Abstract:
The online course on Facilitating Gender Transformative Evaluations (FGTE) was introduced in 2017-18 by ISST as a self- paced, module-based online course that ran three iterations between 2018 and 2019.
FGTE 2.0 built on the first version of the online course and brought in fresh perspectives from the field of
evaluation that addresses issues and challenges thrown up by the pandemic. FGTE 2.0 ran its first iteration in 2021 with participants from South Asian countries belonging to diverse backgrounds. There have been two more iterations in 2022 and 2023 and the latest 2024 iteration will launch in July 2024. A total of 200+ articipants have completed the course thus far. This will be the seventh iteration of the course. The course introduces its participants to the concepts of both gender and evaluation and will enable them to bring in a critical gender transformative lens when conducting evaluations. In particular, the course introduces
feminist evaluation ethics and principles, as well as an array of evaluation approaches. The course draws upon diverse frameworks, methodologies and tools like the Change Matrix, Outcome Mapping, Utilization focused evaluation and using participatory tools which focus on equity and inclusiveness, key principles of Gender
Transformative Evaluations (GTE).
