Failing Together: Key lessons on how to have constructive conversations about failures in development and peacebuilding

Development and peacebuilding is about tackling complex problems with different stakeholders in contexts that change every day. There is no way to solve these problems without failing. But we are reluctant to talk about failure, especially on the record. Veronica Olazabal from The Rockefeller Foundation, Lane Pollack from USAID, and Leslie Wingender with Humanity United recently spoke about what it takes to learn from failure as part of the InterAction Evaluation & Program Effectiveness Community of Practice.

Learning and EvaluationAfP AdminMay 6, 2021AfP, IRPB

Ask an Expert: Communicating the results of your work

How can we best communicate the results of an evaluation? Kat Haugh and Jenny Nulty shared new ways to effectively communicate results, make dense and difficult topics more accessible, especially when working cross-culturally, and ways to move beyond the traditional "70-page report" complex. Here are four key takeaways from the conversation.

Learning and EvaluationAfP AdminMarch 25, 2021AfP, IRPB

Ask an Expert: Adapting your peacebuilding program for maximum impact

How can we adapt our programs to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness? Rebecca Herrington spoke about how peacebuilders can use data and evidence to inform decision making and program adaptation, adjust monitoring and evaluation plans to be more user focused, and leverage systems lens to solve complex problems. Here are four key takeaways from the conversation.

Learning and EvaluationAfP AdminMarch 11, 2021AfP, IRPB

Ask an Expert: Preparing to evaluate an inter-religious peacebuilding program

Are you preparing evaluate an inter-religious peacebuilding program? Shamsia Ramadhan who is based in CRS’s East Africa Regional Office brings a wealth of knowledge to this discussion from CRS’s work.

Learning and EvaluationAfP AdminFebruary 26, 2021AfP, IRPB

The Diversity Study of England and Wales

Our colleagues at the Woolf Institute published study that surveyed 11,701 people across England and Wales and asked questions concerning their attitudes towards ethnic, national and religious diversity and their experiences of it.

The study is the largest known study of diversity undertaken in the UK. The study has the data needed to consider a wide array of demographic and socio-economic factors and to make recommendations for future policymaking in this area.

Learning and EvaluationGuest UserFebruary 23, 2021PLC

Compendium Of Good Practices On Conducting MEAL In Partnerships With International Actors And Local Faith Actors

Our colleagues at The Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities Launched 'Compendium of Good Practices Conducting MEAL in Partnerships with International Actors and Local Faith Actors'. One of the case studies featured in the compendium, MEAL and Faith in Highly Sectarianized Contexts is from our PLC partner Adyan Foundation.

Learning and EvaluationGuest UserFebruary 22, 2021IRPB, PLC

Alliance for Peacebuilding: A Growing Global Network

AfP's global network continues to expand its reach, and has surpassed 130 organizational members working in over 180 countries! This new report shares new analysis and visualization of the impressive composition and breadth of our members' work.

Learning and EvaluationAfP AdminSeptember 21, 2020AfP

The Edge of Crisis: COVID-19's Impact on Peacebuilding & Measures to Stabilize the Field

At a moment when peacebuilding is needed most, we are facing a potential systemic loss in peacebuilding capacity globally due to the disruptions wrought by the ongoing global pandemic. This report highlights findings from April 29-May 11, 2020 survey responses of 60 global AfP member CEOs. The results point to existential threats to peacebuilding efforts posed by COVID-19.

Learning and EvaluationAfP AdminMay 29, 2020AfP