1. The global partnership to promote the demand, supply and use of Equity Focused and Gender Responsive Evaluations

2. Updates Network
EvalGender+ Community of practice and social media in last quarter:
2697 members
182 new members: 2 members per day on average
@feministEval has 1608 followers
Facebook page 813 likes
5 Task Forces with agreed workplans
Advocacy and Leadership: advocacy strategy for demand of GR evaluation and use
Capacity Development Task Force: plan for training and capacity building
Communication and KM: plan for KM and Comm strategy
Participatory Evaluation: plan for compilation of participatory approaches with gender lens
Tools and Approaches: plan for repository of GR approaches

3. Updates: Events Report on NY events available on EG+ website
HLPF Side Event to advocate for equity-focused and gender responsive evaluation to inform SDGs reviews
MP Tunisia; MP Kyrgyzstan; CONEVAL Mexico; SINERGIA Colombia
Key Messages
The SDGs can only succeed if guided by evidence.
Gender equality, equity and the “no one left behind” principle is most important.
Partnerships are crucial to move forward.
Not all targets are relevant for all countries- an integrated approach linking goals is key.
Evaluation identifies what progress means, what works, how and why.

4. Updates: Guidance
New upcoming guidance on Evaluating SDGs with a “No one left behind” lens through equity-focused and gender equality evaluation
Accompanying training PPTs to be adapted to each country and context

5. Updates: Technical Assistance
EvalMena Conference May 2016
Burkina Faso - Training July 2016
Zimbabwe – July 2016
Cambodia & Nepal – August 2016
Kyrgyzstan – September 2016
Kenya, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Colombia, APEA to follow

6. How to get involved
We invite you to JOIN A TASK FORCE:
Contact Florencia at
Advocacy and Leadership: Isha Wedasinghe Miranda
Capacity Development Task Force: Rashmi Agrawal
Communication and KM: Awuor Ponge
Participatory Evaluation: Rituu B Nanda
Tools and Approaches: Madri Jansen van Rensburg