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Three lessons from the 2017 UK Evaluation Society Conference
Itad was well represented at this years’ UK Evaluation Society (UKES) conference
The road to impact: how do we ensure that evidence is both useful and used?
How do we use evidence to influence? How can we broker a dialogue with new audiences and create spaces where we can learn from each other?
What can we learn from the Government Outcomes Lab?
Learning Advisor Catherine Fisher investigates a new research centre on outcomes-based commissioning and finds plenty of interest for the WASH...
The role of evidence in a changing world
Many citizens (especially in Africa and Asia) have been left behind by the growing global economy and technological innovation. This rising...
Reflections from the IAAH
Christina Atchison and Emma Mulhern reflect on attending the 11th World Congress on Adolescent Health in New Delhi, India
IDEAS in Mexico: A new chapter for evaluation?
Itad's Chris Barnett and Rachel Eager have published a chapter 'New Frontiers for Evaluation in a Fast-Changing World'
The interactions between women’s economic empowerment and ending violence against women – Insights from the Pacific Women project
"I am just a woman, I am just a mother, I am just a wife…what can I do to seek justice?" - anonymous woman in Papua New Guinea.
Global Health 50/50 – where are the men?
I was watching the launch of the Global Health 50/50 Report at UCL recently, and as we had also just celebrated International Women's Day, a...
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 blog post explores.
Theme update – summer 2018
It’s been a busy start to 2018. Here, each of our technical themes gives us a quick insight into what their highlights have been so far...
60 seconds with…Ekaterina Shaleva
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick run down of what our staff do here at Itad. Here is what Ekaterina had to say…
Five key principles for Adaptive Social Protection programming
‘Adaptive Social Protection’ (ASP) came from a realisation that social protection, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation were...
Beyond venture capital: Being purposeful about investing in Ghana
Our new paper on African investments offers insights into improving social benefits: it can be achieved but requires intentionality by business...
How should donors manage adaptively? Market Systems Development as a case study.
Itad has recently completed a strategic evaluation for Sida to help them work through how they can best manage programmes that are adaptive and...
Evaluating transformational change in global programmes that tackle climate change
In this Itad blog, partner Sam McPherson reflects on his trip to the Noor Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power Plant for CIF's “Power of 10:...
60 seconds with…Fergal Turner
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick run down of what our staff do here at Itad. Here is what Fergal had to say…
Reflections on decentralised climate finance from CBA13
I recently witnessed the potential of a funding mechanism that allows indigenous people and local communities to determine how to protect their...
The complex reality of evaluation independence
An article in the Guardian got us thinking about the importance of independence in evaluation, and what ‘independence’ means, beyond a black...
Final Evaluation of DFID’s FoodTrade East and Southern Africa Programme
With the conclusion of Itad’s five-year longitudinal evaluation of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) FoodTrade East and...
My takeaways from working on the Nigeria National Livestock Transformation Plan and Implementation Framework
Dr Abdulkareem Lawal, Principal Consultant at Itad, has written a blog on his experience working on the Nigeria National Livestock Transformation...
Dave Wilson to speak at Building a Resilient Future
Dave Wilson, Principal Consultant and lead of the Climate Change theme at Itad, will be speaking at Building resilience for all: Poverty...
Until no-one is left behind: Strengthening CSOs’ role in immunisation
Global immunisation coverage is advancing towards the 90% target set by the Global Vaccine Action Plan.
Most popular Itad blogs in 2019
With 2019 drawing to a close, we say farewell to the year with a list of some of our most popular blogs.
EITI Results Framework
Itad was commissioned by the GIZ to develop and pilot a tool to assist EITI stakeholders in strengthening the results orientation of the EITI.
