In 2023, our team performed an endline evaluation of the “ClowNexus – Clowning Connects Us“ project funded through the Creative Europe Programme and implemented by Red Noses International, Verein Rote Nasen Clowndoctors in Austria, Pallapupas in Spain, Crveni Nosevi Klaunovidoktori in Croatia, Piros Orr Bohocdoktorok Alapitvany in Hungary,  Raudonos Nosys Gydytojai klounai in Lithuania,  Sairaalaklovnit ry in Finland, Stichting CliniClowns in the Netherlands and the European Federation of Healthcare Clown Organizations (Efhco).

The evaluation ran from June to October 2023 and was meant to consolidate learning across the countries involved and serve as an endline assessment compared against the baseline developed at the onset of ClowNexus. A mix of methodological approaches was deployed in line with the specific needs of each target group and the key evaluation questions.

The full evaluation report is linked below.

While conducting the evaluation, we also collected and described the main learning tools employed by the ClowNexus team, and developed a Learning Toolkit to support other organisations and artists who want to collect learning about artistic processes, deepen their understanding of impact and evaluate their internal processes.