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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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Operationalizing Adaptive Management: What it takes. Why it matters.
Development actors increasingly agree that managing programs adaptively – especially complex interventions – can improve their effectiveness. A growing body of evidence supports…
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Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting to Develop the Bangladesh Dairy Sector
The USAID-facilitated Bangladesh Livestock Coordination group consists of seven livestock projects funded by seven different donor agencies whose purpose is to improve the…
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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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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: Co-Creation (ADS 201 Additional Help)
The purpose of this Discussion Note is to share practical approaches on how to design USAID activities using co-creation methods. This Discussion Note recognizes that many Missions…