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Country-led evaluation (CLE) is a relatively new concept, and one that reflects the world’s growing recognition of the importance of a nation’s self-determination in its own development. The field of evaluation is being reshaped by the evolving context of international aid, and particularly by the emerging recognition that effective development assistance requires that donor agencies “respect partner country leadership and help strengthen their capacity to exercise it.” Conventional forms of evaluation, typically mandated and funded by development agencies, are now being challenged by emerging independent forms of assessment that put the recipient country in the driver’s seat. The rationale for CLE is clear, but the question now is how to do it. What are the obstacles to country-led evaluation? What needs to be done to support it? Thus, the purpose of this group is to discuss, explore and exchange ideas with respect of CLE.

The focus of the NetworkEvaluation mailing list is on the exchange of information about: - Methodologies for, and experiences of, the evaluation of networks, - The use of social network analysis in international development aid projects, - Wider references on network analysis that relates to these tasks. This mailing list is an extension of the Networks section of Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS at http://www.mande.co.uk. It is managed by Rick Davies. For this mailing list, yahoo-groups software is used.

This list is intended for members of the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Graduate Student and New Evaluator Topical Interest Group (TIG). It has replaced the EVALGRAD list. For this mailing list, yahoo-groups software is used.

SCOT-EVAL-NET is an e-mail based discussion list of the Scottish Evaluation Network. For this mailing list, listserv software is used.

Forum for sharing ideas and practical examples of conducting evaluations of international development projects under less than ideal conditions. In particular, where there was no baseline and no comparison group. For this mailing list, yahoo software is used.

AfrEA is an information and networking tool of the African Evaluation Association. In conjunction with the national associations and committed donors, AfrEA has helped develop the concept of an African evaluation community. This listserv aims to build on this concept, to broaden this community, by further promoting the sharing of information, resources and opportunities. The AfrEA Community listserv serves as a forum for a wide range of stakeholders, from evaluators who are actively involved with monitoring and evaluation on the continent to those interested individuals who simply want to be kept up-to-date on M&E issues in Africa. Messages posted include news on local and international upcoming events (e.g. conferences, workshops, training events), employment opportunities and information requests. For this mailing list, yahoo-groups software is used.