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Kanchan Lama, Chairperson of CoE-Nepal, has been an evaluator engaged with indigenous communities since 1995. For her, working with indigenous communities is a shared learning process. Their wealth of knowledge, their marginalized status, and their potential contribution to governance motivated her.

Initially skeptical of evaluation, indigenous communities moved from skepticism to recognizing the value of evaluation through participatory methods. Women are more likely to engage than men, who often view evaluations negatively because of past experiences. The main challenges faced were involving women, language barriers, and building trust as an outside party. Understanding the context is critical, and ensuring appropriate participant participation remains a challenge.