
Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance is at the heart of what we do.

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Unlock the power of your impact by embedding UMEL. Kowa supports First Nations communities to define success, measure impact and share results.
UMEL is evaluation grounded in Cultural integrity and Community-driven data sovereignty. It's time to take action with UMEL.

Everything UMEL
Kowa Consultancy
Co-create your UMEL framework with implementation support from our expert team. Community-led and self-determined impact approaches.
Ngarray-bah
Our UMEL knowledge sharing will help you prepare for UMEL and deliver change the right way. Better outcomes start from knowledge. We offer face-to-face and online learning.
Wathaga
Our UMEL platform, Wathaga, is coming soon. Collect, store, analyse and share Community UMEL data the right way. Caring for data so data can care for Country and Community.

UMEL is for everyone
First Nations Communities
Community-led UMEL means better outcomes, resources staying in Community and sustained change.
Program Providers
By adopting UMEL, you can embed data collection into the design and delivery of programs and services. Know what data to collect, when and from whom so you can showcase the impact your making.
Program Funders
Move beyond outputs - establish accountability to Communities and genuinely understand impact. UMEL is your chance to support the collection, analysis and sharing of meaningful data.
M&E Practitioners
Supercharge your practice by adopting UMEL. UMEL means evaluation done right.

Ngimiliko Kunta
Ngimiliko Kunta (NK) is a not-for-profit organisation focused on First Nation’s place-making and system-making. NK is dedicated to centring First Nations languages, Cultures, and worldviews in creating new spaces and transforming existing systems.
Gilibanga means create/make light in Darkinyung language. Gilibanga is building a strong network of Blakfullas in evaluation, accelerating skills, and sharing resources to transform the evaluation landscape. Gilibanga is lighting the way for First Nations-led evaluation that honours our worldviews and catalyses better outcomes for Mob.
