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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Supporting evidence generation and use across the UK Integrated Security Fund
We are supporting the Integrated Security Fund (ISF) Unit and the global ISF network to generate and use evidence and learning...
Map of systemic threats to the UK from the illicit gold trade
This interactive systems map and the resources embedded within it highlight the extent of threats the illicit gold market...
The ‘price’ of illicit gold: mapping systemic threats to national and international security
As gold prices hit a record high, a new Itad resource on the illicit gold trade highlights the importance of understanding the...
How to track and report on value for money: an interactive toolkit
Step-by-step toolkit to track and report on programme value for money (VfM), originally created for UK Integrated Security...
Navigating value for money in complex programmes
What is value for money (VfM) and why does it matter? In this blog, we explore how complex international programmes can...
Itad evidence helps UN Refugee Agency protect millions of internally displaced people
Evidence from an evaluation commissioned by UNHCR and undertaken by Itad is enhancing the UN Refugee Agency’s effectiveness...
Research and evaluation of import control rules designed to reduce illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing
A review, conducted by Itad for the Walton Family Foundation, of the effectiveness of Import Control Rules designed to reduce...
Effectiveness of import control rules to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Join us for a panel discussion on what’s working, what’s not, and where seafood-importing countries can go further to...
Maximising evidence for ocean, climate and poverty programming
Join us for a panel discussion on generating evidence for use in ocean, climate and poverty programming. Hosted in...
Making the case for overseas development assistance in a changing world
In a world marked by rising uncertainty, volatility, and global interdependence, development has a more important strategic...
Equitable innovation through strategic research collaboration
We are assessing the effectiveness of the Gates Foundation and the UK Government’s Agricultural Research Partnership in...
Impact Study of Healthy Village Programme Ethiopia
Itad is leading a consortium with IDS, MMA and Stats4SD to help Plan International design the impact study of their Healthy...
How to optimise global health initiatives
Rethinking the global health ecosystem to achieve universal health coverage - lessons from our evaluation of the Future of...
Evaluation of Future of Global Health Initiatives process
We assessed the Future of Global Health Initiatives process to generate learning and reflection needed to reinvigorate the...
Join us at the UK Evaluation Society Conference 2025
This year’s UK Evaluation Society (UKES) Conference takes place on 19-22 May 2025 online and in Glasgow. We’ll be there,...
Evaluation of the Future of Global Health Initiatives process
The Future of Global Health Initiatives (FGHI) process aimed to improve how the global health financing ecosystem and Global...
