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Adaptive Management: Thoughts About USAID's Evolving Program Cycle (webinar recording)
We have learned a lot in the four years since USAID’s Program Cycle reforms were introduced. While the core elements of the Program Cycle - strategic planning, project design,…
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Continuous Evaluation with Real-Time Feedback Fosters Adaptive Program Management
In support of the USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program (SHRP), Panagora used a novel CLA process through the Performance & Impact Evaluation (P&IE) program, with…
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Embracing CLA to Drive Technology Adoption in Kenya: AflaSTOP's Experience
From the outset, the AflaSTOP project in Kenya had an ambitious vision: widespread farmer adoption of grain storage and drying technologies that impact aflatoxin – a harmful toxin…
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USAID Uganda School Health and Reading Program: Accelerating Reaching Achievement Through CLA
The USAID/Uganda School Health and Reading Program works with the Ugandan Ministry of Education to develop a model for improving the reading in the early primary school grades…
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Village Enterprise Youth CLA and USAID's Community Connector in Uganda
In Village Enterprise's first year implementing USAID Community Connector, the project recognized that youth were an excluded demographic across activities. Recognizing the project…
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Post-Evaluation Action Plans
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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Saving Lives Through Continuing Education: Supporting Nigeria’s Medical Laboratory Scientists
Medical laboratory science has been called "the hidden profession that saves lives." Medical laboratory scientists (MLS) are scientific investigators, analyzing bodily fluids and…
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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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A Management Compact for Advancing Adaptive Management
The Sprint Relay is a methodology that makes adaptive implementation practical. As part of a Sprint Relay, several agencies collaborate over a 100-day period (a Sprint) to…
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USAID/Kosovo Award Fee Contract Case Study
USAID/Kosovo recently awarded a $11.9 million, 5-year Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) type contract for an Office of Democracy and Governance Activity. USAID/Kosovo theorizes that a CPAF…