Lessons Learnt
from NSALA Project Evaluations
Inka Píbilová for Trialog Partnership Fair on 13-03-2013

7+2 Lessons Learnt

Invest in initial assessment

Start from the End
RESULTS
PRACTICE
LEARNING
REACTIONS

Narrow it down!
France (F) Czech Rep. (CZ)

Narrow down target groups
Stakeholders Power/Interest/Attitude
Influence
/Power
KEEP SATISFIED INFLUENCE & ENGAGE
Media Big
retailers EU policy
makers
Municipali
ties Schools
Consumers
CSOs Southern
producers
MONITOR KEEP INFORMED
Interest

Narrow down objectives,
messages, activities

Indicator / Country 1 2 3 Total Source
10.300 copies of publications distributed
38 articles on xxxxx been published in the
newsletters of companies
32 joint activities
min. 5 organizations participated to the best
practice meeting
80% of the participants of the best practice
meeting consider it to have been useful to
better integrate fair trade messages in their
communication channels

Preliminary findings & conclusions
Terms of Reference – Objectives,
scope, stakeholders, questions,
budget, schedule, outputs, use.
Desk study
Initial briefing and inception
Final evaluation report
Interviews Final
debriefing
Surveys of all partners
Focus Draft evaluation
groups report
commented by
Case studies all partners
Evaluator
Selection Communication with the Project Partners
Inception Field Reporting
phase research phase
1-3 months 1-3 months 1-2 months

Context Strength Learning Need Vision /
Approach
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3

http://www.mande.co.uk/docs/MSCGuide.pdf

So what do you take away?

7+2 Lessons Learnt

Where to learn more
 CSO Development Effectiveness – Practitioner's Guide
http://www.cso-effectiveness.org/outcomes,007?lang=en
 OECD/DAC Evaluation Criteria and Principles
http://www.oecd.org/dac/evaluationofdevelopmentprogrammes/d
accriteriaforevaluatingdevelopmentassistance.htm
 UNDP Evaluation Resource Centre
http://web.undp.org/evaluation/methodologies.htm
 UNDP Evaluation Manual
http://web.undp.org/evaluation/methodologies.htm
 EPDET – European Program for Development Evaluation
http://www.dww.cz/index.php?page=epdet
 RISC - How do we know it is working?
http://www.risc.org.uk/education/risc_publications.php
 This presentation….
www.Slideshare.com

Good luck!
This is just a start!
Inka Píbilová
inka@evaluace.com
www.evaluace.com