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Participatory Evaluation Guidance Note
Locally led development involves local stakeholders taking the lead in all aspects of the development process, including determining visions of success, measuring progress, learning…
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USAID Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Center Learning Agenda
The USAID Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG) Learning Agenda is a set of twelve research questions in priority development areas for which the DRG Center intends to…
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Lessons Learned Managing External Performance Evaluations
This document provides lessons learned on managing an external USAID performance evaluation as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
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Developing an Independent Government Cost Estimate for a Performance Evaluation
The Performance Evaluation Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) is USAID’s estimate of the costs that an evaluation contractor may incur in performing the evaluation. As with…
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Evaluation Statement of Work Checklist and Review Template
The Evaluation Statement of Work (SOW) Checklist and Review Template helps SOW drafters and peer reviewers to prepare and review the SOW.
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Discussion Note: Designing MEL Platforms
This Discussion Note shares practical approaches and considerations for designing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) platforms in Missions. “MEL platforms” refer to the…
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Mission-Based Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Platforms Assessment Report
In 2016, the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL) commissioned an internal stocktaking of USAID's mission-based MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning) Platforms. A MEL…
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Evaluation Design Matrix Templates
The evaluation design matrix is an essential tool for planning and organizing an evaluation. It is simply a table with one row for each evaluation question and columns that address…
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Choosing Between Internal and External Evaluations
The purpose of this guidance document is to provide USAID staff in the Missions and at Headquarters with guidance on choosing whether to conduct an internal or external evaluation…
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Submitting a USAID Evaluation to the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)
This document provides detailed instructions for USAID staff on how to submit an evaluation to the DEC. Non-USAID staff members accessing the DEC’s public website are required to…