Evaluation Community of India

Evaluation Community of India (ECOI) was established in 2015. ECOI seeks to promote knowledge sharing in the area of monitoring and evaluation to promote high quality, credible and useful evaluations. Our motto is ‘Share and Learn’ Mission To promote demand for and strengthen theory, practice and utilization of evaluations through knowledge sharing and capacity building involving members, partners and diverse networks following quality standards. Vision To function as a professional community for promoting an evaluation culture that contributes to evidence- based policies focusing on social equity, gender equality and sustainability across India and globally. Objectives • To promote demand for evaluations among all stakeholders including community • To strengthen robust evaluation practices in diverse disciplines • To promote equity-focused and gender responsive evaluations • To strengthen voices and community participation in evaluations • To develop evaluation capacities among members, key stakeholders and emerging evaluators • To promote utilization of evaluations to influence programs and policies • To develop and disseminate knowledge products and promote exchange of learnings • To foster innovations in evaluation Governance: ECOI is hosted by Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST). The community is managed by a team of volunteers called - ‘Core Group’.The presentCore-Group members are : • Alok Srivastava, Centre for Media Studies (CMS), New Delhi • Aniruddha Brahmachari, Oxfam International • BVLN Rao, Independent Consultant • Madhulika Singh, UN women, New Delhi • Nabesh Bohidar, Care India • Rajib Nandi, Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), New Delhi • Rashmi Agrawal, Independent Consultant, formerly with NITI Aayog • Rituu B Nanda, Institute of Social Studies Trust and Constellation • Sanjay Kumar, UNFPA, New Delhi