Made in Africa Evaluation is moving from vision to practice. On 9 and 10 June 2026, AfrEA convenes in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) Convening, under the theme "Sharing the Completed MAE Toolkits and Integration into Evaluation Systems." Since 1999, MAE has challenged the dominance of externally driven evaluation paradigms, re-centring African epistemologies, values, and ways of knowing. This convening marks a significant milestone: we present the completed MAE toolkits developed through the Sulley Gariba Initiative, in partnership with the University for Development Studies (UDS), the University of Botswana (UB), and the Mastercard Foundation. Over two days, partners will share finalised toolkits, align on standards, and define clear pathways for embedding MAE within organisational, national, and programme-level evaluation systems. This is how we move from proof of concept to sustained institutional adoption. Stay tuned for more updates.
Made in Africa Evaluation is moving from vision to practice. On 9 and 10 June 2026, AfrEA convenes in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) Convening, under the theme "Sharing the Completed MAE Toolkits and Integration into Evaluation Systems." Since 1999, MAE has challenged the dominance of externally driven evaluation paradigms, re-centring African epistemologies, values, and ways of knowing. This convening marks a significant milestone: we present the completed MAE toolkits developed through the Sulley Gariba Initiative, in partnership with the University for Development Studies (UDS), the University of Botswana (UB), and the Mastercard Foundation. Over two days, partners will share finalised toolkits, align on standards, and define clear pathways for embedding MAE within organisational, national, and programme-level evaluation systems. This is how we move from proof of concept to sustained institutional adoption. Stay tuned for more updates.
Africa's trusted evaluation partner
The African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) serves as a coordinating body between national evaluation organisations, otherwise known as Voluntary Organisations for Professional Evaluation (VOPE), individual evaluators, and institutions across Africa. We count 40 VOPES across the continent, and over 3,000 individual members. We have established partnerships with 14 development organizations.
Our Impact
AfrEA has significantly influenced the evaluation landscape in Africa by:
Supporting the establishment
and growth of national evaluation associations
(VOPEs).
Promoting high-quality
evaluation practices
and theories.
Facilitating capacity building,
networking, and sharing of evaluation techniques among evaluators, policymakers, and development specialists.
Hosting successful conferences that bring together evaluators from across Africa and beyond, fostering collaboration and innovation.
Our Initiatives
Made in Africa
Evaluation (MAE)
African Evaluation
Journal (AEJ)
AfrEA Biennial
Conference
Our Projects
African Rooted Evaluation Approaches, Methods, & Tools
African Rooted Evaluation Approaches, Methods, & Tools To map, co-create and test...
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Made In Africa EvaluationAnd Indigenous KnowledgeFor Impacting Young PeopleIn The Global South...
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Institutional support to AfrEA Secretariatand the 10th AfrEA Conference Objectives To provide...
Read MoreMade in Africa and South-to-South Evaluation Initiative
Made in Africa and South-to-South Evaluation Initiative Objectives To improve African evaluation...
Read MoreAfrican Evaluation Journal (AEJ)
The African Evaluation Journal publishes high quality peer-reviewed articles of merit on any subject related to evaluation, and provide targeted information of professional interest to members of AfrEA and its national associations and evaluators across the globe.
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