@ UNDP Indonesia
US $10 million research grants to find new evidence on what works for the poor
The International Initiative for Impact evaluation (3ie) awards grants to 21 cutting edge impact studies which are set to have a significant impact on future policy-making.
 
3ie unveiled earlier this month the 21 winners for its second round of open window grants. The funds, totalling US$ 10 million, will be channelled towards assessing the impact of key development interventions in countries spanning Africa, Asia and Latin America. The awarded research teams are responding to the need of policy-makers and program managers for real evidence, by applying rigorous methodologies to investigate if development spending is indeed making a difference in people’s lives.
 
“In a world where nearly 1 billion people live on less than a dollar a day, 1 billion suffer from chronic hunger, 75 million children are left out of primary education, and 10 million children die every year before their fifth birthday, we need leaders to push the results agenda forward and help focus development programs in a more effective way. We need organizations like 3ie to fund more quality impact evaluation and provide cost effective solutions to critical development problems,” said Professor Paul Gertler from University of California at Berkeley and Chairman of 3ie.
 
“3ie is not only about funding quality impact studies, but providing new evidence that influences policy and affects many lives. The studies we have chosen all have the potential to improve program design and advance development effectiveness” added 3ie Executive Director Howard White.

Project's overviews are available at: http://www.3ieimpact.org/openwindow/round2/
For more information, please contact: Christelle Chapoy, Advocacy and Communications Officer at: cchapoy@3ieimpact.org


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High-quality impact evaluations measure the net change in outcomes that can be attributed to a specific program. It helps inform policy as to what works, what does not, and why.
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