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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Itad’s Green Team: Can we mainstream environmental sustainability into our work?
As efforts increase around the world to combat climate change, you can read our latest blog from Itad's own Green Team, who...
Evaluation, Learning, and Verification for Agency Reform (ELVAR)
DFID’s 2014 Strategy for Payment by Results states that the department will use PBR to improve the value for money of their...
2019 Annual Review and 2020 Project Completion Report/Impact Review of the Rwanda Multi-Donor Civil Society Support Programme
Itad is reviewing MDCSSP - a programme contributing to improved governance in Rwanda, primarily focused on making governance...
Reflections from Development Studies Association Conference 2019
Itad's Ekaterina Shaleva reflects on her recent trip to the DSA conference and recent thinking on logframes and their utility...
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 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...
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...
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...
The complex reality of evaluation independence
An article in the Guardian got us thinking about the importance of independence in evaluation, and what ‘independence’...
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...
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...
