International Initiative for Impact Evaluation

We met Shri Rohit Kansal, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, India, Additional Secretary Shri Vipin Kumar, Joint Secretary Shri Amit Shukla, and Deputy Director Dr Monika Bhutunguru to share learnings from our study on rural livelihoods in India. Read about our study: https://bit.ly/nrlm3ie

We are excited to launch the new Journal of Development Effectiveness Special Issue on Peacebuilding at #UnitedNations next week, bringing rigorous evidence into conversations about peacebuilding policy, programming and investment. 🔗 Read the fully open-access issue: https://bit.ly/3ieJDeff

This week, our session under 3ie's Delhi Seminar Series brought together government officials, implementers, donors, and the research community to discuss Gender Intentionality in India's Digital Public Infrastructure. #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #UPI #DigitalInclusion #3ieDSS

3ie returns to Mozambique this year to find out what happened to a generation of children nearly 20 years after a preschool program changed their early lives. 🔗 Read more about our new long-term study: https://bit.ly/3VNlqWA

Join us at the Evidence and Implementation Summit, hosted by the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, on 29 September for a session on AI and evidence: the perils and the promise. Register here: https://bit.ly/4xx1i8l

18,000 studies in the Development Evidence Portal. DevChat lets you just ask. Answers grounded in rigorous impact evaluations and systematic reviews. Click any citation and the source opens. Now in beta 👇

3ie and SMERU have signed an MoU to strengthen the generation and use of rigorous evidence for better policy outcomes in Indonesia and the region. Together, we’ll advance research, build evaluation capacity and strengthen evidence use in decision-making. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4cwcri0

From insights on what works in climate action and migration policy to evidence on rural livelihoods and women's empowerment, our latest newsletter brings together research, events and partnerships that strengthen evidence-informed decision-making. 👉 https://bit.ly/4yqQuKW

📢 Inviting papers for the next special issue of the Journal of Development Effectiveness on 'Rapid and Responsive Evidence Synthesis for Sustainable Development'. 📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3iewebJDEff

We have updated our Evidence Gap Map on irregular migration and produced four new evidence summaries, bringing together the latest rigorous research on what influences migration decisions and what interventions actually achieve. Read our latest blog ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gMYoYH

⏰ 2 days to go! Have you signed up? Join 3ie and What Works Climate Solutions for the #EvidenceDialogues this week to discuss and understand how we can build stronger demand for evidence among policymakers, funders and practitioners. 📅 9 July 2026 🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4g3SVw8

On 9 July, 3ie and What Works Climate Solutions will co-convene the 3rd Evidence Dialogues on Investing Smarter in Climate Action which will explore the structural and practical barriers that prevent decision-makers from seeking out and acting on evidence. Register now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4g3SVw8

#JoinUs on 9 July as 3ie and What Works Climate Solutions close our three-part Evidence Dialogues series on Investing Smarter in Climate Action with a session focused on the demand side of the evidence equation. 🔗Register: https://bit.ly/4g3SVw8 #ClimateEvidence #EvidenceDialogues #ClimateAction

As we mark the first UN Peacebuilding Week, let's look at findings from #Nigeria and #Sudan on the potential of locally-led peacebuilding efforts to improve peace and security outcomes. 🔗 Read more in this blog 👉 https://bit.ly/4uYbaab #PeacebuildingWeek #PBF20 #InvestinPeace #ImpactEvaluation

#ApplyNow! 3ie seeks research assistant consultants to support activities for the long-term follow-up survey for the impact evaluation of a rural early childhood development (ECD) program implemented by Save the Children International in Mozambique. 📃 Read full TOR 👉 https://bit.ly/3QwSsZ2

⚡Coming up this week! Join us for Session 2️⃣ of 3ie’s Evidence Dialogues on Climate Action 🌍 series co-convened with What Works Climate Solutions as we explore a critical question: Why is it so difficult to mobilize support for evidence-informed climate action? 🔗 Register now 👉 bit.ly/4efqKHU

Despite growing urgency and increasing investment in climate interventions, building a strong evidence base remains a challenge. Our next Evidence Dialogues examines the structural, institutional & cultural factors shaping the supply and use of climate evidence. 🔗 Register👉 https://bit.ly/4efqKHU

Dispatches from Gaza Province, Mozambique 🇲🇿 In 2008, community preschools served ~2,000 children here. They're now adults. Our team is digitizing 25 years of handwritten school records — using phone scanning + AI — to study the long-term impact of early childhood education.

Launching TODAY, 15:00 GMT: 3ie + FCDO's new Evidence Gap Map on skills training & youth employment in LMICs. 510 impact evaluations. 17 systematic reviews. One map of what works — and what's missing. Register: https://lnkd.in/gTn3rwm7

What does evidence say about skills training & youth employment in L&MICs? Join 3ie & FCDO for our #EvidenceGapMap launch! 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/gTn3rwm7 📅 11 June 2026 🕒 15:00–16:00 GMT #TVET

We are mapping global research on health systems financing using machine learning–assisted synthesis. Read our study protocol (https://bit.ly/4uRH09b) and share perspectives on the scope, conceptual framing, search strategy, taxonomy, and methodology. 📝 Feedback by 15 June: https://bit.ly/43lD3xu

3ie and The Campbell Collaboration are pleased to share that the International Development Coordinating Group (IDCG) has evolved into the Sustainable Development Coordinating Group (SDCG). This transition reflects how development challenges are understood today. 🔗 Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4wW1qiB

Happening today! Join 3ie and What Works Climate Solutions for the opening session of our three-part Evidence Dialogues series to stimulate the cross-sector dialogue and collective action the climate evidence agenda urgently needs. 📅 28 May 2026 ⏰ 10-11 am EST 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/EDclimate

2 days to go | Join 3ie and What Works Climate Solutions for the opening session of our new Evidence Dialogues series on climate action. 📅 28 May 2026 ⏰ 10-11 am EST | 7.30-8.30 pm IST 🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/EDclimate

3 days to go! Join 3ie & What Works Climate Solutions for Evidence Dialogues on Climate Action. 📅 28 May 2026 ⏰ 10-11 am EST 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/EDclimate #ClimateAction

What does evidence say about climate action gaps? Join 3ie & What Works Climate Solutions on 28 May 2026! 📅🔗 bit.ly/EDclimate ➡️ #ClimateAction #Evidence

Nearly USD 100 billion flows into climate action yearly, but little is guided by evidence. Join 3ie & What Works Climate Solutions on 28 May to explore climate evidence gaps. Register 👉 https://bit.ly/EDclimate

📢 Request for proposals | Survey firm – Mozambique 📅 Proposal deadline: 27 May 2026 🔗 Read the full ToR: https://bit.ly/3ieCareers Note: Clarification requests accepted until 12 May 2026. #RFP #DataCollection #Mozambique #ImpactEvaluation #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #SurveyFirm #Africa #ECD

Climate shocks are reshaping Sub-Saharan Africa's food systems. Our study with DEVal reveals how ICSBC interventions can support more climate-resilient, nutrition-secure futures. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eSJgrw 🔗 https://bit.ly/4t6ltYG

What does it look like when evidence becomes infrastructure? At #CAF, 3ie’s Development Evidence Portal (DEP) is now embedded in MIDES Evidence Protocols—guiding billions in development finance. Explore DEP: developmentevidence.3ieimpact.org

How are we integrating AI and its applications in ways that enhance the quality of evidence and strengthen its policy relevance? 🔗 Our latest blog offers examples and practical takeaways: https://bit.ly/4tYbG7N

Fragility makes evidence more essential—not less. At the Third Edition of the #SudanConflictConference organized by @ifpri.org this week, 3ie's Program Director-MENA Abdelrahman Nagy highlighted the gap between demand and supply of evidence in crisis settings—and how partnerships can help close it.

We’re delighted to welcome Susan W. Parker, Maria Laura Alzua and Agnes Quisumbing to the editorial board of 3ie's Journal of Development Effectiveness. 🔗 Learn more about JDEFF here: https://bit.ly/3ieJDEFF

3ie's #DEP is a public good — free to access, manually curated, and rigorously quality-checked. Q4 2025 update: 530 studies, 6 regions, 11 sectors. 440 studies were published in 2025 alone. Thanks to the team keeping it trustworthy 🙌 developmentevidence.3ieimpact.org #EvidenceForDevelopment

This week’s #DEPstudyoftheweek: A pilot trial in Northern #Ghana shows that a combined economic and family support intervention improved family cohesion for adolescent girls — a protective factor against dropout and migration. 🔗 developmentevidence.3ieimpact.org/.../31783

📢 Launching the Sustainable Evidence Infrastructure Commitment — a global effort to strengthen how impact evaluation evidence is produced, shared and used. 🤝 Signatories: @cega-uc.bsky.social, COS, IDinsight, @ifpri.org, 3ie and PIRC. Read commitment: bit.ly/4aqj5WA Why it matters: bit.ly/4aLQxWG

Can targeted peacebuilding reduce land conflict? Our study of UN Peacebuilding Fund–supported interventions in Guatemala’s Polochic Valley shows that strengthening local institutions, mediation, land registries & food security can significantly reduce conflict. Read ➡️ bit.ly/IE148Polochi...

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Abdelrahman Nagy as 3ie’s new Program Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As 3ie’s work in the MENA region continues to grow, this new role will be key to our next phase of impact.

📢 We’re hiring! 3ie is looking for a Global Partnerships #Communications Associate (Consultant) to help tell our story to donors and global partners. 👉 Remote | Consultancy | 20–40 hrs/week 📩 Apply: lnkd.in/gWbAKg6u

⏰Deadline in 2 days! 3ie is seeking an experienced Senior Evaluation Specialist for our work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with a primary focus on Egypt. 📌 Read the full TOR: 3ieimpact.org/jobs 📅 Submit your application by: 17 December 2025 #jobs #hiring #applynow #vacancy

What do we know about the State of the Evidence on Climate Action and what insights does it provide? 📢 Join Birte Snilstveit and @estebanjq.bsky.social for 3ie's #E4CA at #COP30 session coming up today! 🗓️ 20 Nov 2025 🕝 12:15–12:45 PM Belém 🔗 Sign up now: bit.ly/4i9TvXW

How can evidence accelerate progress on sustainable energy for all? Join our #E4CA session at #COP30 on the #SDG7 Evidence Gap Map, developed by 3ie and @seforallorg.bsky.social 🗓️ 14 Nov 2025 🕛 2:30–3:30 PM Belém 🔗 bit.ly/4oz3tog #QuinnReifmesser #CemYavuz @deval-institute.bsky.social

How can evidence from Bangladesh’s aquaculture sector shape the next generation of #FoodSystems investments? Join us for a high-level roundtable in London 🇬🇧 🗓 13 Nov | 🕘 9AM–2PM | 📍St Ermin’s Hotel Register here: bit.ly/Aq13Nov

#China’s growing contribution to #impactevaluation research is reshaping the global evidence landscape. What’s driving this trend, and what can the world learn from it? Read 3ie’s latest blog by #MarkEngelbert and #HowardWhite 👇 🔗https://bit.ly/DEPChinablog

We’re live! 🎥 Join us for Making markets work: Evidence for smallholder impact — where 3ie presents findings from 289 studies on how better market access can transform smallholder livelihoods. 🔴 Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I7O... #agriculture #smallholders #evidence

The FCDO Research Commissioning Centre invites applications for three part-time Senior Research Fellow placements in the following fields: ▪ Clean Energy and Innovation ▪ Migration ▪ Humanitarian New application deadline: 6 October 2025, 17:00 GMT (rolling review) Apply here: bit.ly/FCDO_SRF

For 15 years, the National Rural Livelihoods Mission has been transforming rural India. At its heart are women who are not just earning—they’re leading, deciding & shaping the communities. Discover stories of dignity, equality & aspirations—told in their own voices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cB8...

Deadline extended! Call for applications: Senior Research Fellow placements in the following fields: ▪ Clean Energy and Innovation ▪ Migration ▪ Humanitarian Deadline: 30 September 2025, 17:00 GMT For more details: bit.ly/FCDO_SRF