Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Working together

Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Working together for National Evaluation Capacity Development: A Case of Nepal Gana Pati Ojha, Ph. D Community of Evaluation-Nepal Community of Evaluation-South Asia American Evaluation Association 6 -11 November 2017

Presentation Flow Title brief Who, how and why are they working together? National Evaluation Plan (2016 -2020) of Nepal Sustaining the culture of working together What made them working together Challenges Lessons learned Question

Title Brief Working together - Who are stakeholders working together? Culture of working together - How are they working together? Why are they working together? Creation - An image or a structure Sustenance - Continues until the goal is attained National - Not only the government Evaluation Capacity Development - Plan and action

Pillars of the Five Year Evaluation Plan: 2016 -2020 Enabling environment Capacity development Planned evaluation and SDGs monitoring Documentation dissemination and use of evaluation Networking and coordination

Enabling Environment: Action Plan Major Activities Time Frame Stakeholder Lead Support 1. 1 Formulation of National Evaluation Policy (with July 2018 norms, standards and accountability framework). NPC 1. 2 Expedite the process to enact Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) Act and Monitoring and Evaluation Rules. June 2018 Ongoing NPC, OPMCM, NPFDEPN Mo. LJPA (UN Contribution: 5, 000. 00) 1. 3 Dissemination and orientation on the Monitoring and Evaluation Policy, Act and Rules at the national and sub-national levels. December NPC 2018 Ongoing UNICEF, UNW, UNFPA, UNDP, WFP, VOPEs, NPFDEPN 1. 4 Amendment of National Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines, 2013 July 2018 NPC Sectoral Ministries, UNICEF, UNW, UNFPA, UNDP, WFP, VOPEs 1. 5 Formulation of model Monitoring and July 2018 evaluation Frameworks for provincial and local levels. NPC, Mo. FALD UNICEF, UNW, UNFPA, UNDP, WFP, VOPEs 1. 6 Formulation of an agreed Code of Conduct for evaluators. December 2018 COE-Nepal, SOME, NES UNICEF, UNW, UNFPA, UNDP, WFP, VOPEs (UN Contribution: 20, 000. 00) Expected output and resource contribution National Evaluation Policy in place. Monitoring and Evaluation Act in place. National Evaluation Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation Act and Rules owned and implemented at national and sub-national levels. SDG-friendly National Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines, 2013 amended. Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines for provincial and local level governments in place and operationalized. NPC, NPF, CSOs, INGOs, Evaluation culture established (VOPE Contribution: 1, 000. 00) Academia

Who are Working Together? Demand side Stakeholders § § § Government UN Donor community Civil societies Parliamentarians Supply side Stakeholders § VOPEs § Academia § Private consulting firms § Eval Network

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How Did the Stakeholders Work Together? Champions of evaluation: GON, VOPE, PFE, UN Planning National workshop

How Did the Stakeholders Work Together? Champions of evaluation: GON, VOPE, PFE, UN Planning National workshop

How Did the Stakeholders Work Together? Champions of evaluation: GON, VOPE, PFE, UN Planning Endorsement National workshop Eval. Net Meeting

How Did the Stakeholders Work Together? Champions of evaluation: GON, VOPE, PFE, UN Planning Endorsement Implementation National workshop Eval. Net Meeting As per action plan

How Did the Stakeholders Work Together? Champions of evaluation: GON, VOPE, PFE, UN Planning Endorsement Implementation Review National workshop Eval. Net Meeting As per action plan Quarterly

Sustaining the Culture of Working Together Periodic reflections on actions and results Inviting stakeholders Resource person in action plan implementation Eval youth training Impact evaluation training Code of conduct Draft evaluation bill Evaluation networking meeting Reference group member in planned evaluation

SDG Pr ev om alu ote ati on Vo lun Tran tar spar ism IEY 2015 Common Goal ency Accountability Synergy na o i t tu l ti Ins Resourses Concept Engagement Design Plann ing Impl eme Re ntati vie on w Recognition Communication l Individua Commitment on Respect ll i B E M& ti cia Avoid duplication Insti Mandate What made this work? Complementarity s n Co pre Ne m tw em or be k r Review/ Reflection Response to Global call n tio u t ti Ap al u t u M ng i d n rsta e d n u erly t r a Qu up o r g e r Co Trust building Eval Conclave 2013, 2015

Lessons Learnt Working in partnership takes a relatively longer time in the beginning Evaluation champions among the stakeholders streamlines the process of working together Directions from UN HQ to the country agencies enhances the support process International support is crucial

Way Forward Review process and achievements regularly and report to National Development Action Committee through NPC Search for financial support for activities that have not yet ensured funding Provide orientation for the new stakeholders on the evaluation action plan

Challenges Bringing different stakeholders on board Getting things done in time Volunteering time Sustaining the support

Question to participants How to sustain the support from different stakeholders in National Evaluation Capacity Development? How to develop a culture that stakeholders believe/ give more value for their continuous engagement in NECD?