Impact Evaluation
Third-party interventions play a key role in efforts to boost development, to avoid conflict and in rebuilding societies in the aftermath of violence. Whether or not these interventions perform as intended, and whether or not they have other unintended impacts, are key questions for both academic and policy audiences. Yet, more often than not, interventions are evaluated, only, against scale and spending targets. ISDC contributes key knowledge to this debate in conflict-affected and fragile areas and humanitarian emergencies, through the use of experimental and quasi-experimental methods, focussed on a range of intentional and unintentional outcomes, including peace, food security, nutrition and employment. Often working in partnership with local partners, we design rigorous impact evaluations, develop appropriate methods, collect and analyse the necessary data and assist our stakeholders to absorb and act on the findings.
Related Projects
Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities through TVET Programming
McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition in Kyrgyzstan: Study on Nutritional and Learning Variables, Phase II
Peacebuilding Fund Impact Evaluation, Learning and Dissemination: Phase 1 (PeaceFIELD1)
Addressing the challenges of the forcibly displaced and their host communities in the ESCWA region
SEEDS: Long-term Impacts of a Complex Agricultural Intervention on Welfare, Behaviour and Stability in Syria
Agricultural Transformation in Syria: Impact Evaluation of FAO’s Smallholder Support Program
Child Development in the Context of a School Feeding Programme in Kyrgyzstan
Impact Evaluation of UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation
Seeds of Resilience: A Quasi-experimental Impact Analysis of an FAO Emergency Intervention in Syria
Analyzing the Link Between Employment Programs and Social Stability – Phase II
Impact Analysis of Food Security Interventions in North-East Nigeria
Analysis, Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ADMEL): Designing a Process for Learning from Employment for Stability Programming
Analyzing the Link Between Employment Programs and Social Stability – Phase I
Feasibility Study to Assess the Use of Existing Micro-data on Somalia for Impact Evaluations
Employment Interventions and Peace
Impact Analysis of a Food Security and Resilience Program in Syria
An Impact Evaluation of WFP Malnutrition Interventions in Niger
Impact Evaluation of the Pakistan Afghanistan Tajikistan Regional Integration Programme (PATRIP)
Related Publications
Evaluation of UNHCR’s Engagement in Humanitarian-Development Cooperation
Syria: Do complex agricultural interventions strengthen food security? (Evidence brief)
Supporting Emergency Needs, Early Recovery and Longer-term Resilience in Syria’s Agriculture Sector (Endline Report 2021)
McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition in Kyrgyzstan – Baseline Study on Nutritional Variables
Monitoring and Impact Analysis of the BMZ and EU-funded FAO Resilience Programme in Syria
Supporting Emergency Needs, Early Recovery and Longer-term Resilience in Syria’s Agriculture Sector
Impact evaluation of the Livingsidebyside peacebuilding educational programme in Kyrgyzstan
Conflict and development. Recent research advances and future agendas
What Works And What’s Next For Social Stability In Jordan?
Long-term behavioural impact of an integrated home garden intervention: evidence from Bangladesh
Can employment build peace? A pseudo-meta-analysis of employment programmes in Africa
Can Jobs Programs Build Peace
Social Cohesion through Community- based Development in Kyrgyzstan
Impact evaluation of the Livingsidebyside peacebuilding educational programme in Kyrgyzstan
Strengthening Food Security in Acute Crisis Settings: First Insights from North-east Nigeria
Drivers of Resilience and Food Security in North-east Nigeria: Learning from Micro Data in an Emergency Setting
On the Return on Investment of Security Sector Assistance and Peacebuilding Assistance
Analysis, Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ADMEL): Designing a Process for Learning from Employment for Stability Programming
An Impact Evaluation of WFP Malnutrition Interventions in Niger
Jobs Aid Peace: Review of the Theory and Practice of the Impact of Employment Programmes on Peace in Fragile and Conflict-affected Countries
Related Events
CEDIL Policy Workshop 2022
New Methods for Impact Evaluations in Conflict and Humanitarian Emergency Settings: An International Interdisciplinary Research Workshop
Final Webinar in the HG4RR Webinar – Home Gardening under challenging conditions – Concern’s experience from Niger and Bangladesh
HG4RR Webinar Series – Nutrition from Garden to Plate: Improving diets through sustainable access to safe and diverse food
HG4RR Webinar Series: Impact of home gardens on household dietary diversity and micronutrient status in rural Tanzania
HG4RR Webinar Series – The Permagarden Pathway to Resilience and Food Security
HG4RR Webinar Series: Nutrition Income Generation Intervention, Uganda
HG4RR Webinar – Session #3
HG4RR Webinar Series – Session #2
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