Training on disability and social research for the Ministry of Social Affairs in Tunisia
Focusing on Disability through the lenses of social research and data analysis: the Inclusive Development Unit has elaborated 10 training lessons for the General Directorate of Social Promotion of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MAS) in Tunisia. This training aims at strengthening the knowledge of MAS Staff on social research methodologies and techniques, in order [...]
Poste à pourvoir pour un/e Expert/e Local/e en Gestion d’Entreprise et en formation des coopératives et GIEs
Le projet triennal « Social business et développement innovant de la filière agro-industrielle de la Région de Thiès (SB-AGROIN) » financé par l’Agence Italienne pour la Coopération au Développent (AICS), a démarré en novembre 2019. Le projet est promu par ASeS (chef de file), en partenariat avec les ONG Green Sénégal, JËF, l’Institut Sénégalais de [...]
Outcome Harvesting: assessing your social impact
The Outcome harvesting is an evaluation methodology that allows to explore the intended and unintended, positive and negative outcomes triggered by an intervention of its beneficiaries and main stakeholders. Rather than comparing the planned outcomes with the achieved ones, the Outcome Harvesting collects evidence of outcomes defined as the changes in behaviour, practices, relationships and [...]
Voluntary Local Reviews as drivers for SDG Localisation
Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) have recently emerged as a powerful tool to localise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), representing an innovation by and for the cities to advance progress on their local priorities in a participatory, inclusive and transparent manner. VLR process can substantially accelerate the localisation of the SDGs in many core elements of [...]
Benefits of a synergy between external and internal evaluation strategies
External evaluation of development projects and programmes is increasingly required in calls for proposals by public and private, Italian and European, funding bodies. An evaluation study prepared by an external organization provides a more objective view of the degree of achievement of planned objectives and results. However, benefits of external evaluation are maximised when NGOs […]
Sustainable tourism analysis: promoting territories and local contexts
Sustainable tourism promotes the enhancement and protection of socio-cultural and environmental resources at local level. It also allows to revitalise specific areas and their communities by focusing on their special features in order to open up new future prospects for inclusive and sustainable development. Through the sustainable tourism analysis, local authorities can plan new strategies [...]
CapabITALY, the Italian academic network for sustainable human development
CapabITALY is a network of scholars, lecturers, researchers who apply the principles of the Capability Approach in different disciplines. The networks aims at promoting evidence-based policies for sustainable human development. Capability Approach The Capability Approach is a theoretical framework introduced by Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics Amartya Sen in the 1980s. This approach has since [...]
What is a Voluntary Local Review and why is it important for the SDGs Localization?
The Voluntary Local Review (VLR) is an analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a specific local context, thus, a very important monitoring tool for their implementation at city or regional level. The process of SDGs localization that starts with the Voluntary Local Review allows local authorities to identify their own priorities and territorial [...]