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<p>“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver” – Mahatma Gandhi From policymakers to philosophers, health has always been used as a gold standard indicator for how well a country is developing.  For professionals working in the development sector, one of the most commonly used indicators to show the level [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since the past few weeks I have been reading a lot on disabilities and how Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) form the world’s largest unheard minority. Being seen as the cursed ones, or outcomes of their evil past, PwDs have come a long way from there to be looked at as complete human beings. But is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For over 24 years, Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) has been working to build prosperous communities by co-creating sustainable solutions to rural India. With the mission to energise, involve and enable communities to realize their potential, ACF has achieved a pan India presence built on long-term, robust partnerships. Water Resource Management &#8211; ACF&#8217;s flagship program, aims [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With the objective of building the already existing capacities of personnel in the development sector, specifically in the domain of bringing communities voices into program evaluation, 4th Wheel hosted a workshop on &#8216;Storytelling for Evaluation&#8217;. The aim of the workshop was: Provide a practical introduction to community based, participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Present methods, tools [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Here are a few fun and engaging research methods you could try the next time you undertake a Needs Assessment Study!</p>

<p>“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” –  Albert Einstein </p>

<p>One of the best moments of my recent trip to Bhutan was the pleasure of spending time and having fantastic conversations with Jim Rugh, co-author of the book ‘RealWorld Evaluation’. The RealWorld Evaluation approach was developed specifically to address the need for practical strategies on how to ensure the highest level of methodological rigour, consistent [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Businesses can provide essential solutions and resources that put our world on a more sustainable path.” &#8211; Ban Ki-Moon, former United Nations Secretary-General What will be the potential positive impacts for businesses?  Enhanced company reputation Availability of skilled workforce Boost in organisation productivity Cost competitive business Good governance and transparency in the business environment Accelerated [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Recently, I attended a conference on Impact Evaluation hosted by the Community of Evaluators (COE)/ South Asia in Thimphu, Bhutan. The conference was all sorts of GREAT! Four days were divided into two days of pre-conference workshops, while the two-day conference saw several interesting panel discussions. This being one of my first international conferences on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In every culture, stories are used to understand, entertain, transmit values, and mobilize action. Storytelling is an ancient human activity. Humans are natural storytellers and story-listeners. Storytelling has emerged as a popular and important strategy for capturing and communicating the results of a programme or organisation to various audiences. Traditional approaches to programme evaluations which [&hellip;]</p>