Publications
We are at the heart of the debate about what works in international development, and how it should be assessed.
By sharing what we know we help to make the field more impactful, accountable and transparent, and its investments open to wider scrutiny. Our publications cover project reports and discussion papers, as well as our thinking on the latest debates.
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SPARC Abridged Annual Report for the Period July 2013 to June 2014
This is the annual report for SPARC for the year July 2013 to June 2014.
SPARC Working Paper – Value for Money
The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which the SPARC Programme is delivering Value for Money.
Better Value for Money
Julian Barr & Angela Christie provide an organising framework that attempts to better understand, express & enable judgements...
Building Blocks for Peace – An Evaluation of the Training for Peace in Africa Programme
Itad, in partnership with Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), conducted an evaluation of the Norwegian Training for Peace in...
Trialling Client-Focused Climate Finance in Ethiopia
Accessing climate finance for stakeholders in developing countries presents a dilemma: it is inaccessible to those who need it...
Learning by Design: Perspectives on Monitoring and Evaluating a Southern-focused Knowledge Service
Itad's Robbie Gregorowski and GDNet's Sherine Ghoneim share their personal reflections on how GDNet's M&E was developed and...
Nepal Rural Access Programme – MEL Component: Inception Report
This report provides an assessment of progress achieved during the inception phase of the MEL Component of the Nepal Rural...
Investing in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
BOND has published a study, written by Itad, which is focused on better understanding the costs to NGOs of measuring and...
Can We Demonstrate the Difference that Norwegian Aid Makes?
Itad, in association with CMI, were contracted in 2012 to conduct a ‘root and branch’ evaluation of the Norwegian Aid...
Impact Evaluation of a New Millennium Village in Northern Ghana
Itad's Chris Barnett has co-authored a paper titled 'An Impact Evaluation Design for the Millennium Village Project in...
Learning about Measuring Advocacy and Policy Change: Are Baselines always Feasible and Desirable?
Chris Barnett has written an IDS Practice Paper in Brief on 'Learning about Measuring Advocacy and Policy Change: Are...
Learning about Theories of Change for the M&E of Research Uptake
Chris Barnett and Robbie Gregorowski have written an IDS Practice Paper In Brief on 'Learning about Theories of Change for the...
Itad report published as a DFID Working Paper
Itad has recently completed a review of M4P evaluation methods and approaches for DFID. This report has now been published as...
Joint Evaluation of Budget Support to Tanzania
This study has evaluated the General and Sector Budget Support operations undertaken in Tanzania from 2005/06 to...
Review of M4P Evaluation methods and approaches
This report presents the findings of a study undertaken by Itad for DFID to critically review the methods used to evaluate M4P...
Joint Evaluation of Support to Civil Society Engagement in Policy Dialogue
Although policy dialogue is an area promoted by many development partners in various ways, there is little comprehensive...
