Osrodek Ewaluacji

Osrodek Ewaluacji Sp. z o.o. (Evaluation Centre Ltd. or OE) is an independent evaluation company. Its history goes back to 2004, when it was founded by two sociologists – Malgorzata Leszczynska and Agnieszka Szczurek. The earlier evaluation experience and scientific background allowed the owners to create a firm which not only successfully conducts evaluation research, but also spreads the knowledge about evaluation in public institutions and NGOs.

Today, Osrodek Ewaluacji is a well-recognised evaluation agency, and its experts are among the most experienced evaluators in Poland. It specialises in education, social policy and local development evaluation.
The Founders are members of Polish Evaluation Society (PES, Founder Members), Polish Sociological Association, NGO Trainers’ Association and European Evaluation Society.

The company’s staff consist of the 2 founders 3 researchers – all with sociological or psychological and pedagogical background and 1 assistant (administrative work). In order to provide clients with the highest quality services, Ośrodek Ewaluacji works also in cooperation with external experts. For the bigger projects, it establishes consortia with specialist companies and thus shares experiences and ensures the highest standards.

Ośrodek Ewaluacji Sp. z o.o. is involved in about 15 projects every year – both of on-going and ex-post evaluation. It works with central level public administration authorities (ministries, agencies), local governments and development units as well as with non-governmental organizations.

In accordance with evaluation standards, it combines methods and techniques, integrates various data source – quantitative and qualitative, but it specialises chiefly in qualitative research and field research such as IDI, FGI, observation and document analysis.

The company motto is “Evaluation gives knowledge – we give good evaluation”. Ośrodek Ewaluacji keeps this rule at all stages of the research process, making efforts to get accurate and reliable results.