The Zimbabwe Evaluation Association (ZEA) was established in 2004, however due to the prolonged economic and social challenges that the country faced, the majority of members migrated to neighbouring countries and the association withered. Zimbabwe is recovering from a decade of economic and social challenges and there is great need for quality evaluations to support evidence based policies and decision making. Local opportunities for capacity development in evaluation practice, information sharing and networking remain limited.

The Zimbabwe Evaluation Association was re-launched on the 3rd of October 2013. During the launch meeting, a committee of 15 was tasked to spearhead the setting up of ZEA. The committee, with secretariat support from UNICEF, successfully developed a constitution, registered ZEA as a Trust, opened a bank account, developed a three year strategy for the association, opened registration for membership and presided over the election of a new board in December 2014.

The Zimbabwe Evaluation Association seeks to act in ways that embody our mission, vision, and values in pursuit of our defined policies and goals.