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Invisible Children Uganda
Mary Kay Gugerty, Dean Karlan ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This is a teaching case about how Invisible Children Uganda built its monitoring and evaluation system. It describes how the system grew in response to the organisation's greater visibility, the demands of traditional donors, and an internal wish to understand impact. Readers are asked to look at the organisation's first logical framework and at the challenges of commissioning high-quality impact evaluations. The abstract does not describe any outcomes for children or any intervention results.
Key points
- Monitoring and evaluation systems usually evolve over time rather than starting as a right fit.
- Invisible Children Uganda formalised its system in response to increased visibility, donor demands and a wish to understand impact.
- The organisation's first logical framework is described as a rough equivalent of a theory of change.
- The case covers the challenges of commissioning high-quality impact evaluations and of defining them clearly.
Limitations
Only a short abstract is available, so it gives no information on the organisation's programmes, any child well-being outcomes, or any findings. The case is about organisational evaluation practice, not about children's well-being directly.
Abstract
Monitoring and evaluation systems rarely begin as right fits; instead, they evolve over time, often to meet the demands of internal learning, external accountability, and a given stage of program development. This case follows Invisible Children Uganda as it formalizes its monitoring and evaluation system in response to increased visibility, the demands of traditional donors, and an internal desire to understand impact. Readers will consider how Invisible Children’s first logical framework—a rough equivalent of a theory of change—lays the foundation for a right-fit monitoring and evaluation system. Readers will also analyze the broader challenges of commissioning high-quality impact evaluations and the importance of clearly defining them.