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The Scoop on Poop: How Open Defecation Free Data Led to Activity Program Pivots in Ethiopia's Lowlands
Sanitation behavior change is a notoriously complex intervention. In the harsh, remote environment of the Ethiopian lowlands, this is particularly so. Community-Led Total Sanitation…
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Enhancing Organizational Culture for Improved Collaboration and Effectiveness
In April 2017, USAID/Paraguay suffered a series of unfortunate events that impacted staff morale and their ability to act…
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Seeing in Systems, Working in Networks: CLA for Adaptive Peacebuilding in Myanmar
This case describes a CLA approach in a highly conflict-affected region of northern Myanmar between 2013-16. A CLA approach was desirable in this area because it has highly fluid…
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Shock Responsive Programming and Adaptive Mechanisms
This guidance is intended to inform USAID staff, especially Mission project design and management teams and OAA staff, on options for designing flexible, shock responsive programs…
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1+1>2: Increasing Impact Through a Regional Development Initiative in Uganda
USAID/Uganda set out to 'do business differently' with the introduction of their latest Country Development Cooperation Strategy. Part of this philosophy involves looking at…
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Adapting for Adoption: Using CLA to Scale-Up Adoption of Improved Cook Stoves in Malawi
The PERFORM activity promotes forest conservation and green growth, and contributes directly to the Mission's goal of improved quality of life. This is no small task as more than 96…
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Cluster Reviews for Results in Nigeria: CLA to Enhance Transparency and Accountability
A lack of transparency and accountability has bedeviled Nigeria’s governance context. Traditionally confrontational approaches by civil society organizations (CSOs) have not…
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Collaborating to Build Local Government Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity in Peru
USAID’s evaluation policy and the integration of aid effectiveness principles in our work created an important impetus for USAID/Peru to incorporate Monitoring & Evaluation (M…
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Effectiveness and Efficiency: CLA integration in Damrey Emergency Response in Vietnam
To improve organizational learning and effectively address programmatic challenges, CRS Vietnam has made deliberate efforts to operationalize the USAID-initiated CLA approach…