The humanitarian system has been talking for decades about the need to be more accountable to people affected by crisis. Yet despite the efforts of some invested organisations and individuals, there
Foreign Aid and Its Unintended Concequences
Foreign aid and international development frequently bring with it a range of unintended consequences, both negative and positive. This book delves into these consequences, providing a fresh and comp
Working across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus: What can we learn from evaluations?
The humanitarian-development-peace nexus is an evolving and complex concept that has increasingly gained high-level policy commitment. In 2019 the OECD DAC Recommendation on the Humanitarian-Developm
Facilitating change: localising monitoring, evaluation and learning
How do we create the tools and environment needed to recentre monitoring, evaluation and learning in the populations development programmes are delivered in?
Equity-oriented evaluation to transform the international cooperation industry
In July 2022, Global Change Center, Praxis UK, and Praxis Institute for Participatory Practice decided to embark on a long-term journey: we joined forces to transform inequitable practices mainstream
Impact is not equal, but it is equitable
Not all lived realities can be captured quantitatively. But some successful evidence-based approaches are working to decolonise impact evaluation. In discussions on locally led development, the fo
A New Evidence Localization Initiative at USAID
We’ve long been big fans of using evaluations and evidence to inform development policy and programming. CGD recently convened a working group of policymakers and experts from over 20 countries to re
Rethinking Accountability to Affected People
As the humanitarian sector searches for ways to bring about system change, shift the power and decolonise its practices, reflections and debates on how to ensure the needs of people affected by crise
Setting new standards for better MEL: Lessons for grantees & funders
This brief shares insights from the efforts of The Economic Justice Program (EJP) of the Open Society Foundations' Strategy & Impact Unit to develop a focused, principles?driven approach to monit
Guidelines for Joint Learning and Mutual Capacity Strengthening Before, During, and After Transition
Capacity strengthening and learning during programmatic and organizational transitions should be considered a joint process. And, one that not only addresses a diversity of needs but also acknowledge