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Evidence to Action Briefs
Evidence to Action Briefs were developed by USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning (PPL), Office of Learning Evaluation and Research (LER), in collaboration with the…
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Building Better Networks: Evidence from IRI’s Evaluation Series
Network-based programs are common in the Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG) space, and they may be designed to achieve a variety of goals. Such programs might foster a…
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Performance Results Are Not the Whole Story: Using Non-Traditional MEL and Targeting Cohesion in Collective Action Programs
Development practitioners have come to realize that the challenges facing communities where we work are anything but straightforward. When we consider the often dynamic and complex…
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The Tradeoffs of External Versus Internal Developmental Evaluation
The Tradeoffs of External Versus Internal Developmental Evaluation
With developmental evaluation (DE) now recognized in USAID’s Operational Policy for the Program Cycle, Missions,…
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Strengthening Defenses, Laboratory by Laboratory
USAID’s Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) project strengthens health systems by focusing on laboratory networks. As…
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Pause and Reflect Information Gathering Worksheet
Part of a pause and reflect process includes information gathering that can be synthesized and ultimately processed by different groups working inside and outside a USAID mission in…
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Designing Training for Greater Impact: Adapting Best Practices for DRG Practitioners
In the democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) space, we spend a lot of time and effort training local partners to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to enact positive,…