As we begin celebrating our 10th anniversary, we want to thank our supporters over the past decade. As one of the events we are planning throughout the year, our two-day conference during Delhi Evidence Week will focus on what we have learned in supporting and producing effective and policy-relevant evidence that informs inclusive, equitable development. read more

3ie’s grant-making focused on three types of high-priority evidence gaps – geographic gaps within low and middle-income countries, thematic or development-sector gaps, and gaps in relation to specific populations. We continued to fill knowledge gaps in key areas that lack rigorous evidence, including environment and disaster management, humanitarian assistance, HIV and AIDS, latrine use, agricultural insurance and governance. Our work in strengthening national evaluation systems progressed in West Africa, Philippines and Uganda. read more

3ie has always been strongly committed to research transparency and open access to data. 3ie’s Research Transparency Policy articulates 3ie’s commitment to research transparency and aligns our policy with the transparency policies of our key funders. read more

CDD programmes have been implemented in low- and middle-income countries over the last three decades to fund the building or rehabilitation of infrastructure and for promoting social cohesion. But do they work? 3ie has just published an evidence synthesis study that assesses how these programmes have evolved over the years and what their impact has been. The authors synthesised evidence from 25 impact evaluations, covering 23 programmes in 21 low- and middle-income countries. They also drew on process evaluations and qualitative research to examine the factors influencing success and failure. read more