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Evaluation of a gamified mLearning solution for training micro insurance agents in Kenya

Other evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2020  
Authors of this report assess the potential of mLearning and other ICT-related approaches for cost-effective training of sales agents for an index-based micro-insurance product in the arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya.

Picture-based crop insurance: using farmers’ smartphone pictures to reduce basis risk and costs of loss verification

Other evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2020  
Authors of this formative evaluation report assess an intervention that seeks to leverage new technologies to improve coverage and affordability of a weather-based index insurance in Haryana, India.

Experimental games to teach farmers about weather index insurance in Kenya

Other evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2020  
Authors of this report evaluate two innovative interventions designed to increase demand for basis-risk focused weather index insurance products among smallholder producers in a sub-county of Tharaka Nithi in Kenya.

Introducing risk management tools to a large-scale agricultural development programme in Senegal

Other evaluation 3ie PDF icon 2020  
Authors of this report evaluate the implementation and marketing strategies of an index-based crop insurance in Senegal. The index-based crop insurance was added to an existing support package offered to producers’ organisations, to better control the risks incurred on the main cereal crops due to changing climatic conditions.

Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence – HPTN 071 (PopART)

Replication study  
Replication researchers: Sridevi K Prasad, Eric W Djimeu, Douglas M Glandon
Original paper title:

Effect of Universal Testing and Treatment on HIV Incidence – HPTN 071 (PopART)


Original researchers: Richard J Hayes, Deborah Donnell, Sian Floyd, Nomtha Mandla, Justin Bwalya, Kalpana Sabapathy, Blia Yang, Mwelwa Phiri, Ab Schaap, Susan H Eshleman, Estelle Piwowar‑Manning, Barry Kosloff, Anelet James, Timothy Skalland, Ethan Wilson, Lynda Emel, David Macleod, Rory Dunbar, Musonda Simwinga, Nozizwe Makola, Virginia Bond, Graeme Hoddinott, Ayana Moore, Sam Griffith, Nirupama Deshmane Sista, Sten H Vermund, Wafaa El‑Sadr, David N Burns, James R Hargreaves, Katharina Hauck, Christophe Fraser, Kwame Shanaube, Peter Bock, Nulda Beyers, Helen Ayles, Sarah Fidler
Original publication: The New England Journal of Medicine
Replication plan:

Prasad, Djiemu and Glandon’s replication plan


Current status: Replication Plan Published

In the right circumstances, market support interventions may yield big dividends for food security

This post looks at interventions that work differently, intervening in the market systems behind the food supply. The evidence on their effectiveness is exploratory and preliminary, which is why we are working on an evidence gap map to show what evidence exists and where more studies are needed.
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July 2020

How is impact evaluation contributing to evidence use in low- and middle-income countries?

Webinar 08 July 2020
3ie executive director Marie Gaarder participated in a panel on what facilitates and inhibits the use of impact evaluation products in policymaking decisions organised by the Center for Global Development.

How effective are group-based livelihoods programmes in improving the lives of poor people? A synthesis of recent evidence

Working paper 3ie PDF icon 2020  
Authors of this paper synthesise evidence on how group-based livelihoods’ programmes – which include financial, human or social capital interventions – can have an impact on a range of economic, human development and social cohesion outcomes.

Text message reminders help people make healthy choices

The research on the topic has included a wide range of healthy behaviors: getting immunizations, attending medical appointments, taking medications for chronic illnesses like AIDS, quitting smoking, exercising, practicing safe sex, and drinking less alcohol.
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Building Resilient Societies in Low- and Middle-income Countries: An Evidence Gap Map

Evidence gap map 2023 Publication type :
Author : Miriam Beretta, Sanghwa Lee, Meital Kupfer, Carolyn Huang, Will Ridlehoover, Daniel Frey, Faez Ahmed, Binyang Song, Kristen Marie Edwards, Jaron Porciello, John Eyers, Birte Snilstveit
Sector : Social protection

Improving Food Security in Humanitarian Settings: An Evidence Gap Map

Evidence gap map 2022 Publication type :
Author : Cem Yavuz, Paul Fenton Villar, Miriam Berretta, Ashiqun Nabi, Chris Cooper, Shanon Shisler
Sector : Social protection

The Effect of Transparency and Accountability Interventions in the Extractive Sectors: An Evidence Gap Map

Evidence gap map 2019 Publication type :
Author : Francis Rathinam, Juliette Finetti, Zeba Siddiqui, Birte Snilstveit, Hannah Chirgwin, Richard Appell, Eleanor Dickens, Marie Gaarder
Sector : Energy and extractives

Group-based Livelihood Interventions in L&MICs

Evidence gap map 2019 Publication type :
Author : Bidisha Barooah, Shonar Lala Chinoy, Priyanka Dubey, Ritwik Sarkar, Avantika Bagai
Sector : Agriculture, fishing, and forestry

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Evidence Gap Map: 2018 Update

Evidence gap map 2018 Publication type :
Author : Hugh Waddington, Hannah Chirgwin, Duae Zehra, Sandy Cairncross, Raj Popat, Miriam Berretta, Hastings Chipungu, Abubeker Tadesse
Sector : Water, sanitation, and waste management

Agricultural Innovation: An Evidence Gap Map

Evidence gap map 2017 Publication type :
Author : Diana Lopez-Avila, Safiya Husain, Raag Bhatia, Megha Nath, Raghava Murthy Vinaygyam
Sector : Agriculture, fishing, and forestry

Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health

Evidence gap map 2017 Publication type :
Author : Anayda Portela, Jennifer Stevenson, Rachael Hinton, Marianne Emler, Stella Tsoli, Birte Snilstveit
Sector : Health

A Map of Evidence Maps Relating to Sustainable Development in L&MICs

Evidence gap map 2017 Publication type :
Author : Daniel Phillips, Christopher Coffey, Stergiani Tsoli, Jennifer Stevenson, Hugh Waddington, John Eyers, Howard White, Birte Snilstveit
Sector : Agriculture, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Risk and Mitigation Gap Map

Evidence gap map 2017 Publication type :
Author : Bidisha Barooah, Bharat Kaushish, Jyotsna Puri, Beryl Leach
Sector : Agriculture, fishing, and forestry

State-Society Relations

Evidence gap map 2017 Publication type :
Author : Daniel Phillips, Chris Coffey, Emma Gallagher, Paul Fenton Villar, Jennifer Stevenson, Stergiani Tsoli, Sharnic Dhanasekar, John Eyers
Sector : Public administration