Glocally – Adapting the EPI tool
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Peacebuilding organizations are increasingly prioritizing accountability within their operations. Traditionally, evaluations are used mostly for upward accountability toward donors and policymakers rather than for local accountability with communities.
Recognizing this imbalance, many organizations now emphasize the inclusion of experiences from conflict-affected people to gauge program success. However, challenges persist in systematically integrating community perspectives, particularly amidst resource constraints and diverse contextual factors. To ensure a robust connection between programs and the needs and perspectives of conflict-affected individuals, we developed the Grounded Accountability Model (GAM).
GAM aims to reshape programming and funding in the peacebuilding community, ensuring they better meet the needs and priorities of conflict-affected communitie.GAM explores how the EPI approach can be adapted across different users, user-cases and contexts, enhancing the overall impact and effectiveness of peacebuilding efforts glocally.
peacebuilding impact.
“GAM was developed to share the insights gained from EPI, applying them in academia and refining them for practical use.”
Pamina Firchow,
Executive Director of EPI
We have successfully adapted the EPI approach for different international, national and local organizations.
International NGO: Search for Common Ground
Regional Organization: Inter-American Foundation
National NGO: Asociación MINGA in Colombia
Local Organization: COSURCA in Colombia
- These projects have allowed us to refine and strengthen the EPI approach, ensuring its effectiveness across diverse communities and sectors.
- We co-host the GAM Communities of Practice, which involves evaluating participating organizations and providing training on indicator evaluation.
- Our Community of Practice helps to foster shared learning and insights within the peacebuilding community.
- If you are interested in learning more or joining our GAM community of practice, please contact us.