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Why funders need to practice adaptive portfolio management to support systems change
Much like traditional investors, development funders often manage portfolios of investments. But what does it mean to manage a portfolio, rather...
Does adaptive programming work in fragile contexts, and why? The case of PERL in Nigeria
We’ve just published a case study based on a fascinating week in Nigeria last summer, exploring what ‘adaptive programming’ looks like in...
Adaptive Programming in Fragile, Conflict and Violence-Affected Settings – What works and under what conditions? The Case of PERL, Nigeria
This case study focuses on PERL (Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn) in Nigeria and draws on a conceptual framework (the ‘adaptive...
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 are adaptive and...
MEL Partner for CSSF Eastern Africa (2015-2021)
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) supports the UK Government’s work in addressing conflict and fragility globally. Since 2015,...
Mobilising for Development Independent Evaluation Manager (IEM)
The M4D evaluation was funded by DFID, conducted by Itad (as the IEM), and ran from 1 November 2014 to 15 May 2018, beginning shortly after the...
Is my social protection programme ‘shock-responsive’ or ‘adaptive’?
What is adaptive social protection? How does it differ from shock responsive social protection? Why does it matter? These were some of the...
Gatsby Africa: Strategic Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Partnership
Our learning partnership with Gatsby Africa aims to strengthen their ability to learn, adapt and make better programming decisions. We support...
Adaptive Programming in Fragile, Conflict and Violence-Affected Settings – What works and under what conditions? The Case of Pyoe Pin, Myanmar
This paper examines adaptive approaches in aid programming in a fragile, conflict and violence-affected setting (FCVAS), namely Myanmar. This...
Monitoring and Evaluation of DFID’s Support to the Palestinian Authority through the Services, Stability and Reform Programme (SSRP)
Improving health, education and government reform efforts of the Palestinian Authority (PA) are critical to the UK government’s commitment to...
Evaluation of the market systems development approach: lessons for expanded use and adaptive management at Sida
Itad has been appointed by Sida to undertake an evaluation of its management of the market systems development (MSD) approach. The evaluation...
Evaluation of The Market Systems Development Approach: Lessons for Expanded Use and Adaptive Management at Sida
The evaluation of Sida's Market System Development projects focuses on management and organisational capacity.
Issues and challenges of assessing the benefits of capacity development – experiences from the M4D programme in northern Nigeria
It is often argued that good governance is possible only when governing institutions perform to certain standards and that failures are due to...
Three lessons from the 2017 UK Evaluation Society Conference
Itad was well represented at this years’ UK Evaluation Society (UKES) conference
Design of the Democratic Governance Facility
Itad’s Richard Burge led an eight-person team to design a five-year multi-donor governance programme in Uganda. Working closely with eight...
Six things that help grant-makers learn and adapt
There’s an emerging body of literature identifying key strategies that can both improve learning and enable adaptive management amongst...
Can we learn from system level social protection interventions?
Influencing change at system level is often very difficult to do, requiring different inputs in different contexts. It is also very difficult to...
Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) – Engaged Citizens
The Engaged Citizens pillar within PERL (Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn) Nigeria supports citizens to engage more effectively to...
Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) – Accountable, Responsive and Capable Government Pillar
Although Nigeria has made progress with socio-economic development in recent years, about 90 million people - roughly half Nigeria's population...
Moving targets and going in circles
Itad's Julian Barr reflects on SAVI, BRACED, and flexible and adaptive programming in international development.
Flexible and Adaptive…How Original
The title of this post relates to how adaptive programming was presented at a recent donor meeting, the aim being to profile a soon-to-be...
The ‘almost revolution’ of thinking and working politically
Itad's Claire Hughes reflects on her afternoon discussing where we have got to with the “almost revolution” of thinking and working...
Monitoring and Evaluating Flexible and Adaptive Programming
Julian Barr blogs on a DFID internal learning event on Monitoring & Evaluating Flexible & Adaptive Programming, where he presented lessons learnt...
Voices for Change
V4C (Voices for Change) was an ambitious, innovative gender programme, which sought to address the global challenge of empowering adolescent...
