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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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Standard Foreign Assistance Indicators and USAID Performance Indicator Reference Sheet (PIRS) Cross Walk
This cross walk document assists personnel who must complete a USAID Performance Indicator Reference Sheet (PIRS) when working with U.S. standard foreign assistance indicators. The…
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Highlights from the MEL Platform Assessment and Program Cycle Resources
This webinar, "Highlights from the MEL Platform Assessment and Program Cycle Resources" was presented By Dr. Tonya Giannoni (PPL/LER/MECap) and Virginia Lamprecht (PPL/LER) on…
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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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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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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…
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Developmental Evaluation: A Practical Approach to CLA Implementation
How can Developmental Evaluations support Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) in our work? This short briefer illustrates the ways and means Developmental Evaluations can…