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• International Service for National Agriculural Research (ISNAR) has section of its website specifically on Evaluating Capacity Development in Research & Development Organizations"This site promotes the use of evaluation as a tool to advance the development of organizational capacity and performance. Its main purpose is to support a group of managers and evaluators who are evaluating capacity development efforts in their own organizations, in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This group makes up a global project on "Evaluating Capacity Development Project (The ECD Project)". (Posted 25/07/03)

• Capacity Development of NGOs/CSOs, "the DOSA page, a place for forging new directions in PVO/NGO organizational capacity building. DOSA is a powerful change process that offers participating organizations concrete assessment tools and change methods suited to organizational climate and culture. The DOSA page is dedicated to helping PVOs and NGOs develop new methods to identify organizational strengths and weaknesses, interpret highly valuable data generated by the process and to translate findings into action plans for meaningful change" This site is hosted by "the Education Development Center (EDC), an international, non-profit organization with 325 projects dedicated to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world" (Posted 02/07/03).

• "Capacity.org : A gateway on capacity building" . This is "A web-site dedicated to advancing the policy and practice of capacity building in international development cooperation. Content is available in French and English, and in some cases, Spanish. Capacity.org features a new issue every quarter. Each issue focuses on a particular theme, with a Welcome Letter, an Annotated Bibliography and a Guest Contribution. Other sections are updated regularly. The most recent is Issue 14, July 2002 Capacity for Development: Insights and Innovation. A parallel Newsletter, highlighting the major features of Capacity.org is published. The hard copy version is available for those who do not have Internet access. It can be ordered via cb@ecdpm.org or: ECDPM, O.L.Vrouweplein 21, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, The Netherlands. Fax: +31-(0)43-3502 902 Capacity.org is part of the Euforic network. Caveat: Although the Capacity.org web site is about capacity building I could not find a section that deals specifically with the M&E of capacity building . Late note: There are however two issues on evaluation topics. One is No: 2 (July 1999) A Spotlight on Capacity and Evaluation.", and the other is No: 8 (December 2000)"Tools of the trade: capacity assessment" (Posted 24/08/02)

Development of Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity

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• "Hi Rick:...I wanted to let you know that I have started a new nonprofit organization called the Evaluation Capacity Development Group... Regards, Craig" "The Evaluation Capacity Development Group (ECDG) was formed to develop the capacity of small to medium nonprofit organizations to conduct evaluation by themselves. The results of these internal evaluations can help demonstrate accountability to funders as well as provide valuable management information.
  Many who purport to do evaluation capacity development only provide training on how to conduct evaluation. ECDG believes that until an organization has the necessary organizational architecture in place, evaluation training is not an effective use of resources. Therefore, ECDG has developed a toolkit to help nonprofits put the necessary organizational architecture into place." Main sections of the website are: * Home * About the Authors * What the Experts Say * Toolkit * Order and Contact Info (Posted 19/12/2005)

• PREVAL II: PROGRAMME FOR STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL CAPACITY FOR EVALUATION OF RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
• Sections of the website: Novedades | Directorio | Técnicas de S&E | Biblioteca Electrónica | Estudios de caso sobre S&E | Publicaciones PREVAL | Productos PREVAL II | Sitios Web de interés sobre S&E
• See the Interim Evaluation report of PREVAL 1 (08/07/04)

• World Bank Operations Evaluation Department website on: Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) This "encompasses a number of types of action to build and strengthen monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems in borrowing countries, and has particular focus on the national and sectoral levels. It encompasses a number of related concepts and tools: capacities to keep score on development effectiveness, specification of project/program objectives and result chains, performance information (including basic data collection), program/project monitoring and evaluation, beneficiary assessment surveys, sector reviews and performance auditing." This World Bank web site page provides an annotated list of a range of documents on building M&E capacity (15+ as of April 2004). The full text of each document is available via the links provided. 

• European Evaluation Society: Evaluation Capacity Building - papers, sessions and roundtables, at the 5TH EES BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: LEARNING, THEORY AND EVIDENCE 10 October 2002 - 12 October 2002 Location: Seville
  • Session 10.1: Building evaluation capacity across policy levels (3 papers)
  • Session 10.2: Institutionalizing evaluation at the national level (4 papers)
  • Session 10.3: Building evaluation capacity through theory and learning (5 papers)
  • Session 10.4: Phare program in Eastern Europe - roundtable (1 paper)
  • Session 10.5: Building evaluation capability in Eastern and Central European Supreme Audit Institutions - symposium (3 papers)
  • Session 10.6: Creating evaluation systems in developing countries - symposium (5 papers)

Empowerment

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• Measuring Women's Empowerment: an assessment of the Gender-related Development Index and the Gender Empowerment Measure Jacques Charmes, Saskia Wieringa Journal of Human Development Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company, part of the Taylor & Francis Group Issue: Volume 4, Number 3 / November 2003 Pages: 419 - 435 Abstract available at http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?wasp=2gurm834gj5xvje07h1k&referrer=parent&backto=issue,6,9;journal,1,9;linkingpublicationresults,id:104621,1

• International Association for Impact Assessment "IAIA is the leading global authority on best practice in environmental assessment, management and policy. Impact assessment, simply defined, is the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action. IAIA is a forum for advancing innovation, development and communication of best practice in impact assessment. Its international membership promotes development of local and global capacity for the application of environmental assessment in which sound science and full public participation provide a foundation for equitable and sustainable development."
  • Site section headings include: | About IAIA | Join | Conference | News | Members | Publications | Networking |Activities | Resources | Training (Posted 19/03/02)

• "EvidenceNetwork: The Focus Point for Evidence Based Policy and Practice Research in the UK " This site includes a public and private section. The public section includes: What Is EvidenceNetwork?, The Node Organisations, Training and Events ,Centre Demonstration Projects, Information Resources , Searching the Social Sciences, EBPP Bibliography, Citation Guidelines, How to Contact Us (Posted 26/01/03)

• Siyanda: mainstreaming gender equality. "Siyanda is an on-line database of gender and development materials. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources" There is a Quick Guide to M&E, the introduction to which says "Effective monitoring and evaluation must use both qualitative and quantitative indicators to assess progress towards greater gender equality". In August 2004 this listed 15 documents (Posted 11/08/04)

• Listed on the African Evaluation Association website (07/07/04)
  • Gender in Monitoring and Evaluation in Rural Development: A Tool Kit. World Bank.
  • Gender Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit. UN Economic Commission to Africa.
  • Monitoring Tools and Index (Under construction): UN Commission on Gender Equality.
  • Gender Indicators on African Countries
  • Gender Checklist for Education.

• GEM: Gender Evaluation Methdology for Internet and ICTs (14/07/04)
  "ICT use is increasing everywhere. In particular, women are using ICTs to strengthen their organization and movement building at the local, regional and global levels. ICTs, however, can also pose a potential threat to women. ICTs can be used in ways that replicate or perpetuate gender stereotypes and biases, and can have unintended negative impacts. The guide examines gender evaluation methodologies, therefore, can be used to investigate whether ICTs are being used in ways that change gender biases and roles and do not simply reproduce and replicate existing ones. As more and more of today's development work and money is channelled into projects that employ ICTs, their effects on women are of great importance."

• "Democratic Audit is an active research organisation which audits democracy and human rights in the UK and internationally. We are a consortium of scholars, lawyers and others. We often work with partners in mature and developing democracies to assess the quality of their democratic arrangements.... This site contains a robust and sensitive framework for auditing democracy in any country in the world which anyone can use either to conduct a full or part audit or use for teaching". AUDITING DEMOCRACY (Posted 28/12/05)

• GRC Exchange
  • Measuring Governance Contents: Where is a good place to start? | Governance indicators | Methodological challenges of measuring governance | Conceptual challenges of measuring governance | Programme level measurement evaluation | Impacts of measuring governance | What other resources are available on the GRC Exchange? | Additional information resources | (posted 28/06/05)
  • GRC Exchange - Safety, Security and Accessible Justice: Monitoring and evaluation
  • Good Practice in the Development of PRSP Indicators and Monitoring Systems
  • Monitoring Policy Outputs: Budget Monitoring in Malawi
  • Managing Fiduciary Risk When Providing Direct Budget Support
  • Media Monitoring to Promote Democratic Elections: an NDI Handbook for Citizen Organisations (Posted 01/08/03)

• Human Rights Impact Resource Centre (HRIRC) is an initiative of HOM. The HRIRC is an online platform for all those who are interested in human rights measurement in general and Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) in particular. The purpose of the HRIRC is to be a platform for information gathering and sharing, and a meeting place for all those who are interested in HRIA. HRIA is a subject of growing interest and importance to policy makers, non-governmental organisations, companies and academics. An increasing amount of information is available but often quite dispersed. HOM took the initiative to set up an online resource centre where one can find and share various kinds of information and documentation on HRIA. What can you find on the HRIRC? The information ranges from general explanations of HRIA concepts and terminology for those who want an introduction to the subject, to in-depth literature on HRIA theories and methods. All publications are systematically organised and accompanied by a short analysis in order to give you a quick idea of what's in store.
  The HRIRC includes:
  - Various HRIA tools, instruments and case studies;
  - HRIA steps: an 8-step approach to HRIA, containing under each step the relevant information needed;
  - HRIA publications;
  - General information about HRIA: introduction, background, concepts, a glossary and a FAQ section;
  - News on HRIA;
  - Overview of organisations active in HRIA and interesting links. (14/07/06)
  

• Disaster Vulnerability Assessment Tools website "UN-HABITAT, UNDP (BCPR), OAS and ADPC are supporting the activities of the UN-ISDR/Working Group 3 by collecting and organising an inventory of risk analysis and vulnerability assessment tools. Tools which can be easily accessed both by UN-ISDR partners and the general public through the internet" Judging from the number of error messages that pop up this site is still very much a work in progress (08/07/04)

• ALNAP: Active Learning Network on Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Assistance The Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action is an international, interagency forum working to improve learning, accountability and quality across the Humanitarian Sector. Sections of the website:
  • ALNAP Home | Current Activities | Training Modules | Evaluative Report Database | Publications | Meeting Records | Useful Resources | Membership Information | Job Opportunities (updated 08/07/04)

• Measuring the Information Society: What, How, for Whom and What? This pre-conference workshop of the Assocaition of Internet Researchers Conference took place on 18 September 2004 in Brighton, UK. This page is structured in three different areas where you can find all the information, resources and contributions related with the workshop. http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/announcements/WorkshopMirror.htm (Posted 09/11/04)

• Monitoring and Evaluation (ICT Projects) "This website provides resources on monitoring and evaluation. It is meant to serve those working on information and communications technology (ICT) for Development. While it was first designed to serve the needs of the Development Gateway Foundation, everyone is welcome to use the resources. Please add new M&E resources to our database. Join as a member and receive alerts on new resources". 461 items listed as of 18/04/04

• Micro-save: Market led solutions for financial services (06/07/05)
  • Market Research for MicroFinance Planning,
  • Conducting and Monitoring Pilot-Tests for MFIs - Savings/Loans
  • Process Mapping
  • Institutional and Product Risk Analysis

• The Micro-Finance Gateway website:
  • Impact Assessment Centre
  • 71 documents relating to monitoring, evaluation or impact assessment

• ImpAct: Improving the Impact of Microfinance on Poverty: An Action Research Programme " The primary objective of the Imp-Act action research programme is to improve the quality of microfinance services and their impact on poverty through strengthening the development of impact assessment systems. Building on the priorities and agendas of Microfinance Organisations (MFOs) and their clients Imp-Act is designed to develop credible and useful impact assessment. The programme therefore seeks to empower organisations to be more proactive in developing their own learning systems, both to inform internal decision making and to satisfy the requirements of external stakeholders. " (Posted 15/10/2001)

  • The following Thematic papers are available: 1. How Can IA Be Made More Participatory?, Anton Simanowitz with contributions from Susan Johnson and John Gaventa, 2. How Can Impact Assessment (IA) Better Influence Organisational Learning? James Copestake, 3. How Can Impact Assessments Facilitate Stronger Collaboration Between DFOs? Paul Mosley with contributions from Susan Johnson and Anton Simanowitz, 4. How Can Impact Assessment Take Into Account Wider Social and Economic Impacts? J. Allister McGregor with contributions from Paul Mosley, Susan Johnson and Anton Simanowitz All are available in Spanish as well as English

• Enterprise Development Impact Assessment Information Service (EDIAIS) Funded by DFID and jointly managed by IDPM and WISE Development Ltd, EDIAIS is an information and enquiry service which aims to disseminate information and encourage debate on innovative methods of assessing the impact of enterprise development projects and programmes. The web site includes guidance on assessing the impact of, for example, microfinance, fair trade and business development projects. In the Toolbox can be found information on quantitative and qualitative methods for impact assessment, stakeholder analysis, participatory methods and much more. The site includes case studies and links to many other relevant web sites. The monthly newsletter, Enterprise Impact News, can be downloaded as can all the other materials. You can join our e- mail discussion list at http://lists.man.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-impact For more information please contact info@enterpriseimpact.org.uk (Updated posting 03/05/02)
  • Assessing the Impact of Business Enabling Environments "DFID and WISE Development are setting up this new facility for dialogue and exchange of information about programmes and interventions aimed at promoting stable and supportive enabling environments for private sector development, in particular small enterprises. This section of EDIAIS will include key documents and reports on the topic and references to sources of information. " (06/07/05)

• BetterManagement.com The Scorecard Authority This site provides a list of links to documents on the use of the Balanced Scorecard method of monitoring company performance

• How to Monitor Poverty for the Millennium Development Goals Angus Deaton Journal of Human Development Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company, part of the Taylor & Francis Group Issue: Volume 4, Number 3 / November 2003 Pages: 353 - 378 See abstract at http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?wasp=2l5xwlquugcwd6l7tpq0&referrer=parent&backto=issue,3,9;journal,1,9;linkingpublicationresults,id:104621,1

• MILLENNIUM INDICATORS DATABASE Author(s): United Nations (UN) Statistics Division (UNSD) Produced by: United Nations (UN) Statistics Division (UNSD) (2002) This statistical resource presents the 8 Millennium Development Goals, 18 targets and 48 indicators to measure progress towards the MDG. The indicators include: * proportion of population below $1 (PPP) per day * prevalence of underweight children under five years of age * net enrolment ratio in primary education * share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector * proportion of seats held by women in national parliament * infant mortality rate * maternal mortality ratio * HIV prevalence among 15-to-24-year-old pregnant women * prevalence and death rates associated with malaria/ tuberculosis * proportion of land area covered by forest * carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) and consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs (ODP tons) * proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source, urban and rural * proportion of households with access to secure tenure * ODA received in small island developing States as proportion of their GNIs * average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products and textiles and clothing from developing countries * debt sustainability * unemployment rate of 15- to 24-year-olds, each sex and total * proportion of population with access to affordable essential drugs on a sustainable basis * telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 population Available online at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/mi_goals.asp (02/10/03)

• The USAID FEWS project has an "Early Warning Primer: An overview of monitoring and reporting" at http://www.fews.net/resources/gcontent/pdf/1000006.pdf

• See Will Allen's NRM Changelinks Index on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation web site, hosted by Massey University, New Zealand . A well written and well structured annotated list of documents and webs sites, with a central but not exclusive focus on natural resource management. Sub-sections include: Evolving approaches to monitoring and evaluation; Case studies (examples of evaluation in practice); Tips, guides and handbooks; Improving environmental monitoring; Community development; Evaluating information technologies; Other resources (not yet classified) (Posted 20/01/02)

• Participatory Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation: Managing and Learning for Impact in Rural Development. "This website is developed by IAC [Wageningen, Netherlands]. Our objectives of PPM&E - Managing and Learning for Impact are to: * help build the capacity of individuals and organisations to effectively implement PPM&E systems (courses, advisory services, evaluation). * contribute to innovation in the field of PPM&E / managing and learning for impact. * provide practical web based resource materials, experience sharing and learning with this PPM&E resource portal. The first part of this website ("theories and backgrounds", and "methodologies and approaches") is in the process of being updated. The second part of this website provides a wide range of links to documents and websites which have been sorted in relation to a large number of subject areas. Though there is a lot, it is obviously not complete. We appreciate recommendations of resources that have not been included yet. Please use the comment boxes for this purpose." (Posted 28/12/05)
  • See also their list of web resources under the topic of Participation & PPME

• "INCORE (International Conflict Research) was set up in 1993 by the University of Ulster and the United Nations University to undertake research and policy work that is useful to the resolution of ethnic, political and religious conflicts. Currently, INCORE's research focuses mainly on post conflict issues, issues of governance and diversity, and research methodology in violent societies. INCORE has a Policy and Evaluation Unit to ensure the more effective utilisation of conflict research by policy makers and practitioners. The unit also addresses the issue of best practice in evaluating conflict interventions." See also
  • The INCORE Summer School training
  • INCORE Publications (Updated 07/07/04)

• The Policy Hub website has a special sub-section called Evaluating policy . "The Government Chief Social Researcher's Office (part of the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit) was set up in October 2002 to provide strategic leadership to social research across government. A key element of the GCSRO work programme is to encourage excellence in government policy research and evaluation. This area of the hub provides information on: what research and evaluation evidence is and examples of how it can contribute to the policy process guidance on evaluation methods professional development opportunities in analytical skills and evidence based policy projects on policy design, piloting and evaluation, including an employment policy demonstration project and review of government pilots. Details of papers emanating from various projects co-ordinated by the GCSRO can be found at GCSRO Publications"
  • Sub-sections: Magenta Book ! Assessing quality of qualitative research ! How evidence contributes to policy making ! Research and evaluation evidence ! Evaluation guidance ! Researching Social Policy ! Training in evaluation ! ERA Demonstration Project ! Government Pilots Review ! Further Resources ! GCSRO Publications !

  • See also another related page on the same website: Impact Assessment and Appraisal , which inclucdes a "Guidance Checklist for Policy Makers Some tips on where to go for guidance on impact assessment and appraisal" (Posted 12/08/04)

• PREVAL "This web page is a public service offered by PREVAL, specializing in the monitoring, evaluation and systematization of projects for alleviating rural poverty. Its aim is to become an information and networking tool for organizations and people active in this field. The PREVAL web page includes several online services such as a link to register with the PREVAL e-mailing list, which has more than 1,100 members to date, who are sent ongoing updates on events, consultancies and other useful information. In addition, our web page has a Forum on the Results and Impact Management System (RIMS) for measuring progress of IFAD projects, as well as an Intranet for the PREVAL community of evaluators."A Spanish language website, with English translations (Posted 28/12/05)

• The World Bank Group's Poverty Net website includes a Impact Evaluation Web Site "This website aims at disseminating information and providing resources for people and organizations working to assess and improve the effectiveness of projects and programs aimed at reducing poverty" Six main sections: Understanding Impact Evaluation, Resources, Methods and Techniques, Features, Selected Evaluations, About Us
  • There is also a section specifically on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/strategies/chapters/monitoring/moneval.htm This is part of a larger diocument, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook. (Posted 29/05/01)

• ELDIS: Watching the Poverty Reduction Strategies Process Covering research and policy recommendations on co-ordinated policy prescriptions addressing poverty, specifically PRSPs. [including papers on monitoring and evaluation of PRSPs] Broadly this covers:
      * Why PRSPs: Implications of PRSPs.
      * Stakeholder engagement: learning from stakeholder engagement
      * Good practice in implementation: Practicalities around planning, implementing and monitoring PRSPs    (24/10/06)
  

• PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project   The PRSP Monitoring and Synthesis Project has been commissioned by the Department of International Development to enhance DFID's ability to engage with the wider policy debate around PRSPs and will help all levels of DFID staff to remain well-informed about a wide variety of PRSP work. The PRSP Synthesis Team at the Overseas Development Institute collate information on the PRSP process from a variety of sources and provide updates, topic notes, and in-depth analysis on key issues around PRSPs. Visit the about us pages to find out more.
  Please visit the related resources page for acronyms and related links. (22/06/04)

• World Bank: On PRSP monitoring and evaluation and archive of PRSP and Annual Progress Reports, country by country (24/10/06)

• IMF: Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers  A country by country archive, including Joint Staff Assessments of PRSPs (24/10/06)
  

• The World Bank's Poverty Net website also has a section specifically on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies at http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/strategies/chapters/monitoring/moneval.htm This is part of a larger diocument, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook. (Posted 29/05/01)
  
  

• The PSD Impact Assessment Initiative is funded by USAID under the Accelerated Microenterprise Advancement Project. The objective of the Initiative is to create learning about and improve the effectiveness of new generation economic growth programs through impact assessments, and to identify specific impacts that private sector development (PSD) interventions have on the private sector and pro-poor growth. To learn more about the initiative, read the PSD Impact Assessment Initiative Overview. The PSD Impact Assessment Initiative is accomplishing its objectives through a four-pronged strategy:
     1. Build a conceptual model that improves understanding of the impacts of PSD programs.
     2. Develop and test rigorous methodologies for measuring the impact of PSD programs.
     3. Produce insights about the most effective types of PSD interventions and how they work through implementation of high quality impact assessments and desk research.
     4. Provide USAID Bureaus and Missions with realistic options for assessing the impact of PSD programs and supply methodological and other guidance on how to conduct credible impact assessments. (Posted 24/10/06)

• The Campbell Collaboration "The international Campbell Collaboration (C2) is a non-profit organization that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioral and educational arenas. C2's objectives are to prepare, maintain and disseminate systematic reviews of studies of interventions. We acquire and promote access to information about trials of interventions. C2 builds summaries and electronic brochures of reviews and reports of trials for policy makers, practitioners, researchers and the public. (updated 07/07/04)

• On-line Bibliography for Social Impact Assessment The SIA Section of IAIA is very pleased to announce the development of an on-line bibliography for social impact assessment. The Bibliography is accessible from the IAIA website (www.iaia.org) by selecting PUBLICATIONS from the menu in the left hand column, and then selecting SIA BIBLIOGRAPHY near the bottom of the list. Alternatively, you can go straight to the page by using the following weblink http://www.iaia.org/Databases/SIA_Database/SIA_interface.asp Please note that the IAIA website will be redeveloped later in the year, so the position of the bibliography may change. The Bibliography is easy to use and contains an initial listing of some 2,500 references on social impact assessment which are accessible by searches on many fields, including author, title and keyword. (Posted 03/10/03)

• Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability: New Tools and Methods ".... IDRC and IUCN collaborated to develop a user-driven, participatory and systemic approach to assessing and measuring sustainability. An International Assessment Team, comprised of practitioners from a variety of disciplines, proposed a conceptual approach that treated the health of ecosystems and people as equally important — each one being entirely dependent upon the other (see: Egg of Sustainability). The International Team concluded that in order to assess sustainability, one needed to assess the condition of ecosystems as well as the conditions of people. The challenge was to find a way of assessing people and ecosystems together, and to ensure that any methods developed for measuring sustainability would be practical and driven by the needs of users. The obvious solution was to work directly with the people who would eventually use them. IUCN and the International Team chose three representative strategy teams, one in each region of Asia (India), Africa (Zimbabwe), and Latin America (Colombia). All three pilot teams worked at the sub-national level on integrated, multi-sector strategies, and all three had the goal of influencing the national agenda on sustainable development by linking local actions to national policies and programs. Ultimately, this project led to developing a set of new tools and methods that focus on three interdependent levels of assessment — system, institutional (or self), and project. Each method provides a different perspective on a single large issue, and each one can be used on its own or with others to provide a more complete picture. All of the methods and tools have applications for a wide variety of IDRC-supported projects, and for local, national, and regional planning in a wide range of sectors, environments, and countries." (Posted 02/07/03)

• Sustainability Indicators for Natural Resource Management & Policy This is a collaborative research project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) under their Natural Resources Policy Advisory Department (NRPAD) research programme. The project's full title is "The effects of policy and institutional environment on natural resource management and investment by farmers and rural households in east and southern Africa" and is running from 1 July 1998 for a three year period. The overall goal of the project is for it to assist in the development of more effective, equitable and sustainable participatory management of renewable natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the research is to identify the links between the sustainability of different farming systems and agricultural policy in South Africa and Uganda.

  The following working papers are available in pdf format:
  A Review of Indicators of Agricultural and Rural Livelihood Sustainability
  A Framework for Research on Sustainability Indicators for Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods
  Natural Resource Management and Policy in Uganda: Overview Paper
  Natural Resource Management and Policy in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: Overview Paper
  Stakeholder Analysis and Local Identification of Indicators of Success and Sustainability of Farming Based Livelihood Systems.
  Indicators Of Success/Failure and Sustainability of Selected Farming Systems In Uganda

• TheWebsite Evaluation Project website. "This module aims to promote an evaluation process that will enable websites to be improved as a medium for communicating International Development research to an international audience. It is an output of an applied evaluative study of eight websites disseminating urban development research findings. On this website you will find: A suggested methodology for evaluating websites disseminating development research. A set of guidelines detailing best-practice in online research dissemination to an international audience. We invite you to browse this module and find out more! The project team are currently using the findings of the evaluation to inform the design of an Open Source Software website production system known as the Appropriate Website Factory. Please direct any questions to Jon Taylor at jutaylor@tinyonline.co.uk" (April 2004)

• Summary Report of results of an email survey of repeat visitors to MandE NEWS and the original survey data set (in Excel)
  
  See also the Annual Progress Report on MandE NEWS website for 2002 and 2003, sent to the donors supporting MandE NEWS (March  2003)
• Cornell University Library: Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools: Four main sections: Context , Evaluation Criteria, Online Selection, Webliography . (2002)

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