Client: Rutgers International
Generation Gender
Collective Impact led the end-of-project evaluation for Generation Gender (Gen G), a youth-adult partnership advancing gender justice across Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda.
Our evaluation went beyond measuring results. We used a realist approach merged with feminist principles. We partnered with an experienced local researcher and an emerging youth researcher in each country, combining rigorous qualitative research with mentorship to strengthen local evaluation capacity and ensure findings reflected lived realities.
By centering local voices and participatory learning, the evaluation generated practical recommendations while reinforcing the project's commitment to youth leadership and systems change.
Services: End-of-Project Evaluation | Participatory Research | Mentoring
Realist approach merged with feminist principles
This evaluation combined a realist evaluation approach with participatory feminist principles to examine what worked, for whom, and under what conditions.
While the realist framework explored how context and underlying mechanisms influenced program outcomes, the feminist approach centered questions of power, participation, and whose perspectives shaped the evaluation process.
This integrated approach produced a richer, more nuanced understanding of impact while ensuring that the knowledge generated reflected the experiences and priorities of the communities themselves.
Gathering in Morocco
to get started
The evaluation launched with a six-day collaborative workshop in Rabat, Morocco, bringing together the Collective Impact team and researchers from all seven countries to co-design the evaluation approach, align on methodologies, and tailor research plans to each local context. The workshop also established a shared learning community and collaborative process that guided the evaluation from design through analysis.
Key insights
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Systems change starts with youth leadership. The strongest outcomes emerged where young people were trusted to lead and supported by institutions and partners.
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Trust drives change. Relationships between youth, coalitions, civil society, and government created the conditions for collaboration, resilience, and lasting impact.
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Strong partnerships enable innovation. Diverse coalitions adapted strategies to their local contexts while remaining united around shared values and goals.
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Shared purpose matters. Successful coalitions built from relationships and trust first, allowing strategies to emerge organically from common vision rather than predefined solutions.
From findings to story
Research creates evidence. Stories create momentum.
In partnership with Rouge, an East Asia based animation studio, we transformed the Generation G evaluation into a short animated film that communicates the project's key insights in a clear, compelling, and visually engaging format. We worked closely with a lead animator, who is based in Indonesia, bringing regional perspective and creative expertise to the project. By combining research with creative storytelling, the video makes complex findings accessible to broader audiences and serves as a powerful tool for social media, advocacy, learning, and narrative change.
Learning Festival
Collective Impact co-designed and facilitated a five-day Learning Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, bringing together more than 100 participants from seven countries to reflect, exchange lessons, and strengthen a global community of practice.
We designed the full learning journey, blending participatory workshops, peer learning, storytelling, and collaborative sensemaking to help participants translate experience into action. Recognizing that meaningful learning also requires space for reflection, we integrated wellness activities and a dedicated quiet room to support participant wellbeing throughout the event.
The Learning Festival strengthened cross-country relationships, surfaced practical insights, and reinforced a shared commitment to youth leadership and systems change.