Consultancy · International solidarity
Evaluating to transform
Eval4change supports international solidarity actors, their partners and their funders in understanding the transformations they bring about, learning from their experience and strengthening their work.
50+
evaluations, impact studies, capitalization processes and strategic support assignments completed
30+
organisations supported: NGOs, networks, cooperation agencies, ministries and development banks
3
working languages in the field: French, English and Spanish
Who we are
Eval4change is a Paris-based consultancy specialising in evaluation, impact studies, capitalization and strategic support. We work with NGOs and civil society organisations, networks and collectives, ministries, cooperation agencies and development finance institutions, in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe.
We rely on a network of independent consultants with complementary experience, in France and in the countries where we work. Involving national consultants in our assignments is a given for us: their knowledge of contexts, languages and stakeholders is essential to the quality and relevance of our analyses.
Ours is a supporting role. We co-construct our approaches with teams and stakeholders, and we use participatory tools inspired by popular education that allow everyone to contribute to the analysis and take ownership of the findings.
What we do
Our five areas of work feed into one another: an evaluation informs a capitalization process, an impact study sheds light on a strategic choice, and a gender approach runs through all our assignments.
Evaluation
Useful, change-oriented evaluations that inform decisions and support learning for teams, their partners and their funders.
Capitalization
Identifying, analysing and sharing knowledge drawn from experience, so that practices that work can inspire others and spread.
Impact studies
Measuring and understanding an initiative’s contribution to deep change for individuals, communities and organisations.
Strategy and organisational development
Supporting organisations in developing their strategy, reviewing their socio-economic model and transforming the way they work.
Gender-responsive approach
An in-depth analysis of power relations and inequalities, from diagnosis to indicators, at the heart of our work.
How we work
Whatever the assignment, six principles guide the way we work with organisations and with the people we meet.
Our areas of expertise
Our work covers a wide range of international solidarity topics, with constant attention to power dynamics and to civil society actors.
- Gender equality and women’s rights
- Human rights
- Empowerment and agency
- Global citizenship education
- Youth and volunteering
- Civil society strengthening
- Networks and collectives
- South-South cooperation
- Cultural and creative industries
- Water, environment and climate
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Sport for development
Our lead consultant
Arnaud Laaban
Founder of Eval4change
After several years with consulting firms (PwC and then EY, in France and Chile), Arnaud Laaban became an independent consultant in international solidarity in 2016, and went on to found Eval4change in France in 2021. He has led more than fifty evaluations, impact studies, capitalization processes and strategic support assignments for ministries, cooperation agencies, civil society organisations, networks and platforms (more than 30 organisations).
He has extensive field experience in more than thirty countries, particularly in West Africa and Latin America, where he lived for nearly ten years. He works across most international solidarity sectors, with a particular focus on gender equality, human rights, global citizenship education, culture, rural development, international volunteering and entrepreneurship. A graduate of Sciences Po Paris and ESCP Europe, he works in French, English, Spanish and German.
They have trusted us
Cooperation agencies, ministries, NGOs, networks and foundations, in France, in Europe and in the countries where we work.
- Agence française de développement
- French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
- Expertise France
- African Development Bank
- GIZ
- French Treasury
- Luxembourg Development Cooperation
- Coordination SUD
- F3E
- CARE France
- Equipop
- Médecins du Monde
- CCFD-Terre Solidaire
- France Volontaires
- PLAY International
- Samusocial International
- SOLIDAR Suisse
- pS-Eau
- ECPM
- Ingénieurs sans frontières
- WECF
- Partage
- CartONG
- Envol Vert
- KuriOz
- Apprentis d’Auteuil
- Commerce Équitable France
- Fondation pour la Nature et l’Homme
- FONJEP
- ritimo
- Frères des Hommes
- Engagé·e·s & Déterminé·e·s
Planning an evaluation, a capitalization or a strategic process?
Let’s talk about what you need. We respond to calls for tenders as well as direct requests, in French, English and Spanish.