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Decolonizing Evaluation: 4 conclusions from a panel of donors

Por Ben Bestor

In recent years, the chorus of voices calling for the decolonization of aid has been growing, demanding a reevaluation of the way programs are designed and even the way they are delivered. This evaluation – a process that consists of critically and systematically analyzing the design, implementation, improvement or results of a program – is an integral part of a broader dialogue about decolonization.

When it comes to evaluating a project or program, it is worth reflecting on a series of questions. What constitutes “effectiveness”, how is it measured, and who determines it? Whose values, priorities and worldviews shape the assessment? Historically, it has always been donors and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) – in other words, external parties – who determined what would be evaluated, when it would be evaluated, by whom and based on what methodologies, accepting few relevant contributions from the people concerned. be achieved by the programs in question. This needs to change. But what will this change look like?

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Decolonizing evaluation: 4 takeaways from a donor panel

Over the past few years, a growing chorus of voices calling for the decolonization of aid has emerged, necessitating a reevaluation of the way programs are designed to the way they are delivered. Evaluation—the process of critically and systematically assessing the design, implementation, improvement, or outcomes of a program—is part and parcel of this broader decolonization conversation.

When it comes to evaluating a project or program, it is worth reflecting on several questions. What constitutes “effectiveness,” how is that determined, and according to whom? Whose values, priorities, and worldviews are shaping the evaluation?

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Five things we learned from feminists about giving

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We were lucky enough to get to know the world of philanthropy from a very special point of view: the women's fund ecosystem. Women's funds are organizations that mobilize and donate resources to groups of women, girls and trans people around the world, providing them with financial and technical resources and strengthening networks to realize their vision of social justice. More than 40 of them come together in Prospera, a powerful global network.

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Mapping of independent funds

Community and independent philanthropy is present in several regions of Brazil

Mapping identifies independent organizations working with donations to civil society groups and movements that focus on the fields of social justice and community development in the country

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Independent and community philanthropy is present in several regions of the country

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However, none of these initiatives have experienced bold and innovative action as has been practiced by the Baobá Fund for Racial Equity, the Brazilian Human Rights Fund and the Casa Socioambiental Fund within the scope of the Alliance between Funds, which emerged in 2021.

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Crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the 3D image of the Earth accessed in real time, during the 11h flight, stimulates the perception of the connections between us, 8 billion humans and every piece of our small and beautiful planet, a habitat that we share with millions of other species of living beings.

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The Philanthropy, Social Justice, Civil Society and Democracy Seminar, by Rede Comuá, highlighted the central role that black women must play in debates on decolonization and reconceptualization of the field of philanthropy in Brazil.

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The logic of colonization and the hierarchization of bodies created tools of racial disparity that are based on coloniality and are maintained through power dynamics in social relations. These subsidize the behavior and social imaginary that feed and reproduce racial violence in everyday life. The logic of subalternization also impacts the structure of grassroots organizations and the format in which they are included in the philanthropic ecosystem, donation culture and political scenario.

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