Rethinking Impact: Why We're Proud to Be Part of the Full Spectrum Coalition

At One Village Partners, we’ve always believed that meaningful change starts with listening. Listening to communities. Listening to context. Listening to what impact really means on the community level. Beyond the numbers and assumptions.

That’s why we’re proud to be part of the Full Spectrum Coalition, a new alliance of organisations challenging the status quo of development evaluation.

In a recent blog published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) — “The Mirage of a Sole ‘Appropriate’ Evaluation Design” — our work is featured alongside others leading the charge for more inclusive, adaptive, and locally rooted approaches to impact measurement.

Our participation in the Full Spectrum Coalition is more than a milestone, it’s a signal of our commitment to innovation, integrity, and shared learning in the development context. Together with our partners across Sierra Leone and Africa, we’re not only expanding our reach, we’re helping to reshape how our sector thinks about impact.

As we continue our work, we’re holding ourselves to the highest standards, not just in what we do, but in how we measure what matters most.

This is what it looks like to do development differently. And to our donors, partners, and champions — thank you. Your support helps us stay bold, grounded, and focused on what truly works.