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Retrospective assessment of the LEGO Play Box Initiative
For the past ten years, LEGO has been donating Play Boxes to children and educational institutions in disadvantaged environments and providing...
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 recently been used...
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 settings and on a wide...
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 globally in 2017. The...
Mid-term review of IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme
Smallholders are on the frontline of climate change. Their livelihoods rely on natural resources that are already affected by variable rainfall,...
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 can impede both the...
A learning-focused assessment of experiences in collecting poverty and disability measures through client exit interviews
Collecting data from service users on personal issues related to reproductive health, living conditions and abilities is fraught with...
Adaptations to social and behaviour change communications – WISH COVID-19 Learning Brief #3
The COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges to social and behaviour change communications on sexual and reproductive health and rights...
The UK’s approach to tackling modern-day slavery in Nigeria: Five missed opportunities
I recently read the ICAI review of the UK’s approach to tackling modern-day slavery through the aid programme and it led me to reflect. The...
Stamping out Slavery in Nigeria Programme and Evaluation
The UK FCDO-funded Stamping out Slavery in Nigeria (SoSiN) programme aims to improve the evidence base on modern slavery and develop and test new...
Tackling human trafficking: Lessons from the Stamping out Slavery in Nigeria project
Modern-day slavery is still a prevalent practice in Nigeria, with Edo State at the centre of human trafficking. The UK FCDO-funded Stamping out...
New publication series kicks off with focus on transformational change
We are delighted to launch our Think Pieces – a new series of publications where we explore the challenging questions that arise when...
Learning to evaluate transformational change – Itad Think Piece 01
We urgently need a low carbon and climate-resilient future. Incremental adaptation may no longer be enough – transformational change offers the...
Evaluating the impact of reintegration assistance provided under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative in the Horn of Africa region
Migration is a growing reality for millions of people across the globe. In 2017, IOM (International Organization for Migration) estimated 258...
Approaches to support the delivery of self-managed medication abortion during COVID-19 – WISH COVID-19 Learning Brief #2
Global health emergencies have a significant indirect impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights, by interrupting regular service...
Fairness beyond the race: Four questions for COVID-19 vaccine equity
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unprecedented response from the international community to address what will happen when a vaccine comes out....
Keeping it real: using mechanisms in realist evaluation
A new paper in a special issue of New Directions for Evaluation explores the use of mechanisms within the realist evaluation of the Building...
The Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network: UNICEF Assessment
A continuing trend in international development has been the greater scrutiny of ODA (Overseas Development Assistance) spending, with bilateral...
Ethics in evaluation and COVID-19: New practices in a changing world
The COVID-19 pandemic has created shockwaves around the world and has radically changed not only our usual working arrangements but also the...
UNHCR Country Portfolio Evaluation: Angola (2016-2019)
This report relates to an independent evaluation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) country operation in Angola for the...
The benefits of community-driven development
A new paper published in the Journal of Flood Risk Management explores the costs and benefits of resilience interventions in Myanmar.
Adaptive programming for global health security programmes
Lessons from the Public Health England International Health Regulations Strengthening Project
Mobilising private finance into low-carbon markets: Insights from the UK’s International Climate Finance
To tackle the global climate crisis and achieve a worldwide low-carbon transition, it will be essential to stimulate the growth of...
Remote training for contraceptive service delivery – WISH COVID-19 Learning Brief #1
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected the capacity of organisations to train health providers, jeopardising their ability to maintain...
