Engaging Communities and Sharing Power in Decolonizing Evaluation

This demonstration session introduces key principles of decolonizing evaluation and guides participants through a scenario-based application exercise. Aligning with the conference themes of Transforming Evaluation, Engaging Communities, and Sharing Leadership, this session challenges dominant and imperial evaluation norms and expands perspectives by centering relationality, reciprocity, and self-determination in evaluation practice. Participants will critically examine how power dynamics shape evaluation design, data collection, and interpretation. Through facilitated discussion, they will explore principles and strategies for meaningful community engagement, power-sharing, and ethical, just evaluation practices. This session will help participants both learn and unlearn – equipping them with practical approaches to transform evaluation ecosystems in ways that are inclusive, ethical, and community-driven.
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