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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The ‘almost revolution’ of thinking and working politically
Itad's Claire Hughes reflects on her afternoon discussing where we have got to with the “almost revolution” of thinking...
BRACED Monitoring & Evaluation Guidance Notes
The BRACED M&E Guidance Notes set out the BRACED M&E framework itself and the guidance provided to the 15 country-level...
Better understanding and measuring resilience
Itad's Climate Change theme looks at the concept of 'resilience' and how we can better understand and measure it, after their...
How to evaluate if a programme really makes markets work for the poor – 10 Key points
BEAM’s Evaluation Guidance sets out to help evaluators, programme managers and donors steer round these and other problems....
Can ICTs help citizens to raise concerns over water supply? – Findings from a research project under the making all voices count initiative
Itad's Katharina Welle explores whether ICTs can help citizens raise concerns over water supply, following on from her article...
A Ridiculously Short Introduction to Monitoring & Evaluation for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Market Systems Development*
Itad's Jessica Rust-Smith explores how to evaluate women's economic empowerment within a market systems programme.
Can football tackle violence against women and girls? Six findings from our baseline study in Kenya.
Itad is working with the British Council and the Premier League on an innovative project, funded by the UK’s Department for...
60 Seconds with…Barbora Sladkova
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick run down of what our staff do here at Itad. See what...
Centre for Development Impact Update
This has been a formative year for the Centre for Development Impact (CDI). We have spent much of the year reflecting on the...
New Project Highlights
We have started work on many exciting new projects this year.
Meta-Evaluation of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development’s Decentralized Evaluations
Itad has been commissioned to deliver a meta-evaluation of decentralized evaluations undertaken by Canada’s Department of...
Evaluation of Norwegian Support to Capacity Development
Capacity development is a core cross-cutting issue for Norway. It is estimated that projects and programmes with significant...
What has DFID funded in the area of Empowerment and Accountability and Gender equality?
The answer is not as straightforward as you may think. We had to figure it out whilst working on two evaluations for DFID, one...
Climate Smart Initiative Story of Change One: Hassna
The Climate Smart Initiative (CSI) was launched in July 2013, as an adjunct to the existing Government of Ethiopia’s...
Climate Smart Initiative Story of Change Two: Mesaye
The Climate Smart Initiative (CSI) was launched in July 2013, as an adjunct to the existing Government of Ethiopia’s...
Climate Smart Initiative Story of Change Three: Ayale and Berlie
The Climate Smart Initiative (CSI) was launched in July 2013, as an adjunct to the existing Government of Ethiopia’s...
