capturing efforts, lessons, and knowledge from across the evaluation community. get involved The #Eval4Action campaign Aligned to the Decade of Action, the Decade of EVALUATION for action — also known as the #Eval4Action campaign — promotes widespread recognition of evaluation as a critical accelerator for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Eval4Action campaign is co-led by the UNFPA Independent Evaluation Office (IEO), EvalYouth Global Network, the Global Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation (GPFE), and the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE). Over 175 partners contribute to the campaign — spanning academia, governments, the private sector, Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs), youth networks, and international organizations, including United Nations agencies.

The Manifesto sign it! Wito wa kuchukua hatua ili kuwashirikisha vijana wote na vijana wachanga katika tathmini Sisi, wanachama wa jumuiya ya kimataifa ya tathmini, pamoja na serikali, wabunge, mashirika ya Hiari ya Kitalaamu ya Tathmini (VOPEs), mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa, watathmini, wasomi, sekta binafsi na sekta za maendeleo. Tunatambua kwamba watathmini wachanga na wanaoibukia wanachangia kikamilifu katika kuunda utamaduni wa kimataifa wa tathmini, na wanazidisha nguvu ya mabadiliko ya tathmini ili kujenga ulimwengu endelevu, jumuishi, na wenye usawa ulioandaliwa na haki ya kijamii na usawa. Tunakubali jukumu na wajibu wetu katika kukuza na kusaidia ushiriki wenye maana wa vijana wote na watathmini wachanga na wanaochipukia katika michakato ya tathmini na katika wahamasishaji wa tathmini, ili kusaidia kufanikiwa kwa Mpango wa Maendeleo Endelevu. Tunajitolea kufanya juhudi za kimkakati na za pamoja ili kujenga uwezo wa kitaaluma wa watathmini vijana na wanaoibukia. Tunakubali, kukuza na kuimarisha ushiriki wa kweli na wa maana wa vijana katika tathmini, kwa kuzingatia utofauti wa vijana, kwa kushirikiana na vijana katika kubuni, maendeleo na matumizi ya tathmini. Hii ni pamoja na kushirikisha vijana wote na watathmini vijana na wanaoibukia katika awamu zote za tathmini, ikijumuisha: Watoa taarifa muhimu, kutoa mitazamo na ushahidi wakati wa ukusanyaji wa data za tathmini, kwa kuweka mkazo kwa vikundi vya vijana visivyo na uwakilishi. Watathmini-wenza , ambao hufanya tathmini pamoja na watathmini waandamizi. Washauri , ambao huchangia maarifa kama matokeo ya mchakato wa tathmini. Wafanya maamuzi , wanaosaidia kuoongoza na kutoa mwelekeo wa mchakato wa tathmini kwa kushirikiana na makamishna na/au mameneja wa mchakato wa tathmini. Watetezi wa matumizi ya tathmini Tunakubali kwamba ushiriki wa maana wa vijana, watathmini vijana na wanaoibukia katika tathmini ni mchakato unaoendelea, na si juhudi za mara moja, ambayo inahitaji kutafakari juu ya mchakato kwa kutumia mafunzo kwa ajili ya mabadiliko. Tunaahidi kuwa mstari wa mbele kwa vijana katika tathmini! Sign the manifesto Sign swahili

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 celebrate organizations across sectors that have demonstrated significant action in meaningfully engaging young people in the field of evaluation. The champion awards are based on self-reported progress against the Youth in Evaluation standards , launched in 2023. These awards spotlight the innovative ways that organizations in various sectors are advancing meaningful youth engagement in evaluation and identify potential areas for growth. By showcasing these leading organizations and their initiatives, the awards aim to spark greater collaboration, facilitate the exchange of ideas, and drive broader implementation of the Youth in Evaluation standards. The first Youth in Evaluation champion awards were announced in July 2024, during the global launch of 2024 Youth in Evaluation week. In 2025, the second cycle of self-assessments against the standards saw significant engagement, with 56 organizations from diverse sectors – including academia, government, VOPEs, youth organizations, international organizations, the private sector, and UN agencies – submitting their self-reported progress. The 2025 champions were celebrated on 29 May 2025, at the Summit for the Future of Evaluation. Learn more Meet the 2025 champions Legacy champions Organizations recognized as a Super Champion once and continued a high level of commitment over the years Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Super champions Organizations that score higher than 85% of the total score 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 Self-assessment sheet Champions Organizations that score higher than 75% and less than 84% of the total score Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Emerging champions Organizations that score higher than 65% and less than 74% of the total score Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet Self-assessment sheet

Twitter Space: Learning and job opportunities in evaluation 26 April 2023 | 2.30 pm GMT/10.30 am ET listen to the recording How can young and emerging evaluators build their skills in evaluation? What are some practical ways to find and utilize learning opportunities in evaluation? How to access evaluation jobs and economic opportunities in evaluation? On 26 April 2023, participants joined the dialogue on Twitter Spaces to get tips and ideas. speakers and moderators see all global events

The Decade of Evaluation for Action, also known as the #Eval4Action campaign, to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. influential evaluation. better decisions. better results. better policies. get involved Season 2 is on! Take your seat latest Shaping the future of evaluation #Eval4Action 2.0 Meet 2026 Youth in Evaluation Champions! Learn more The evaluative foundations in juridical practice By Junhua Qu and Dr. Lan Wu 1300 signatories Sign the manifesto #Eval4Action July Newsletter Subscribe

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

The Manifesto sign it! A call to action to meaningfully engage youth and young evaluators in evaluation We, the members of the global evaluation community, including governments, parliamentarians, Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs), United Nations agencies, evaluators, academia, private sector, and the development sector, Recognize that young and emerging evaluators are actively contributing to shaping the global evaluation culture, and are multiplying the transformational power of evaluation to build a sustainable, inclusive, and equitable world framed by social justice and equity; Accept our role and responsibility in nurturing and supporting the meaningful engagement of youth and young and emerging evaluators in evaluation processes and in evaluation advocacy, in order to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals; Commit to undertake strategic and concerted efforts to build professional capacities of young and emerging evaluators; Commit to advocate for and as well as to enhance real and meaningful engagement of youth in evaluation, focusing on the diversity of youth, by collaborating with youth in the design, development and use of the evaluation. This includes engaging youth and young and emerging evaluators in all phases of the evaluation, including as: Key informants , to provide perspectives and evidence during the evaluation data collection, with a special focus on underrepresented youth groups Co-evaluators, who conduct the evaluation together with senior evaluation team members Advisors, who contribute insights to key deliverables of the evaluation process Decision-makers, who co-lead and co-guide the evaluation process together with the commissioners and/or managers of the evaluation process Advocates for use of the evaluation Acknowledge that meaningful engagement of youth and young and emerging evaluators in evaluation is an ongoing process, and not a one-time effort, which requires reflection on the process and using lessons for action and change. We/I commit to be a champion for youth in evaluation! Sign the manifesto Sign spanish

An inclusive and intergenerational gathering of the global evaluation community The second Youth in Evaluation week 2024 took place from 8 to 12 July 2024, building on the success of the first Youth in Evaluation week . Aligned with the UN Summit of the Future 2024 , this gathering of the global evaluation community amplified dialogue on intergenerational solidarity for transformative evaluation and built momentum for enhancing meaningful youth engagement in evaluation. The overarching theme for Youth in Evaluation week 2024 was ‘Upholding Youth in Evaluation standards ’. The events at the week explored six dimensions of the standards - leadership and accountability , practice , advocacy and capacity building , knowledge management and communication , human resources and financial resources - for advancing intergenerational partnerships in evaluation. Youth in Evaluation week 2024: Highlights and progress markers Global events Full programme 8 July Concept note 9 July 10 July Communications pack 11 July 12 July Youth in Evaluation champion awards: Meet the outstanding achievers Learn more about champions advancing youth engagement in evaluation across sectors 50 events 6 regions 10 languages Youth in Evaluation champion awards Career development sessions for YEEs Social media dialogues More than half the events led by youth Global events Global inauguration & Youth in Evaluation champion awards The global kick-off 8 July 2024 | 9 am ET Virtual event Details X Space: How to advance a career in evaluation? Learn from YEE professionals & senior evaluators 10 July 2024 | 10 am ET X space dialogue Details Closing ceremony: Amplifying voices of youth Organized by EvalYouth Global Network 12 July 2024 | 9 am ET Virtual event Details Youth in Evaluation champions Good practices by governments and academia Organized by Evaluation Community of India and Lady Irwin College, New Delhi 9 July 2024 | 9 am ET Virtual event Details Good practices by VOPEs and youth organizations Organized by Mongolian Evaluation Association and EvalYouth Mongolia 10 July 2024 | 9 am ET Virtual event Details Good practices by international organizations and the private sector Organized by ar-mel, a think tank from Benin 11 July 2024 | 9 am ET Virtual event Details Global events More ways to engage Sign the Youth in Evaluation manifesto & spread the word Adopt the Youth in Evaluation standards & self-report Join Youth in Evaluation week 2024 as a partner Reach out to contact@eval4action.org with questions