By Hempel, Kevin and Nathan Fiala from Global Partnership for Youth Employment, 2012
This Guide helps decide what type of evaluation is appropriate given the characteristics and context of an intervention and provides the basic set of concepts and tools to carry out impact evaluations.
By Obed Diener, Whitney Moret, Diana Rutherford from FHI360; USAID, Mar, 2013
Event host(s)/organization(s):
Alliance for International Youth Development, Mercy Corps, EDC
Event Date:
Mar 18, 2013 (02:00pm to 03:00pm)
With the proliferation of market assessments, it is a promising moment to stop and take stock of what makes them effective - or not, highlight trends and approaches that work well, and honestly and openly discuss the challenges and occasional pitfalls and failures involved in these analyses.
Event host(s)/organization(s):
The Commonwealth Secretariat in partnership with the Government of the Republic of South Africa
Event Date:
Mar 18, 2013 (All day) to Mar 20, 2013 (All day)
The Commonwealth Conference on Education and Training of Youth Workers (CCETYW 2013) has been organised by The Commonwealth Secretariat in partnership with the Government of the Republic of South Africa with an aim of bringing together Youth Development Practitioners from across the commonwealth for the 1st time ever. The delegates are drawn from youth development networks in Governments, NGOs youth workers associations and Youth Development agencies.
By Kelly Bidwell from Innovations for Poverty Action, Sep 13, 2012
Randomized Control Trials (RCTs):Key Considerations and Technical Components was presented under the Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Track at the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. Discussed in this presentation are impact evaluations from both conceptual and practical dimensions. Also discussed are the challenges in implementing RCTs and best practices gleaned from oversight of dozens of studies on youth economic development.
By Milena Novy-Marx from MacArthur Foundation, Sep 13, 2012
Research on Post-Primary Education in Developing Countries was presented under the Monitoring, evaluation and Impact Assessment Track at the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. MacArthur Foundation discusses the focus of their research and evaluation efforts, as well as any future programming that is expected to result from the research.
By Jasmine Thomas from Citi Foundation, Sep 13, 2012
Citi Foundation 2013 Systems Change Results Paths for Grantee and Collaboratives was presented under the Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Track at the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. Citi Foundation discusses the focus of their research and evaluation efforts.
By Diana Rutherford from FHI 360, Sep 13, 2012
Understanding Child Time Use An Introduction to a Measurement Tool was presented under the Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Track at the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. FHI 360 discusses their tool, which is designed to yield unique insights on youth behaviors and attitudes in how they spend their time and money.
By Gina Chowa, Mat Despard, and Lissa Johnson from YouthSave, Sep 12, 2012
Evaluating Youth Financial Capability Projects: Lessons from YouthSave was presented under the Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment Track at the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. How using different data collection methods can promote rich learning to improve economic empowerment projects for youth is discussed.
By Tara Noronha from Mercy Corps, Dec 14, 2012 02:54pm
USAID recently released a groundbreaking policy on Youth in Development. One of the primary themes focused on the importance of youth engagement, which includes incorporating perspectives and voices of young people in each element of program planning. Though the policy was the first of its kind, this thinking is not new to the youth space.
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