KAMPALA, August 20, 2024 – The eighth Uganda Evaluation Week [UEW] is taking place from August 19 – 23, 2024, at the Uganda Management Institute [UMI] in Kampala. The event is organised by the Uganda Evaluation Association [UEA] and the Office of the Prime Minister [OPM].
The UEW will comprise a three-day conference [slated for August 21–23] as one its activities such preconference workshops, exhibitions, expert presentations, and panel discussions among others.
The President of the Uganda Evaluation Association, Mathew Lubuulwa while explaining to the journalists on the importance of evaluation in guiding development initiatives revealed the theme of the conference as, “Development with Purpose: Empowering Accountable Learning for achieving Development Goals and Enhancing Climate Resilience.”
“The Uganda Evaluation Conference 2024 is a significant event for advancing the field of evaluation. By focusing on accountable learning and innovative practices, the conference aims to drive progress in national development and climate resilience,” he said yesterday at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala.
Nwanne Vwede–Obahor, UNDP Resident Representative for Uganda will give a keynote speech on the conference’s theme.
According to Lubuulwa the objectives of the Evaluation Week includes creating a platform where stakeholders can share experiences and insights from evaluations that contribute to reaching national targets under the National Development Program III [NDP III] and the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs], and to explore and promote innovative evaluation practices that enhance learning and foster stronger synergies between local practitioners and international evaluation actors.
However, he said the conference that starts tomorrow will emphasise the transition from traditional accountability-centric evaluations to practices that prioritise learning and impact. “This shift is critical for facilitating informed decision-making and improving project and programme service delivery,” he said.
The first two days of saw preconference workshops held as experts delivered impactful training sessions to diverse participants.
Meanwhile, the conference, according to the organisers, aims to enhance the practice of monitoring and evaluation by fostering a shift towards impactful, learning oriented outcomes beyond accountability. The conference will promote shared learning experiences anchored in strong partnerships.
Participants at the conference include; monitoring and evaluation [M& E] practitioners in Uganda drawn from government, private sector, academicians, politicians, media, young and emerging entrepreneurs. Other participants to attend the conference are from the East African Community [EAC], and the wider international community.
Subthemes for the conference include: Accountability in development; Catalysing change; and Innovations in Evaluation Practices.
The UEW showcases evidence use from monitoring and evaluation to support given development interventions by government, NGOs, private sector and international development partners in Uganda.
Insightful presentations on government development initiatives such as Parish Development Model [PDM], Deepening Financial Inclusion, Agriculture Credit Facility, Small Business Recovery Fund, among others have been lined up.
The sponsors and partners of UEW include Twende Mbele, Twaweza, Uganda Management Institute [UMI], and The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI] whose Operations Director, Jane Amuge Okello will be one of the panelists to discuss: “Implementing the Cooperative Resilience Measurement Index [CRMI] for Cooperatives in Uganda”, tomorrow.
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