Evaluation Series | Developing Terms of Reference for Reviews and Evaluations

Guiding principles of evaluative activities

When developing TOR for reviews and evaluations, consider the guiding principles for NZAID evaluative activities.

Partnership - work in partnership with development partners and other stakeholders to design and implement reviews or evaluations.
Transparency and independence - ensure reviews and evaluations are transparent (open and understood by all partners), and independent (carried out in a way that avoids adverse effects of political or organisational influence).
Participation - stakeholders involved at all stages of the review or evaluation [Reference: NZAID Evaluation Guidelines on Participatory Evaluation].
Capacity building -organisational capacity to undertake reviews or evaluations is enhanced through stakeholder involvement in the review or evaluation process.