EvalIndigenous is a multi-stakeholder network built on a foundation of the knowledge and expertise of Indigenous peoples and allies around the world. By identifying, cultivating and sustaining project leadership within indigenous peoples and communities, we have been able to promote Indigenous evaluative thought and provide guidance on responsive Indigenous evaluation practice. The goals of EvalIndigenous are to:
- Increase recognition, understanding and implementation of culturally responsive evaluation practices within Indigenous contexts
- Promote traditional approaches as well as local innovation in evaluation practice with Indigenous peoples
- Cultivate understandings and use of culturally responsive evaluation methodologies to ensure Indigenous peoples full participation in evaluation
- Strengthen evaluative thinking and evaluation capacity among Indigenous peoples
- Build demand for culturally responsive Indigenous evaluation among evaluation practitioners, evaluation commissioners, and politicians
- Document evaluation and research protocols developed or endorsed by Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Evaluation Voices
The Indigenous Voices project was launched in 2017 to promote the voices of Indigenous evaluators and Indigenous knowledge holders. Since 2017 many Indigenous peoples around the world have been interviewed and asked about evaluation and decision-making in their communities. The clips from their interviews are showcased on the EvalIndigenous YouTube channel and linked from the menu on this website.
Co-Chairs, EvalIndigenous
Serge Eric Yakeu DjiamCredentialed Evaluator (CE), Serge Eric is the Co-Chair of EvalIndigenous, Vice-President of the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS), Co-Chair of the Coordination Committee of EvalPartners, Former President of the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), Executive Director of the Cameroonian Centre for Evaluation and Rural Development (CAED), Member of African Evidence Netowrk (AEN), Canadian Evaluation Association (CES), and Cameroon Development Evaluation Association (CaDEA). He has 20+ years’ of experience in research and evaluation with Universities (as Visiting Professor), government entities, community-based organizations, program staffs, donors/funders such as AfDB, WorldBank and EU, and UN agencies.
As International Evaluation Specialist, he led the design and implementation of over 150 country research and evaluation worldwide and within complex development and humanitarian environments. He worked in Africa; Europe; North, Central & Latin America; Middle-East; and Asia. He wrote two books and co-authored five books, training materials, +150 reports and articles. He chaired panels/sessions in monitoring and evaluation, agricultural research, research methodology, statistics, and related topics; provided workshops to various audiences worldwide such as Universities (University of Quebec in Montreal, University of Ottawa, Humboldt University in Berlin), Conferences/Webinars with various organisation (IDEAS, AfrEA, CaDEA, GEI, CES, EES, AEA, AEN, Mā Te Rae, GEF, EvalPartners). |
Fiona CramFiona (Indigenous, Māori - Ngāti Pāhauwera, Aotearoa New Zealand) is the mother of one son and has a PhD from the University of Otago (Social and Developmental Psychology). She has over 30 years of Kaupapa Māori (by, with and for Māori) research and evaluation experience with Māori and Iwi/tribal organisations and communities, as well as with government agencies, district health boards, and philanthropic organisations. A large portion of this work involves the use of mixed methods in the pursuit of decolonisation, tribal sovereignty, and societal transformation. Fiona’s project work, publications and conference presentations on Kaupapa Māori have made significant contributions to Indigenous research and evaluation both in Aotearoa New Zealand and within the international community. Her current work includes co-leading the Affordable Homes for Generations and the Poipoia te Kākano, Kia Puāwai research programmes funded by the Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge.
You can learn more about Fiona's work at www.katoa.net.nz. |