Monitoring and Measuring the Ineffable

Abstract We present an analysis of the work Religious Sisters in Assam, India. They are involved anti-slavery/anti-human trafficking work, as well driving fundamentally feminist, economic equality, and human rights agendas within wider communities which they live. Their resembles that Non-Governmental Organisations, but unlike most ngo s, tend not to: produce annual reports, carry out evaluation exercises, prepare grant proposals, or set ‘key performance indicators’. This raises three questions: firstly, while voluntary sector increasingly requires monitoring evaluation, what methods use to achieve social change? Secondly, trained employees, so skill sets do bring work? Thirdly, how effective is their by own assessment outside evaluators? identify six philosophical/spiritual orientations shape working practices a methodology accompaniment – living directly with those support change. While there no educational/training certifications, rite de passage every woman must accomplish recognition divine calling service encompassing commitment vocation.