Impact evaluation

These briefs provide plain-language summaries of the intervention, impact evaluation, main findings and recommendations from 3ie-funded studies published in our report series.

Latest impact evaluation briefs

Impact evaluation

Integrating HIV testing with EPI: a second chance to protect infants

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief is based on an evaluation of an intervention to integrate Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV into routine Expanded Programme of Immunisation services.

Household and economy-wide impacts of a public works programme in Ethiopia

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
More often than not, programmes targeted at households lead to changes that have economy-wide impact. This may be especially true for public works programmes that invest in building community assets. The brief draws on the findings from two impact evaluations that assess the Productive Safety Net Programme in Ethiopia holistically, exploring impacts both at the beneficiary household level and economy-wide impacts at the local and national levels.

Improving maternal and child health in India

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief is based on the findings of an impact evaluation of two state government aimed at improving maternal health, especially among women living below the poverty line.

What is the impact of a community-managed conditional cash transfer programme in Tanzania?

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief is based on the findings of an evaluation that examines the impact of a community-managed conditional cash transfer programme on outcomes related to community relations, health and education of household members.

Encouraging Kenyan men to use HIV self-test kits

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
Despite nearly universal uptake of HIV testing among women clients in antenatal care, testing among their male partners remains low. This brief summarises the findings of an impact evaluation by Gichangi and colleagues which assesses the effectiveness of providing HIV self-test kits to women to encourage testing among their male partners, as opposed to inviting men for a finger-prick HIV blood test at the antenatal clinic.

Encouraging HIV testing among truck drivers in Kenya

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief outlines the findings of an impact evaluation by Kelvin and colleagues on the effectiveness of offering Kenyan truck drivers the choice of administering self-test at a clinic or at home, together with in-person or phone-based counselling to encourage testing.

Can mobile message reminders help in treating TB in Pakistan?

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief is based on an impact evaluation that examines the impact of a mobile-based health intervention on the treatment outcomes of people with treatable TB in Karachi, Pakistan. Wh​ile 85 per cent of the TB patients who were enrolled to receive SMS reminders responded to the reminder system at least once, the response rate of all participants during their six-month treatment course was low.

Does skilling Moroccan youth help them become employed?

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
This brief examines the impact of 100 Hours to Success. This intervention aimed at helping adolescent men and women living in Morocco’s Oriental region to find employment and improve their financial habits.

Do incentives improve tax collectors’ performance and increase tax collection in Pakistan?

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie PDF icon 2017  
Researchers worked with the provincial government in Punjab to evaluate the impact of a pay-for-performances scheme for tax collectors. The scheme aimed to incentivise tax collection while maintaining or improving assessment accuracy.

Evaluating the impact of computer-assisted instruction and learning in China

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The research team examined some of the key factors that influence the effectiveness of computer-assisted learning programmes for improving children's English language test scores. The findings suggest that the impact of these programmes depends on the quality of implementation and the level of teacher engagement.