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by JerushaGovender | Feb 11, 2020 | Evidence, Learning, Reports, Uncategorized
Rama Raphalalani As an emerging evaluator, I’ve asked, “what happens with the evidence and reports we put forward?” As I set my 2020 goals, to do better as an evaluator, this is the question I aimed to understand. I am not the first or last to pose similar...
by JerushaGovender | Sep 28, 2017 | Dashboards, Data, Evidence, Learning, Reports, Stories
When you first look at the image below, what do you see? A duck? A rabbit maybe? Or neither? Source [1] Now ask the person next to you. Was their response different? What you see first could easily differ from what might stand out for someone else. This is because...
by JerushaGovender | Sep 27, 2016 | Conference, Evidence, Learning, Reports, Stories
There is a gaping space in evidence informed decision-making (EIDM) in the not-for-profit sector, government and other social development organizations. Many organizations focus on use of data for accountability and do not take a systems thinking approach to learn and...
by JerushaGovender | Jun 6, 2016 | Indicators, Learning, Performance monitoring, Reports, Uncategorized
“We have achieved 60% of our target (60 of 100 individuals trained) and are on track with our activities” “We reached 1200 learners in 5 schools, exceeding our target of 1000 learners” Statements like these, which explain programme progress in relation to a defined...
by JerushaGovender | May 23, 2016 | Data, Learning, Performance monitoring, Reports
Organisational learning is a process of detecting and correcting error and is a component of adaptive capacity and organisational effectiveness (Letts et al, 1999; Arygris, 1977). This process is also known as adaptive coping, which includes the “ability to detect...
by JerushaGovender | May 9, 2016 | Reports, Stories
Remember being tucked into bed and transported into a fairytale world by your parent’s voice as they read you a bedtime story? Hanging onto every word, we would eagerly listen to the same stories over and over again; stories passed down through generations, which we...
