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Equity in extractives: Stewarding Africa’s natural resources for all
This report from the Africa Progress Panel (APP) provides an analysis of Africa's natural resources and provides a series of recommendations and actions to ensure improvement in their use and development.Guidelines for applying multi-criteria analysis to the assessment of criteria and indicators
This guide from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been written for those in the field who need clear and easy to follow instructions on the use of MCA.Two sides of the evaluation coin
Unusually perhaps, this article is written jointly by the commissioner and the contractor of a recent evaluation. The process was rich, complex, at times difficult and a learning experience for all of us involved.Household Water Connections in Tangier, Morocco
In this study, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) used an encouragement randomized control trial (RCT) in order to gauge the effectiveness of a scheme to provide free loans forSmall Individual Loans and Mental Health in South Africa
In this evaluation, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) worked with an anonymous microfinance lender to identify 787 rejected loan applicants who had been deemed “potentially credRapid Rural Appraisal and Participatory Rural Appraisal Manual
The purpose of this manual is to familiarize users with RRA and PRA methods, to demonstrate the applicability of these methods to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) funded projects, and to encourCore concepts in developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks (2014)
This guide developed by Anne Markiewicz and Associates defines the parameters of routine monitoring and periodic evaluation that should take place over the life of an initiative or programParticipatory assessment of development (PADev) guidebook
Participatory Assessment of Development (PADev) is an approach to impact evaluation that radically moves away from a focus on a single agency, project or programme.Guía PADev. Evaluación participativa desarollo
PADev es una innovadora caja de herramientas que han sido diseñados para obtener una evaluación, seguimiento de desarrollo y cambio en un área determinada a lo largo de un periodo de tiempo basado en los sistemas de valores de la población.PADev Manuel d'instruction. Evaluation participative de développement
PADev est un engin innovant de moyens et méthodes qui ont été modelés pour obtenir une évaluation par la base du développement et changement d‟une zone particulière dans un lapse de temps basé sur le système de valeurs de la population.Mixing methods for rich and meaningful insight
The different perceptions of participants regarding the effectiveness of a project can, at times, be hard to identify.Agricultural innovation systems: An investment sourcebook
Drawing on the emerging principles of Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) analysis and action, this sourcebook was developed by the World Bank to strengthen innovation systems and promote agricultural innovAssessing the impact of agricultural research on poverty using the sustainable livelihoods framework
This paper reports on the approach used in a multicountry study of the poverty impact of research programs under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).Big data for development: challenges & opportunities - the white paper
This paper, written by Emmanuel Letouzé for United Nations Global Pulse, seeks to answer many of teh questions relevant to the use of big data in international development evaluations.Collective Action in CGIAR Capacity Development
This is the project report on a study conducted on the collective action in capacity development by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in collaboLogic models workbook
This workbook, written by Brian Hyndman, Larry Hershfield and Jodi Thesenvitz for the Health Communication Unit (THCU), outlines a four-step approach for developing program theory logic models for health promotion activities.Using structured interviewing techniques
This paper from the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) explains structured interview techniques for GAO evaluators and how they should be incorporated when appropriate.The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)
This slide show provides an overview of this option and lists the advantages and disadvantages of its use. There are also a number of examples of covariance and linear regression equations.A guide for designing and conducting in-depth interviews for evaluation input
This short guide defines in-depth interviews, explains their advantages and disadvantages and the steps involved in their application.The use of qualitative interviews in evaluation
This webpage outlines the circumstances in which qualitative interview techniques are best applied for the purpose of evaluation.Graphing with excel - bar graphs and histograms
This webpage from LabWrite Resources, provides a short tutorial for creating bar graphs and histograms with Microsoft Excel.Transforming a lizard into a cow: Child-led evaluation of the building skills for life programme in Zimbabwe
This report is the second in this series and presents a child-led evaluation of a multi-sectoral programme in Cambodia seeking to empower adolescent girls and address the challenges they face accessing quality education.Present your data in a bar chart
This tutorial, from Microsoft, demonstrates how to create bar charts using Microsoft Excel.Cartooning
This entry from Sage's Encyclopedia of Evaluation, describes the ideas and options behind using cartoons for evaluation.The South African child support grant impact assessment
This report assesses data collected from five South African provinces to analyse the effectiveness of the Child Support Grant (CSG) which is an important instrument of social protection in South Africa.From seed to scale-up: Lessons learned from Australia’s rural development assistance
This report from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID), reviews Australia's rural development assistance program highlightingEarth Eval: Using video to communicate evaluation results
This blog offers an example of a video that was created to communicate evaluation findings.areol: Convergent interviewing
This reading is taken from Session 8 of the online course Action Research and Evaluation Online (AREOL). It explains in detail the technique known as convergent Interviewing and how it can be used for effective data collection.Participation Toolkit: Exercises for working together
This resource provides set of practical participative exercises to help both large and small groups, teams and boards introduce new and different ways of change the option of communicating, analysing and deciding what to do.80 tools for participatory development
This resource provides stakeholders and development workers with a toolbox of resources which aim to improve community participation in development projects.80 herramientas para el desarrollo participativo
"Pocos documentos en los últimos años han logrado ofrecer un conjunto de herramientas presentadas en formato sencillo, fácil de utilizar y con la modalidad de caja de herramientas a la que se puede acudir en función de necesidades específicAssessing the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on Nigerian households
In this paper, Canning, Mahal, Odumosu and Okonkwo (2006) use propensity score matching to assess the affect of HIV/AIDS on an individual's ability to access health care in Nigeria.