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oapen-20.500.12657-894932024-04-03T16:11:46Z Equitable Evaluation masvaure, steven Chirau, Takunda J Fish, Tebogo Morkel, Candice Mkhize, Samukelisiwe Murgatroyd, Amy Feront, Cecile Dlakavu, Ayabulela Saidi, Umali Amis, Matodzi parenzee, penny Grand, Zacharia Mutereko, Sybert Muller, Seán M Norins, Jennifer Jason, Desiree Goldman, Ian Moshia-Molebatsi , Kgaugelo Tsekiso, Sinenhlanhla Lukuko, Thandolwethu Brey, Zulaikha masvaure, steven Chirau, Takunda J Fish, Tebogo Morkel, Candice Evaluation;equity;inequality;inequity;development;monitoring;evidence use thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFA Social discrimination and social justice The World Health Organization (WHO) defines equity as the absence of preventable or remediable disparities among various groups of individuals, regardless of how these groups are delineated, whether by social, economic, demographic or geographic factors. The goal of equity is to eliminate the unfair and avoidable circumstances that deprive people of their rights. Therefore, inequities generally arise when certain population groups are unfairly deprived of basic resources that are made available to other groups. A disparity is ‘unfair’ or ‘unjust’ when its cause is due to the social context rather than biological factors. Equitable evaluation contends that conducting evaluation practices with an equity approach is more powerful, as evaluation is used as a tool for advancing equity. It emphasises that context, culture, history, and beliefs shape the nature of evaluations, specifically in the diverse and often complex African reality. Equitable evaluation can render power to the powerless, offer a voice to the silenced and give presence to those treated as invisible. Evidence from various sources shows that inequality is prevalent on the African continent, hence the need to focus on evaluative solutions that address the structural issues that contribute to the different forms of inequality, such as economic, political and social inequality. Despite a plethora of development interventions on the African continent, a large proportion of the population on the continent is still lacking access to basic goods and services for survival. The effectiveness of developmental programmes in sub-Saharan Africa has been elusive, to the extent that minimal inroads have been made in addressing key challenges such as poverty, inequality and the effects of climate change. This scholarly book aims to invigorate academic discussions surrounding developmental programmes, with the goal of generating insights that can be utilised by evaluation commissioners and decision-makers to help address inequality and promote a more equitable society in Africa through improved evaluation processes. 2024-04-03T10:21:44Z 2024-04-03T10:21:44Z 2023 book 9781779952998 9781779953001 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89493 eng Evaluation: African Perspectives application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International BK459_Web Ready.pdf AOSIS AOSIS Books 10.4102/aosis.2023.BK459 10.4102/aosis.2023.BK459 d7387d49-5f5c-4cd8-8640-ed0a752627b7 9781779952998 9781779953001 AOSIS Books 1 316 Capetown open access
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines equity as the absence of preventable or remediable disparities among various groups of individuals, regardless of how these groups are delineated, whether by social, economic, demographic or geographic factors. The goal of equity is to eliminate the unfair and avoidable circumstances that deprive people of their rights. Therefore, inequities generally arise when certain population groups are unfairly deprived of basic resources that are made available to other groups. A disparity is ‘unfair’ or ‘unjust’ when its cause is due to the social context rather than biological factors. Equitable evaluation contends that conducting evaluation practices with an equity approach is more powerful, as evaluation is used as a tool for advancing equity. It emphasises that context, culture, history, and beliefs shape the nature of evaluations, specifically in the diverse and often complex African reality. Equitable evaluation can render power to the powerless, offer a voice to the silenced and give presence to those treated as invisible. Evidence from various sources shows that inequality is prevalent on the African continent, hence the need to focus on evaluative solutions that address the structural issues that contribute to the different forms of inequality, such as economic, political and social inequality. Despite a plethora of development interventions on the African continent, a large proportion of the population on the continent is still lacking access to basic goods and services for survival. The effectiveness of developmental programmes in sub-Saharan Africa has been elusive, to the extent that minimal inroads have been made in addressing key challenges such as poverty, inequality and the effects of climate change. This scholarly book aims to invigorate academic discussions surrounding developmental programmes, with the goal of generating insights that can be utilised by evaluation commissioners and decision-makers to help address inequality and promote a more equitable society in Africa through improved evaluation processes.
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