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Feed the Future Learning Agenda
USAID’s Bureau of Food Security will develop Feed the Future’s (FTF) Learning Agenda, which includes key evaluation questions related to the FTF Results Framework. These questions…
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Introduction to Net-Mapping
Net-Map is an interview-based mapping tool that helps people understand, visualize, discuss, and improve situations in which many different actors influence outcomes. By creating…
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USAID/Uganda Community Connector SOW
The purpose of this contract is to reduce poverty by enabling vulnerable households in Uganda to improve nutrition and achieve sustainable food and livelihood security…
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Before Action Review
A Before Action Review (BAR) is a method for a team starting a project, activity, or event to assess what knowledge they already have. A BAR helps a team state their…
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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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Discussion Note: Making Evidence Accessible through Evaluation Synthesis
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 Program Cycle…
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Shifting the Locus of Learning: Catalyzing Private Sector Learning to Drive Systemic Change
Learning is at the heart of the process of economic development—it drives more competitive, resilient, and inclusive firms and systems. Yet learning is less frequently seen as a…
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DRAFT: USAID Evidence Framework
USAID's Program Cycle Policy, USAID’s policy on Development Data, USAID’s Scientific Research Policy and other guidance define evidence for USAID and clarify standards for research,…
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ADS 201, Program Cycle Operational Policy, Key Requirements
This 10-page document summarizes key "musts" (requirements) and "shoulds" (best practices) in the revision of ADS 201 that was codified on October 28, 2020.