Building Capacity of Young Evaluators in Gender and Equity: Lessons from the Global South

This event is designed by young evaluators from South Asia who will discuss how a gender network - GENSA (Gender and Equity Network South Asia) along with Youth networks in the region have innovatively addressed the special needs of young evaluators for both gender and evaluation-related capacities. The speakers will present evidence from its membership regarding the current professional background of South Asian evaluators and their sources of capacity building and the gaps and challenges they face. Each speaker will then present the challenges from three countries, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and India, and how demand and supply capacity building needs are challenged by the changing demands from both traditional development and academic sectors but also emerging demands from corporates. The participants will learn about the unique challenges from the Global South and innovative strategies by the networks to address these gaps to ensure the Global South voice is being heard in the global evaluation discourse. The examples will illustrate how resource frugal approaches can enhance capacity building in the Global South and ensure it is by, for, and with Global South expertise.