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Terms of Reference for Towards a Greater Citizenry Participation in Swaziland
This document is an example of a Terms of Reference used to evaluate a two year project implemented in Swaziland designed to promote a greater understanding of human rights and knowledge of the Bill of Rights as enshrined in the Swaziland CWho adopts improved fuels and cookstoves? A systematic review
This resource is a detailed overview of study conducted by Lewis and Pattanayak (2012) on the systematic review of the literature surrounding the adoption of Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) or cleaner fuels by households in developing countries.Behind the Scenes: Managing and Conducting Large Scale Impact Evaluations in Colombia
This paper from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) uses four impact evaluation case studies from Columbia to benchmark each evaluation against 11 standards of quality.Impact pathway evaluation: an approach for achieving and attributing impact in complex systems
This article describes the development and use of a new impact monitoring, evaluation and assessment approach for agriculture called impact pathway evaluation.Request for expression of interest for consultancy services to conduct mid-term review of actionaid
This Expression of Interest (EOI) from Actionaid Nigeria clearly demonstrates the structure and function of writing an EOI for evaluation purposesCall for expression of interest global evaluation of the emergency response funds (ERFs)
This Expression of Interest (EoI) from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) demonstrates the clear structure and content of an EoI for evaluation purposes.Do labor market policies have displacement effects? Evidence from a clustered randomized experiment
This resource reports the results from a randomized experiment intended to evaluation the direct and indirect (displacement) impacts of job placement assistance on the labor market outcomes of young, educated job seekers in France.Complicated and Complex Systems: What Would Successful Reform of Medicare Look Like?
This paper, written by Sholom Glouberman and Brenda Zimmerman for the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, looks at the health care system in Canada deFrom intended strategies to unintended outcomes: The impact of change recipient sensemaking
This paper, written by Julia Balogun and Gerry Johnson, outlines a longitudinal, real-time analysis of planned change implementation to provide an explanation for the unintended results that come about from evaluation strategies.A synthesis of 25 impact evaluations
This paper, written by Henk van den Berg, analyses 25 impact evaluations of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs based on the Farmer Field School approach.External review of the peace, conflict and development (PCD) program
This report, written by Reychler, Scharbatke-Church and Thomas with support by Clegg and Heilman for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), evaluates the effectiveness of the Peace, ConfliTimeline of project activities: Early childhood nutrition and anaemia prevention project
Produced for the Early Childhood Nutrition and Anaemia Prevention Project, Fred Hollows Foundation, this Summary Report presents a large amount of non-numeric data effectively through the use of a timeline of the project.Informal traders lock horns with the formal milk industry: the role of research in pro-poor dairy policy shift in kenya
This paper, written by C. Leksmono, J. Young, N. Hooton, H. Muriuki and D.Stakeholder participation in agricultural research projects: a conceptual framework for reflection and decision-making
This paper, written by Andreas Neef and Dieter Neubert, proposes a new framework for participatory agricultural research.Impact Diagrams/Indicators for key EC intervention sectors
This web page from the European Commission (EC) sets out an intervention logic and a set of example indicators covering the outcome and impact levels for different sectors of EC interventions.Jamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour survey 2006: Data use calendar
This report on a community-based survey about Jamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour conducted in 2006 on behalf of USAID contains an example of a data use calendar as Appendix 9 (page 158).Uganda evaluation standards
This set of standards was developed by the Uganda Evaluation Association (UEA) in order to guide evaluations that take place in Uganda to ensure a good standard of practice is demonstrated by evaluators during evaluations.Standards for Evaluation in the UN System
This set of standards and norms, developed by the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), are designed to increase the professionalisation of evaluation and provide guidance on the deveRealist synthesis: illustrating the method for implementation research
This paper, written by Jo Rycroft-Malone, Brendan McCormack, Alison M Hutchinson, Kara DeCorby, Tracey K Bucknall,Bridie Kent, Alyce Schultz, Erna Snelgrove-Clarke, Cheryl B Stetler, Marita Titler, Lars Wallin and Val Wilson describes the pImpact evaluation of development programmes: Experiences from Viet Nam
This paper, written by Nguyen Viet Cuong for International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) explores some of the experiences and difficulties of evaluating the impact of programmes in Viet Nam.Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice
This document outlines a set of competencies that evaluators should possess before conducting evaluations.2014-2017 Evaluation Strategic Plan - UN Women
This paper is the strategic plan for the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of UN Women (UNW).UNEG Strategy 2014–2019
This strategy document from the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) outlines the strategic pathway for all work conducted by UNEG for the period 2014 - 2019.UN SWAP Evaluation Performance Indicator Technical Note
This guidance note from the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) outlines a System-Wide Action Plan (SWAP) on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.Case study in outcomes evaluation: Mongolia
This case study from The World Bank looks at the use of outcome mapping to evaluate the effectiveness of a number of programs in Mongolia.Evaluation of the stronger families and communities strategy - Qualitative cost benefit analysis
This paper has been developed as part of the evaluation of the Australian Government’s Stronger Families and Communities Strategy 2000-2004 (the Strategy).Lessons in theory of change: experiences from CCAFS
This paper, written by Christine C.Evaluation executive summaries & reports
This blog by Stephanie Evergreen curates a number of examples of engaging executive summaries and evaluation reports. The focus is on highlighting effective visual design of these reporting formats.Evaluation Competencies for Evaluation Specialists
This USAID document describes the key competencies that are required of evaluators undertaking evaluation of their programs.World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
This independent evaluation conducted by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank, assesses the impact and effectiveness of strategies and assistance programs implemented by the WInnovative approach to evaluating interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states: the case of Helmand.
This working paper from Coffey International Development outlines the challenges faced when undertaking evaluation in fragile and conflict-affected states and provides a rangeConcept Map Examples
This website from Lucidchart provides a range of examples of Concept Maps and allows the user to create their own or use one of the templates provided.