About the Africa Gender and Development Evaluators Network (AGDEN)
The Africa Gender and Development Evaluators Network (AGDEN) was established in 2002 by Africa Evaluation Association (AfrEA) and UNIFEM (Currently UN WOMEN) to advance the cause of culturally responsive and gender transformative monitoring and evaluation in Africa.
VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES
Our Vision
A Network of excellence and innovation in culturally responsive and gender transformative development evaluation.
Our Mission
To foster accountability, facilitate just and equitable development in Africa through entrenching the values and practice of effective gender PLUS rights responsive participatory monitoring, evaluation and learning for Transformation of Society.
Core Values
In pursuit of its vision, AGDEN will uphold, and be guided by the following fundamental values which will define the culture of the organization:
i. Professionalism – adherence to the AfrEA code of conduct and international best practices.
ii. Integrity -Being ethically unyielding and honest and inspiring trust by saying what we mean, matching our behaviors to our words and taking responsibility for our actions.
iii. Commitment – to the advocacy for culturally responsive and gender transformative evaluations.
iv. Respect for inclusivity and diversity- Valuing diversity and unique contributions, fostering a trusting, open and inclusive environment and treating each person in a manner that reflects AGDEN’s values.
v. High Quality in Delivery of Services – Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – to ensure the SDGs are systematically monitored and reviewed from culturally responsive and gender transformative and ensure no one is left behind.