Made in Africa: Understanding Indigenous African approaches to democracy, human rights, and governance evaluation through the study of proverbs

Abstract

AbstractThe African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) plays a unique role as the pan‐Africa umbrella organization of African Voluntary Organizations for Professional Development (VOPEs). This chapter is in a self‐interview format with the former Chief of AfrEA Secretariat and discusses an AfrEA initiative calledMade in Africa Evaluation(MAE). Part of MAE considers how Indigenous African proverbs contribute to improved evaluation practices in the African context. This interview discusses the approach to the use of proverbs with reference to democracy assistance, human rights, and governance programs (DRG).