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USAID/Mexico Unlocks the Door for More Innovative MEL Approaches
USAID/Mexico recently updated its Country Development Coordination Strategy (CDCS) to reflect the changing context and priorities of both governments. This update meant USAID/Mexico…
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Evaluation and Communication Decision-Making: A Practitioner's Guide
Over a dozen case studies led to this guide, with lessons on how to mentor projects to design their utilization-focused evaluation plans, alongside their communication strategies. …
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Capacity Development in Evaluation and Communication: Prompts for Practitioner's
This guide is meant for facilitators of capacity development and organizational learning. This includes professionals from various fields including evaluation, communication,…
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Response & Readiness: Lessons Learned from COVID-19
This Agency learning event was the culmination of several years of COVID-19 MEL activities The event shared evidence and learning from the Big Picture Reflection on response and…
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How CLA Supports Localization
This video discusses how collaborating, learning, and adapting can support localization. The video was created by the Bureau for Planning, Learning, and Resource Management and the…
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MEL Practitioner Guide: Alternatives to Survey Measurement for Activity and Context Monitoring - Use Cases from Latin America and the Caribbean Citizen Security Programming
This guide provides practical and useful guidance for Mission Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) staff; Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) technical teams;…
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Standard Operating Procedure for Integrating Gender in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research
This document details Data for Impact's standard operating procedure and provides guidance on integrating gender in monitoring, evaluation, and research. It includes definitions of…
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Paying for Results: Managing Risk in Fixed Amount Awards with Local Partners
This white paper explores how both USAID staff and recipients approach fixedamount awards, understand risks, and mitigate those risks during activity design andimplementation. It is…
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USAID Civil Society + Pro Bono Activity: A Case Study in Locally Led Development
Between August 2020 and December 2023, USAID/Mexico funded the Civil Society + Pro Bono (CSPro) Activity, implemented by Appleseed Mexico. The activity’s main objective was to…
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USAID/Paraguay Programming: A Case Study in Locally Led Development
This case study describes how, through a process of ongoing learning, the USAID/Paraguay team has supported locally led programming by developing partnerships within a culture of…