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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60 seconds with…Richard Burge
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick run down of what our staff do here at Itad. Here is what...
Evaluation of the UNICEF PMTCT/Paediatric HIV Care and Treatment Programme
UNICEF commissioned Itad to conduct an evaluation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and...
Too complex to measure? Exploring the dynamic processes of resilience and recovery
Measuring resilience helps to build crucial evidence about how and why resilience is being strengthened, for whom, and in...
Evaluations – are they of any use? Reflections before and after the UKES conference
I'm looking forward to attending the UK Evaluation Society’s annual conference this year. Its focus on the usefulness of...
Itad at the 2017 UK Evaluation Society conference
Several staff represented Itad at this years’ UKES conference on ‘demonstrating and improving the usefulness of evaluation’.
Design of the Democratic Governance Facility
Itad’s Richard Burge led an eight-person team to design a five-year multi-donor governance programme in Uganda. Working...
Six things that help grant-makers learn and adapt
There’s an emerging body of literature identifying key strategies that can both improve learning and enable adaptive...
Causality and attribution in market systems development
A new paper aims to shed light on the current theoretical/academic and practitioner understanding of attribution and causality.
Causality and attribution in market systems development
Attribution is the establishment of a causal link between (parts of) an observed change and a specific intervention....
Thoughts from the International Association for Impact Assessment conference
Gil Yaron, team leader on our BRACED impact evaluation, reflects on his presentation at the International Association for...
Expect the unexpected: unanticipated consequences and development programming
You’ll be familiar with the basic logic of development programmes: there’s a serious problem to address; we have designed...
Post-hoc quality assessment and annual summary report services for the World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, providing food assistance to...
Introducing The Mastercard Foundation Savings Learning Lab
The Mastercard Foundation Savings Learning Lab is a six-year initiative implemented by Itad, in partnership with the SEEP...
V4C Case Study – Traditional leaders advocate for female decision makers
This V4C case study examines the role of traditional leaders in promoting positive attitudes towards women and girls.
V4C Case Study – Radio station staff start to believe in gender equality
This V4C case study brief explores the influence that V4C’s support has had on a sample of the targeted radio stations based...
V4C Case Study – Religious leaders speak up for gender equality
This V4C case study examines the programme's work with religious leaders and institutions.
