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We are at the heart of the debate about what works in international development, and how it should be assessed.
By sharing what we know we help to make the field more impactful, accountable and transparent, and its investments open to wider scrutiny. Our publications cover project reports and discussion papers, as well as our thinking on the latest debates.
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FoodTrade East and Southern Africa Final Evaluation: Key findings, lessons and recommendations
Summarising the FoodTrade East and Southern Africa final evaluation, you can now read the key findings and how the FTESA aimed...
Lessons & recommendations for promoting structured trade & systemic change in market development programmes
Read our Learning Note for FTESA and discover how this note presents lessons and recommendations on how market development...
Resilience insights: Lessons from the Global Resilience Partnership
The world is increasingly unpredictable with more people than ever facing more severe and frequent shocks and stresses related...
Learning Note: Does Market Development work in Nepal?
Following the completion of an evaluation of Samarth-NMDP1 for the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the...
Evaluation of Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme: Summative Phase Two
The Department for International Development (DFID) invested £54.6 million into a humanitarian innovation and evidence...
Executive Summary: Evaluation of Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme: Summative Phase Two
The Department for International Development (DFID) invested £54.6 million into a humanitarian innovation and evidence...
A360 MTR Spotlight 4: Service providers – the battle to serve
This brief draws out lessons from the Mid-Term Review on the challenges service providers face in delivering quality...
A360 MTR Spotlight 1: Lessons from evaluating A360
This brief draws out lessons from the A360 Mid-Term Review, on evaluating a program developed through human-centred design.
A360 MTR Spotlight 2: The A360 experience of Human Centered Design
Adolescents 360 (A360) is a four-year, $30 million initiative (2016 – 2020) to increase adolescent girls’ access to and...
A360 MTR Spotlight 3: Meaningful Youth Engagement
This brief draws out lessons from the Mid-Term Review on the role of youth engagement in A360. Despite attempts to standardize...
Adaptive Programming in Fragile, Conflict and Violence-Affected Settings. What Works and Under What Conditions? The Case of Institutions for Inclusive Development, Tanzania
Adaptive Management involves a dynamic interaction between three elements: delivery, programming and governance. This case...
Learning from mapping MLE capacity for advocacy
This learning paper pulls together our thinking and provides simple lessons for MEL partners and funders on how to support...
Savings for youth: a review of evidence
This report is based on an in-depth review of 44 studies that examine the effects of a range of youth savings initiatives. The...
Corporate thematic evaluation of UN Women’s contribution to governance and national planning
This evaluation, planned under UN Women’s corporate evaluation plan1, focuses on UN Women’s contribution to Governance and...
In brief: Corporate evaluation of UN Women’s contribution to governance and national planning
This evaluation, planned under UN Women’s corporate evaluation plan1, focuses on UN Women’s contribution to Governance and...
Midterm Review of the Adolescents 360 Program
This midterm review synthesizes evaluation findings from the design phase of A360, drawing together insights from an ongoing...