Result orientation

Here you can find the documents about the Hivos Policy framework which deals with improved result orientation and result assessment. The Policy framework consists of five parts.

Hivos Policy

Hivos does not believe that one uniform model or format for result assessment can accommodate all partners. Hivos therefore follows an approach to result assessment that allows for diversity and flexibility and makes use of methods and (context-specific) indicators that are proposed by partners and are meaningful and relevant to them.

Partner organisations are expected to shape their process of result orientation and result assessment in a way that suits their organisation, their needs for management information and learning, and that is relevant in their context. In their funding proposal to Hivos they are requested to describe this process and to present a clear outline of:

• the objectives set for the organisation, operationalised for the period of the contract (short and medium term);

• the main results intended to be achieved, or ? in case of interventions where the agenda is largely set by other actors - the specific 'areas of change' in which they expect to achieve results;

• a limited number of indicators (at output, outcome and organisational level) they use to determine if the envisaged results/ changes have occurred, and (limited) baseline data regarding those indicators;

• the main methods they use to assess if and to what extent they have achieved the intended results.

  After discussion of and agreement on these elements they become part of the contract between Hivos and the partner. In its language and approach Hivos uses basic elements of Results-Based Management and Logframe analysis, but it does not demand of partners to submit their programmes in a Logframe format.

  DAC glossary

  Here you can find the DAC glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management as the basis for the terminology in its policies and communication around result orientation and result assessment.

  The glossary is available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

  DAC

  Useful documents

  Here you can find useful documents and articles with regard to result assessment. New documents will be regularly posted here!

  Useful links

  Here you can find links to relevant websites that deal with guidelines, methods and tools. Some of these websites are available in English only.
  IIED Participatory Learning and Action
  RCPLA Network (Resource Centres for Participatory Learning and Action)
  ELDIS participation manuals and toolkits
  IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) Evaluation Guide
  IDRC (International Development Research Centre) Outcome Mapping
  INTRAC (International NGO Training and Research Centre) Occasional Papers Series, Praxis Series, Briefing Papers
  PARC (Performance Assessment Resource Centre)