Impact evaluation

These briefs provide plain-language summaries of the intervention, impact evaluation, main findings and recommendations from 3ie-funded studies published in our report series.

Latest impact evaluation briefs

Impact evaluation

Impacts of community environmental monitoring in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2019  
This brief is based on the finding of an impact evaluation on a technology-enabled community intervention to enhance local communities’ detection, monitoring and reporting capabilities, and their ability to stake socio-environmental claims that result in adequate compensation.

Harnessing transparency initiatives to improve India’s environmental clearance process for the mineral mining sector

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2019  
This brief presents the findings of an impact evaluation of a set of reforms to the environmental clearance process in India, which included subjecting larger projects to scrutiny from regulators, independent experts and the public.

Using voice reminders to reinforce harvest training in Mali

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2019  
This brief is based on the findings of an impact evaluation that examined the effects of voice reminders delivered through mobile phones.

Improving irrigation access in Madagascar

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2019  
This brief is based on the findings of an impact evaluation that examined the effects of the Appui au Développement du Menabe et du Melaky programme in Madagascar, which combined land titling with improved irrigation infrastructure.

Capacity building of smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya through extension services and market linkages

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2019  
This brief is based on the findings of an impact evaluation that examined the effects of the Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme in Kenya on farmers’ production, income and food security and on the empowerment of female dairy farmers.

What works to increase HIV testing for female sex workers in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2018  

This brief is based on the findings of three impact evaluations that examined the effectiveness of oral HIV self-tests.

Impacts of community delivery of antiretroviral drugs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2018  
This evaluation showed that delivery of drugs by community health workers to clinically stable patients is not inferior to standard care, where patients visit a clinic-based doctor to refill prescriptions. 

A low-cost patient appointment and tracking system for ART at reproductive and child health clinics in Tanzania

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2018  

This brief is based on the findings of an impact evaluation that looks at whether orienting staff at reproductive and child health clinics improves patient appointment attendance rates.

Investigating the feasibility of HIV self-testing in Zambia

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2018  
This brief is based on the findings of an impact evaluation that examines whether HIV self-tests increase HIV testing among female sex workers in transit towns.

Does information on agricultural technology encourage adoption?

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2018  
This brief is based on the findings of an impact evaluation that examines the role of information in addressing the constraints smallholder farmers in Kenya face in adopting agricultural inputs.