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Tips for Producing Promising Development Hypotheses
This one-page guidance document shares tips for producing USAID development hypotheses, including "do's," "don'ts," and examples.
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Measuring the Benefits of USAID’s Integrated Programming in the DRC
The benefits of integration are not easy to measure. Cross-sectoral integration is a pillar of the USAID/Democratic Republic of Congo …
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How-To Note: Developing a Project Logic Model (and its Associated Theory of Change)
This content is currently under revision to align with the recently updated ADS 201.
For guidance and support associated with revisions to ADS 201, please see the Program Cycle…
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How-To Note: Strategy-Level Portfolio Review
Portfolio reviews are opportunities for Missions to periodically examine designated aspects of the Mission’s strategy, projects, or activities. Per ADS 201.3.2.18, Missions must…
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Mentoring for More Meaningful Measurement
“Learning is at the center of everything we do,” shares Giang Le, a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor with USAID/Vietnam’s Program Office. Learning is not just an…
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Local Works Discussion Guide: Developing Program Logic and Indicators
This resource, originally developed for the Local Works program but can be used by anyone, provides questions and example responses to coach new and local partners through…
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Blog Series on Thinking and Working Politically and Inclusively
Political economy analysis (PEA) and related approaches to programming (known as Thinking and Working Politically or TWP) have at times been subject to the criticism that--through…
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Theories of Change
The Theory of Change approach, with its focus on continuous critical reflection, demands a radical shift towards more and better learning in development thinking and practice. No…
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When Sequencing Matters: Why We Changed our Theory of Change
This post was written by Leanne Rasmussen. Leanne works for Adam Smith International and is a technical advisor for the Feed the Future Uganda Agricultural Inputs Activity. This…
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Realigning Strategy to Respond to Market Realities: Agricultural Inputs Uganda
In June 2015, the USAID/Uganda Feed the Future Agricultural Inputs Activity was reaching its midway point, and the team commissioned a Strategic Assessment to determine if the…