Evaluations
Humanitarian response in conflict: Lessons from South Central Somalia
"When will we ever learn, or rather, why do we never learn?." Humanitarian Practice Network at the Overseas Development Institute has published a special feature on the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Riccardo Polastro, Head of DARA’s Evaluation department [...] Read more...
UNICEF West and Central Africa evaluation of capacity development initiatives in Education in Emergencies
UNICEF has contracted two DARA consultants to carry out an evaluation of its capacity development initiatives on emergency preparedness and response (EPR) and Conflict/Disaster Risk Reduction (C/DRR) in the education sector, Read more...
Thematic Review and Capacity Assessment of Save the Children Denmark for DANIDA – New Report
Nordic Consulting Group has published the report of the thematic review and capacity assessment of Save the Children Denmark (SCD) for Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The review, in which DARA participated, analysed and assessed the organisation’ [...] Read more...
Evaluation of Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies pilot stage
DARA is undertaking an evaluation of the pilot phase of the Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies (CBHA) Read more...
Podcast: Riccardo Polastro on the IASC Evaluation of Somalia 
Listen to a podcast interview with Riccardo Polastro on the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) evaluation of the humanitarian response in South Central Somalia 2005-2010. The evaluation has been described as one of the most comprehensive evaluations of [...] Read more...
New Report: Evaluation of Humanitarian Response in South Central Somalia
DARA publishes the report of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Evaluation of the Humanitarian Response in South Central Somalia 2005-2010. Read more...
OCFA hosts workshop on humanitarian evaluation
Abu Dhabi, 14 December 2011: The UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA) hosted a one-day workshop today in Abu Dhabi for the UAE’s humanitarian donor community on the principles and practices of evaluating humanitarian programs. The workshop was [...] Read more...
Humanitarian Practice Network: Real Time Evaluations- Contributing to system-wide learning and accountability
Humanitarian Practice Network at ODI has recently published a special feature on Humanitarian Accountability. Riccardo Polastro, Head of DARA’s Evaluations department, has contributed a piece on Real-Time Evaluations. Read more...
Humanitarian Evaluation Workshop in Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA) will host a one-day workshop on the principles and practices of evaluating humanitarian aid programmes. The workshop, which will be attended by the UAE’s donor community will [...] Read more...