Data are a prerequisite for delivering the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and ensuring that no one is left behind. The Development Co‑operation Report 2017 focuses on data for development because quality, timely and disaggregated data are crucial for achieving the ultimate goal of development: improving the welfare of people and fighting… Read More #Data for #Development | OECD Development Co-operation Report 2017

Responding to Refugee Crises in Developing Countries: What Can We Learn From Evaluations? provides evidence from evaluations to feed into guidance on better programming that is being developed through the Development Assistance Committee Temporary Working Group on Refugees and Migration. It is complemented by three case studies on Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia/Uganda. Source: Refugees… Read More Responding to Refugee Crises in Developing Countries: What Can We Learn From Evaluations? – OECD

The evaluation department in Norad identifies the main lessons to be learned from the last year of evaluations. In last year’s report, the evaluation department in Norad raised the question of whether any learning actually takes place in development policy. ‘This year, we are bringing this argumentation a bit further and highlight certain key prerequisites… Read More Three prerequisites for learning in development aid | Norad

Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has commissioned an independent evaluation of the development cooperation of 22 Finnish civil society organisations. The evaluation praises the organisations for their cost-effective work at grassroots level, but urges them to further improve their long-term effectiveness and the work to strengthen civil societies in their target countries.  CSO3 Meta-analysis (in… Read More Finland’s Evaluation on development cooperation by civil society organisations

To most people, “development” is best measured by the quantity of change – like gains in average income, life expectancy, or years spent in school. The Human Development Index (HDI), a composite measure of national progress that my office at the United Nations Development Programme oversees, combines all three statistics to rank countries relative to… Read More Counting What Counts in Development | Human Development Reports

Bond created an interactive, online version of our popular Theory of change essentials course, ideal if you’re based outside the UK, are unable to take time away from the office or simply prefer online learning. You will take part in two participatory online sessions and complete a team assignment. Although you are not in the… Read More Bond’s new online Theory of change course

A typical problem many M&E practitioners face is not being able to effectively collect and respond to the data they need for course correction and program improvement. This 30-page free guide shares simple tips and methods to improve your data collection. It includes 9 chapters that will help you design a better survey for data… Read More Free Ebook: The Ultimate Guide to Effective Data Collection

New Blog: Illustrating and Storifying Models and TOCs Chris Lysy (a.k.a. ‘the Evaluation Cartoonist’ of Fresh Spectrum) recently storified and illustrated one of Patricia Rogers’ logic models – turning an otherwise static series of boxes and arrows into something more engaging and intuitive for wider stakeholders Source: Illustrating models and theories of change | Better Evaluation

Issue no. 11 of TRANSFORM presents the fourth meta-analysis of decentralized evaluations managed by UN Women in 2016. 2016 Meta-analysis: Evidence for decision making This meta-analysis synthesizes insights and findings from 36 evaluations across 52 countries, to look for trends and wisdom on what works for gender equality. The new “Pathways to Impact” feature shares… Read More 2016 Meta-analysis: Evidence for decision making | TRANSFORM