The INDEED Evaluation Podcast
The INDEED Evaluation Podcast interviews leading practitioners, experts, policy makers, researchers and evaluators working in the fields of evidence-based evaluation, policy and practice in preventing and countering violent extremism and de-radicalisation. The podcast of the INDEED Project – www.indeedproject.eu – the podcast is made possible due to the generous funding of the European Commission.
The INDEED Projects has received funding by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme H2020-SU-SEC-2020 under grant agreement no 101021701.
The INDEED Evaluation Podcast
Ep. 13 Kamala Chandrakirana "Grounding the Learning Journey in communities of practice"
In this episode, we are joined by Kamala Chandrakirana, a distinguished human rights activist with extensive experience in gender equality and social justice. Kamala Chandrakirana discussed the inadequacies and biases prevalent in traditional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices, often led by so-called experts who lack contextual understanding. These evaluations typically reflect the prejudices and perceptions of the evaluators, failing to provide genuine insights or foster meaningful impact. The civil society organizations, dependent on these evaluations for grants, often respond in ways they believe are expected, further diminishing the process's authenticity and productivity. In response, Kamala introduced a paradigm that focuses on understanding impact through a process of collective learning grounded in the experiences of partners on the ground.
See also the video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG366E4Mgf7-3nOd-Dh0Bto1IZFiU6Ax6
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