Free evaluation resources for developing countries.
Best use of this project

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The best ways to make use of this project is:


For evaluators: Participate.

The success of this project depends on participation of evaluators from developing countries. These evaluators can:

• Describe resources they need and resources / experiences they are willing to share.
  

• Prepare on line training classes that describes evaluation conditions in their country.
  

• Prepare on line training classes on conducting evaluation in their country, or in developing countries in general.

• Review on line training classes.
  

• Talk about evaluation experiences / conditions in their country and in developing countries in general.

• Provide feedback / assistance to others in developing countries who are responsible for evaluation projects.

• Post questions about evaluation projects they have. For example:

• Join the yahoo email group and describe the project.

• Post a description of the project or draft evaluation plan on evalwiki.
  

Evaluators in developing countries can ask for advice / suggestions on doing evaluation projects, and can help other evaluators in developing countries evaluate programs, using approaches and methods appropriate to developing countries.


Evaluators in developed countries can also participate. These evaluators can:

• Describe resources / experiences they are willing to share.

• Learning more about doing evaluation in developing countries. 
  

• Contribute to the on line classes.
  

• Contribute to the discussions of evaluation projects in developing countries.

For program people: Work with local evaluators.

Our project is intended to complement working with local evaluators.

Evaluators who work in your local area know your conditions, and can meet and talk with you, program people and clients. They can see what is going on and can give specific advice. We strongly encourage programs to work with local evaluators to help to improve their program.

For example, if you work in a program, one way to use this project is to learn more about evaluation, so that you can work better with your local evaluators, get a better idea of what evaluation can and cannot do, and what questions to ask.

In addition, people working in programs can also participate by:

• Describing resources they need, and resources / experiences they are willing to share.

• Provide feedback / assistance to others in developing countries who are responsible for evaluation projects.

• Post questions about evaluation projects they have. For example:

• Join the yahoo email group and describe the project.

• Post a description of the project or draft evaluation plan on evalwiki.
  

For everyone: .

Give feedback - A great deal of this project (including this page) is in response to feedback from people who had something to say about this project.  Hopefully, the feedback improved this project, and can continue to improve it by more feedback.

Form workgroups - Around specific evaluation projects, training classes, etc.



Additional ideas, suggested by people, for further development:

Extra copies of books, journals, articles, could be sent to colleagues in developing countries.

Volunteer Reviewer Exchange - people seeking volunteers (from developing countries or from developed countries) to review/comment/critique draft papers.