Young professionals in evaluation in the Post-Soviet region
March 30, 2021 5:29 pm Leave your thoughtsWhat is one big challenge and opportunity that young evaluators face in the post-Soviet space? My colleague and friend Tamara...
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The Atlas Corps Fellowship 2020: Recap
January 18, 2021 11:51 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen I first arrived in Washington, D.C. for my Atlas Corps Fellowship a year ago, I was looking forward to...
Reflections on fellowship experience
September 27, 2020 5:13 pm Leave your thoughtsI recently participated in a zoom coffee chat organized by OpenGovHub, “a co-working community in Washington D.C. and a network...
Atlas Corps Adventures: Vacation when you can’t go anywhere, except…
August 31, 2020 11:09 pm Leave your thoughtsWARNING!Bears are active in this area. When I first saw a sign with this message in Shenandoah National Park, my...
Public Speaking from Home: My Experience with Toastmasters
July 31, 2020 8:00 pm Leave your thoughtsLike many people I know, I’ve spent 99% of my time since March, when we first started working remotely, at...
People Power: Kyrgyzstan’s Satellite Girls
June 29, 2020 7:28 pm Leave your thoughtsKyrgyzstan plans to launch its first satellite in 2021. What’s intriguing about it is that it’s not going to be...
Build your M&E muscle: my review of top 3 learning resources
May 25, 2020 8:43 pm Leave your thoughtsAre you a new player in the Monitoring and Evaluation game looking to beef up your understanding of logic models,...