Carolyn Huang

Designation: Senior Evaluation Specialist

Carolyn Huang provides technical support and quality assurance to research initiatives and works with members’ organisations to build research capacity and increase evidence use.

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Launch of 3ie’s policy and institutional reform ‘Methods Menu’

Carolyn Huang, Douglas Glandon, Jane Hammaker 17 August 2023 blog

In May 2021, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and 3ie began a partnership to advance the learning and knowledge base around the evaluation, design, and implementation of policy and institutional reform (PIR) interventions. We conducted a scoping review that identified gaps in the way PIR interventions are studied and evaluated, and we are now ready to launch an interactive ‘Methods Menu’ that aims to address many of those gaps. The menu aims to increase awareness and uptake of complexity-informed and mixed-methods approaches to strengthen the way PIR is evaluated and implemented.

Why you should explore (and use) 3ie’s maps on WASH, resilience, nutrition and agriculture

Annie Vincent, Tanvi Lal, Carolyn Huang 30 June 2023 blog

Almost a year ago, we announced in this blog 3ie's collaboration with USAID’s Bureau of Resilience and Food Security (RFS) to map the existing evidence and gaps in four technical areas: agriculture-led growth, resilience, nutrition-sensitive agriculture and water security, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). While these maps are intended to help guide RFS’ programmatic and strategic investments, they have much broader applications for the international development community as they reveal key insights into priority evidence gaps.

Mapping the evidence to understand what works for addressing root causes and drivers of irregular migration

Maria Daniela Anda Leon, Durgadas Menon, Carolyn Huang 16 May 2023 blog

Nearly every week, people lose their lives as they try to migrate for survival or in search of better opportunities. Even as recently as when this post was written, four boats sank during their journey from Tunisia to Italy. Since 2014, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates, 53,792 people have died or gone missing while migrating internationally using irregular pathways.

Mapping evidence to strengthen impact on resilience and food security

Annie Vincent, Carolyn Huang, Tanvi Lal 21 July 2022 blog

As per current estimates, almost 765 million people are affected by food insecurity worldwide. Chronic vulnerability, hunger, and water insecurity have been compounded by climate change, humanitarian crises, and COVID-induced shocks and pressures. USAID, through the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS), works through dedicated centers to improve program impacts on these critical issues and accelerate the progress on building resilient communities and countries.

Assessing the impact of policy and institutional reforms in international development

Carolyn Huang, Zeba Siddiqui, Douglas Glandon, Sayak Khatua, Aayush Malik 13 January 2022 blog

For decades, development actors have recognized that good governance and solid country systems are essential for the effective delivery of well-designed, evidence-based interventions. A number of development organizations and initiatives have, therefore, emerged with explicit missions to strengthen the capacity and performance of publicly-mandated political and administrative institutional structures (for e.g., World Bank’s Global Governance practice and USAID Center for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance)