Indigenous Evaluation Stories from Liberia and Nigeria
Webinar | Online
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Organized by:
Africa Gender and Development Evaluators Network (AGDEN)
About the Event
A backward mining and forward-looking session involving stories of the 2025 AGDEN seeding grant projects pursuing indigenous practices with embedded evaluation wisdom, knowledge or practice by mostly early career evaluators to show what is being done and to encourage the evaluation community’s commitment to this line of work, thought and theorizing as a contribution to the Made in Africa Movement and to the ultimate goal of decolonising evaluation practice in Africa.
This session will present the following projects:
• Amplifying the voices of Indigenous communities to shape evaluation practices in Liberia.
• Disappearing Indigenous Knowledge: The Case of the Ikom Monoliths
• Exploring gender disparities in traditional business practices among the Berom community in Plateau State of Nigeria.
This session aims to inspire grantmaking, mentorship, and collaborative ideation.
This session will present the following projects:
• Amplifying the voices of Indigenous communities to shape evaluation practices in Liberia.
• Disappearing Indigenous Knowledge: The Case of the Ikom Monoliths
• Exploring gender disparities in traditional business practices among the Berom community in Plateau State of Nigeria.
This session aims to inspire grantmaking, mentorship, and collaborative ideation.
Speakers
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Masann Miapeh | Masann Miapeh, from Nimba County, Liberia, is an M&E expert and President of Red Marble Evaluation Group. He coordinates Program Quality at ActionAid Liberia and is affiliated with APEA and EvalPartners. A trainer and consultant, he’s trained 1000+ Liberians and champions sustainable development. | |
| Angela Inyang | Angela Inyang | |
| Rinji Kwarkas | Rinji Kwarkas | |
| Dagwom Dang | Dagwom Dang |