Respect & Equality

When assessing programs' impact and successes, we need to remember that participants of these programs are equal contributors and beneficiaries. People in need of better services must be consulted prior to the evaluation design. Their learning, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing abilities and needs should be integrated into the evaluation methodology and all way through its implementation. “We are all in this together”. We need each other voices to create relevant and meaningful programs.

Adapatability & Responsibility

We are responsible for responding to the evolving needs of the communities we serve. We are responsible for understanding worldviews, cultural biases of program participants (which broadly include beneficiaries, managers, funders, and community members). We are responsible for decolonizing our evaluation practices by integrating indigenous perspectives into our work and for fully honoring the unceded land we stand on:

We live, learn, and breathe on the unceded, ancestral, and occupied, traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), Stó:lō, Shíshálh (Sechelt) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations of the Coast Salish peoples.

Integrity & Authenticity

I cherish my work as it gives me the opportunity to explore systems and behaviors. I value my peers and all the people I have the honor to serve and collaborate with. I strive to work in an environment where frank, open, and sometimes difficult conversations happen. I’m willing to confront my assumptions and to listen to diverse viewpoints. I however pledge to fight against any complicit act of racism, discrimination and disrespect.