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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Building Capacity to Use Research Evaluation (BCURE) realist evaluation: Stage 2 Synthesis Report
This report synthesises the Stage 2 results of a realist evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE)...
Annexes for the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) Realist Evaluation: Stage 2 Synthesis Report
These annexes for the Stage 2 Synthesis Report for the realist evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence...
Supplementary Annex for the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) Realist Evaluation: Stage 2 Synthesis Report
This is a Supplementary Annex for the BCURE Stage 2 Synthesis Report. It contains the sampling guidance, topic guides and...
The Quality of Reviews and Decentralised Evaluations in Norwegian Development Cooperation
Itad, in association with CMI, was contracted by Norad to investigate the current quality of decentralised reviews.This report...
Itad and cybersecurity
Itad has recently achieved both the Cyber Essentials and the IASME Governance security certifications.
FoodTrade East and Southern Africa: Mid-Term Evaluation Final Report
During Q3 2016, the Evaluation Management Unit (EMU), managed by Itad UK, undertook the independent Mid-term Evaluation (MTE)...
How and when should evaluation be brought into innovation prizes
Ideas to Impact’s evaluation team reflects on why prizes for development may require a new way of working for evaluators.
Why don’t decision makers use evidence, and what can be done about it? – BCURE Evaluation Briefing No. 2
This briefing note summarises the BCURE Stage 1 synthesis report and reflects on some of the broader lessons emerging from the...
Can we learn from system level social protection interventions?
Influencing change at system level is often very difficult to do, requiring different inputs in different contexts. It is also...
Adaptive social protection: linking theory to reality on the ground
In their recent Working Paper on Shock responsive Social protection, Oxford Policy Management (OPM) suggest that Social...
Design and implementation of the Global Partnership for Education Country-level Evaluations
Established in 2002, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), formerly the Education for All Fast-Track Initiative, is a...
Empowerment and Accountability Annual Technical Report 2016 – Annexes Volume 2: Case Studies
The Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned Itad, through the e-Pact consortium, to undertake a macro...
Empowerment and Accountability Annual Technical Report 2016 – Annexes Volume 1: Framing documents
The Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned Itad, through the e-Pact consortium, to undertake a macro...
Empowerment and Accountability Annual Technical Report 2016: What Works for Social Accountability
The Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned Itad, through the e-Pact consortium, to undertake a macro...
Routes to resilience: insights from BRACED year 1
BRACED projects cover a wide range of issues, from securing, servicing and promoting trans-border livestock mobility across...
Summary: Routes to resilience: lessons from monitoring BRACED
To understand what does and does not work well in building climate and disaster resilience, the BRACED Knowledge Manager...
