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Assessing 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 collaboTransforming 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.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.Assessing 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.Does microfinance reduce poverty in India?
In this study, propensity score matching is used to assess the impact of micro-finance loans on reducing poverty when they are used for productive means.Estimating the benefit incidence of an antipoverty program by propensity score matching
This study uses propensity score matching to estimate the distribution of net income gains from an Argentinean workfare program.Okiko in pursuit of a snail: Child-led evaluation of the building skills for life programme in Kenya
This report is the third 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.Big data for development: a primer
This slide show, from United Nations Global Pulse, is aimed at supporter international development and humanitarian communities make sense of Big Data.Big data for development: opportunities & challenges - a slideshow
This slide show, presented by United Nations Global Pulse at an event to launch a new white paper "Big Data for Development: Challenges and Opportunities" provides a detailed overview of some of tMy Thuan Bridge: Monitoring success
This evaluation report, written equally in English and Vietnamese, is about the Ausaid-funded My Thuan Bridge, the first bridge constructed across the Mekong River in Viet Nam.Quality education for all children? What works in education in developing countries
This paper, authored by Shari Krishnaratne, Howard White and Ella Carpenter for the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) demonstrates that educational initiatives in developing countrThe Logic of Process Tracing Tests in the Social Sciences
This article, written by James Mahoney and published in Sociological Methods and Research, analyses the use of process tracing as a methodology for testing hypotheses in the social sciences.International advocacy evaluation community of practice's webinar
In this webinar from the International Advocacy Evaluation Community of Practice demonstrates how Most Significant Change and Participatory Video were used to evaluaKey concepts for programme and project monitoring and evaluation
This paper from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) provides a glossary of 231 terms which are commonly used in monitoring and evaluation.California county scorecard of children's well-being
This website from Children Now provides an interactive display of statistics reporting on the wellbeing of children in California. It uses 38 indicators to rank child well-being in each of California's 58 Counties.Framework For Gender Mainstreaming in IFAD’s Operations
This paper from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) outlines a framework for Gender Mainstreaming on IFAD projects.Big data, big ruse
This article from Stephen Few of Perceptual Edge provides a critique of many of the arguments used to promote big data - in particular concerns that without adequate analysis and visualisation, bLearning Lessons: Intense Climate-Related Natural Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Learning Lessons: Participatory Irrigation Management
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Learning Lessons: Managing for Development Results
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.Utilization focused evaluation case studies - UFE in multijurisdictional/Tribal contexts
This slideshow from a presentation given by Nicole Bowman at the American Evaluation Association Conference describes how UFE was used by Native American tribal groups to assess projects that crossedTerms of Reference: Evaluation of the Peace Education Project in Aceh
In 2001 a peace education project was implemented in Aceh, designed to encourage non-violence and peaceful conflict resolution among youths.Policy dialogue evaluation: Terms of reference
This document from the the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID) is the Terms of Reference for an evaluation of the policy dialogue that takes place between partner countries and itself on policies thatUSAID/Zambia - Gender-Based violence - Programming evaluation
This example documents the evaluation approach and methodology performed on various programs implemented in Zambia to address gender-based violence (GBV).Terms of reference for an implementation evaluation of the comprehensive rural development programme
This example is based on the evaluation of a programme designed to mobilise and empower rural communities to take control of their own destiny with the support of government, and address rural poverty through the use and management of naturTerms of Reference for Mid-Term Review of USAID CARE MYAP/SHOUHARDO Program
This example documents the objectives, scope of work, evaluation questions, composition of review team and the timeline of the evaluation of a program designed to address the underlying issues that contribute to vulnerabilities such as a laTerms of Reference for Towards a Greater Citizenry Participation in Swaziland
This document is an example of a Terms of Reference used to evaluate a two year project implemented in Swaziland designed to promote a greater understanding of human rights and knowledge of the Bill of Rights as enshrined in the Swaziland CWho adopts improved fuels and cookstoves? A systematic review
This resource is a detailed overview of study conducted by Lewis and Pattanayak (2012) on the systematic review of the literature surrounding the adoption of Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) or cleaner fuels by households in developing countries.Behind the Scenes: Managing and Conducting Large Scale Impact Evaluations in Colombia
This paper from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) uses four impact evaluation case studies from Columbia to benchmark each evaluation against 11 standards of quality.