Integrating a Transformative Equity Criterion into Evaluations for Promoting Transformative Systemic Change

Systemic issues like inequity and climate/ ecosystems breakdown are becoming more pronounced across South Africa, as in many parts of the world. The unrest in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng in July 2021, the increasing incidence of hunger and food insecurity across the country, and the extensive damage caused by the flooding in April and May 2022 in KZN and the Eastern Cape underscore the need for significant transformation in our ways of thinking, relating and doing business. Evaluation can and should contribute to transformation of current systems through the evidence it generates to guide decision-making.