We are excited to announce the launch of a new yearlong campaign, 2020 Hindsight: What Works in Development. In this inaugural blog, 3ie’s Marie Gaarder explains the inspiration and motivation behind the campaign, which will include insights from programmes and policies that work, mainly based on evidence from systematic reviews. You can follow the campaign on social media using #2020hindsight. Read the full blog.
Evidence impact
3ie-supported evaluation informs USAID education projects in South Africa
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is using the findings of a 3ie-funded evaluation to support follow-up evaluations to improve reading skills in South Africa. 3ie funded the evaluation of an early grade reading study (EGRS), which compared the effectiveness of three approaches to improve Setswana-language reading outcomes of grade one and two students in two districts of North West Province.
After consultations with the evaluators, USAID funded EGRS II, to evaluate alternative ways to impart teacher coaching for effective teaching of English as First Additional Language in Mpumalanga Province. USAID also reconfigured its Reading Support Project to extend EGRS implementation and evaluation to grade three.
Evidence-informed policymaking for rural transformation: an exploration of the role of women’s collectives and community participation
The World Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation and DFID in partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development are organising a conference to learn from research evidence about the role of women’s collectives and community institutions in fostering social change and bringing about rural transformation. The conference is being held from 9-10 January, in New Delhi, for more details, visit our website. Follow the conversation on social media using #ruraltransformation or follow @3ieNews on Twitter for updates.
3ie Delhi Seminar: Learning about learning from learning about learning
In our December seminar, Lant Pritchett (RISE Research director, the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford) spoke about the lessons learned from evaluations in education over the last 25 years. He emphasised the need to focus on the characteristics of implementing organisations as a key driver of impact and success in deciding on the best method to use. Watch video
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