Have a look at the report by Timo Lüge I linked earlier, it may be exactly what you’re asking for: a wide-ranging evaluation of the MSF Ebola campaign, commissioned by the MSF, but published in a form that is useful to other organisations.
The link again: http://reliefweb.int/report/liberia/gis-support-msf-ebola-response-liberia-guinea-and-sierra-leone-2015-case-study-2nd m. > On 9 Jun 2016, at 13:45, Laura O'Grady <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Stefan, > > Based on my experience in order to measure this (in an outcome evaluation) > you would have to build steps into the project before you start (determine > the nature of the evaluation, establish which variables should be measured, > how they should be operationalized, etc.). > > Does MSF or UNAID not conduct their own program evaluations? Do they not need > such metrics for their own purposes (e.g. funding, accountability)? Perhaps > they do but these documents are white papers and for internal use only. > > Laura > > Laura O'Grady > [email protected] > >> On Jun 9, 2016, at 3:24 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Hi John, >> >> you're right, it's difficult to evaluate the impact since the data can be >> used afterwards in so many different ways. But what I'm interested in is the >> initial phase, like e.g. if MSF or USAID are implementing mapping activities >> together with HOT, what is the outcome of these projects? For what are they >> using the data excatly, how do they implement it in their workflow and so on. >> >> To evaluate the education side of the local contributers would be also kinda >> interesting to see >> >> Greetings, >> >> Stefan (seike_) >> >> Am 09.06.2016 00:00 schrieb john whelan: >>> I think part of the problem for this is the multiple uses made of OSM >>> maps. They might be mapped by one group but used by another and some >>> charities using them are very small and how would you measure this? >>> Including the education side of having locals contribute to the map? >>> Cheerio John >>>> On 8 Jun 2016 5:18 p.m., "Stefan Eikenbusch" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hello HOT-Community >>>> I’m wondering if there are any papers dealing with the evaluation >>>> of using Open Data (especially OSM) for humanitarian aid, DRR and/or >>>> economic development? >>>> Are there any plans to evaluate HOT-Activations like e.g. in Nepal, >>>> Ecuador, etc. and it’s impact on the local work for humanitarian >>>> aid workers? I think this could be kinda interesting also for new >>>> mappers to know how the data is being used. >>>> Greetings, >>>> Stefan (seike_) >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> HOT mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot [1] >>> Links: >>> ------ >>> [1] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> >> _______________________________________________ >> HOT mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >> > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot _______________________________________________ HOT mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot
