Evaluation Capacity Development through Country-led Evaluation: Insights from Malawi.

Most of the evaluations conducted in the Global South are conducted and led by development partners – with very few commissioned by the government. Country-led Evaluations are a platform for building hands-on capacities in managing, commissioning, and evidence use. The event "Capacity Development through Country-led Evaluation: Insights from Malawi" will present our collaborative journey in evaluating the unintended consequences of COVID-19 mitigation through an unconditional urban cash intervention in Malawi’s urban hotspots. The session will be presented by collaborators from the GEI-World Bank, CLEAR-AA, the Government of Malawi (Department of Economic Planning), and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs who will share meaningful insights and contribute to advancing capacity development efforts, through country-led evaluations.

The session will offer insights on both evaluation practice and capacity development initiatives. It will showcase approaches to capacity development with practical processes, and methodologies for enhancing evaluation capacities. Panelists will also share (i) successful strategies, (ii) challenges encountered, and (iii) key lessons, with a view on how these can be applied in similar contexts. Participants will gain insights into the role of country-led evaluations as a vehicle for capacity development.