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Keynote address: Mana-enhancing evaluation
Mon, 04 Nov
|Auckland
Api and Regina will reflect on some of their experiences when monitoring and evaluating development programmes in the Pacific region, share some stories, and identify some principles that could help guide us towards understanding a mana-centric approach so that it is ingrained in our practices.
Time & Location
04 Nov 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Auckland, 72/112 Green Lane East, Ellerslie, Auckland 1051, New Zealand
About the event
https://anzea.org.nz/conference/conference2024/keynotes/
ANZEA Conference 4-7 November 2024 - Keynote address by Dr Api Movono and Prof Regina Scheyvens
Abstract:
To understand how to embrace a mana-enhancing approach to evaluation, we first must appreciate the profound and sacred meaning of ‘mana.’ Mana is unseen and is not something we can commodify, just as a mana-enhancing approach should not be seen as a ‘fad’ in evaluation or something to tick off and add to the evaluator’s tool kit. Such an approach requires a fundamental rethinking of how evaluation is practised and adequate time to invest in building strong, mutually respectful relationships with local partners and those who are supposed to benefit from any intervention.
In this address, Api and Regina will reflect on some of their experiences when monitoring and evaluating development programmes in the Pacific region, share some stories, and identify some principles that could help guide us towards understanding a mana-centric…