One of the long-standing challenges to successful peacebuilding has been the difficulty of measuring results and generating evidence that can help identify what types of interventions work best. This guide builds on work undertaken by CARE International and International Alert in three countries to pilot theory based evaluation tools to help evaluate the impact of the peacebuilding projects. 19 projects and 38 theories of change were tested, with the resulting tools, tips and processes captured here.
Guidance for Designing, Monitoring and Evaluating Peacebuilding Projects: Using Theories of Change
- Countries: Nepal, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Co-authors: International Alert
- Published: June 2012
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