Phuntsho Choden

EAB

 

Member profile details

Membership level
Regular VOPE Membership
Acronym of VOPE
EAB
Primary Contact's Full Name
Phuntsho Choden
Email Address
phuntshoc@gmail.com
1. Full name of VOPE
Evaluation Association of Bhutan
2. Acronym of VOPE
EAB
3. Primary contact's name
Phuntsho Choden
4. Primary contact's email
phuntshoc@gmail.com
5. 2nd contact's name
Tashi Choden
6. 2nd contact's email
tashikarsel93@gmail.com
7. 3rd contact's name
Sonam Tshering
8. 3rd contact's email
sonamt@bhutanird.org
 

Organizational Identification

10. Website
www.evalbhutan.org
11. Address of organization (VOPE)
Evaluation Association of Bhutan
Zomlha Complex Room 146 (Third Floor)
Wogzin Lam, Clock Tower Square
Thimphu
12. Year organization (VOPE) founded
2013
13. Current status
2. Formal association/society (charter and bylaws adopted)
14. VOPE legally recognized by government?
3. Yes
15. Geographic scope
National
16. If Regional VOPE, name of region
Thimphu
17. Country
Bhutan
 

Membership

20. Number of dues-paying official membership
All members are fee paying members
21. Non dues-paying membership
No
22. Total current number of members
51
23. Total on mailing list
51
24. What is the criteria for an individual or entity to join your VOPE?
Nationals of Bhutan
26. Number of VOPE members working in Governmental agencies
19
27. Number of VOPE members working in NGOs/CSOs
19
29, Number of VOPE members working in Private Sector
13
30. Number of VOPE membership that are women
21
 

Leadership

32. Name of president/chairperson
Phuntsho Choden
33. Members in active leadership positions
six
34. How active would judge your VOPE's leadership to be?
4. Quite active - meet monthly
35. Paid secretariat staff
Yes - full-time
36. Means of communication
  • 1. email listserv
  • 2. social media
  • 4. website
  • 6. annual report
38. When was the last annual report sent to members?
16 Mar 2020
39. VOPE Institutional Capacity Toolkit
1. No (at least not yet)
 

VOPE Activities and Affiliations

40. Purpose and mission
Promote evaluation culture in the country as a critical element for accountability, good governance and transparency in development processes;

Improve evaluation methodologies and use; and

Promote evaluation as a profession in the country.
41. Recent Activities
Capacity Building Training for members, M&E official of the government departments and CSOs
Attending international events and networking
Planning for the situation analysis of the organization to develop way forward
42. Standards / guidelines
2. Not yet (but we're working on it)
44. Methods for strenghening skills of members
  • 1. organizing workshops led by local experts
  • 3. designing and developing e-learning programs
 

VOPE Affiliations

45. VOPE membership in regional or international network
Yes
46. Network name(s)
Community of Evaluators South Asia
47. 47.Has your VOPE participated in a P2P or Innovation Challenge grant-supported project?
1. No
48. If so, what year?
No
 

Evaluation Advocacy

50. Has your VOPE influenced government policies & systems?
No, but we're working on it
51. Does your government have a National Evaluation Policy?
Coming - NEP in process of being developed and approved
52. Has your VOPE partnered with Parliamentarians?
  • No (at least not yet).
53. Have you used the EvalPartners Advocacy Toolkit?
  • No, at least not yet.
 

EvalAgenda2020

54. Has your VOPE made a commitment to address elements of the Global Evaluation Agenda 2016-2020?
  • No
 

EvalPartners Networks

55. EVALSDGs
Phuntsho Choden
phuntshoc@gmail.com