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Meeting of the Security, Rights and Development Roundtable Measuring Impact in Implementation April 21, 2014. Human Rights and M(&)E Lessons from The Center for Evaluation Innovation’s Case Studies on Evaluation in Human Rights Organizations. Rhonda Schlangen
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Meeting of the Security, Rights and Development Roundtable • Measuring Impact in Implementation • April 21, 2014 Human Rights and M(&)E Lessons from The Center for Evaluation Innovation’s Case Studies on Evaluation in Human Rights Organizations • Rhonda Schlangen • Independent evaluation consultant
M & E and HUMAN RIGHTS WORK • Barriers • Complexity • What’s working
Human Rights work • Rule of law • Military conflict • Migrant rights • Gender rights • Legal defense
I spent eight years defending political prisoners. • There was no hope of their release. I lost every case. What was my impact? Zero. Should I have done it?I haven’t found one person who says ‘no’.
Disease eradication • Health services • Human rights • Policy change • Campaigning • Education Different • change strategies, time and measurability • Rhonda Schlangen Evaluation
What’s Working • 1. Develop a robust worldview • 2. Do the simple things right • 3. Distill meaningfully • 4. Horses for courses • 5. Add to the innovation ‘to do’ list
M & E and HUMAN RIGHTS • Barriers • Complexity • What’s working
Thank you! Case studies www.evaluationinnovation.org Rhonda Schlangen Rhondaschlangen@gmail.com www.rhondaschlangen.com