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1+1>2: Increasing Impact Through a Regional Development Initiative in Uganda
USAID/Uganda set out to 'do business differently' with the introduction of their latest Country Development Cooperation Strategy. Part of this philosophy involves looking at…
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Adapting for Adoption: Using CLA to Scale-Up Adoption of Improved Cook Stoves in Malawi
The PERFORM activity promotes forest conservation and green growth, and contributes directly to the Mission's goal of improved quality of life. This is no small task as more than 96…
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Cluster Reviews for Results in Nigeria: CLA to Enhance Transparency and Accountability
A lack of transparency and accountability has bedeviled Nigeria’s governance context. Traditionally confrontational approaches by civil society organizations (CSOs) have not…
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Collaborating to Build Local Government Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity in Peru
USAID’s evaluation policy and the integration of aid effectiveness principles in our work created an important impetus for USAID/Peru to incorporate Monitoring & Evaluation (M…
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Effectiveness and Efficiency: CLA integration in Damrey Emergency Response in Vietnam
To improve organizational learning and effectively address programmatic challenges, CRS Vietnam has made deliberate efforts to operationalize the USAID-initiated CLA approach…
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Refocusing an Economic Growth Strategy through CLA
The USAID Mission in Lebanon needed to rethink and redesign its strategic approach to its Economic Growth (EG) program, particularly because Lebanon is facing a “jobs crisis” that…
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How CLA Improved Cooperation and Livelihoods in Central American Coffee
For Central American coffee farmers to achieve lasting income gains, there must be greater coordination between numerous stakeholders in the sector, such as cooperatives, exporters,…
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Using Developmental Evaluation to Reboot Theories of Change
In September 2017, the Digital Finance (DFS) team joined others in the U.S. Global Development Lab to participate in a Developmental Evaluation (DE), a CLA approach. The Uptake DE…
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Learning (in the) Lab: Building a Model for Cross-bureau Collaboration and Adaptation
Established in 2014, the U.S. Global Development Lab (“the Lab”) serves as an innovation hub within the U.S. Agency for International Development, helping the Agency harness…
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Putting Family Care First in Cambodia
The Family Care First (FCF) initiative, USAID’s effort to address the problem of children growing up in orphanages in Cambodia-- with a vision to transform the way Cambodia cares…