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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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...
AVANTI in 2020: Adapting to the new normal
In 2020, AVANTI had to adapt to the new normal like many other projects that previously relied on international travel. The...
Fairness beyond the race: Four questions for COVID-19 vaccine equity
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unprecedented response from the international community to address what will happen when a...
Keeping it real: using mechanisms in realist evaluation
A new paper in a special issue of New Directions for Evaluation explores the use of mechanisms within the realist evaluation...
Ethics in evaluation and COVID-19: New practices in a changing world
The COVID-19 pandemic has created shockwaves around the world and has radically changed not only our usual working...
The Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network: UNICEF Assessment
A continuing trend in international development has been the greater scrutiny of ODA (Overseas Development Assistance)...
Maintaining a critical link to last-mile customers: Challenges and opportunities facing financial service agents during COVID-19
Agents are a critical last-mile link to financial services for lower-income households and micro- and small enterprises,...
UNHCR Country Portfolio Evaluation: Angola (2016-2019)
This report relates to an independent evaluation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) country operation...
The benefits of community-driven development
A new paper published in the Journal of Flood Risk Management explores the costs and benefits of resilience interventions in...
How has COVID-19 affected data quality in the agriculture sector? Highlights on a recent e-Panel
An e-Panel, co-hosted by AVANTI and EvalForward, set out to explore this question. Our panellists, Armand Zoa, Joas Tugizimana...
Leveraging high-performing agents to deliver customer value
Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, innovation is transforming how people conduct financial transactions and live their lives.
Itad at SEEP 2020: Disruptive collaboration
Join us for the SEEP Annual Conference, which will be taking place entirely online this year. The 2020 conference theme is...
Adaptive programming for global health security programmes
Lessons from the Public Health England International Health Regulations Strengthening Project
Can innovation prizes improve lives for the poorest?
After six years, the UKAid-funded Ideas to Impact programme has come to an end, yielding an impressive amount of lessons on...
Rising to the challenge: How to get the best value from using prizes to drive innovation for development
An innovation inducement prize enables funders to pursue development goals without them having to know in advance which...
Evaluating the results of innovation prizes for development: reflections and recommendations from practice
The incidence of using prizes (of any kind) to achieve social and development goals is increasing (Evanoff, 2018). And yet...
