Policy and advocacy
Policy change is complex. Understanding the factors that affect decision-making at the highest level is crucial to being able to influence change. This is especially important in a world of unpredictable political turmoil. We support our partners to unpick the stories behind policy decisions and understand the role they have played.
From making sure there is enough funding to support the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, to protecting high standards for the definition of overseas development assistance, to enshrining access to family planning information and methods in law across the world, the spectrum of issues in need of advocacy and policy change is broad. We work across this spectrum to support our partners to understand their role in supporting policy change and identify their best role in the changing landscape ahead.
Through a series of portfolio evaluations, we have refined an approach to evaluating advocacy efforts that provides our partners with compelling, evidence-based stories of their contribution to change.
Project
Supporting Norad’s Department for Climate, Nature and the Private Sector
We are working in partnership with Norad (the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) to support the development and...
Project
Facilitating real-time strategic learning and adaptation for collective action
Strategy, evaluation and learning services to strengthen anticorruption and public service delivery in Nigeria
Project
Supporting learning on climate and health intersections
We are evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of the Wellcome Trust’s Climate Impact Awards, a scheme aimed at...
Project
Evaluating UNICEF’s Accountability to Affected Populations
We are assessing how well the organisation has integrated Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) principles into its...
Publications
Practice Paper
Learning at the speed of trust – Learning Brief
This is the second and final Learning Brief which aims to share lessons with the wider advocacy community from an innovative...
Report
Evolving anti-corruption programming amid COVID-19
Drawing from the efforts of implementing partners in adapting their strategies in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, this...
Report
Tools and Tips for Implementing Contribution Analysis
A learning brief published with the Center for Evaluation Innovation sharing lessons on applying contribution analysis to...
Report
Stamping out Slavery in Nigeria Programme and Evaluation
The UK FCDO-funded Stamping out Slavery in Nigeria (SoSiN) programme aims to improve the evidence base on modern slavery and...
Blogs and news
Impact story
Influencing humanitarian policy to protect refugee rights
An Itad evaluation of the global response to protect refugee rights during Covid-19 is influencing UN humanitarian agencies...
Blog
Developing a learning system rooted in relational wellbeing
Marcus Jenal, Strategic Learning & Evaluation Lead at Fondation Botnar, invites feedback on his organisation’s ambitious...
Blog
Supporting climate justice through collaborative learning
Our work with Porticus is highlighting the value of collaborative learning to shape climate justice initiatives more...
Blog
How to measure the progress and impact of champion building strategies
Our final champion building blog looks at how to measure the progress and impact of champions against your advocacy goals.
