Strengthening Evaluation at USAID Gerald Britan, Ph.D., Chief Performance Division, USAID November 7, 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association.

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Strengthening Evaluation at USAID Gerald Britan, Ph.D., Chief Performance Division, USAID November 7, 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association Denver, Colorado

USAID’s Evaluation Highlights Project Evaluations (50s) Logical Framework (late 60’s) Central Evaluation Office (early 70s) Impact Evaluations (late 70s) DAC Evaluation Group (early 80s) CDIE for KM (early 80s) RBM Pioneer (early 90s)

USAID’S EVALUATION DECLINE Performance Monitoring Grows (90s) Evaluations Drop (450 to 150 by 01) “Knowledge workers” Replace “evaluators” (02 Review) Funding & Staff decline (03-05) “Evaluation Initiative” Short-Lived (05) CDIE abolished (06)

REVITALIZING EVALUATION Mission Directors’ Conference (07) Updating Evaluation Policy (07-08) New central evaluation unit (08) Strengthening technical support Expanding evaluation training Improving evaluation coordination Re-engaging evaluation community

USAID’s Evaluation Priorities Strengthening Evaluation Capacity Implementing a New Program of More Rigorous Impact Evaluations Working with Development Partners on Collaborative Evaluations Participating in Evaluation Organizations and Forums Providing Intellectual Leadership