Master practical evaluation skills to improve development projects.
Fees 75,000 SDG
This course provides professionals—both inside Sudan and in the diaspora—with practical, context-aware skills to evaluate development and humanitarian projects using internationally recognized evaluation standards. It bridges global evaluation frameworks with the realities of Sudanese contexts, including data scarcity, conflict dynamics, economic instability, and institutional constraints.
Learners will apply core evaluation criteria such as relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, participation, equity, networking, and coherence through real Sudanese case studies. The course emphasizes practical application over theory, enabling participants to produce clear, actionable evaluation reports using accessible tools such as Excel and Google Sheets.
What You Will Gain
- Strong understanding of international development project evaluation criteria
- Practical skills in quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods
- Ability to evaluate real development projects
- Hands-on experience preparing concise, professional evaluation reports
- Capacity to generate evidence-based recommendations for project improvement
Course Snapshot
- Modules: 4
- Basics of Python
- Data Preprocessing
- Data Visualization
- Machine Learning
- Total Duration: 06:37:00
- Format: Pre-recorded sessions with hands-on coding exercises
- Assessments: End-of-Module Tests
- Tools: Tools: Excel, Google Sheets, survey templates
- Certificate: Professional Certificate of Achievement subject to successfully passing all end-of-module tests.
Who This Course Is For
- NGO and humanitarian project managers and M&E officers
- Public sector professionals involved in development or donor-funded projects
- Social entrepreneurs and development practitioners
- Graduate students and researchers in development and public policy
- Civil society and community development professionals
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of development or humanitarian projects
- General computer literacy
- No prior evaluation or statistical expertise required
Why Enroll
- International evaluation standards adapted to Sudanese realities
- Real case studies from education, health, agriculture, and relief sectors
- Practical, tool-based learning with no expensive software required
- Designed for fragile, conflict-affected, and low-resource settings
- Flexible, fully online format suitable for Sudan and the diaspora
Career Impact
- Strengthen employability in NGO, humanitarian, and development roles
- Enhance project evaluation and reporting capacity for donor-funded programs
- Improve decision-making and accountability in development initiatives
- Build practical evaluation skills applicable across crisis-affected contexts
Build the skills to evaluate, improve, and strengthen development projects that matter.
About Instructor:
Dr. Abdulhameed Elias Suliman is a Sudanese economist and development expert with a PhD in Economic Development Planning and nearly 30 years of experience in socio-economic research, policy reform, and post-conflict recovery. He has led and delivered high-impact assignments with organizations including UNDP, UN Women, ILO, and UNECA, with expertise in conflict-sensitive analysis, gender mainstreaming, and development programming in fragile settings. As a former Director of the Development Studies and Research Institute (DSRI) at the University of Khartoum, he has managed multidisciplinary teams and produced evidence-based research and evaluations that inform inclusive growth, resilience, and peacebuilding. An experienced trainer and academic, he teaches and supervises postgraduate research and designs practical courses in development planning and project evaluation grounded in global standards (including OECD-DAC criteria) and real-world consulting practice.