The Basics of M&E

The morning of Day Seven of the 2014 Sochi Camp focused on the concept of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). Having already been introduced to several important monitoring concepts (to review these concepts click here), the Delegates were equipped for a more...
Measuring Change: Outcomes, Impacts, and Indicators

Measuring Change: Outcomes, Impacts, and Indicators

How do you know a change is occurring? This was the question that Delegates set out to answer on Day Four of Sochi Camp 2014. Because Generations For Peace believes that tracking change is a crucial part of any intervention, the day focused on helping Delegates grasp...
The Generations For Peace Institute

The Generations For Peace Institute

If you are an avid reader of this blog, you may have noticed that there is often mention of the Generations For Peace Institute (GFPI). So what is the GFPI? What is the Institute’s exact role in the larger organisation of Generations For Peace?  GFPI...
What is Evaluation?

What is Evaluation?

The second session of the morning was centered around evaluation. For Generations For Peace, evaluation is “understanding what happened and why, and planning improvements”. Just like monitoring, evaluation is integral to successful planning, implementation and...
“If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail”

“If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail”

During session one of Day 6, Pioneer Facilitator Safiya stressed the necessity of planning prior to commencing any programme. In order to demonstrate the importance of planning, Delegates were asked to consider the following questions: Why are you planning an event,...