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

Dr. Awuor Ponge 

Dr. Awuor Ponge (Kenya) is a globally recognised evaluation specialist, researcher, and thought leader with over two decades of experience in monitoring, evaluation, public policy, and international development. He serves as Senior Associate Fellow for Research, Policy and Evaluation at the African Policy Centre (Kenya) and is an Adjunct Faculty member in Development and Policy Studies at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST). A former Vice-President of the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), he has led and contributed to numerous international evaluation initiatives across Africa and beyond, working with multilateral organisations, governments, civil society, and development partners.

Dr. Ponge's work focuses on Indigenous evaluation, decolonising evaluation, participatory methodologies, Outcome Harvesting, evaluation capacity development, and evidence-informed policymaking. As Africa Regional Lead and now Co-Chair of the EvalIndigenous Global Network, he has championed the recognition of Indigenous knowledge systems, including leading collaborative efforts to develop the Indigenous African Ethical Protocol for Evaluations and community-led Indigenous evaluation methodologies. An award-winning evaluation practitioner and mentor, he is committed to strengthening culturally responsive evaluation practice, amplifying Indigenous voices, and advancing equitable knowledge systems that serve communities worldwide.

Dr. Fiona Cram

Fiona (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.
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