Facilitating Learning

For evaluations in the humanitarian sector, the pendulum has swung from upwards accountability towards learning purposes.

Real-Time Evaluation of Humanitarian Assistance Revisited: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward

There are significant methodological, ethical and epistemological barriers to measuring the success of different approaches to protection.

The Metrics and Ethics of Protecting Civilians

Most causal-analytical approaches to monitoring and evaluation cannot properly account for dynamic nature of fragile contexts.

Evaluating Foreign Policy Measures in Fragile Contexts

Real-Time Reviews can enable course corrections and learning if they focus on the big questions, deploy quickly and communicate findings immediately.

A Fresh Approach to Real-Time Reviews

Humanitarian agencies should only use third-party monitoring in exceptional circumstances.

The Use of Third-Party Monitoring in Insecure Contexts

In highly insecure environments technologies like mobile phones, radios, Internet platforms and GPS trackers are sometimes the only way to send and receive vital information, or track the movement of goods.

Innovating for Access: The Role of Technology in Monitoring Aid in Highly Insecure Environments