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.
3ie’s new HIV/AIDS treatment cascade evidence programme focusses on three challenges related to HIV treatment: linkage to care, loss to follow up and adherence. Annette N. Brown and Anna Heard present some of the issues being tackled through this programme and emphasise the need to have different stakeholders involved.
How much do we know about whether the evidence on the impact of various HIV/AIDS interventions is weak, strong or non-existent? 3ie’s HIV/AIDS gap map offers the answer by graphically consolidating all the evidence we have and pointing out the major gaps in our knowledge.
For an impact evaluation to be successful, research teams need to be diverse and include a mix of disciplines. In her blog, Shagun Sabarwal offers suggestions on how qualitative methods can contribute to improving the quality and increasing the policy relevance of an impact evaluation.
3ie invites proposals for impact evaluations of interventions that aim to increase the transparency and accountability in the governance of natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals. The interventions should actively involve civil society or be led by civil society organisations. Application deadline 23:59 GMT, 18 December 2013.
