Proposed/Agreed Actions/Commitments to Partner/Contribute T owards the Proposed EvalYear 2015

1. Third International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities 2013 29 Sep - 2 Oct 2013, São Paulo, Brazil Proposed/Agreed Actions/Commitments to Partner/Contribute Towards the Proposed EvalYear 2015 SOUTH-SOUTH SOLUTIONS SUPPLY - DEMAND MATCHING

2. Signatories

3. 1 • Develop and implement a transparent results based monitoring and evaluation framework to track the efforts and results of the implemented commitments proposed in this conference. • Mr. VelayuthanSivagnanasothy(Gov. of Sri Lanka) – Mr. Patrick McCaskie(Gov. of Barbados) • Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake(Sri Lanka—COE & SLEvA) – Mr. Teertha Raj Dhakal(Nepal) • Ms. Beverley Best (OECS) – Dr. IgrSaidiKibeya(Burundi) – Dr. Albert K. Byamugisha(Uganda) • Mr. Samson MaseseMachuka(Kenya) – Mr. Marco VinicioEspinalMartínez(Dominican Republic) • Ms. RosettiNabbumbaNayenga(Uganda) – Mr. Winston Nyasulu(Malawi) • Dr. Ir. Arif Haryana (Indonesia) – Mr. ZiadMoussa(Lebanon) – Mr. SantoshMehrotra(India) • Ms. OyuntsetsegKhurts(Mongolia) – Ms. Jacqueline Warso(Suriname)

4. 2 • Collaborate to build and strengthen credible national data systems to improve the integrity of such systems, in order to better link performance of policies and programmes. • Mr. Patrick McCaskie (Gov. of Barbados) – Mr. Shawn Grey (Jamaica) • Ms. Jennifer Mutua (Kenya—AfrEA) – Ms. Nompumelelo Madonda (South Africa) • Mr. Theofrid T.L. Kikombele (Tanzania) – Mr. Jimmy Kawaye (Malawi) -- Ms. Jacqueline Warso (Suriname) • Mr. Aristide Djidjoho (Benin) – Mr. Mohamed Mouime (Morocco) – Dr. Ir. Arif Haryana (Indonesia) • Ms. Oyuntsetseg Khurts (Mongolia) – Ms. Selma Maria Hayakawa C. Serpa (Brazil) • Mr. Bruno Dery (Ghana) – Mr. Samuel Hernandez (El Salvador)

5. 3 • Develop systems to promote the transparent follow-up of evaluations, such as management response tracking systems and citizen’s commission that allow for effective monitoring of the implementation of evaluation recommendations. • Hon. Mrs. RanginaKargar(Afghanistan) – Mr. Hans-Martin Boehmer([IEG] World Bank) • Mr. VelayuthanSivagnanasothy(Sri Lanka) – Ms. AulidaAnamali(Albania) • Dr. Albert K. Byamugisha(Uganda) – Mr. Samson MaseseMachuka(Kenya) • Mr. Marco VinicioEspinalMartínez(Dominican Republic) – Ms. NompumeleloMadonda (South Africa) • Ms. RosettiNabbumbaNayenga(Uganda) – Mr. Theofrid T.L. Kikombele(Tanzania) • RBMA (Brazil) – Dr. AgustínEscobar (Mexico) – Ms. Shahrazatbinti Haji Ahmad (Malaysia) • H.E. Mahmoud El Said (Egypt)

6. 4 • Study the alternatives, assessing the pro and cons, of different options of institutional set-ups, such as national evaluation legislation and policies, where appropriate, taking the country/cultural context into account and establishing a set of minimum requirements based on lessons learnt. • Ms. OyuntsetsegKhurts(Mongolia) – Mr. Darrel Montrope(St. Lucia) – Ms. Susana Lobato(El Salvador) • Ms. Doha Abdelhamid(Egypt) – RBMA(Brazil) – Hon. JigmiRinzin(Bhutan) • Mr. VelayuthanSivagnanasothy(Sri Lanka) – Mr. Shawn Grey (Jamaica) – Ms. FloritaAzofeifa(Costa Rica) • Mr. Patrick McCaskie(Barbados) – Ms. AulidaAnamali(Albania) – Magdalena Ordónez(Honduras) • Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake(Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) – Dr. ZakariLawal(Nigeria) • Ms. RosauraTriguerosElizondo(Costa Rica) – Mr. Theofrid T.L. Kikombele(Tanzania) • Mr. Samuel Hernandez (El Salvador) – Ms. Sabrina Storm (Costa Rica) • Ms. Selma Maria Hayakawa C. Serpa(Brazil) – Mr. Marco Segone(UNICEF) • Ms. Anne Bramble (Barbados)

7. 5 • Develop /strengthen/ support / expand joint peer-to-peer systems and mentoring programmes among professional association of evaluators and government evaluation units. • Ms. RosettiNabbumbaNayenga(Uganda) – Ms. Marie Gervais(Canada) – Mr. SonamTobgyal(Bhutan) • Ms. Jennifer Mutua(Kenya— AfrEA) – Mr. VelayuthanSivagnanasothy(Sri Lanka) • Ms. AulidaAnamali(Albania) – Ms. MallikaSamaranayake(Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) – RBMA (Brazil) • Ms. Jennifer Bisgard(South Africa— AfrEA) – Mr. Marco VinicioEspinalMartínez(Dominican Republic) • Ms. Lyudmila Vladiko(Russia) – Ms. NompumeleloMadonda(South Africa) • Mr. Theofrid T.L. Kikombele(Tanzania) – Dr. Albert K. Byamugisha(Uganda) • Ms. Natalia Kosheleva(Russia) – H.E. Mahmoud El Said (Egypt) – Ms. Anne Bramble (Barbados) • Mr. ZiadMoussa(Lebanon) – Mr. Marco Segone(UNICEF) – Ms. Selma Maria Hayakawa C. Serpa(Brazil) • Mr. David Akana(Cameroon) – Mr. Jim Rugh(EvalPartners)

8. 6 • Create/strengthen Parliamentarians’ forum for development evaluation in different regions to advocate for use and conduct of evaluations. • Ms. Jennifer Mutua (Kenya—AfrEA) – Mr. Bruno Dery (Ghana) – Mr. Asela Kalugampitiya (Sri Lanka) • Hon. Jigmi Rinzin (Bhutan) – Mr. Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy (Gov. of Sri Lanka) • Hon. Qaiser Jamal, MNA (Pakistan) – Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake (Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) • Hon. Kabir Hashim (Sri Lanka) – Dr. Zakari Lawal (Nigeria) – Ms. Jacqueline Warso (Suriname) • Mr. Charles Amoatey (Ghana) – Mr. Marco Segone (UNICEF) • Ms. Selma Maria Hayakawa C. Serpa (Brazil) – Mr. David Akana (Cameroon) • David Roberts (Australia) – Ms. Anne Bramble (Barbados) • Ms. Maria Bustelo (Spain—European Evaluation Society)

9. 7 • Facilitate partnership / cooperation between Government, VOPEs, Parliament and Private Sector to strengthen the understanding about what evaluation is and how it can be useful for different actions. • Hon. Mrs. RanginaKargar(Afghanistan) – Mr. ZakariBonkano(Niger) – Ms. Anne Bramble (Barbados) • Ms. RosettiNabbumbaNayenga(Uganda) – Hon. Qaiser Jamal, MNA (Pakistan) – Mr. Bruno Dery(Ghana) • Dr. ZakariLawal(Nigeria) – Ms. Doha Abdelhamid(Egypt) – RBMA (Brazil) • Mr. AselaKalugampitiya(Sri Lanka) – Ms. Marie Gervais(Canada--Québec) – Hon. JigmiRinzin(Bhutan) • Ms. Sabrina Storm (Costa Rica) – Mr. VelayuthanSivagnanasothy(Gov. of Sri Lanka) • Mr. Darrel Montrope(St. Lucia) – Ms. AulidaAnamali(Albania) – Ms. Ada Ocampo(Thailand—UNICEF) • Dr. IgrSaidiKibeya(Burundi) – Mr. Patrick McCaskie(Gov. of Barbados) • Mr. Mohamed Mouime(Morocco) – Hon. KabirHashim(Sri Lanka) – Mr. Marco Segone(UNICEF) • Ms. Beverley Best (OCES) – Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake(Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) • Mr. Theofrid T.L. Kikombele(Tanzania) – Mr. Jim Rugh(EvalPartners) – Ms. Rosa Mena (Dominican Republic) • David Roberts (Australia) –Ms. IvettSubero(Dominican Republic) – Mr. Esteban Tapella(Argentina) • H.E. Mahmoud El Said (Egypt) – Mr. David Akana(Cameroon) – Ms. Lyudmila Vladiko(Russia) • Mr. Marco VinicioEspinalMartínez(Dominican Republic) – Mr. Teertha Raj Dhakal(Nepal) • Ms. Arlyn Gonzalez (Panama) – Ms. Claudia Valenzuela (Brazil) – Ms. NompumeleloMadonda(South Africa) • Ms. Jennifer Mutua(Kenya—AfrEA) – Ms. Jacqueline Warso(Suriname) – Mr. LeopoldoFont (Uruguay) • Ms. OyuntsetsegKhurts(Mongolia)

10. 8 • Develop approaches based on lessons learned, on how to incorporate cultural dimensions into evaluation in different regional and national contexts. • Mr. David Akana(Cameroon) – Mr. ZiadMoussa(Lebanon—EvalMENA) • Mr. Victor Manuel Quintero (Colombia) – Hon. Mrs. RanginaKargar(Afghanistan) • Mr. ZakariBonkano(Niger) – Mrs. Iracy Soares Ribeiro Maciel(Brazil) – Ms. Doha Abdelhamid(Egypt) • Magdalena Ordónez(Honduras) – Mr. Norberto Perotti(Argentina) • Ms. NompumeleloMadonda(South Africa) – Ms. Jennifer Mutua(Kenya—AfrEA) • Ms. Inga Sniukaite (UN Women) – Ms. Laura Gonzalez (UN Women) • Dr. Francois-Corneille Kedowide (Ethiopia—UNDP RSC Afrique) – Ms. Jacqueline Warso(Suriname) • Mr. Esteban Tapella(Argentina) – Ms. Martha McGuire (Canada) • Mrs. Elizabeth CasteloBranco de Souza (Brazil) – Ms. Shahrazatbinti Haji Ahmad (Malaysia) • Ms. Ada Ocampo(Thailand—UNICEF)

11. 9 • Develop standards, based on lessons learned, to ensure proper triangulation of evidence, checks & balances and qualitative data use to not be just perception-based. • David Roberts (Australia) – Ms. Selma Maria Hayakawa C. Serpa(Brazil) • Mr. Pablo Rodriguez-Bilella(Argentina) – Mr. SonamTobgyal(Bhutan) – H.E. Mahmoud El Said (Egypt) • Mr. VelayuthanSivagnanasothy(Gov. of Sri Lanka) – Mr. Mohamed Mouime(Morocco) • Mrs. Iracy Soares Ribeiro Maciel(Brazil) – Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake(Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) • Ms. NompumeleloMadonda(South Africa) – Ms. RosettiNabbumbaNayenga(Uganda) • Mr. Theofrid T.L. Kikombele(Tanzania) – Mr. David Akana(Cameroon) • Miss Ana Maria Carneiro(Brazil—UNICAMP) – Mr. GuillhermePereira (Brazil) • Ms. Jacqueline Warso(Suriname) – Mr. Johann Lucas Jacob (Canada) • Ms. OyuntsetsegKhurts(Mongolia)

12. 10 • Develop standards, based on lessons learned to ensure stakeholders involvement while still guaranteeing independence of the evaluation. • Mr. Sonam Tobgyal (Bhutan) – Hon. Jigmi Rinzin (Bhutan) – Mr. Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy (Gov. of Sri Lanka) – Mrs. Iracy Soares Ribeiro Maciel (Brazil) – Mr. Mohamed Mouime (Morocco) • Hon. Kabir Hashim (Sri Lanka) – Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake (Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) • Mr. Marco Vinicio Espinal Martínez (Dominican Republic) – Ms. Nompumelelo Madonda (South Africa) • Mr. Julio Raudales (Honduras) – Mr. Patrick McCaskie (Gov. of Barbados) • Mr. Esteban Tapella (Argentina) – Mrs. Elizabeth Castelo Branco de Souza (Brazil) • Ms. Christel Jacob (South Africa) – Mr. David Akana (Cameroon) – Mr. Guillherme Pereira (Brazil) • David Roberts (Australia) – Ms. Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas (USA)

13. 11 • Develop/connect national registries/national statistical systems to M&E systems with increased frequency of data collection to support decision making. • Mr. Paulo Jannuzzi (Brazil) – Mr. Mohamed Mouime (Morocco) • Mr. Marco Vinicio Espinal Martínez (Dominican Republic) – Dr. Albert K. Byamugisha (Uganda) • Ms. Nompumelelo Madonda (South Africa) – Mr. Theofrid T.L. Kikombele (Tanzania) • Ms. Jacqueline Warso (Suriname) – Ms. Katia Cristina Bassichetto (Brazil) • Mr. Samuel Hernandez (El Salvador) – Ms. Baasanjav  Radnaabazar (Mongolia) • Mr. Alexandro Rodrigues Pinto (Brazil)

14. 12 • Have an online platform (NEC COP) to present/exchange experiences, keep NEC participants connected and follow up on commitments. • Mr. Sonam Tobgyal (Bhutan) – Mr. Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy (Gov. of Sri Lanka) • Mr. Mohamed Mouime (Morocco) – Magdalena Ordónez (Honduras) – Ms. Lulama Sizani (South Africa) • Dr. Albert K. Byamugisha (Uganda) – Ms. Jennifer Mutua (Kenya—AfrEA) – Mr. David Akana (Cameroon) • Mr. Esteban Tapella (Argentina) – Mr. Johann Lucas Jacob (Canada) • Mr. Pablo Rodriguez-Bilella (Argentina) – Mr. Norberto Perotti (Argentina) – Mr. Ziad Moussa (Lebanon)

15. 13 • Translate material on evaluation into different languages. • Ms. Doha Abdelhamid (Egypt) – Ms. Aulida Anamali (Albania) – Mr. Mohamed Mouime (Morocco) • Ms. Laura Gonzalez (UN Women) – Ms. Maria Bustelo (Spain—Master Program, Madrid) • Mr. David Akana (Cameroon) – Mr. Rafael de Souza Camelo (Brazil) • Mr. Dieudonne Mouafo (Canada/UN Volunteers) • RBMA (Brazil) English & Spanish  Portugese • Mr. Esteban Tapella (Argentina) English  Spanish • Mr. Johann Lucas Jacob (Canada) English  French

16. 14 • Map and analyze effectiveness of coordination mechanisms and practices between central evaluation units and sector ministry units and local gov’t evaluation. • Mr. Zakari Bonkano (Niger) – Mr. Marco Segone (UNICEF) – Ms. Doha Abdelhamid (Egypt) • H.E. Mahmoud El Said (Egypt) – Mr. Velayuthan Sivagnanasothy (Gov. of Sri Lanka) • Mr. Mohamed Mouime (Morocco) – Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake (Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) • Ms. Rosetti Nabbumba Nayenga (Uganda) – Mr. Leopoldo Font (Uruguay) – Mr. Fidel Arévalo (Guatemala) • Mr. Federico Berardi (Argentina) – Mr. Pablo Rodriguez-Bilella (Argentina) • Ms. Maria Bustelo (Spain—European Evaluation Society) – Ms. Selma Maria Hayakawa C. Serpa (Brazil) • Ms. Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas (USA—EvalPartners) – Mr. Johann Lucas Jacob (Canada) • EvalMENA – Mr. Alexandro Rodrigues Pinto (Brazil) – Ms. Claudia Valenzuela (Brazil)

17. 15 • Support joint regional/national events to take stock of developments in these commitments (In 2014) including the sharing/learning good practices of validating data from multiple sources, managing sensitive data, disseminating evaluation results. • Hon. Mrs. RanginaKargar(Afghanistan) – Ms. AulidaAnamali(Albania)– Dr. Francois-Corneille Kedowide (Ethiopia—UNDP RSC Afrique) – Ms. Doha Abdelhamid(Egypt) • Mr. Pablo Rodriguez-Bilella(Argentina—ReLAC) – Mr. Fidel Arévalo(Guatemala) • Mr. VelayuthanSivagnanasothy(Gov. of Sri Lanka) – David Roberts (Australia) • Mr. AselaKalugampitiya(Sri Lanka) – Hon. KabirHashim(Sri Lanka) – Mr. Mohamed Mouime(Morocco) • Ms. Mallika R. Samaranayake(Sri Lanka—CoE— South Asia) – Mr. Charles Amoatey(Ghana) • Dr. Albert K. Byamugisha(Uganda) – Ms. Jody Fitzpatrick (USA) – Mr. KubatJumaliev(Kyrgyzstan) • Mr. Johann Lucas Jacob (Canada) – Ms. Juliana Wenceslau (UNDP Brazil) – Mr. Bruno Dery(Ghana) • Ms. Selma Maria Hayakawa C. Serpa(Brazil) – EvalMENA– Mr. Marco Segone(UNICEF) • Mr. Marco VinicioEspinalMartínez(Dominican Republic) – Mr. David Akana(Cameroon) • Ms. Maria Bustelo(Spain—European Evaluation Society) – Mrs. Elizabeth CasteloBranco de Souza (Brazil) • Ms. Katia Cristina Bassichetto(Brazil)

18. 16 • Assign budgets or percentages of initiatives to evaluations when designing/approving projects/programmes/policies or assign a percentage of the initiative cost. • Mr. Patrick McCaskie (Gov. of Barbados) • Mr. Bruno Dery (Ghana)

19. 17 • Use external evaluators to facilitate/moderate self-assessments and reviews.

20. 18 • Incorporate gender capacities/perspectives in M&E national Systems. • Víctor Manuel Quintero – (ReLAC) • Marco Segone (UNWomen) • Laura Gonzalez (UNWomen) • Inga Sniukate (UNWomen) • Tessie Catssambas (EvalPartners)

21. Signatories

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