Humanitarian assistance
Our evaluation and learning support provides our partners with evidence and practical solutions, based on rigorous field-testing, to improve the quality and reach of humanitarian action in complex emergency settings.
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Evaluating UNICEF’s Response to the Earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye
We are analysing what worked – and what didn’t – in UNICEF’s response to the earthquakes that occurred in Syria and...
Evaluating UNICEF’s Response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Itad is evaluating UNICEF’s response to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, providing learning to the...
Supporting the Hilton Foundation’s flexible funding for disaster relief and recovery
Identifying enablers and barriers to relevant, timely and accountable emergency response in the Hilton Foundation’s Disaster...
Helping UNICEF improve its response in complex humanitarian settings
An award-winning Itad evaluation was integral in shaping UNICEF’s provision of more effective and equitable coverage in...
Itad’s COVAX evaluation provides rich insights for future pandemic responses
A newly-published Itad evaluation of the COVAX Facility and Advanced Market Commitment provides a balanced critique and...
Strengthening coherent global action to tackle the scourge of landmines
Our work has helped to strengthen the way the global mine action sector works collectively to reduce and eliminate the...
Influencing humanitarian policy to protect refugee rights
An Itad evaluation of the global response to protect refugee rights during Covid-19 is influencing UN humanitarian agencies...
Three years into the pandemic, what have we learned?
Today sees the launch of the first-ever and largest evaluation of humanitarian response to a pandemic, with best practices and...
Lauren Atherton
Lauren is a senior consultant in Itad's Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings team. She provides technical support on...
Peace through evaluation, learning and adaptation (PELA II)
Enhancing USAID’s effectiveness in preventing and countering violent extremism, peacebuilding, and strengthening democracy,...
Getting the balance right in the refugee humanitarian-development nexus
Challenges and opportunities for more effective humanitarian-development connections to keep pace with the growing scale of...
Joint Evaluation of the Protection of Rights of Refugees during Covid-19
Itad, in partnership with Valid Evaluations, is delivering a joint evaluation of the role of international cooperation in...
Inter-Agency Evaluation of the Humanitarian Response to Covid-19
In partnership with Konterra, we are evaluating the IASC’s collective response in meeting the humanitarian needs of people...
Measuring political advocacy, access, and influence for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives
We are developing a framework and toolkit for measuring advocacy, access, and influence for development projects in over 150...
Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
As MERL lead, we undertook a Process Evaluation of the UKAC ASPIRE programme pilots integrating climate change resilience...
Understanding the protection of refugee rights during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has exacerbated the challenges faced by refugees across the globe in exercising their rights and gaining access to...