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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Adaptive Programming in Fragile, Conflict and Violence-Affected Settings – What works and under what conditions? The Case of PERL, Nigeria
This case study focuses on PERL (Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn) in Nigeria and draws on a conceptual framework (the...
Changing a Theory of Change: six important lessons from our work with iDSI
In this Itad blog, Laura Hopkins and Stefanie Wallach explore six lessons we've learnt when it comes to changing a theory of...
Evaluating CIF’s contribution to transformational change – new report launched
Itad conducted an independent evaluation of the transformational change that has been supported by CIF, and our...
Evaluation of Transformational Change in the Climate Investment Funds
This report provides the results of an independent evaluation of the transformational change that has been supported by the...
Handbook on Measuring Equity in Education
Our Education Lead, Rachel Outhred, has co-authored a chapter in the UNESCO Institute of Statistic’s recent handbook on...
Adolescents 360 Evaluation: What do service providers think about contraceptive service provision to 15–19 year old girls in Nigeria?
What are service providers’ perspectives of contraceptive service provision to adolescent girls in Nigeria? Using a...
Monitoring and evaluation of the Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED) programme
Itad has been appointed to deliver the monitoring, evaluation and learning component of SUED to support programme learning and...
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...
Recommendations…to co-create and or not to co-create?
As part of our efforts to make our work more useful for donors, implementing organisations and, ultimately, the people we’re...
Learning how to create a culture of learning
When we evaluated how the Norwegian Aid Administration practised Results-Based Management (RBM) earlier this year, one of our...
Technical Assessment of Completed RAP roads (Independent Verification Round 2)
The objective of the Rural Access Programme 3 (RAP) is to reduce poverty in western Nepal. The programme aims to deliver...
The role of Road Maintenance Groups in the Local Roads Network sector in rural Nepal
This policy brief explores the role of Road Maintenance Groups (RMGs) that a number of donor programmes fund in Nepal to...
Tackling the humanitarian and development impact of landmines
Supporting the UK Global Mine Action programme to take an evidence-based approach to addressing the impact of explosive...
MEL Partner for CSSF Eastern Africa (2015-2021)
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) supports the UK Government’s work in addressing conflict and fragility...
The power of parsimony: why less might be more when it comes to grantee reporting
Itad's Laura Hopkins and Rob Lloyd identify three key ways in which funders and grantees can work together to reorient the...
Evaluation of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD)
Itad has been commissioned to design and conduct an evaluation of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD).
