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Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South Asian Perspective - Bhutan’s Perspective

Karma Galleg, Gross National Happiness Commission March , 2009. Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South Asian Perspective - Bhutan’s Perspective. Country background. A small Himalayan country located between India & China Area - 38,394 sq.km Population – 634,982

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Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South Asian Perspective - Bhutan’s Perspective

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  1. Karma Galleg, Gross National Happiness Commission March , 2009 Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South Asian Perspective - Bhutan’s Perspective

  2. Country background • A small Himalayan country located between India & China • Area - 38,394 sq.km • Population – 634,982 • GDP per capita(US$) - 4,800 (2008) • HDI Ranking – 131 out of 179 countries (2008) • Government – Constitutional Monarchy

  3. Evaluation System in Bhutan • GNH Commission (erstwhile Planning Commission) is the central coordinating agency for development planning and monitoring in Bhutan • Monitoring and evaluation is the key mandate of GNHC • GNHC developed National M&E System to institute systematic mechanism for tracking plans and programs • M&E Guidelines drafted & will be operational from 2009 onwards

  4. Institutional Set-up for M&E

  5. Status of Impact Evaluation in Bhutan • Limited demand for impact evaluations by policy makers • Demand for impact evaluation mainly driven by international donors • Low level of participation by research institutes, civil society organizations, private sector in impact evaluations • Limited capacity even at national level (GNHC) for impact evaluations

  6. Opportunities & strategies for promoting impact evaluation • GNH Commission as the central policy and planning agency is well placed to create demand by the policy makers • A separate Research and Evaluation Division created in GNHC to commission evaluations and frame evaluation guidelines including impact evaluations • Develop network with regional and international evaluation networks and associations • Good support from development partners in developing institutional capacity and mechanism in promoting impact evaluations

  7. Examples of impact evaluations carried out and future plans Conducted nation-wide impact assessment of rural development (RRDIA 2007) Conducted capacity development outcome evaluation of Danish supported organizations in Bhutan in partnership with Danish Evaluation Department (2006) Terminal Review of 9th Five Year Planned in 2009 Few impact evaluations on selected themes and development priorities proposed as a part of Terminal Review

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