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Research Commissioning Centre: Upcoming calls for proposals

Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

Blogs

Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

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Blogs

Strengthening Cote d'Ivoire's nutrition strategy with rapid evidence

Podcast by Kausalya Nandakumar

Podcast

Private sector, a lead catalyst to enable change - with Kausalya Nandakumar

Weaving through generations: Productivity and women's autonomy in family-owned businesses in rural India

Publications

Weaving through generations: Productivity and women's autonomy in family-owned businesses…

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Jobs

Senior Research Fellow - Climate Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems

Half-time for SDG Evidence Generation: Insights from the Development Evidence Portal

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Half-time for SDG Evidence Generation: Insights from the Development Evidence Portal

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Jobs

Senior Research Fellow - Geopolitical Competition and National Security x 2

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Jobs

Senior Research Fellow - Geopolitical Competition and National Security x 2

Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa
04 Mar 2024

Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

For Illustrative purpose only
08 Feb 2024

Strengthening Cote d'Ivoire's nutrition strategy with rapid evidence

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31 Jan 2024

Expanding the frontiers of heterogeneity analysis: application of a machine learning…

Determining what works to improve maternal nutrition: Beginning a new evaluation in Benin
04 Jan 2024

Determining what works to improve maternal nutrition: Beginning a new evaluation in Benin

impact evaluations across Sub-Saharan Africa
22 Dec 2023

Unveiling trends in impact evaluations across Sub-Saharan Africa

3ie's living Food Systems Evidence and Gap Map: Slow progress on evidence gaps, but little high-quality synthesis
24 Nov 2023

3ie's living Food Systems Evidence and Gap Map: Slow progress on evidence gaps, but little…

For Illustrative purpose
30 Nov 2023

Measuring and Improving the Impact of US Foreign Aid—A Look at Two Key Statutes

Irregular migration
20 Dec 2023

What works for addressing root cause and drivers of irregular migration? There are few…

Technical issues in integrating earth observation into impact evaluations
21 Mar 2024

Technical issues in integrating earth observation into impact evaluations

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23 Apr 2024

Why and how to create an Evidence Gap Map using Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights…

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15 Mar 2024

Senior Research Fellow - Geopolitical Competition and National Security x 2

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15 Mar 2024

Senior Research Fellow - Climate Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems

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15 Mar 2024

Senior Research Fellow - Big Data, AI and International Development

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15 Mar 2024

Senior Research Fellow - Economic Development & Infrastructure

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26 Feb 2024

Chief of Party, USAID Evidence for Cost-Effectiveness (ECE) Activity

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10 Jan 2024

Digital and Gender Expert Consultant

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04 Mar 2024

Contracts and Compliance Officer/Senior Officer

Weaving through generations: Productivity and women's autonomy in family-owned businesses in rural India
01 Feb 2024

Weaving through generations: Productivity and women's autonomy in family-owned businesses…

Half-time for SDG Evidence Generation: Insights from the Development Evidence Portal
19 Dec 2023

Half-time for SDG Evidence Generation: Insights from the Development Evidence Portal

Addressing root causes and drivers of irregular migration: an evidence gap map
18 Dec 2023

Addressing root causes and drivers of irregular migration: an evidence gap map

Can vocational training and apprenticeships programs change migration intentions and behavior?
18 Dec 2023

Can vocational training and apprenticeships programs change migration intentions and…

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02 Jun 2023

Using social networks to improve rural women’s livelihoods in India

Lessons learned from the implementation of the Special Food Security Program (PSSA)
28 Feb 2024

Lessons learned from the implementation of the Special Food Security Program (PSSA)

Understanding NRLM’s Impact on Livelihoods and Social Outcomes: A Unifying Framework
22 Sep 2023

Understanding NRLM’s Impact on Livelihoods and Social Outcomes: A Unifying Framework

The effects of democracy and freedom interventions in democratic backsliding contexts: A rapid evidence assessment
01 Sep 2023

The effects of democracy and freedom interventions in democratic backsliding contexts: A…

Evaluating agriculture in Niger using remotely-sensed data: preliminary lessons
08 Aug 2023

Evaluating agriculture in Niger using remotely-sensed data: preliminary lessons

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We offer an innovative and impactful suite of products and services across the research program cycle. We push development evidence beyond bare bones impact evaluations and systematic reviews to facilitate evidence and its use by governments, development institutions and funders. We tailor our approach to partners’ individual needs and strategic objectives and remain at the forefront of evidence-informed policy and practice.
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Research

Research

Nutrition and Food Security

Everyone needs reliable access to sufficient, safe and affordable nutritious food, coupled with a sanitary environment, adequate health, education and care. However, all too often, this need is not fulfilled.
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Evidence Mapping for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance

3ie worked with USAID’s Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG Center), and NORC at the University of Chicago to increase knowledge on the global advancement of democracy, human rights and governance.
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Rural India Livelihoods Project

Launched in 2011, the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) aims to link the rural poor in India to sustainable livelihood opportunities and financial s...
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Immunization

Vaccines prevent millions of child deaths each year. Over the past few years, however, global immunization coverage has stagnated and even slipped, particularly in low- and middle-income ...
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West Africa Capacity-building and Impact Evaluation

The West Africa Capacity-building and Impact Evaluation (WACIE) program is a multi-year regional initiative that aims to promote the institutionalization of evaluation in government systems across eight countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo.
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Transparent, Reproducible and Ethical Evidence (TREE)

3ie champions the research transparency and reproducibility movement as a means of understanding and mitigating challenges to the credibility of social science research, while also workin...
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Members

Members

Our members are public and private donors, government agencies from low and middle-income countries and NGOs

Partners

Partners

Our partnerships complement and extend our member network to strengthen the impact of our work and achieve deeper and more sustainable change in all areas of our work

Supporters

Supporters

Our supporters are donors that share something in common – a deep commitment to using high-quality evidence to inform development policies and programs that can improve the lives of people

Team

Team

Marie Gaarder

Executive Director

Birte Snilstveit

Director – Synthesis and Reviews and Head of London office

Hitesh Somani

Director - Finance and Administration

Neelakshi Mann

Program Director - Asia

Sebastian Martinez

Director of Evaluation

Thomas Kelly

Director – Evidence for Policy and Learning

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Studies in the Development Evidence Portal

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Evidence Hub

Evidence Hub

Publications

Publications

We maintain a range of free online and decision-support products

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Registry for International Development Impact...

RIDIE is a prospective registry of impact evaluations of development policies and programs in L&MICs

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Journal of Development Effectiveness

The journal publishes papers reporting evidence of impact of development interventions