Build Inclusive, Meaningful, and Culturally Responsive Evaluation Practices

Learn how to adapt traditional evaluation frameworks to be inclusive, culturally safe, and relevant when working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities. This interactive, hands-on workshop is designed for professionals in government, not-for-profits, corporate social responsibility, social enterprises, and consultancy firms who work with or support CaLD communities.

Whether you are supporting newcomers to settle well, strengthening cultural responsiveness in service delivery, or building welcoming and inclusive communities, this workshop will help you better identify the difference your work makes. You will gain practical tools and approaches to design and deliver measurement and evaluation that genuinely capture the experiences of CaLD communities and the outcomes of your work.

You will explore practical strategies for engaging diverse stakeholders, collecting meaningful data, and communicating findings in ways that respect cultural perspectives and support positive change.

In this workshop delivered by the Centre for Social Impact UWA, you will:

Learn how to design culturally responsive measurement and evaluation frameworks
Strengthen your ability to capture outcomes that matter to CaLD communities
Explore participatory approaches that build trust and empower community voices
Network with like-minded professionals and industry leaders

Facilitators

Lisette Kaleveld

Lisette is a social researcher who has worked on research and evaluation projects conducted in academic/research contexts as well as for the not-for-profit sector, as a public servant and as an independent consultant. Lisette has led a significant number national, state-wide and locally based evaluation projects as the principal researcher/team leader, and has undertaken capacity building projects including facilitating training, tools and frameworks for community development officers to measure the impact of their work in local government. Lisette’s evaluation experience spans the mental health sector, education and disability sectors. Lisette is convener for the Australian Evaluation Society (WA Branch).

Sarah Janali Principal Consultant – Janali & Co.

Sarah Janali is a community development practitioner passionate about working at the intersections of place, culture and community. As Founder & Principal Consultant at Janali & Co, she partners with local governments, social services and community organisations to strengthen intercultural practice and support the development of inclusive and cohesive communities.

Her evaluation portfolio spans community development and inclusion projects—most notably the Ethnic Communities Council of WA’s GENESIS program—where she designed and delivered a mixed-methods approach evaluation to illuminate outcomes valued by diverse participants.

Sarah’s work bridges strategy, data and lived experience. She has led the development of diversity dashboards and population insights (integrating Census and staff survey data) for health services, helping teams translate data into action for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. In the local government sector, she supports services to articulate outcomes, develop program logics, and embed monitoring and evaluation frameworks that are practical and context specific.

Through her work with Welcoming Australia, Sarah collaborates on initiatives that foster belonging and inclusion at a place-based level.

Dr Siddier Chambers, Evaluation Consultant - Janali & Co.

Siddier is an international social researcher and an evaluator with more than 20 years’ experience in public policy, women’s interests, community development, and rural development. Her expertise encompasses policy and program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, gender analysis, and project management. She has led and contributed to work addressing complex social, environmental, and economic issues, including women’s development, family and gender-based violence, poverty reduction, positive masculinities, community development, climate change, disaster risk management, youth empowerment, Aboriginal engagement, disability inclusion, and access and inclusion for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) and LGBTQIA communities.

She has extensive experience designing and evaluating policies, programs, and projects across academia, the public sector, the private sector, and the social sector in the Caribbean, Australia, Egypt, and China. She has presented her research and publications at local, regional, and international conferences in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia, Egypt, Nepal, Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom. She brings strong capability in policy and gender analysis, qualitative and mixed-methods research, and is highly adept at working across diverse cultural and social contexts.

In this new phase of her career, she is focused on translating policies and programs into tangible, measurable change that enhances the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities.

Upskill with the Centre for Social Impact UWA

For further details or if you have any questions, please contact Mags Martin on 08 6488 5691 or margaret.ritchie@uwa.edu.au

Contact the host of Measurement and evaluation in the multicultural sector: Evaluating Outcomes and Impact with Culturally Diverse Communities

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