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Steve Omollo replied to the discussion Generalizability and transportability puzzles in Development Research in Africa in the forum Impact Evaluation 5 months ago

5 months ago

Reply to Generalizability and transportability puzzles in Development Research in Africa

A great and timely topic. Adapting relevant external policies to local contexts is indeed a valuable approach, but it often presents crucial implementation challenges. The most effective way to transfer evidence or policies across contexts is by ensuring strong local ownership by closely engaging all stakeholders who are directly impacted by…

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Nancy Kiarie started the discussion Generalizability and transportability puzzles in Development Research in Africa in the forum Impact Evaluation 5 months ago

5 months ago

Generalizability and transportability puzzles in Development Research in Africa

Should policy makers rely on less rigorous evidence from a local context or more rigorous evidence from elsewhere? Should a new experiment always be done locally before a program is scaled up? Must an identical program or policy be replicated a specific number of times before it is scaled up? How can we transport evidence from one context to the others?

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Nancy Kiarie posted an update in the group Impact Evaluation 5 months ago

5 months ago

The Impact Evaluation Community of Practice (CoP) is a collaborative network that connects professionals involved in designing, conducting, and using impact evaluations. It serves as a platform for sharing knowledge, building skills, and promoting best practices in evaluation.

Purpose:To foster peer learning, collaboration, and…

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Nancy Kiarie replied to the discussion Self Introduction in the forum Impact Evaluation 5 months ago

5 months ago

Reply to Self Introduction

welcome Charles. In this forum you have an opportunity to network and collaborate with fellow proffesional on IE. keep engaging

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Nancy Kiarie started the discussion Impact Evaluation Month in the forum Impact Evaluation 5 months ago

5 months ago

Impact Evaluation Month

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…

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Pacifique replied to the discussion #Self introductions section in the forum Impact Evaluation 5 months ago

5 months ago

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I am called Pacifique DUSENGIMA ,

I Work for WHOLEHEALTH CENTER , Rwanda

My research interest is in public health, mental health

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Prof Charles Blessings started the discussion Self Introduction in the forum Impact Evaluation 6 months ago

6 months ago

Self Introduction

I am Charles Blessings Jumbe, a Professor of Economics from the Lilongwe University of Malawi and Natural Resources, Malawi. I have the passion on conducting impact evaluations of development interventions and policies using quantitative and qualitative methods.