Network evaluation

On Thursday 12th June 2008, Mediana gave a training in Brussels about Network evaluation. Mediana is the external evaluator of the EU project DARE. DARE, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe, is a Europe-wide network focusing on the twin fields of EDC (Education for Democratic Citizenship) and HRE (Human Rights Education). The network currently consists of 37 member organizations from 26 countries in Europe (http://www.dare-network.eu/). DARE´s most recent EU-project focuses on “Democracy and Human Rights Education in Adult Learning”. The work plan for 2008-2010 includes Special Interest Groups, Synchronized Action Days, a conference and a hearing on EDC/HRE in the European parliament. Mediana is in charge of the evaluation of this project.
Together with the project board it has been decided that Mediana will develop quality criteria that are not yet used by networks evaluation and that could be more pertinent than the ones used by the EC to evaluate networks.
The training programme in Brussels included an introduction to current evaluation criteria for EU projects as well as the identification of new quality criteria.

Présentation de Mediana

Mediana est une agence conseil en relations européennes et internationales.
L’agence propose différents services :
- Consultance
- Conception et réalisation de projets
- Instruction de dossiers communautaires
- Elaboration de stratégie de communication
- Lobbying
- Organisation de séminaires et de conférences
- Conseil en communication et action en relations presse.
- Formation

Structure souple et dynamique, Mediana réunit les talents de spécialistes couvrant les programmes communautaires dans les domaines de :
- La formation et l’éducation
- L’égalité des chances
- La culture
- Les Nouvelles Technologies
- La coopération internationale
- La Recherche

Presentation of Mediana

Mediana is a consulting firm that, since its foundation in 1998, has been carrying out studies and providing technical assistance in the areas of technical and economic co-operation and development.

Mediana is active in the following sectors:
· Social policies including Equal opportunities and gender related issues
· Education and Youth
· Culture and Tourism
· Media and Communication

Mediana :
· Works with international organisations and donors
· Implements, co-ordinates, manages and evaluates European Commission projects
· Assists local and regional authorities

Mediana has developed four types of know-how:
· Technical Assistance
· Institutional building
· Project and programme management (from the simplest to multidisciplinary)
· Training products