Pamoja Evaluation Services

Hard at work this week in Liberia, with colleagues from Accountability Lab. Pamoja is supporting the impact evaluation of their unique Integrity Idol programme. #governance #OpenSocietyFoundations #ImpactEvaluation #IntegrityIdol #AccountabilityLab

Do pessimists make great evaluators?

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As part of Pamoja's 'Business for Good' strategy, we support good causes that are close to our hearts. One such amazing cause is the Christopher Angus Fund which supports the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity. Each month, Michael Angus - Author, co-founder of the fund, guest blogs to tell us about his progress to trek the world, one mountain at a time. Here's a March update for you:

Last Thursday, we shared with you how Gavin’s evaluation journey really began in 2008 when he watched Nkosi Johnson, a twelve-year-old South African boy, give his powerful speech at the 13th International AIDS Conference. Nkosi would have been 29 this year if he had benefitted from the treatment he fought so hard to make accessible for others.
In 2012, four years after establishing Pamoja, Gavin met Gail Johnson (Nkosi’s adopted mother) for the first time. How strange that fa...te should bring these two together after her son had inspired Gavin more than a decade before. Gail showed Gavin around Nkosi’s Haven – an incredible legacy of Nkosi and an enduring testament to Gail and her team’s commitment to improving the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS.
At Pamoja, we believe in remembering the key influences that make us work so hard towards inspiring good change in this world. This picture, to Gavin, serves to do just that.
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We'll be conducting a 2-day Contribution Tracing Quick Start Course on 14 & 15 May in London. Register before April 22 to get £200 off the advertised course fee: https://www.pamoja.uk.com/quick-start/

"I started calling myself an evaluator in 2008 when I established Pamoja; but for years after, during long flights, I would ponder how I ended up becoming an evaluator. On one such flight, pondering whether my in-flight meal was fit for human consumption, I finally found my answer. Tanzanian teachers!" ~ Gavin Stedman-Bryce, Founder of Pamoja Evaluation Services #TenYearsOfPamoja Read more: https://www.pamoja.uk.com/news/2017/5/5/t est-post

In the year 2000, our Founder, Gavin Stedman-Bryce watched Nkosi Johnson, a twelve-year-old South African boy, give his powerful speech at the 13th International AIDS Conference. Nkosi used this platform to bravely advocate the need for open conversations surrounding AIDS and its treatment. Gavin was inspired by Nkosi’s immense bravery and courage and his determination to bring about change. Nkosi sadly passed away the following year.
Nkosi’s courage made Gavin realise that ...we all have a responsibility to be kind and do what we can to improve people’s lives – wherever they may live. This ultimately led him to volunteer with VSO; first in Tanzania, then in Uganda.
Gavin’s time with VSO in East Africa was his entry point to the world of Monitoring and Evaluation. There he observed the work done by non-profits and advocacy groups, and the impact they were having on this world. Sometime later, he founded Pamoja, the Swahili language setting the tone for the organisation's future. Pamoja means ‘together,’ with the value of working together being central to Pamoja’s philosophy as a consultancy.
This year, Pamoja is ten years old and, in that time, has provided monitoring and evaluation support to some of the world’s known organisations. We specialise in measuring the hard to measure through our innovative work on developing and applying Contribution Tracing – a new approach to impact evaluation.
Nkosi would have been 29 this year if he had benefitted from the treatment he fought so hard to make accessible for others. In 2012, Gavin meet Gail Johnson, Nkosi’s adopted mother for the first time. How strange that fate should bring these two together. Gail showed Gavin around Nkosi’s Haven – an incredible legacy of Nkosi and an enduring testament to Gail and her team’s commitment to improving the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS.
As we celebrate a decade of Pamoja this week, we want to take you with us on walk down memory lane. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Last chance to register for tomorrow's FREE Contribution Tracing web event: https://events.genndi.com/reg…/16910513 9238474125/ac9937f92c

Be sure to register for the next FREE Contribution Tracing web event on 6 April: https://events.genndi.com/reg…/16910513 9238474125/ac9937f92c

Make rigorous and confident impact claims, even with limited budgets. Join me for a free web event to learn about Contribution Tracing, a new approach to impact evaluation - 6 April @10.00 BST. Places are strictly limited, register below.

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How amazing is Megan? We love her story of how our Contribution Tracing Masterclass inspired her.
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Love this! A one-page evaluation report. Great idea!
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Great infographic to inspire you to build an evaluative culture in your organisation.