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USAID Evaluation Policy: Year One
This report summarizes evaluation requirements and practices at USAID before and after the Evaluation Policy, major accomplishments during the first year of implementation, and…
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FAQs on the Evaluation Toolkit
This document provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Evaluation Toolkit released in September 2015 and updated in September 2016. For example:
What…
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Webinar: Good Practices for Peer Reviews of Evaluation SOWs
This webinar featured PPL, regional, and technical bureau representatives who have participated and led evaluation statement of work (SOW) peer reviews. They discussed good…
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How-To Note: Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan
Each activity is required to have an Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Plan to support management of the activity and to inform USAID and the implementing partner…
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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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Establishing a Learning Agenda and Learning Agenda Template
A learning agenda includes a (1) set of questions addressing the critical knowledge gaps impeding informed design and implementation decisions and (2) plans for learning activities…
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Results-Based Management Websites Review
This blog reviews Results-Based Management (RBM) frameworks, guides, handbooks, tools, and websites, and assesses their utility for international development practitioners: donor…
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Evaluation Statement of Work Checklist and Review Template
The Evaluation Statement of Work (SOW) Checklist and Review Template helps SOW drafters and peer reviewers to prepare and review the SOW.
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USAID/Jordan Health Office's Joint Work Plan: Driving Portfolio-Wide Coordination
Jordan is a small yet highly pressurized country under strain from a mounting Syrian refugee and humanitarian crisis. Jordan now hosts the world’s fifth-largest refugee population…
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A Proven Approach to Improve Quality of Health Services
The five-year USAID Health Service Delivery is designed to improve health outcomes for women of reproductive age and children under the age of five, including Syrian refugees living…