3ie funds impact evaluations and systematic reviews that generate high quality evidence on what works in development and why. Evidence on development effectiveness can inform policy and improve the lives of poor people.
In this blog, Howard White distinguishes between the efficacy and effectiveness of a programme by illustrating with examples from medicine as well as international development. If we want to assess ‘true impact’, rigorous impact evaluations of programmes taken to scale need to focus on effectiveness.
Under the aegis of 3ie's professional services programme, CABI seeks qualifications from qualified teams to conduct impact evaluations of its Plantwise programme. The first impact evaluation will be carried out in Kenya and would examine the programme's effect on capacity building, institutional change, farmer behaviour and agricultural productivity.
The search for relevant evidence can be a time consuming and frustrating endeavor for both researchers and policymakers. Drew Cameron says 3ie's Register of Impact Evaluation Published Studies, intended to be a living repository of every published impact evaluation in international development, will take away some of this frustration.
2012-13 was a successful year for 3ie as evidence from several 3ie-supported studies influenced policies and programmes in multiple countries and sectors. This Annual Report captures 3ie's rich contribution to building a strong culture of evidence-based policymaking.
