Evaluation and Review
The WolfGroup and its Team has a proven track record of evaluations and reviews of complex projects and operations, strategic in nature. We can mobilize expertise in realms that include amongst others: communication, CSR, knowledge management, strategic and operational planning, humanitarian and development programming, emergency response, and information management.The added value that we can bring to evaluation or review of your project, operation or organization include:
- Practical field experience in a broad range of geographical locations and in a diversity of contexts (including ongoing conflict, transition periods and peacebuilding), and the capacity to comprehend the complexity and range of the environments in which governmental, corporate, development and humanitarian actors operate.
- We have substantial experience of working within varied agencies of the UN and the international system, and broad knowledge of the contemporary policies, procedures and operations and the nuances of UN cooperation with international non-governmental organisations (INGOs).
- Proven analytical, writing and communication skills – as independent consultants, comprehensive communication approaches are essential to ensure the production of concise, clear and easily digestible reports for the organisations by which we have been employed.
We are currently piloting a new approach to conducting evaluations: linking traditional approaches to evaluation with ethnographic film and research.
In partnership with visual anthropologist and filmmaker Bruno Moynié and his boutique production studio Monde Moderne, we complement traditional evaluations and reviews with broadcast quality video products that record behaviour, customs, life experiences and narratives of programme staff and beneficiaries. Our belief is that these ethnographic films make for more vibrant and compelling beneficiary/programme stories and are a critical means to facilitate the sharing of our evaluation's results to the client. Bruno is an integral part of our evaluation teams, and his contribution is tightly integrated into our evaluation methodology and deliverables.
The final product is a self-contained research film, interactive DVD or embeddable video clips which can be easily circulated internally by the client, serving as instructive tools, in helping to shape the knowledge management and learning of the organization, or in highlighting the nuanced strengths and weaknesses of programmes and dialogue with stakeholders.
This unique approach corresponds with our passion to deliver integrated solutions that serve as a catalyst in the development of new strategies, policies and programmes.
You can find samples of Monde Moderne's films on their website, and find further examples of the WolfGroup's evaluation work here.
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