EVAL

What EVAL does

EVAL (Centre de ressources en évaluation) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2010 and headquartered in Paris, operating as a resource center and professional training organization focused on public policy and development project evaluation. The organization serves public sector professionals, development practitioners, and citizens seeking to develop or strengthen competencies in monitoring and evaluation (M&E), with documented training reach across France, West Africa, North Africa, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean covering participants from at least 17 nationalities. EVAL's core offerings include a comprehensive web-based resource platform covering OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, theory of change, logical framework approach, and sector-specific evaluation methods (climate, housing, urban development, humanitarian response, health, social economy); professional formation-action training programs leading to operational deliverables on real projects; external evaluation services for public institutions; and two AI-integrated products launched in 2025.

EVAL's AI portfolio consists of the Development Project Evaluator, a web application that uses Google Gemini to score project descriptions against the five OECD-DAC criteria (Relevance, Coherence, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact), and I-Delphi/Deep-Delphi, a participatory ethical AI governance system that combines AI-augmented Delphi methodology with a network of approximately 5,000 institutional and operational professionals to conduct ethical feasibility indexing and qualitative pre-deployment evaluation of AI systems in public policy contexts. The organization has also developed novel evaluation methodologies including the Appartement Traceur Protocol, which uses apartment renovation as a tracer to document obstacles in housing policy implementation. AI capability is layered onto traditional evaluation practice rather than replacing it, with human expert panels remaining central to the I-Delphi methodology.

EVAL generates revenue primarily through professional training services (it is registered as a French professional training organization, n° 11 75 522 23 75) and external evaluation mandates from public-sector clients including AFD (Agence Française de Développement), Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg, and EU-funded cooperation projects such as AUTREMENT. The resource platform itself operates as a free knowledge base. Distribution is channeled through direct training delivery (digital/remote and in-person), EVAL-Tour customized intra-company programs, and a network of international training partners including IPD-AOS (Burkina Faso), CLEAR FA/CESAG (Senegal), ENSEA (Côte d'Ivoire), ENAP (Canada), and IPDET (Switzerland). Marketing relies on content-driven website traffic, a LinkedIn professional group of approximately 4,400 members, Twitter (@eval_fr), and participation in biennial European Evaluation Society conferences.

Name

EVAL

Legal name

Centre de ressources en évaluation (EVAL)

Website

https://eval.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EVAL (Centre de ressources en évaluation) is a French non-profit resource center and training organization that equips public sector professionals and development practitioners with evaluation methodology resources, formation-action training programs, external evaluation services, and AI-integrated tools including the I-Delphi ethical AI governance system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional training and evaluation services for public policy

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Assessment-Integrated eLearning & Practice Modules (EDAGAEAE)

Keywords

• Monitoring and evaluation training
• Public policy evaluation
• Development project evaluation
• Evaluation resource center
• Ethical AI governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: EVAL offers professional training programs in monitoring and evaluation, including formation-action programs that lead to operational deliverables on real projects. Training is available in multiple formats: digital/remote, in-person, and customized intra-company programs. The organization is a registered professional training organization (Organisme de formation professionnelle n° 11 75 522 23 75).
2. Resource Platform and Knowledge Sharing: The website serves as a free resource center for evaluation methodology, providing articles, guides, methodological tools, and references. Revenue is not directly generated from the platform but supports the organization's mission of strengthening evaluation competencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EVAL is a French non-profit resource center and professional training organization that delivers monitoring and evaluation (M&E) services and training for public policies and development projects. Its core offerings include formation-action training programs on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning systems, an online resource library on evaluation methodology, AI-integrated evaluation tools (I-Delphi ethical AI observatory and the AI-Powered Development Project Evaluator based on Google Gemini), and external evaluation services for cooperation and development projects.

Product overview

EVAL is a resource center and training organization focused on evaluation of public policies and development projects. Its offerings include: (1) AI-Powered Development Project Evaluator - a web application using Google Gemini to generate OECD-DAC evaluation scores from project descriptions; (2) I-Delphi - an ethical AI monitoring system combining I-Delphi (rapid ethical feasibility indexing via AI-augmented Delphi) and Deep-Delphi (qualitative pre-deployment evaluation); (3) Formation-Action training programs on monitoring and evaluation systems, including an optional AI module; and (4) a comprehensive knowledge platform providing resources, guides, and methodological tools on evaluation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• I-Delphi: An ethical AI engineering project for participatory ethical observation system
• Deep-Delphi
• AI-Powered Development Project Evaluator

Products and services

• AI-Powered Development Project Evaluator A web-based AI tool that analyzes project titles and descriptions using Google Gemini to generate structured evaluation reports with overall scores and detailed assessments for each of the five OECD-DAC criteria (Relevance, Coherence, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact). Targeted at development professionals, M&E officers, and project coordinators seeking rapid standardized evaluation of project proposals.
• I-Delphi Ethical AI Observatory A participatory ethical AI evaluation system that combines AI-augmented Delphi methodology with a network of approximately 5,000 institutional and operational professionals. I-Delphi conducts rapid ethical sentiment measurement and computes an Ethical Feasibility Index, while Deep-Delphi conducts in-depth qualitative evaluation through targeted sub-panels for pre-deployment algorithm testing. Targeted at institutions, governments, and civil society organizations deploying AI in public policy contexts.
• Formation-Action: Structurer un Système de Suivi Evaluation Apprentissage (SSEA)

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AFD (Agence Française de Développement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVAL has conducted external evaluations of AFD-funded cooperation projects including SLICKS (Sustainable, Learning and Inclusive Cities) between Kampala and Strasbourg, and monitors AFD's evaluation policies. The partnership represents EVAL's role in independent project evaluation for French development cooperation.
• Ville et Eurométropole de StrasbourgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVAL conducted external final evaluation of the AUTREMENT project (cooperation between Strasbourg and Kairouan/Mahdia, Tunisia) and SLICKS project (cooperation with Kampala, Uganda). These evaluations assessed urban mobility, citizen participation, and sustainable city development initiatives.
• I-Delphi Professional Network (5,000 professionals)coreOthersNetwork of approximately 5,000 institutional and operational professionals (public decision-makers, program operators, civil society organizations, decentralized services) from developing countries who participate in ethical AI governance through I-Delphi and Deep-Delphi methodologies.
• CODATUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner in AUTREMENT project focused on sustainable urban mobility, contributing expertise on urban mobility policy and cooperation in developing countries.
• ALDA (European Association for Local Democracy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner in AUTREMENT project contributing to citizen participation and local democracy development in Tunisia.
• CEREMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner in AUTREMENT project providing expertise on sustainable urban development, cycling infrastructure recommendations, and territorial transition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Better Evaluation: Global collaborative resource platform providing free methodological guidance on planning, managing, and conducting evaluations — directly comparable to EVAL's eval.fr resource center in both scope and content depth.
• CLEAR Global (CLEAR-FA at CESAG): World Bank-supported global network of Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results, offering M&E capacity-building and training in francophone Africa through CESAG in Senegal — a regional counterpart to EVAL's partnerships with IPD-AOS and ENSEA.
• IPDET (International Program for Development Evaluation Training): Co-organized by the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group and the University of Bern, IPDET is the leading global professional M&E training program offering multi-week workshops for development practitioners — directly competing with EVAL's formation-action offerings.
• Harvard Humanitarian Initiative: Offers premium fee-based M&E workshops for humanitarian programs ($1,600+ per participant), representing a higher-priced alternative targeting the same development practitioner segment as EVAL.

Broad incumbents

• IDEAS (International Development Evaluation Association): Global community of evaluation practitioners in development cooperation providing events, resources, and peer learning — a broader ecosystem player with comparable methodology focus.
• UNEG (United Nations Evaluation Group): Inter-agency professional group that sets norms and standards for evaluation in the UN system; a broader incumbent providing methodological frameworks and capacity-building that overlap with EVAL's training mission.
• OECD-DAC EvalNet: Network of evaluation units in bilateral development agencies; sets the OECD-DAC evaluation criteria that EVAL's AI tool applies. As the standards-setter, it represents the institutional incumbent whose framework EVAL operationalizes.

Others

• IOCE (International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation): Global coordinating body for Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs); comparable ecosystem organization setting evaluation capacity development priorities relevant to EVAL's mission.
• European Evaluation Society (EES): Biennial conference organizer and professional association for European evaluation practitioners where EVAL regularly participates; comparable as a community/ecosystem player rather than a direct commercial competitor.

Regional players

• IPD-AOS (Institut Panafricain pour le Développement – Afrique de l'Ouest et Sahel): Regional development training institute in West Africa offering MEAL certificate programs at accessible price points (300,000 FCFA); a partner/competitor for francophone M&E training in Burkina Faso and the Sahel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eval_fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eval

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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