Research 4 Development

DevCAFE conducts an independent review of the United Nations Development Fund (UNDEF)-funded project “Creating an Inclusive Policy and Legal System, Protecting Elderly People’s Fundamental Rights in Indonesia.” The evaluation aimed to assess the project’s success in achieving its objectives and generate conclusions, recommendations, and lessons learned for future similar endeavors. The evaluation process included trips to Bali and Yogyakarta between April and August 2022.

Sanku is a non-profit organization that wants to end malnutrition in Africa. They recently hired DevCAFE to make a report for their Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) efforts.
Through this project, the Development CAFE is working with Sanku to make a detailed report on the organization’s monitoring and evaluation activities. This includes identifying areas of strength and weakness as well as providing recommendations for improving the overall effectiveness of Sanku’s MERL efforts.

The Development CAFE is giving Sanku advice on the best ways to collect, analyze, and report data based on its many years of experience in monitoring, evaluating, and learning. This includes making tools and methods for monitoring and evaluating the effects of Sanku’s programs, as well as helping Sanku’s staff get training and build their skills.

Through this partnership, the Development CAFE and Sanku are working together to improve the organization’s ability to track and measure the impact of its programs. This will help the organization reach its goal of ending malnutrition in Africa.

Development Dialog to promoting best practices in combatting covid 19, particularly in building awareness around fake news and hoaxes surrounding the pandemic.

Valentine Gandhi is the founder of Development CAFE. Recently, he was on a panel that talked about how building people’s skills can help them be more resilient. During the panel, experts from different organizations and fields talked about how building capacity can help communities and organizations that are facing tough problems become more resilient.

Valentine Gandhi brought his expertise in development and capacity-building to the panel, sharing examples of how the Development CAFE has used capacity development to build resilience in communities around the world. He also discussed the importance of innovation and technology in capacity development and how these tools can help organizations and communities adapt to and thrive in changing environments.

This panel discussion is a great chance for Development CAFE to share best practices and ideas about building capacity and resiliency with a larger audience. By taking part in discussions like this, the organization hopes to encourage development professionals to work together and share their knowledge, as well as to make positive changes in communities all over the world.

The Development CAFE was recently contracted by the GIZ ASEC 2025 project to provide training and support for the ASEAN Connectivity Division’s (ACD) human resources development efforts, with a particular focus on increasing the capacity for monitoring, research, and evaluation.

Through its expertise in monitoring, evaluation, and learning, the Development CAFE is working closely with the ACD to develop and implement training programs that build the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct effective monitoring and evaluation activities. This includes providing guidance on best practices for data collection, analysis, and reporting, as well as facilitating workshops and other training opportunities to build the capacity of ACD staff.

By strengthening the capacity of the ACD to effectively monitor and evaluate connectivity initiatives across the ASEAN region, the Development CAFE is contributing to more informed decision-making and more effective implementation of development projects. This work is critical to achieving the goals of the GIZ ASEC 2025 project, which seeks to promote sustainable and inclusive economic development throughout the ASEAN region.

The Development CAFE was recently contracted by the William & Lily Foundation to conduct an initial needs assessment in southwest Sumba amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The main goal of the assessment was to find out what women and female heads of households in the region face in terms of being able to participate in the economy.

Through this assessment, the Development CAFE provided valuable insights into the challenges faced by women in the region, including limited access to resources and markets as well as the impact of the pandemic on economic opportunities. The results were shared with the most important people in the region and used to create targeted interventions and programs to help women become more financially independent.

This project shows how important the Development CAFE is in helping organizations like the William & Lily Foundation do needs assessments and come up with solutions to development problems that are backed up by evidence. By using their skills in monitoring, evaluating, and learning, the Development CAFE helps to make sure that development efforts are effective, efficient, and meet the needs of local communities.

The European Evaluation Society’s first webinar on how to use cutting-edge technology in evaluation was recently held at DevCAFE. Experts in both evaluation and technology came together for the webinar to talk about how new technologies could be used in evaluation work.

During the webinar, participants explored the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data in evaluation and discussed the opportunities and challenges associated with their use. They also shared examples of how these technologies have been applied in real-world evaluation projects and discussed best practices for integrating technology into the evaluation process.

This webinar is a great chance for Development Cafe to spread the word about the use of technology in evaluation work and help evaluation professionals build their skills. By hosting this event, the organization aims to raise awareness of the potential of frontier technologies to improve the effectiveness and impact of evaluation work and to encourage further exploration and adoption of these tools in the field.

The Global Evaluation Conference 2017 was held by the International Development Evaluation Association, or IDEAS, and DevCAFe attended.

Scientists, researchers, and students from all over the world can gather at the DevCAFE to exchange knowledge and materials about the development industry. This is accomplished through a number of networking sites tailored to each industry and activity. The DevCAFE is a place for people who work in development and experts from other fields who want to learn more about the social sciences and the development sector to share their knowledge. Contribute your knowledge, skills, experience, and intellectual prowess to expanding and improving the network. The Development CAFE is a nonprofit organization with the registered mission of enhancing ICT (information and communication technology) skills for development.

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In the interest of information sharing on sustainable development projects we are launching this platform livelihoodstrategies.org

Other Development Cafe websites include:
Our Main HUB – dev-cafe.org
Our Main Website for Updates – thedevelopmentcafe.org
Online Training Courses from the Development Cafe! –  e-dev.org
The Sociological Think Tank – sociologynetwork.org
Publishing tool for professionals – thedevelopmentreview.org
Development Cafe Discussion group – groups.yahoo.com/group/the_development_cafe

The Development Cafe has been featured on the popular online newspaper creation platform, Paper.li. The publication talked about the organization’s digital projects, such as their work on blockchain, mobile apps, and other new technologies.

Through their work, Development Cafe aims to harness the power of technology to drive positive change in communities around the world. They have made a variety of digital tools and platforms to help government programs, aid organizations, and other development actors do their jobs.

People have noticed that these projects use new ideas and have the potential to make big changes. The article in Paper.li talks about how Development Cafe is using technology to help people and shows off some of their recent successes in this area. The publication provides a platform for sharing news and information related to development work and technology and helps to raise awareness of the important role that digital innovation can play in driving progress and improving people’s lives.

Link: https://paper.li/developmentcafe/1346231925

The Development Review is an international journal aimed at bringing the voices of the grassroots to the fore. It is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that focuses on development theories, methods, and applications. It is published quarterly in print and online. The specific focus of the journal would be on the following subjects:

• Poverty
  
• Gender in Development
  
• Social Enterprises and Livelihood Interventions
  
• Monitoring and Evaluation and Research Methodologies
  
• Applications of Sociological and Economic Theories in Action
  
• Human Rights, Peace, and Conflict Issues
  
• Education and Children’s Development

The journal’s primary goal is to bring together the results of technical and applied research and use them to push for policy changes. The Development Review publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual frameworks, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, theories in practice, technical notes, and book reviews.

The mission of the DevCAFE learning center is to equip individuals and organizations with the digital skills necessary to support and advance development initiatives. The center’s facilities and technologies are designed to promote effective learning, and its courses are taught by seasoned instructors who are subject matter experts. The Professional Development for Development Professionals (PDDP) program of DevCAFE aims to provide development professionals with more opportunities to acquire ICT skills tailored to their specific needs. Complete instruction is provided online, but DVDs and email are also available for those with limited Internet access.

Courses available in:

• M & E with a difference
  
• Gender Mainstreaming
  
• GIS For targeted interventions
  
• Measuring SRI
  
• Effective Qualitative Data