October 2010
EDG has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the Participatory Planning, Research and Evaluation Panel by the Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). The tender was submitted with two consortium partners: Building Indigenous Capacities (BIC) Pty Ltd and Cross Cultural Consultants International Pty Ltd. The consortium nominated 10 experts with Planning, Research and Evaluation experience in International Development and Indigenous Community Development. The panel will operate for three years with a possible extension of two years....
What we Offer: Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Tools, Solutions & Advice
The Effective Development Group maintains a set of core quality standards that stem from experience, lessons and international agreements (e.g. the Accra Agenda for Action and the Paris Declaration).
These shape the tools and solutions we offer on each assignment. Our Staff and Key Associates have extensive experience and expertise across a number of aid modalities, sectors, regions and donors.
Against this backdrop, the Effective Development Group offers:
- Tailored advice and tools that support practical, innovative and local solutions to local problems
- Identification of underlying drivers of change
- Advice and tools which are based on an appropriate blend of theory, lessons learned and best practice
- Sustainable systems and processes which are nested within appropriate national institutions and frameworks
- Robust action-learning tools and approaches to support informed decision-making and the critical reflection of experiences, issues and ways forward
- Politically and culturally sensitive approaches of supporting the use of reliable, accurate and timely data to improve performance and accountability