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Global Evidence Commitment
3ie announces centre to manage FCDO research investments
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3ie announces centre to manage FCDO research investments
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Publications
Using social networks to improve rural women’s livelihoods in India
Evolution or Revolution? What MDB course corrections mean for evaluators
Blogs
Evolution or revolution? What MDB course corrections mean for evaluators
DEP-africa-blog
Blogs
Unveiling trends in impact evaluations across Latin America and the Caribbean
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Evaluation Specialist
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Jobs
Lead Evaluation Specialist/Senior Evaluation Specialist, UK
Podcast with Sybil Chidiac
Podcast
Overcoming barriers with information and knowledge – with Sybil Chidiac
WFP Impact Evaluation Forum
Events
WFP Impact Evaluation Forum
Evolution or Revolution? What MDB course corrections mean for evaluators
14 Nov 2023
Evolution or revolution? What MDB course corrections mean for evaluators
3ie-led Global Evidence Commitment
02 Nov 2023
Major bilateral and multilateral organizations sign 3ie-led Global Evidence Commitment
Evidence base of sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions
28 Sep 2023
Evidence base of sexual and reproductive health and rights interventions growing, but gaps…
What works to reverse democratic backsliding
04 Oct 2023
What works to reverse democratic backsliding? It’s complicated
Stakeholders discussion in WACIE countries
20 Sep 2023
Seven ideas for rapid evidence that is both rigorous and actionable
DEP-africa-blog
11 Oct 2023
Unveiling trends in impact evaluations across Latin America and the Caribbean
Co-impact workshop
06 Oct 2023
Adolescents not a monolith, empowerment interventions need to have life-cycle approach
sustainable energy
04 Aug 2023
Towards SDG 7: Mapping evidence of access to sustainable energy in L&MICs
Mapping evidence and gaps in interventions reducing anaemia- for pictorial presentation
26 Jul 2023
Mapping evidence and gaps in interventions reducing anaemia in low- and middle-income…
WFP Impact Evaluation Forum
04 - 07 Dec 2023
WFP Impact Evaluation Forum
NORAD workshop
04 - 06 Dec 2023
Norad impact evaluation incubator 2023
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23 Nov 2023
Lead Evaluation Specialist/Senior Evaluation Specialist, UK
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29 Sep 2023
Senior Associate/Associate, Strategic Communication
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16 Oct 2023
Senior Evaluation Specialist
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16 Oct 2023
Evaluation Specialist
Global Evidence Commitment
27 Oct 2023
Global Evidence Commitment
Podcast by Madhu Krishna
26 Oct 2023
Realizing women’s full potential – with Madhu Krishna
3ie announces centre to manage FCDO research investments
28 Nov 2023
3ie announces centre to manage FCDO research investments
Podcast with Sybil Chidiac
29 Nov 2023
Overcoming barriers with information and knowledge – with Sybil Chidiac
isabel-imago-Podcast
27 Sep 2023
The power of collectives – with Isabel Guerrero
Podcast illustrations
11 Oct 2023
Social relationships and new opportunities – with Anjini Kochar
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02 Jun 2023
Using social networks to improve rural women’s livelihoods in India
Interventions to reverse democratic backsliding need to be more context-aware
15 Sep 2023
Interventions to reverse democratic backsliding need to be more context-aware
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
Addressing the systemic causes of malnutrition: a nutrition-sensitive agriculture evidence gap map
14 Jun 2023
Addressing the systemic causes of malnutrition: a nutrition-sensitive agriculture evidence…
Strengthening good governance in low- and middle-income countries: an evidence gap map
14 Jul 2023
Strengthening good governance in low- and middle-income countries: an evidence gap map
Agriculture-led growth in low- and middle-income countries: An evidence gap map
28 Jun 2023
Agriculture-led growth in low- and middle-income countries: An evidence gap map
Findings from a qualitative analysis of ADN Dignidad Program in Colombia
09 Jun 2023
Findings from a qualitative analysis of ADN Dignidad Program in Colombia

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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
Marie Gaarder
Executive Director
Birte Snilstveit
Birte Snilstveit
Director – Synthesis and Reviews and Head of London office
Hitesh Somani
Hitesh Somani
Director - Finance and Administration
Neelakshi Mann
Neelakshi Mann
Program Director - Asia
Sebastian Martinez
Sebastian Martinez
Director of Evaluation
Thomas Kelly
Thomas Kelly
Director – Evidence for Policy and Learning
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Studies in the Development Evidence Portal

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Summaries of impact of our research evidence

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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

JDEFF

Journal of Development Effectiveness

The journal publishes papers reporting evidence of impact of development interventions

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