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How-To Note: Developing a Project Logic Model (and its Associated Theory of Change)
This content is currently under revision to align with the recently updated ADS 201.
For guidance and support associated with revisions to ADS 201, please see the…
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How-To Note: Strategy-Level Portfolio Review
Portfolio reviews are opportunities for Missions to periodically examine designated aspects of the Mission’s strategy, projects, or activities. Per ADS 201.3.2.18, Missions must…
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Mentoring for More Meaningful Measurement
“Learning is at the center of everything we do,” shares Giang Le, a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor with USAID/Vietnam’s Program Office. Learning is not just an…
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Local Works Discussion Guide: Developing Program Logic and Indicators
This resource, originally developed for the Local Works program but can be used by anyone, provides questions and example responses to coach new and local partners through…
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Blog Series on Thinking and Working Politically and Inclusively
Political economy analysis (PEA) and related approaches to programming (known as Thinking and Working Politically or TWP) have at times been subject to the criticism that--through…
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Theories of Change
The Theory of Change approach, with its focus on continuous critical reflection, demands a radical shift towards more and better learning in development thinking and…
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Realigning Strategy to Respond to Market Realities: Agricultural Inputs Uganda
In June 2015, the USAID/Uganda Feed the Future Agricultural Inputs Activity was reaching its midway point, and the team commissioned a Strategic Assessment to determine if the…
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Connecting the Dots: Biodiversity Cross-Mission Learning Program
The Biodiversity Cross-Mission Learning Program has two key components: (1) a Theory of Change to serve as a common framework for implementing a learning agenda; and (2)…
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Making Connections, Measuring Results: CLA in a Food Security Program in Zambia
This case concerns the USAID-funded, Feed the Future Zambia Mawa Project (2012-2017), implemented in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The project was designed to positively impact…
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Cost-Savvy Learning and Adapting Maximizes Impact in Rural Paraguay
Midway through a five-year, $10 million cooperative agreement to increase the incomes of small producers, and with mounting concerns about project performance, USAID/Paraguay…