Capacity building in evidence use
Strengthening teams to design, commission, interpret and use evidence in real world decision-making.
We bring lessons from evaluating training and capacity building efforts into our own approach. We work on the principle that accompanying change – rather than imposing change – delivers sustainable results. We have worked with clients of all shapes and sizes to support their training and capacity building needs in line with their organisational culture.
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Gender-Responsive Social Protection Programme evaluation
Social protection for women and girls reduces poverty, improves access to education and health, improves economic...
Developing a strategic learning and evaluation system with Fondation Botnar
Today, over half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Digital technology is predicted to play an increasingly...
Three blogs you might have missed in 2020
January is a good time to take stock and reflect on the previous year. Here are some of our blogs you might have missed in 2020.
Human-centered design in international development: A review of what works and what doesn’t
Human-centered design (HCD) is a creative problem-solving approach that puts the customer or beneficiary at the centre, with...
What works in human-centered design in international development
The Savings Learning Lab have published a review of human-centered design (HCD) and how it is applied in international...
Evaluation of Bangladesh WFP Country Strategic Plan 2016 – 2019
This evaluation was commissioned to provide evaluative evidence for accountability and learning to inform the design of the...
Learning to go virtual: Our highlights from the WISH Learning Event
In early December 2020, Itad facilitated the annual Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) Programme Learning Event. In our...
Coordination and alignment with relevant global and UK International Health Regulations: Lessons from the Public Health England International Health Regulations Strengthening Project
This is the second Learning Brief to pull out areas of interest to a wide range of people in the global health security sector...
Mid-point evaluation of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) – Final Report
Itad has been contracted by UK-PHRST to conduct an external performance evaluation and independent monitoring (PE&IM) of the...
Retrospective assessment of the LEGO Play Box Initiative
For the past ten years, LEGO has been donating Play Boxes to children and educational institutions in disadvantaged...
Developing and refining UNICEF’s Theory of Change and Results Framework for the Strategic Plan (2022-2025)
UNICEF works in the toughest places to protect the rights of every child. Their Strategic Plan targets the key barriers across...
A practical handbook for using prizes to help solve development challenges
While innovation inducement prizes have a historic pedigree, particularly in the early development of aviation, they have only...
Making the most of 0.5% – what now for the UK aid budget?
The UK government has announced that the 2015 commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on foreign aid will be...
Steep learning curves in evaluation: The case for gamification
Often the nature of our work as evaluators means that we play the role of the external observer working in a variety of...
Real-time MEL for the Humanitarian Global Services Programme
The Humanitarian Global Services (HGS) Programme aims to improve the overall performance (quality, delivery and...
Methodological report – Impact Evaluation of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Horn of Africa region
Large-scale global migration is a growing reality for people across the globe, with 258 million international migrants...
