Complexity theory in international development has been a popular concept for at least five years now, if not longer. But while some NGOs are trying to get to grips with what complexity theory means for them and their work, they are not aware that how their organisation is set up (as a Read more…
So I have been hearing a lot about how evaluation is or should be part of an organisation’s work. Er, no. Monitoring is part of an organisation’s work; and a very important part too. It is crucial that an NGO knows how to monitor its work, use beneficiary feedback loops to improve Read more…
There has been a lot of noise over the past few years about value for money, effectiveness, accountability and transparency in international development. We are even embracing complexity theory and social network analysis in an attempt to better understand the environments that we work in. However, very little has been Read more…