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Impact Evaluation Month

Started by Nancy Kiarie Jun 10, 2025 1 replies 👁 2 views
Nancy Kiarie Member 🌱 Newcomer
Jun 10, 2025 at 7:25 am

May was our Impact evaluation month where we conducted a series of brown bags. These were the topic that were discussed:

1.Strategies, New Initiatives at DSE, and Experimental Methods

- The importance of impact evaluation andStrategies and initiatives with DSE

 -Experimental methods: The power and pitfalls of conducting RCTs in Africa

2. Realist Evaluation & Qualitative Methods Introduction to realist evaluation-Integrating qualitative methods into impact evaluation

3. Quasi-Experimental Methods-Overview of key methods: Current state of the art of PSM, DiD, RDD, and IVM methods

4. Generalizability, transportability, and transferability of evidence

If you have any question, clarification or follow up regarding above feel free to post here and someone will respond to you.

Desmond Angira Admin 🏆 Expert
2 weeks ago

Thank you for sharing this excellent summary of May’s Impact Evaluation Month.

The series covered a rich and highly relevant range of topics—from experimental and quasi-experimental methods to realist evaluation, qualitative approaches, and the critical issues of generalizability, transportability, and transferability of evidence.

These discussions provide a strong foundation for strengthening both methodological rigor and contextual relevance in research and policy.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to these important brown bag sessions. Colleagues are encouraged to continue the conversation by posting questions, reflections, or follow-up discussions here so we can keep learning from one another.