Centering African Philosophies: Five Transformative Indigenous Evaluation Frameworks
Authors B. Chilisa, T. Major,M. Ramasobana, W. Nderitu, J. Govender, S. Koloi-Keaikitse, F. Mwaijande, B. Koyabe, Gaotlhobogwe, R. Nabbumba, M. Frehiwot, M. B. Pheko, S. Molosiwa and C. Akligo There is a call to strengthen African-led development by empowering communities, practitioners, and policymakers to design, monitor, and evaluate projects that promote community participation, ownership, and sustainability. Do you know of projects/interventions in which evaluators, project commissioners, and funders report success, yet on the ground, change is minimal? The world is changing, and there is a push not only to evaluate projects/interventions for economic benefits but also to consider social and environmental benefits. The challenge is how to go beyond the practice of using tried and tested evaluation frameworks and tools that originate from the global North to include the use of frameworks and tools emanating from the philosophies, valu...