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Three ways digital data is helping UNICEF make decisions for WASH programming
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on urban water and sewerage utilities is critical to managing potential emergent and...
Maximising the value of third party monitoring
COVID-19 has brought greater challenges and complexity to delivering aid, particularly in insecure settings. An external...
How regular outcome monitoring makes WASH programmes more effective
Measuring progress towards WASH outcomes is more difficult and more expensive than reporting outputs, but it is a valuable...
Delivering sustainable WASH outcomes: Insights from the WASH Results Programme
New series of learning briefs from this large-scale programme share data on outcome achievements, insights on designing...
Handwashing and COVID-19: The role of data in improving hygiene promotion
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the importance of thorough handwashing to the fore in global efforts to curb the spread of...
Recovering better from COVID-19: Lessons from WASH and protracted crises
Globally, people living in protracted crises represent the ‘last mile’ in terms of reaching the SDGs — they are the most...
Designing effective verification systems for Payment by Results contracts
New series of publications shares practical guidance for third-party verification services based on learning from the WASH...
Answering questions on the WASH Results Evaluation
Over 180 people from NGOs, funding agencies and research organisations around the world with an interest in WASH and Payment...
E-panel to share DFID WASH Results Programme evaluation findings
On 15 May 2020 an e-panel featuring Itad’s Katharina Welle will share the findings of the DFID Water, Sanitation & Hygiene...
Continuing results in development:
the importance of evidence during COVID-19
The COVID-19 (C19) pandemic has had profound effects on lives around the world and will continue to do so for years, if not...
From privilege to right: Why we need access to water for all
For World Water Day, we asked our WASH team to share their thoughts on why access to water for all is essential and what the...
Tackling NTDs: A look at the future of control and elimination
As evaluators working on WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and NTDs (neglected tropical diseases), we thought it was time...
Synergies in SDGs: How holistic monitoring can support global goals
I recently attended a workshop at the Vitol Foundation presenting initial results of a multi-disciplinary research team from...
60 seconds with…Joseph Thompson
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick run down of what our staff do here at Itad. Here is what...
Beyond a burden: what value does verification offer?
Police officers, auditors, teachers marking homework and giving out detentions – just some of the unfavourable analogies we...
Truly exceptional? Handling misfortune within Payment by Results
An exceptional event or a predictable adversity? The difference matters more in a Payment by Results (PbR) setting, as this...
