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Combating Wildlife Trafficking - Cross-Mission Learning Agenda
USAID has a long history of support for biodiversity conservation, including programs that help park authorities and rural communities reduce poaching and consumption of wildlife,…
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Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) Inception Report
GKI takes a challenge-focused approach across programs. This aligns with USAID’s CLA objectives, and can snap temporally to the USAID Program Cycle. GKI’s Context-Collaboration…
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A Management Compact for Advancing Adaptive Management
The Sprint Relay is a methodology that makes adaptive implementation practical. As part of a Sprint Relay, several agencies collaborate over a 100-day period (a Sprint) to…
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Assumptions, Conjectures, and Other Miracles: The Application of Evaluative Thinking to Theory of Change Models in Community Development
Unexamined and unjustified assumptions are the Achilles heel of development programs. In this paper, we describe an evaluation capacity building (ECB) approach designed to help…
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CLA for Sustained Impact and a Model for Issue-Based Policy Making in Africa
The International Republican Institute (IRI) has a long record of helping civil society, the legislature and political parties in Somaliland to operate in a manner that is…
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CLA with Local Partners for Enhanced Organizational Performance and Learning
This case is presented on Development Food Security Activities (DFSA) USAID supported program, implemented by Relief Society of Tigray (REST). It narrates CLA practices of the…
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Oceans of Opportunity: Using CLA for Mid-Term Program Learning and Adaptation
The USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (Oceans) is a five-year regional program funded by USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) to combat illegal, unreported, and…
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The Use of Political Economy Analysis in Health System Strengthening
There is a growing recognition that political economy analysis (PEA) is an essential aspect of external donor assistance to complex health reform processes. USAID’s Vision for…
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Adapting Theories of Change: Pause and Reflect to PROTECT Wildlife in Tanzania
The USAID Promoting Tanzania's Environment, Conservation, and Tourism Activity (USAID PROTECT) addresses dynamics that threaten biodiversity conservation and inhibit private sector…
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Building Resiliency in Northern Ghana through Collaborative Project Adjustments
The Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) program is a five-year, $60 million, Feed the Future program that seeks to reduce household poverty and malnutrition in 17 districts in…