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3ie’s Development Evidence Portal: Value for money in a time of resource uncertainty

To respond to a rapidly-changing global context, the evaluation community needs to adapt its methods and approaches, according to an expert panel assembled by the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG).

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How to communicate a null-results impact evaluation

Development programs aim to improve outcomes for poor and vulnerable populations, from better health and increased learning to higher productivity and incomes. Impact evaluations apply research tools to assess whether those intended outcomes were achieved because of the program.

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Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

Our latest piece in the ‘state of the evidence’ series – which interprets data by unpacking the studies in our Development Evidence Portal (DEP) – focuses on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. . The DEP currently includes 740 impact evaluations (IE) and 352 systematic reviews (SR) from the region, which is the second smallest amongst regions containing low- and middle-income…

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02 September 2025
Abdelrahman Nagy
Abdelrahman Nagy
Paul-Thissen
Paul Thissen +
 

Missing the forest for the seedlings: The importance of long-term follow-up impact evaluations

Most impact evaluations capture short-term (1-2 year) results, but development interventions often aim to shape outcomes over entire lifetimes or even future generations. For example, designers of a…
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25 August 2025
Carlos-Galvan
Carlos Enrique Galvan Falcon
Fiona Kastel
Fiona Kastel
Devika Lakhote
Devika Lakhote
Sanchi Lokhande
Sanchi Lokhande
Geetika Pandya
Geetika Pandya
Manuela-Sanchez
Manuela Sanchez 3+
 

Nine common challenges geospatial analysis can solve: real-world case studies from 3ie

For evaluators, some of the most pressing challenges are also the most difficult to address with traditional data collection methods. How do you gather reliable data in places you can’t easily reach?…
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18 August 2025
Ingunn Storhaug
Ingunn Storhaug +
 

A resource for transforming food systems has gone dormant: our (formerly) living Evidence and Gap Map

Staying up-to-date with the latest research on food systems and nutrition is more important than ever to work towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2025 SDG report calls for action on…
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08 August 2025
Engy Saleh
Engy Saleh
Abdelrahman Nagy
Abdelrahman Nagy +
 

Where evidence meets impact — a shared journey at ESA Africa

It is always a bit magical when a conference turns into a conversation—and then into a movement. That’s what it felt like at this year’s Economic Science Association (ESA) Africa Conference hosted by…
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25 July 2025
Astrid Gracia
Astrid Garcia +
 

Cash that lasts: What we learned 18 months after the ADN Dignidad transfers stopped

Humanitarian aid is often judged by what it fixes in the moment. But a critical question often goes unanswered: What will it change in the long run?The CUA Consortium with the ADN Dignidad program in…
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