Equitable Evaluation: Voices from the Global South

Volume editor

Steven Masvaure

Volume editor

Takunda John Chirau

Volume editor

Tebogo Fish

Volume editor

Candice Morkel

Synopsis

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines equity as the absence of preventable or remediable disparities among various groups of individuals, regardless of how these groups are delineated, whether by social, economic, demographic or geographic factors. The goal of equity is to eliminate the unfair and avoidable circumstances that deprive people of their rights. Therefore, inequities generally arise when certain population groups are unfairly deprived of basic resources that are made available to other groups. A disparity is ‘unfair’ or ‘unjust’ when its cause is due to the social context rather than biological factors. Equitable evaluation contends that conducting evaluation practices with an equity approach is more powerful, as evaluation is used as a tool for advancing equity. It emphasises that context, culture, history, and beliefs shape the nature of evaluations, specifically in the diverse and often complex African reality. Equitable evaluation can render power to the powerless, offer a voice to the silenced and give presence to those treated as invisible. Evidence from various sources shows that inequality is prevalent on the African continent, hence the need to focus on evaluative solutions that address the structural issues that contribute to the different forms of inequality, such as economic, political and social inequality. Despite a plethora of development interventions on the African continent, a large proportion of the population on the continent is still lacking access to basic goods and services for survival. The effectiveness of developmental programmes in sub-Saharan Africa has been elusive, to the extent that minimal inroads have been made in addressing key challenges such as poverty, inequality and the effects of climate change. This scholarly book aims to invigorate academic discussions surrounding developmental programmes, with the goal of generating insights that can be utilised by evaluation commissioners and decision-makers to help address inequality and promote a more equitable society in Africa through improved evaluation processes.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Inequality through the evaluation lens

Steven Masvaure, Tebogo Fish, Samukelisiwe Mkhize, Takunda Chirau, Candice Morkel
Chapter 2
Holding space for social justice and equity: The relational work of evaluators implementing a Made in Africa Evaluation approach

Amy Murgatroyd, Cecile Feront
Chapter 3
Programme evaluation as a reflection and perpetuator of inequality in the global political economy

Ayabulela Dlakavu
Chapter 4
‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?’ Un(masking) inequality by international institutions

Takunda Chirau, Umali Saidi
Chapter 5
Unlocking climate change adaptation injustice through using intersectional analysis as an evaluation approach

Steven Masvaure
Chapter 6
‘Whose agenda is it?’ Reframing equity and justice in the evaluation of climate-smart agriculture

Samukelisiwe Mkhize
Chapter 7
Rethinking how gender inequality is framed in GBV prevention interventions: Learnings from a South African evaluation of interventions

Matodzi Amisi, Penny Parenzee
Chapter 8
The role of evaluation practice in promoting the prioritisation of mental health equity on the public health agenda in Africa

Tebogo Fish
Chapter 9
Mechanisms and strategies perpetuating evaluative inequalities in policy practice in Zimbabwe

Zacharia Grand, Sybert Mutereko
Chapter 10
Why emphasis on randomised controlled trials is a flawed approach to evaluation for a more equitable society

Seán Mfundza Muller
Chapter 11
Transformative Equity: Promoting systemic change through a new evaluation criterion

Jennifer Norins, Desiree Jason, Ian Goldman, Kguagelo Moshia-Molebatsi, Sinenhlanhla Tsekiso, Thandolwethu Lukuko, Zulaikha Brey
Chapter 12
Evaluation in service of equity? A synthesis of the conceptualisation of inequality and evaluation approaches to address inequality

Tebogo Fish, Samukelisiwe Mkhize, Steven Masvaure

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Cover for Equitable Evaluation: Voices from the Global South

Download PDF

Purchase Copy

KINDLE Edition

Purchase ePub

Series

Evaluation: African Perspectives

Print ISSN

3005-9445

Details about the available publication format: PDF

PDF

ISBN-13 (15)

978-1-77995-301-8

Publication date (01)

2023

Details about the available publication format: Purchase Copy

Purchase Copy

ISBN-13 (15)

978-1-77995-299-8

Publication date (01)

2023

Physical Dimensions

Details about the available publication format: KINDLE Edition

KINDLE Edition

ISBN-13 (15)

978-1-77995-300-1

Publication date (01)

2023

Details about the available publication format: Purchase ePub

Purchase ePub

ISBN-13 (15)

978-1-77995-300-1

Publication date (01)

2023