CES-ON AGM and Learning Event

CES – Ontario is pleased to announce that the chapter’s Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 15, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

Why Attend the AGM?

The AGM is a great opportunity to:

– Learn more about recent chapter activities;

– Elect new board members and approve any bylaw changes;

– Participate in the annual Learning Event.

Event Agenda:

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: AGM presentation, including progress on our strategic goals and upcoming chapter events

• 1:00 PM – 2:00PM: Learning Event: Evaluation in Fragile, Conflict and Violence Contexts with Samandar Mahmodi

We will distribute the Annual General Meeting package, including a full agenda, Annual Report, and audited financial statements, to all CES members and event attendees prior to the event.

About the Learning Event:

Achievement of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals is impacted by the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, climate change, and social and environmental injustices. Influential evaluation is considered a key component to evidence-informed policy and decision-making; therefore, it is of utmost importance in the contexts of fragility, conflict, violence (FCV) and humanitarian crises. The presentation will focus on an overview of working in fragile and crisis settings, focusing on the role monitoring and evaluation plays, and share strategies on how to design, conduct, manage, and use evaluation in FCV contexts.

About the Speaker:

Samandar Mahmodi a program evaluation professional with 15+ years of experience in designing, managing & conducting program evaluations in the international development and non-profit sectors. He worked in senior positions and provided consulting for international development sector clients in Afghanistan, on projects funded by the USAID, Work Bank, and United Nation agencies and non-profits.

Mr. Mahmodi is an active member and contributor to the global evaluation community, he has founded the Afghan Evaluation Society, co-founded EvalYouth Asia and EvalYouth Afghanistan, and served as board member and vice president to the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA). He is a member of the CES, AEA, EES, and has worked as the Executive Coordinator for EvalPartners during 2020-2023, where he managed to closely work and collaborate with VOPEs, the IOCE and other evaluation networks.

Currently, Mr. Mahmodi works as Monitoring Expert with Integrity Global, who is the Monitoring Agent for the World Bank managed Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), implemented through the UN agencies in Afghanistan.