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Markets, business and supply chains

We work with companies, corporate foundations, investors and donors to accelerate progress in these areas and more. We develop impact strategies, identify baseline needs and evaluate what works and why to help expand economic opportunity and improve lives.

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Evaluation of GrowthAfrica’s support to ventures in East Africa

GrowthAfrica was formed in 2002 with the aim of seeing economic growth and social transformation accelerated through...

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Intellecap’s direct support to ventures in East Africa

Intellecap was founded in India in 2002 and combines advisory services, capital and networks, providing early stage impact...

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Evaluation of Enclude’s Variable Payment Obligation (VPO) Programme

Enclude is an advisory firm dedicated to building more sustainable small growth businesses (SGBs) and institutions by offering...

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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....

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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.

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Stories of Bank Linkages

What are we learning from savings group members on how bank linkages are working for them? Insights from the MasterCard...

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British International Investment’s mobilisation of private investment

Increasingly, international consensus is that private finance is critical to filling the development financing gap and...

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Evaluation of a climate-smart business programme

Itad has been commissioned by the Good Energies Foundation to evaluate a multi-year programme focused on incubating...

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Monitoring and Evaluation of Denmark-Myanmar Country Programme

Since 2011, Denmark has steadily expanded its diplomatic, political, commercial and development cooperation with Myanmar,...

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What evidence is there for the impact of market systems development?

The strength (or weakness) of evidence to support use of the market systems approach is a topic that always provokes heated...

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Review of Rural Roads Maintenance Planning in Nepal

This report by the independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) component of the Rural Access Programme 3 (RAP3)...

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The impact of cash-for-works: evidence from the Rural Access Programme in the mid and far west of Nepal

RAP's primary objective is to deliver economic benefits to poor and isolated communities over the long term through improved...

Helen Bailey

Senior Consultant

Helen Bailey is an evaluator with ten years’ experience in international development. She works on markets, financial...

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The results achieved by programmes using a market systems approach

What does the current evidence base say about the impact of programmes using the market systems approach? The BEAM Exchange...

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Measuring Social Norms on WEE Programmes: Lessons from Itad’s Work in Gender Equality

The role of social norms change in economically empowering women was a hot topic at the SEEP Women’s Economic Empowerment...

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Impact evaluations for market systems programmes

These BEAM Exchange guidelines set out the key steps and considerations for designing, planning and undertaking the evaluation...