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“Learning” to Engage the Private Sector in Development
This blog post was written by Ali Hayat (Chief of Party, MESP) and Margaret Lada (Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, MESP).Private sector engagement is an essential part of…
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Developmental Evaluation: A Practical Approach to CLA Implementation
How can Developmental Evaluations support Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) in our work? This short briefer illustrates the ways and means Developmental Evaluations can…
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Thinking and Working Politically and Inclusively: How We’ve Done; Doing Better
This is the final of four posts reflecting on the linkages between gender awareness and politically sensitive approaches to programming known as Thinking and Working Politically …
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Expanding the Reach of CLA Through Wide Stakeholder Engagement
The USAID Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Framework and Maturity Tool provides an engaging participatory approach to assist missions in being more…
USAID CLA Maturity Tool Introduction
This 3.5 minute video is an engaging introduction to the Maturity Tool and how it can be used for CLA self-assessment and action planning.
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Pathways to Integrating CLA in Your Work
PPL/LER developed a concept for helping staff to think about intregrating CLA on an individual level, the Pathways for Integrating CLA in Your Work.
Here is a job aid…
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Managing Staff Transitions Through CLA: Preserving Institutional Memory as Staff Come and Go
Most USAID Missions and USAID/Washington operating units (OUs) have a set of guidance, policies, and templates to manage the administrative, logistical, and security aspects of…
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Knowing When to Adapt - A Decision Tree
This job aid will help you determine how best to resolve a challenge/issue in programming. It is intended for use by USAID, partners, and others working in international development.
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How Culture Influences Adaptive Management
There is some agreement that flexible and adaptive management, throughout the programme cycle and in the financial and operational management of implementation, is essential for…
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How CLA Improves USAID's Effectiveness
With the impetus to “do development differently,” USAID’s Bureau for Policy Planning and Learning (PPL) introduced the collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) approach in 2011…