For over 50 years, evaluators have used theories of change to articulate the causal logic underpinning how an intervention is intended to bring about a desired change. From its origins in programme evaluation, the approach has been adopted more widely for purposes from program design to program...
This manual is intended for people who want to learn about program evaluation, particularly in the context of development and international cooperation. While following a classic evaluation approach, it presents several examples related to the reality of the authors' practice. The public will not...
The Special Issue of the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development on climate change and the humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus, for which Universalia is a partner, is now available. The Special Issue was Guest-Edited by Eric Abitbol from Universalia, with Shaida Mahmoud and Rennie Jordan ...
A new and interesting book on Monitoring and evaluation that provides the knowledge and skills to support the development of both the suppliers of monitoring and evaluation as well as those who need to be able to use evaluations. This manual’s contribution is systematically exploring and providing...
The impetus for this volume comes from reflecting on many years of experience, successes and failures in development evaluation in Asia and Africa, and from recent work supported by the Rockefeller Foundation on Rethinking, Reshaping, and Reforming Evaluation. The concepts, frameworks and ideas...
Universalia is 30 years old, and we find ourselves celebrating once more with a book that underscores our commitment to sharing what we have learned with professional colleagues in international development and evaluation from around the world. In celebrating our golden anniversary with this...
This book shares some key lessons learned about cross-cultural dissonance, conflicting values about social inclusion of minorities, differing perspectives on gender equality, and how former enemies can build peace by connecting professionally. It reflects upon processes to train 10,000 teachers,...
Universalia looks back on its first 25 years and shares its experiences and lessons.
The key to improving the effectiveness of development projects is strengthening the organizations that receive development assistance grants and loans. This book offers a clear-cut methodology for diagnosing organizational strengths and weaknesses and includes a quick assessment guide, sample...
Do you know if your organization is performing efficiently? This guidebook presents an innovative and thoroughly tested model for organizational self-assessment that integrates techniques of formative assessment, in which the assessment team becomes involved in helping its organization become more...