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Working in Fragile States: Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding with Impact
Started this discussion. Last reply by DME for Peace Nov 15, 2012. 2 Replies 1 Like
Working in Fragile States: Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding with ImpactDecember 3, 20129:30am-12:30pm1825 I Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington DCRSVP with Betsy Deas (bdeas@care.org) by 28…Continue
Tags: lessons, design, monitoring, evaluation, learning
Launch of the Learning Portal
Started Dec 1, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Dear Colleagues,We've teased you the past few months with the promise of a comprehensive resource and online community of practice for peacebuilding DM&E. Your wait is now over. The Learning…Continue
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Sean Martin McDonald commented on DME for Peace's blog post Beyond Data: The Limits of Evaluative Data"Just to say that conflating data with how people use data is a dangerous mistake. Like all tools, it comes down to the person using it. Data can't "do" anything- it never could. People using data, however, can (and can't) do lots…"
DME for Peace posted a blog postBeyond Data: The Limits of Evaluative Data
The New York Times has a great op-ed by David Brooks today, February 18, entitled ‘What Data Can’t Do’. The underlying message? That mass quantitative data alone cannot inform decision making: it must be contextualized and valued.In peacebuilding, and fragile and conflict-affected states in general,…See More
Rituu B. Nanda commented on DME for Peace's blog post Looking at the Big Picture in Evaluation"Greetings! Thanks for your blog. Its very useful especially the document on reflection.
I work as Knowledge Share facilitator with the project Engendering Policy through Evaluation. We have just set up an online community to share and…"
DME for Peace posted a blog postLooking at the Big Picture in Evaluation
Cross posted from the Learning Portal for DM&E for Peacebuilding“Peace requires that many people work at many levels in different ways, and, with all this work, you cannot tell who is responsible for what.”[1]In order to understand peace and development processes more broadly, experience has shown that we need to look beyond micro-level successes to achieve and “add up”…See More
Jonathan White liked DME for Peace's blog post Principles and Strategies for Overcoming Challenges to Evaluation in Situations of Conflict and Fragility
Craig Zelizer liked DME for Peace's blog post Principles and Strategies for Overcoming Challenges to Evaluation in Situations of Conflict and FragilityDME for Peace posted a blog postPrinciples and Strategies for Overcoming Challenges to Evaluation in Situations of Conflict and Fragility
Cross posted from the Learning Portal for DM&E for PeacebuildingThe challenges of conducting evaluation in situations of conflict and fragility have been well documented. They have been widely experienced and understood and therefore are not outlined in this post. What is less widely known and understood are the principles and strategies for overcoming these challenges, which is the focus of this post. These principles should be carried…See More
DME for Peace liked DME for Peace's blog post Conflict Analysis: Best Practices Identified by the OECDDME for Peace posted a blog postConflict Analysis: Best Practices Identified by the OECD
What's in this Post?Common Weaknesses of Conflict AnalysesChecklist for Reviewing a Conflict AnalysisKey Questions for Conflict AnalysisCommon Weaknesses of Conflict AnalysesExperience shows a number of recurrent challenges to the production and use of conflict analysis.Partial analysis. Due to time or resources constraints, it is often tempting to limit the focus of the analysis to a donor’s particular programme or strategy and how it might fit the context. Such an approach can lead…See More
DME for Peace replied to DME for Peace's discussion Working in Fragile States: Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding with Impact"Hi Ginny, you can obtain WebEx info by emailing Betsy Deas at bdeas@care.org. Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience."
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The Learning Portal will give the Peacebuilding community an interactive space to enrich the value and the quality of the DM&E work in the sector, from the conceptual level down to day-to-day practices in the field. While the Learning Portal is targeting more specifically the peacebuilding community and the DM&E practitioners in that field, it shall be a major source of information and reflection on DM&E for the larger community in the development world.
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Beyond Data: The Limits of Evaluative Data
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:08pm 2 Comments 3 Likes
The New York Times has a great op-ed by David Brooks today, February 18, entitled ‘What Data Can’t Do’. The underlying message? That mass quantitative data alone cannot inform decision making: it must be contextualized and valued.
In peacebuilding, and fragile and conflict-affected states…
Continue Looking at the Big Picture in Evaluation
Posted on January 23, 2013 at 1:13pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
Cross posted from the Learning Portal for DM&E for Peacebuilding
“Peace requires that many people work at many levels in different ways, and, with all this work, you cannot tell who is responsible for what.”[1]
In order to understand peace and development processes more broadly, experience has shown that we need to look beyond micro-level successes to…
Continue Principles and Strategies for Overcoming Challenges to Evaluation in Situations of Conflict and Fragility
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:00pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Cross posted from the Learning Portal for DM&E for Peacebuilding
The challenges of conducting evaluation in situations of conflict and fragility have been well documented. They have been widely experienced and understood and therefore are not outlined in this post.
What is less widely known and understood are the principles and strategies for overcoming these challenges, which is the focus of this post. These…
Continue Conflict Analysis: Best Practices Identified by the OECD
Posted on December 5, 2012 at 1:18pm 0 Comments 1 Like
What's in this Post?
- Common Weaknesses of Conflict Analyses
- Checklist for Reviewing a Conflict Analysis
- Key Questions for Conflict Analysis
Common Weaknesses of Conflict Analyses
Experience shows a number of recurrent challenges to the production and use of conflict analysis.
Partial analysis. Due to time or resources constraints, it is often tempting to limit the focus of the analysis to a donor’s particular…
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