How evidence helped address ultra poverty in Malawi

The Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme aims to address the needs of the most vulnerable populations, which are constrained from participating in the labour force because of age (too old or young), chronic illnesses or disabilities. The evidence generated from a 3ie-supported impact evaluation informed four changes in the programme design, including its eventual scale-up across all districts in Malawi. The evidence helped dispel several myths associated with unconditional cash transfers and reduce scepticism among several stakeholders.

The brief highlights the importance of fully considering the political economy context in evaluation design. It also examines a range of contributory factors for evidence use. Evaluation champions who can influence change are important. Researchers, their networks, their credibility with decision makers, their ability to translate evidence for different audiences and their commitment to engage in organised ways were also important.

How evidence is informing solutions to South Africa’s early grade reading crisis

Evidence use Brief 3ie 2019

In South Africa, 78 per cent of the children in fourth grade struggle to understand the meaning of what they read. An evaluation of the Early Grade Reading Study provides evidence that can help decision makers respond to this reading crisis.

Using evidence to improve children’s foundational skills: a successful teaching and learning approach expands in India and beyond

Evidence use Brief 3ie 2019

This brief describes how impact evaluation evidence informed the scale-up of a government-led Teaching At the Right Level model in India and other countries.

Using evidence to improve pollution regulation in India

Evidence use Brief 3ie 2019

This brief describes how a supportive policy context, strong relationships and wide engagement with decision-makers helped rigorous evaluation findings spur evidence-informed innovation in regulating industrial pollution.

Using evidence to inform the scale-up and adoption of biofortified orange sweet potato in Uganda

Evidence use Brief 3ie 2017

In Uganda, vitamin A deficiency is a health challenge, with 28 per cent of preschool children estimated to be deficient. To address this issue, the international organisation HarvestPlus has been promoting vitamin A-enriched orange sweet potato (OSP) to improve the diets of the poor.

Using evidence to prevent violence against women in Uganda

Evidence use Brief 3ie 2017

The brief highlights stakeholders’ uptake and use of study findings of an impact evaluation of, SASA!, a community-based programme to prevent violence against women. It also identifies the main factors, which, together with evidence, facilitated uptake and use.

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How evidence helped address ultra poverty in Malawi

How evidence is informing solutions to South Africa’s early grade reading crisis

Using evidence to improve children’s foundational skills: a successful teaching and learning approach expands in India and beyond

Using evidence to improve pollution regulation in India

Using evidence to inform the scale-up and adoption of biofortified orange sweet potato in Uganda

Using evidence to prevent violence against women in Uganda

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