QATSICPP’s framework

The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) developed their own evaluation framework to better reflect the priorities, knowledge systems and values of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The aim is to ensure that evaluation processes support communities, strengthen culture and reflect what success looks like from an Indigenous perspective.² Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Limited, Evaluation Framework, 2024, [link], 3.

Within this framework, culturally grounded evaluation is understood as evaluation that:

• is guided by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems, including ways of doing, being, knowing, learning and growing
• is led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and honours the customs and practices considered appropriate by Elders, Traditional Owners and community leaders
• supports healing and affirmation, while also generating ideas for renewal, improvement and positive change.

By developing their own framework, QATSICPP demonstrate how Indigenous organisations might shape evaluation in ways that align with their cultural and community priorities and long-term goals. Rather than simply measuring outcomes, evaluation becomes a process that strengthens culture, supports community leadership and helps guide future action.