Impact evaluations

These are final reports of 3ie-supported impact evaluations that assess the difference a development intervention has made to social and economic outcomes. We fund rigorous evaluations that include a theory-based experimental or quasi-experimental design, and we use the most appropriate mix of methods to capture outcomes and answer what works, for whom, why and at what cost.

Latest impact evaluation report series

Impact evaluation report series

Looking for more impact evaluation evidence? Search our impact evaluation repository to find both 3ie and non-3ie funded studies, summaries and links to the original studies

Impact evaluation of the conditional cash transfer program for secondary school attendance in Macedonia

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This impact evaluation examines short- and medium-term impacts of a cash transfer programme in Macedonia that is conditional on children enrolling in secondary school.

Age at marriage, women’s education, and mother and child outcomes in Bangladesh

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This impact evaluation examines the impact of an empowerment training programme and a financial incentive programme to reduce child marriage and increase girls’ education in rural Bangladesh.

Evaluating agricultural information dissemination in western Kenya

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This impact evaluation by Fabregas and colleagues examines the role of information in addressing the constraints smallholder farmers in Kenya face in adopting agricultural inputs.

General equilibrium impact assessment of the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia

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The Productive Safety Net Program was launched in 2005 to fight chronic food security issues in Ethiopia.

Impact of the Uddeepan programme on child health and nutrition in India

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This report evaluates if the Uddeepan programme in Bihar relaxes labour constraints and improves workers’ abilities, and leads to better maternal knowledge, immunisation rates, availability of take-home rations, enrolment in pre-school centres, and weight-for-age Z scores, a key outcome.

Evaluating oral HIV self-testing to increase HIV testing uptake among truck drivers in Kenya

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In many African countries, men are less likely to test for HIV than women. Truck drivers, a male-dominated profession, have even lower HIV testing rates.

Integration of EPI and paediatric HIV services for improved ART initiation in Zimbabwe

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Although there have been successes in implementing an early infant diagnosis of HIV programme in Zimbabwe, challenges remain in linking mother-infant pairs to HIV testing, counselling and treatment

Increasing male partner HIV testing using self-test kits in Kenya

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Despite nearly universal uptake of HIV testing among antenatal care clients, testing among their male partners remains low.

Evaluating the impact of community health worker integration into prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Tanzania

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This impact evaluation of a pilot programme implemented by Amref Health Africa in Shinyanga Region examined whether community health workers can enhance retention in prevention of mother-to-child t

Promoting partner and couples HIV testing using self-test kits in Kenya

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This impact evaluation assessed the effect of secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits to women to provide to their male partner on their testing rates.