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USAID Program Cycle Overview Summary
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the Program Cycle to USAID staff and our partners to better understand how these components support each other and relate to…
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Time to Learn: An Evaluation Strategy for Revitalized Foreign Assistance
This paper provides an outline for how to leverage evaluation as a strategic tool for the revitalization of U.S. foreign assistance.
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Country Systems Strengthening: Beyond Human and Organizational Capacity Development
A background paper for the November 2012 USAID Experience Summit on Strengthening Country Systems.After 60 years of evolving development theory and programmatic interventions, it is…
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A Selective Review of USAID-Funded Development Management Research and Practice: Relevance for Strengthening Country Systems
This is a background paper for the November 2012 USAID Experience Summit on Strengthening Country Systems.Executive SummaryThe current donor concern with channeling aid through…
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Complexity and Lessons Learned From the Health Sector for Country System Strengthening
This is a background paper for the November 2012 USAID Experience Summit on Strengthening Country Systems.Health systems are increasingly becoming viewed as complex and dynamic,…
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Facilitating Systemic Change in Value Chains: Lessons Learned for Strengthening Country Systems
This is a background paper for the November 2012 USAID Experience Summit on Strengthening Country Systems.Executive SummaryThis paper reviews USAID experience with inclusive value…
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SMILER: Simple Measurement of Indicators & Learning for Evidence-based Reporting
This webinar is part of a four-part series on monitoring and evaluation. To be successful projects must lean towards an adaptive management style and all staff must have a clear…
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Human and Institutional Capacity Development
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This handbook provides guidance to Missions in how to implement Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) in development programs. It was published in August…
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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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Additional Help: Staff Roles and Responsibilities for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
This content is currently under revision to align with the recently updated ADS 201.
Please see the Program Cycle overview page.
Monitoring, evaluation, and learning…