The Creating Safer Space Participatory Evaluation and Learning Methodology for UCP

Traditional methods of evaluation are often top-down or output-focused and therefore risk missing important nuances connected with civilian protection efforts. Aware of these sensitivities, the research network Creating Safer Space brought together a group of UCP practitioners and scholars in the “Innovation in Evaluation and Learning“ working group. This group discussed good practice approaches to evaluation and developed principles that should inform evaluation design. The following sets out the participatory approach to UCP evaluation that the group recommends.