
Kowa Consultancy
UMEL Done Right

Our team of expert UMEL and IDS practitioners provide design, implementation and practice support.

UMEL
Kowa are national leaders in the design and implementation of First Nations-led Understanding, Measurement, Evaluation & Learning (UMEL) practice. The team are able to design, implement and support UMEL practice alongside Community, services, funders and practitioners.

IDS&G
Through academic research and on-the-ground experience, Kowa have developed the OCCAAARS Framework, a considered tool that supports Community, services, funders and practitioners to co-create principles and practices that ensure Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance (IDS&G).

Learning Partnerships
Kowa offers a learning partnership model that support Community, services, funders and practitioners to understand, learn and implement Community-led and Two-Worlds evaluation practice. Partnerships are focused on supporting First Nations peoples to step back into and lead UMEL practice.