The 8th Uganda Evaluation 2024 – Kampala, Uganda
On the 19 – 23 August 2024, Twende Mbele attended the 8th Uganda Evaluation Week in Kampala, Uganda. The theme of the conference was “Development with Purpose: Empowering Accountable learning for achieving development goals and enhancing climate resilience” acknowledging the national effort leveraging the power of learning, sharing, and partnerships in evaluation. This year’s event marked the eighth edition since the Evaluation Week was first held in 2013.
The Uganda Evaluation Association (UEA) in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) organized the Evaluation Week that drew evaluation practitioners from Government, Civil Society, and the Private sector, Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs), the academia and development Partners. UEA is a body of professional practitioners that aims to strengthen the knowledge and practices in monitoring and evaluation, research and learning among its membership in Uganda. The conference was organized with the support of Twende Mbele, CLEAR-AA, Taweza, UNDP and UNICEF.
The event started with pre-conference workshops on the 19th and 20th of August, 2024 followed by a three-day conference starting from the 21st – 23rd August 2024. Both the Pre-Conference workshop and the Conference will be by subscripted.
The Conference objective were:
1. To provide a platform where stakeholders share experiences from evaluations that have contributed to attainment of national targets towards NDP III and SDGs in building resilience to Climate change.
2. To explore innovative ways for evaluation practice that improve learning and strengthen synergies between local practitioners and international evaluation actors.
The conference aimed to enhance the practice of monitoring and evaluation by fostering a shift towards impactful, learning -oriented outcomes beyond accountability. It will delved into the evolution of accountability centric evaluations to practices that prioritize learning. Emphasizing the importance of moving past mere evidence generation, the conference promoted shared learning experiences anchored in strong partnerships. The overarching theme provided a foundation for stimulating discussions, interactive workshops and diverse activities throughout the event.
The conference expected outcomes were:
1. Strengthened support for integration of evidence-use in national development initiatives spanning various sectors.
2. Improved methodologies in evaluations practices and expanded research prospects for both local practitioners and international evaluation stakeholders.
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