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Publication

As part of our mandate as a knowledge producer and translator for our main audiences, we maintain a range of free online publication series: briefs, impact evaluation reports, systematic review technical and summary reports, replication papers, evidence gap map reports, scoping, and working papers.

Latest publications

Latest publications

The enablers and barriers to rural women’s participation in management training programs

Working paper 3ie 2024  
The authors of this paper provide insights into some of the enablers and barriers to women’s participation in a micro-MBA program that seeks to cultivate competencies and encourage leadership capabilities among women weavers to initiate or manage their microenterprises.

Setting up women’s collective enterprises in rural India: Learnings from 3ie’s Swashakt program

Working paper 3ie 2024  
The authors of this paper synthesise findings from four process evaluations of programs that support collective and group-based models for women-led businesses in India.

How did integrating qualitative evidence within a synthesis improve our understanding of the impact of food systems and nutrition interventions on women’s empowerment and gender equality?

Learning summary Brief 3ie 2024  
In this learning brief, the authors share their experience integrating qualitative evidence within a synthesis to improve their understanding of the impact of food systems and nutrition interventions on women’s empowerment and gender equality. The brief was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’s (GIZ’s) Knowledge for Nutrition Program

How can food systems and nutrition interventions contribute to women’s empowerment and gender equality?

Working paper Brief 3ie 2024  
This brief presents findings of a rapid evidence assessment on the effects of food systems interventions on women’s empowerment. The brief was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’s (GIZ’s) Knowledge for Nutrition Program.

The effects of food systems interventions on women’s empowerment: a rapid evidence assessment

Working paper 3ie 2024  
The authors of this report summarize the available evidence on the effects of food systems interventions on women’s empowerment through a rapid evidence assessment. This report was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’s (GIZ’s) Knowledge for Nutrition Program.

Improving maternal nutrition in the first trimester

Other briefs 3ie 2024  
The authors of this rapid response brief examine the available evidence on the effects of nutrition education and counselling during pregnancy.

Measuring cost-effectiveness in impact evaluation

Working paper 3ie 2024  
The authors of this handbook provide practical guidance on how to design, implement, and report cost-effectiveness metrics in experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluation designs.

Promoting Sustainable Energy Development through Access, Renewables and Efficient Technologies: An Evidence Gap Map

Evidence gap map 3ie 2024  
This report presents the findings of a systematic search to identify and map the impact evaluations and systematic reviews of interventions that aim to promote sustainable energy in low- and middle-income countries. The EGM conceptualisation was initiated and tendered by SEforALL. The final EGM project was co-funded and co-produced by 3ie and Sustainable Energy for ALL (SEforALL) through the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).

Using contribution analysis to measure the use of evidence in closed research projects

Learning summary Brief 3ie 2024  
The author of this brief summarizes high-level lessons learned by 3ie in monitoring, measuring, and verifying instances of evidence uptake and use from 3ie-funded or produced work between 2018 and 2020. This brief includes insights from using 3ie's adapted approach to contribution tracing.

Reducing land conflict and improving service delivery: An impact evaluation of a project in East Darfur, Sudan supported by the UN Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund

Learning summary Brief 3ie 2024  
This brief presents new evidence on the effectiveness of a peacebuilding project in Darfur, Sudan supported by the United Nations Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund. It shows that the project reduced the number of land conflicts and improved service provision.