Reviews, evaluation and impact assessment are important tools to inform the future, while documenting the past. EMPOWERHOUSE has the tools and the experience needed to match your specific documentation needs, be it through systematic interviews, facilitation of consultative workshops, surveys, tracer studies or audience feed-back in a variety of ways. Impact assessment furthermore highlight the change generated by the work in, of and around the media. It can be particularly effective in and around community media, where matching of impact documented with the change desired, can provide important information on to ways forward.
EMPOWERHOUSE works with Reviews, Evaluation and Impact Assessment in the following ways:
- EMPOWERHOUSE tailors the tools needed to answer the needs and questions you have, and implements the assessment process in partnership with the organisation in question, ensuring that capacity is built in the team to continue this work on an ongoing basis,
- EMPOWERHOUSE always embeds a review, an evaluation or an impact assessment in the reality and context in which it is found, avoiding to consider a development intervention in its own narrow framework, but always as an integrated part of the surrounding political, economic, cultural reality,
- EMPOWERHOUSE where possible engages those being reviewed or evaluated in the review/ evaluation exercise, while ensuring to also have outside views of the intervention through engaging relevant ‘free thinkers’ and stakeholders in the process,
- Aware of and alert towards the weight often carried by an evaluation or review by the customer, EMPOWERHOUSE carefully vets all information gathered through triangulation, feed-back meetings with reviewed entity and customer, while maintaining the required quality, rigour and integrity as an evaluator and reviewer,
- In the EMPOWERHOUSE work with impact assessment in community radio stations, the final presentation of findings to the station itself: its management and community (volunteer) broadcasters, is usually connected to a discussion how the community can continue this work in simple, yet effective and reliable ways. This usually includes a discussion of the role of impact assessment for sustainability including for credibility (and thus ownership) by the community and potential to mobilise (funding) partners (and thus financial support).
The EMPOWERHOUSE portfolio of experience in the area Reviews, Evaluation and Impact Assessment includes the following:
| Bangladesh NIRAS/Sida |
2024 – team leader: Evaluation of the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka’s support to Women’s Rights Organisations and UN Women’s work in Cox’s Bazar, to document results achieved, effectiveness of the contribution and to identify areas of necessary adjustments or new direction. |
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| Albania NIRAS/Sida |
2023-24 – team leader: Evaluation of Heritage for People Phase II, Albania – Cultural Heritage without Borders focusing on Sida’s support in the past and on CHwB’s onward strategic development path. |
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| Ghana New Narratives (NN) |
2023-24 – International M&E adviser to the ”Excellence in Clean Air Reporting” project: Oversee M&E in NN Project in Ghana; Provide remote and on-site mentoring of Ghanaian Evaluation team member: activities and reporting. |
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| Georgia NIRAS/Sida |
2023 – team leader: “End-Term Evaluation of UN Global Compact Network Georgia (UNGCNG)” focusing on Sida’s support to the UN Global Compact Network Georgia; Corporate Sustainability and SDG integration in private sector |
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| Mozambique NIRAS/Sida |
2022 – team leader: “End of Project Evaluation of the Ipas project: Expanding women’s and girls’ access to comprehensive abortion and contraception care in Nampula and Zambezia provinces in Mozambique”- a SRHR project |
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| Global NIRAS / Sida |
2022 – 2025: Contracted as part of the NIRAS core team of Sida evaluation team-leaders for the ‘Framework agreement for Sida Evaluations’ |
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| Global Hivos/Sida |
2021: Team-leader of the evaluation of the Sida supported Hivos Arts and freedom of expression programme in Southern & Eastern Africa and the Middle East, titled “R.O.O.M – Freedom of Expression in the 21st Century” providing grants, events and networking for creative ‘makers’ to create new contemporary narratives and extend the narrowing space for freedom of expression. |
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| Tanzania FCG Sweden/Sida |
2019-2020: Evaluation of FEMINA HIP, a 20-year-old organisation supporting the development of an informed, empowered and engaged youth in areas of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Environment, Economic Empowerment and Civic engagement & citizenship. Field work in Dar Es Salaam, Dodoma and Mbeya |
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| Zambia NIRAS Sweden /Sida |
2019: End of Project Evaluation of the BBC Media Action project “Radio Waves & Tikambe Projects in Zambia” – focusing on SRHR. |
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| DRC Fondation Hirondelle /Sida |
2019: Teamleader of the end evaluation of the DRC-wide project “Increase people’s participation to public life in and around election periods through stronger Congolese media”, focusing on active engagement by youth and women. Visit to radio and TV stations and FGDs with audiences in Lubumbashi, Kolwezi, Boma, Mbanza-Ngungu and Kinshasa; consultations with donor organisations and media organisations (official and NGOs). |
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Germany, Ireland, Hungary |
2019: Lead responsible for development of a certification system for European Community Media training as part of a programme run by AMARC-Europe and CMFE, funded by the EU. |
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| Rwanda ADRA Denmark |
2018: Team leader of the End-Evaluation of the Action for Social Change programme in Rwanda. |
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| Vietnam UNICEF / Itad |
2016: Team leader evaluation of UNICEF C4D capacity development; integration and mainstreaming; and evaluability of the UNICEF Country Office in Vietnam |
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| Kyrgyzstan UNICEF / Itad |
2016: Team leader evaluation of UNICEF C4D capacity development; integration and mainstreaming; and evaluability of the UNICEF Country Office in Kyrgyzstan |
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| Vietnam Danida |
2015-2016: Coordination of a consolidation ‘Transformation of Provincial TV in Vietnam’ package, overseeing development of training package, upload on VJTC (Vietnamese Journalist Training Centre) website in English and Vietnamese. Take part in seminars with TV managers, editors and journalists in Hanoi. |
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| Myanmar IMS |
2015: Lead Assessor of rural information and communication needs in Myanmar with a view to recommend ways and means to meet the important gaps. |
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| UNICEF HQ, ROs, Cos itad |
2015-2016: Evaluation of UNICEF’s C4D work globally. Evaluation design, implementation of evaluation and presentation of recommendations |
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| Vietnam UNICEF/Itad |
2016: Evaluation of UNICEF C4D capacity development; integration and mainstreaming; and evaluability of the UNICEF Country Office in Vietnam | |
| Kyrgyzstan UNICEF/Itad |
2016: Evaluation of UNICEF C4D capacity development; integration and mainstreaming; and evaluability of the UNICEF Country Office in Kyrgyzstan | |
| UNICEF HQ, ROs, COs UNICEF/Itad |
2015-2016: Evaluation of UNICEF’s C4D work globally. Evaluation design, implementation of evaluation and presentation of recommendations | |
| Myanmar IMS |
2015: End of programme review of the IMS ‘Media Development in Support of Democratic Governance & National Reconciliation in Myanmar’ Programme | |
| Vietnam Danida |
2014: Final review of Journalism training programme to local TV stations in Vietnam | |
| Lao PDR UNDP |
2013/14, Review of Lao PDR’s civil society, community communication programme, carry out impact assessment of community radios and develop concept note for new phase | |
| Vietnam Danida |
2013: Midterm-review of Journalism training programme to local TV stations in Vietnam. | |
| Zimbabwe Norwegian embassy |
2012: Review of support to IMS management of Norwegian support to the independent media in Zimbabwe 2010-2012. | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi ADRA Denmark |
2012: Midterm review of C4D project using radio to curb violence against women | |
| Burundi ADRA Denmark |
2011: Evaluation: Breaking the silence. Children engage in dialogue on HIV/AIDS through radio | |
| Sudan International Media Support |
2010: Elaboration of effective evaluation methodology and tools, statistics, reporting. | |
| Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Azerbaijan Danida |
2010: “Media and Democracy Programme: Central, Eastern Europe, Caucasus” – review of IMS ENR programme | |
| Lao PDR UNDP |
2009: Coaching of radio staff, volunteers: partnership strategy, community research, formation of community radio network, guide on ‘Community Research, Impact Assessment’ | |
| Lao PDR UNDP |
2009: Review of project and assessment of impact and sustainability of Laos’ first community-run community radio. Facilitation of update of radio’s strategic plan. | |
| Zimbabwe, South Africa International Media Support |
2009: Review of one of three Zimbabwean exile radio stations: content analysis and impact assessment, elaborate forward-looking development strategies | |
| Germany CAMECO |
2009: Development of M&E focused Media Development Wiki: part of expert team, present tool at int’l conference, moderate workshop on community radio and M&E | |
| Angola Norwegian Embassy |
2008: Review mission and appraisal of new project description. Information and communication audit. Assessment of team capacity, elaboration of proposal for management of new organisation. http://www.norad.no/en/tools-and-publications/publications/publication?key=109817 | |
| Lao PDR UNDP |
2007/08: Evaluation of pilot community radio in Laos and elaboration of strategic roll out plan for Laos. Strategic advice on role of UNDP, overall funding & partnerships. | |
| Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda SIDA |
2006/07: Impact Assessment of three ‘East African Community Radio Project’ Stations: Based on “Most Significant Change” methodology:3 in-depth change-story reports from: a Maasai radio in Tanzania, a Kenyan Women’s radio, a Ugandan rural radio. (http://webzone.k3.mah.se/projects/comdev/_comdev_PDF_doc/scp08_sem2_Impact_Assessment_EACMP.pdf ) | |
| Mozambique Austrian Development Cooperation |
2006: Impact Assessment and Review of ‘Rádio Comunitária do Búzi’ in Sofala province, including extensive desk study on ‘state of the art’ of community radio in development | |
| Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi SIDA |
2006: Lake Victoria Programme: Evaluation of 4 year regional training programme in environmental journalism at Makerere University: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania. http://www.sida.se/contentassets/07af50d433f34c5ea92349c69b6bb8cc/0619-swedish-support-to-a-regional-environmental-journalism-and-communication-programme-in-eastern-africa-for-the-period-2002-_2050.pdf | |
| West Africa Plan International |
2005: Media & Communication on Children’s Rights: Backstopping the development of tools for monitoring and evaluation of children’s radio programmes in West Africa within ‘Kids Waves’ Radio Project. | |
| Palestine SIDA |
2005: Evaluation of a nine year project to develop a Mid-career journalism training institute in Palestine. Tracer study, impact assessment, donor mapping. http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/B61236CA7EAECB12C125741D003DCA6F-sida_aug2005.pdf | |
| Tanzania Danida |
1998: Mid-term review of REDET II (Research and Education for Democracy), Tanzania. Responsible for review of Media activities and co-responsible for Development Communication aspects of Education, in charge of report-writing. | |
| Burkina Faso Danida |
1997: Team leader, Review of FESPACO, Pan African Film & TV Festival, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. | |
| Senegal, Mali, France Danida |
1997: Joint mission with Dutch DGIS: Joint Review of PANOS Programme for Information Pluralism in Western Africa | |
| Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania, Swaziland Danida |
1996: Tripartite Review of Media Institute of Southern Africa, Namibia. | |
| Kyrgyz republic UNESCO |
1996: Midterm review of Women in Media Network of Central Asia | |
| Kyrgyz republic UNESCO |
1996: Review of Radio Max, Almaty | |
| Zimbabwe, Zambia and Swaziland ILO |
1992: Evaluation of project on “Improved Livelihood of Disabled Women: a promotional, regional project for Southern Africa”. | |
EMPOWERHOUSE publications in the area of Review, Evaluation and Impact Assessment include:
This listing naturally does not including consultancy reports except for where they are publicly available.
| 2012 | “EMPOWERMENT RADIO – Voices building a community”, by Birgitte Jallov 236 pages, Published by EMPOWERHOUSE. |
| 2009 | “Building Communication for Empowerment: C4E pilots assess media voice and inclusion” by Birgitte Jallov in: Measuring Change II. Cameco. |
| 2009 | “Getting your support to community media right” and “Community Research for Community Media Sustainability” in “Community Media Sustainability Guide: The Business of Changing Lives”, Internews, 2009 |
| 2008 | A review of IRIN Angola’s activities and a Proposal for the way forward. http://www.norad.no/en/tools-and-publications/publications/publication?key=109817 |
| 2008 | “Now we are seen as real human beings” and “Setting agenda of public concern” in: “Whose Voices – Media and Pluralism in the Context of Democratization”. Uppsala University, Sweden |
| 2007 | “Most Significant change. A tool to document community radio impact” in: Measuring Change. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in Media and Development Cooperation. CAMECO, 2007 |
| 2007 | “Pioneering Community-run Radio in Laos: The Khoun Community Radio Station” Photo Essay in: MAZI 14, the electronic newsletter of the CFSC Consortium. |
| 2006 | Lake Victoria Programme: Evaluation of 4 year regional training programme in environmental journalism at Makerere University: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania. http://www.sida.se/contentassets/07af50d433f34c5ea92349c69b6bb8cc/0619-swedish-support-to-a-regional-environmental-journalism-and-communication-programme-in-eastern-africa-for-the-period-2002-_2050.pdf |
| 2005 | Evaluation of a nine year project to develop a Mid-career journalism training institute in Palestine. Tracer study, impact assessment, donor mapping. http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/B61236CA7EAECB12C125741D003DCA6F-sida_aug2005.pdf |
| 2005 | “Assessing community change: development of a ‘bare foot’ impact assessment methodology” in: Radio Journal Vol. 3.1, July 2005. |
| 2004 | “Community Radio for Empowerment and Change” in: Journal for Development Communication, December 2004 |
| 2004 | “Participation by Community Radios in Civic Education and Electoral Coverage. The Experience of the Community Radios in Mozambique’s 2003 Local Elections. Specific Cases of: Dondo, Chimoio and Cuamba” by Acia Sales. Commissioned, designed and supervised by Birgitte Jallov on behalf of UNESCO Mozambique |
| 2003 | “Creating and Sustaining ICT Projects in Mozambique”, in “The One to Watch -Radio, new ICTs and interactivity”, FAO. |
| 2001 | “Creating Sustainable Community Radio – a Major Challenge”, Mozambique |
| 1999 | “Community Radio Mushrooming in Mozambique”, Interradio, AMARC |
| 1996 | “Women’s Voices Crossing Frontiers – 1996 European Directory of Women Community Radio Stations and Women’s Radio Production Collectives”, editor and writer of Introductory article. Published by AMARC Europe. |
| 1995 | “Using Communication Techniques to Diversify Women’s Training a Employment.” A manual with video examples. ILO, Geneva. |
| 1992 | “Women on the Air – Community Radio as a Tool for Feminist Messages” In ‘The People’s Voice’ ed. by Nick Jankowski, Ole Prehn and James Stappers. |
| 1986 | “Village Video for Women” and “Women will have to Reinvent Communication”. Publications of: “ KULU-Women & Development”. |
| 1983 | “Women on the Air”. On Women and Community Radio in Europe. RUC |
| 1982 | “A counter-image in Sound. A method for Empowering Radio Production for Women.” Thesis. Roskilde University Centre. |