A Reflection in Podcast Format Inspired by the Contributions of Silva Ferretti

We are pleased to present Episode 14 of the EvalParticipativa podcast, now in its new AI-assisted format. This episode explores an ongoing debate within the field of evaluation, drawing on the ideas of Silva Ferretti, an international consultant who advocates for rethinking how programmes and projects are evaluated.

Through a conversation between two fictional characters, the episode examines two different ways of understanding evaluation. On the one hand, there is an approach focused on meeting technical and methodological requirements. On the other, there is a more open and collaborative perspective, where evaluators move away from the role of the all-knowing expert and instead act as facilitators of learning.

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THE EVALPARTICIPATIVA PODCAST, NEW SEASON.

The EvalParticipativa Podcast is a platform for exchange and collaboration within the Community of Practice and Learning on Participatory Evaluation in Latin America. Each episode seeks to explore and share the knowledge and experiences of key figures in participatory evaluation across the region, where the professional intersects with the personal, and evaluative practice is closely linked to the lived experiences and stories of the interviewees.

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New episode of the EvalParticipativa podcast

The EvalParticipativa podcast continues to serve as a platform for the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and experiences among specialists and key figures in participatory evaluation, both from Latin America and other international contexts. Its purpose is to offer an integrative perspective, in which evaluative practice is interwoven with professional trajectories, personal experiences, and the territorial specificities of the interviewees.

In this episode, Laura Porrini —an argentinean evaluator with a distinguished track record in participatory approaches and a gender perspective— discusses evaluative practice as a source of learning and a driver for transformative action. Drawing on her experience as Head of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Unit at Fondo de Mujeres del Sur, and from an ethical and socially committed standpoint that values the plurality of perspectives on interventions, Porrini highlights the key elements for fostering inclusive evaluation processes.

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A NEW EPISODE ON THE EVALPARTICIPATIVA PODCAST

We continue to share the knowledge and experiences of colleagues and leaders in participatory evaluation, both from Latin America and other regions. Through these podcasts, we seek to convey a close and human perspective, in which evaluative practice is intertwined with the personal experiences, trajectories, and territorial contexts of those who participate as interviewees.

In this episode, Ana Isabel Jiménez Dato speaks to us from Spain. She is an expert in evaluation, impact measurement, learning, accountability and evidence generation. She works tirelessly on children’s rights and from a gender perspective. In this interview, she addresses the diversity of perspectives from different regions on participatory evaluation. From her experience as an evaluator, she allows us on this side of the pond to rethink the different possible nuances of an inclusive evaluation that transcends accountability.

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A NEW EPISODE OF THE EVALPARTICIPATIVA PODCAST

We continue to share the knowledge and feelings of colleagues and friends who are leaders in participatory evaluation in Latin America and other regions as well. In these podcasts we want to give a close and human perspective, where evaluative practice is closely linked to the personal experiences, stories and territorialities of the interviewees.

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A NEW EPISODE OF THE EVALPARTICIPATIVA PODCAST

We continue to share the knowledge and feelings of colleagues and friends who are leaders in participatory evaluation in Latin America and other regions as well. In these podcasts we want to give a close and human perspective, where evaluative practice is closely linked to the personal experiences, stories and territorialities of the interviewees.

In this episode, Regislany Morais, from Brazil, shares her experiences and lessons learned about the collaborative management of social evaluation instances. Regislany is a Social Worker, committed and passionate about evaluation and humanitarian causes. She has extensive experience with public policies in contexts affected by armed violence. Her lines of research and work articulate evaluation, participation, humanitarian action and public policy.

Listen to our podcast (in Spanish) on iVoox and Spotify. You can also watch it on YouTube.

A NEW EPISODE OF THE EVALPARTICIPATIVA PODCAST

We continue to share the knowledge and feelings of colleagues and friends who are leaders in participatory evaluation in Latin America and other regions as well. In these podcasts we want to give a close and human perspective, where evaluative practice is closely linked to the personal experiences, stories and territorialities of the interviewees.

In this fourth episode, Giovanna Montagner, an Italian with extensive evaluation experience in Latin America, shares her experiences and lessons learned about evaluation and social participation on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Second part of chapter 3 of the EvalParticipativa PODCAST.

Today we share the second part of the third chapter of EvalParticipativa’s PODCAST series. It is an inspiring conversation  with our friend and colleague Óscar Jara Holliday (Spanish with English subtitles).

Oscar, a Peruvian who has lived in Costa Rica for several decades, has promoted the theory and practice of the fields that give title to the chapter of the Podcast: Evaluation, Systematisation and Popular Education. Oscar reflects with and for us on the encounters and potential of these fields for participatory evaluation.

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