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Adapting to changing objectives in M&E: Lessons from measuring work
As M&E practitioners, we’ve seen it happen many times. Learning and accountability objectives change during the course of a...
MSD in disrupted markets: Important lessons from Nepal
Evaluating NMDP-Samarth (Nepal Market Development Programme-Samarth) - Nepal's first MSD (market systems development) programme
Continuing results in development:
the importance of evidence during COVID-19
The COVID-19 (C19) pandemic has had profound effects on lives around the world and will continue to do so for years, if not...
Eyes on a prize for climate information services
The UK Aid-funded Ideas to Impact programme, which is managed by an IMC Worldwide-led consortium, has just launched our...
Lessons from an ex-post evaluation – and why we should do more of them
Even as evaluation specialists, rarely do we get the chance to carry out ex-post evaluations. We recently carried out an...
Final Evaluation of DFID’s FoodTrade East and Southern Africa Programme
With the conclusion of Itad’s five-year longitudinal evaluation of the UK Department for International Development (DFID)...
Checking in With the Savings Evidence Map
Launched in 2018 as part of the Savings Learning Lab activities, this is the Savings Evidence Map. Discover all 299 studies...
60 seconds with…Itad’s Inclusive and Sustainable Business theme
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick rundown of what our staff do here at Itad. To celebrate...
How should donors manage adaptively? Market Systems Development as a case study.
Itad has recently completed a strategic evaluation for Sida to help them work through how they can best manage programmes that...
Savings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Access, Policies and Priorities
Saving hasn't kept up with access in the growth of financial inclusion. A new report sets out to understand trends in savings...
Blended finance & addressing the evidence gap – Reflections from an OECD workshop
Earlier this week I was at an OECD workshop hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Stories of Bank Linkages
What are we learning from savings group members on how bank linkages are working for them? Insights from the MasterCard...
What evidence is there for the impact of market systems development?
The strength (or weakness) of evidence to support use of the market systems approach is a topic that always provokes heated...
Measuring Social Norms on WEE Programmes: Lessons from Itad’s Work in Gender Equality
The role of social norms change in economically empowering women was a hot topic at the SEEP Women’s Economic Empowerment...
Itad’s 4 top takeaways from the SEEP Women’s Economic Empowerment Forum
Mollie Liesner blogs on her top 4 takeaways from the SEEP Women's Economic Empowerment Forum in Bangkok.
Let’s get practical: how to overcome monitoring challenges
Contribute to learning and innovation in the wider market systems community by sharing your practical stories on measuring...