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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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...
Adapting to adaptive programming
I find that my natural scepticism is occasionally interpreted as me being cynical. And a cynic might ask what the difference...
Itad response to COVID-19
The WHO (World Health Organisation) has now declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic and called for urgent global action. In...
Reality bites: Lessons from five years of realist evaluation at Itad
It’s been over five years since Itad hurtled head-first into the fascinating world of realist evaluation. Since setting up a...
2016-17 global leap off-grid refrigerator competition (round 1) – Follow-up review
The 2016-17 Global LEAP Off-Grid Refrigerator Competition (Round 1) aimed to transform the global market for off-grid...
Savings evidence map synthesis report: 2021 update
Itad has developed the evidence map presented in this document as part of the Mastercard Foundation Savings Learning Lab.
Savings evidence map synthesis report summary: 2021 update
Itad has developed the evidence map presented in this document as part of the Mastercard Foundation Savings Learning Lab.
Ethics in evaluation: Why it is important
Ethics and safeguarding are increasingly at the centre of evaluation practice. Following the 2019 publication of DFID’s...
Five things about Itad’s learning culture
Itad's Learning and Development Lead, Rachel Conway, reflects on our organisational learning culture after six months in the job.
GPE 2020 country-level prospective evaluation – Democratic Republic of Congo – Year 2
The purpose of the prospective evaluations is to assess whether GPE’s inputs and influence are orienting education sector...
Savings Groups and Social Protection: Graduation from Safety Nets
In 2019, SEEP convened a Peer Learning Group (PLG) comprised of both government and civil society social protection programs...
Evaluation of the Adaptive Social Protection in the Sahel Programme
Poor and vulnerable people face increased shocks and stresses to their livelihoods. These can be global, such as financial...
Centre for Development Impact
The Centre for Development Impact (CDI) contributes to learning and innovation in the field of impact evaluation, through the...
Global Fund Advocacy Portfolio Level Assessment
The Global Fund partnership mobilises and invests more than US$4 billion a year to support programmes run by local experts in...
Evaluation of the Dutch Development Finance Institution – FMO
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are government-backed institutions that invest returnable capital into the private...
Evaluation of Sida’s strategic partnership for humanitarian assistance
Sida works with strategic partners worldwide, including UN agencies and non-governmental organisations, to deliver...