Ada Sonnenfeld

Ada Sonnenfeld
Designation: Former Evaluation specialist, 3ie
Ada managed systematic reviews and evidence gap map projects, specialising in the fields of governance, peacebuilding and rural development.

Blogs by author

A systematic approach to building the evidence base for gender equality and women’s empowerment in fragile contexts

Meital Kupfer, Will Ridlehoover, Etienne Lwamba, Shannon Shisler, Ada Sonnenfeld 03 February 2021 blog  
In 2020, 23 per cent of the world’s population lived in fragile contexts, including 76.5 per cent of all those living in extreme poverty. While women comprise about half of the population in fragile and conflict-affected contexts (FCAS), there are often major gaps in how interventions in these settings consider their inclusion and empowerment.

Mapping the evidence on the effects of rule of law interventions on justice outcomes

Ada Sonnenfeld, Birte Snilstveit, Lina Khan, Anna Fox 08 October 2020 blog  
The systematic use of evidence can help inform decisions on what research to conduct, what interventions to implement and how to improve the effectiveness of programs.

Securing and building peaceful societies: Where is the evidence and where is it missing?

Marion Krämer, Birte Snilstveit, Ada Sonnenfeld 05 May 2020 blog  

It has been estimated that over 1.8 billion people, close to a quarter of the world’s population, live in fragile contexts (OECD, 2018). Given the current Covid-19 pandemic, it is likely that this number might rapidly increase, with unequal access to health services, decent jobs, and safe housing leading to growing mistrust and social unrest. Interventions that tackle the underlying causes of conflict and fragility – along with immediate responses to the pandemic – are therefore more relevant than ever.