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Mobilising private finance into climate change: Webinar shares evaluation lessons
We were delighted to co-host a webinar on 17 March sharing lessons from the portfolio-level evaluation of the UK’s...
Digital platforms – WISH COVID-19 Learning Brief #4
COVID-19 has disrupted facility-based SRHR services in many countries with reduced face-face contact, leading to increased...
Itad at the International Realist Conference 2021
Itad joined the International Realist Conference 2021 in February. We presented our work on the HMG Climate Change Compass...
How can H2H actors measure outcomes and impact?
The MEAL Advisory Group (MAG) of the H2H Network held a joint learning session 10th December 2020 focused on how to capture...
Three blogs you might have missed in 2020
January is a good time to take stock and reflect on the previous year. Here are some of our blogs you might have missed in 2020.
Human-centered design in international development: A review of what works and what doesn’t
Human-centered design (HCD) is a creative problem-solving approach that puts the customer or beneficiary at the centre, with...
What works in human-centered design in international development
The Savings Learning Lab have published a review of human-centered design (HCD) and how it is applied in international...
Evaluation of Bangladesh WFP Country Strategic Plan 2016 – 2019
This evaluation was commissioned to provide evaluative evidence for accountability and learning to inform the design of the...
Learning to go virtual: Our highlights from the WISH Learning Event
In early December 2020, Itad facilitated the annual Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) Programme Learning Event. In our...
Coordination and alignment with relevant global and UK International Health Regulations: Lessons from the Public Health England International Health Regulations Strengthening Project
This is the second Learning Brief to pull out areas of interest to a wide range of people in the global health security sector...
Mid-point evaluation of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) – Final Report
Itad has been contracted by UK-PHRST to conduct an external performance evaluation and independent monitoring (PE&IM) of the...
A practical handbook for using prizes to help solve development challenges
While innovation inducement prizes have a historic pedigree, particularly in the early development of aviation, they have only...
Making the most of 0.5% – what now for the UK aid budget?
The UK government has announced that the 2015 commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on foreign aid will be...
Steep learning curves in evaluation: The case for gamification
Often the nature of our work as evaluators means that we play the role of the external observer working in a variety of...
Methodological report – Impact Evaluation of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Horn of Africa region
Large-scale global migration is a growing reality for people across the globe, with 258 million international migrants...
Improving poverty and disability measures through better data collection: Lessons from WISH
Collecting data for decision-making on personal issues related to sex, income and ability is fraught with complications that...