There are a variety of evaluation methodologies that are traditionally used in USAID programming, described in the Learning Lab link below. Evaluation methodologies should be chosen based on the kind of impact that needs to be captured, and should be designed from the start of the activities, as there are often significant budget, time, or data requirements. When these parameters are not feasible or possible for the activity, other innovative methods can be used to capture the development outcomes of the activity.
Innovative evaluations of different types--performance, developmental, impact.
Baseline Study
- Bangladesh Trade Facilitation Project
- Paraguay; USDA Food for Progress Trade-Facilitating Agricultural Systems and Technology (T-FAST) Project
Performance
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Midterm Evaluation USAID/Vietnam Trade Facilitation Program
- Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of the US Support for Economic Growth in Asia (US-SEGA)
Developmental
- Developmental Evaluation Report Complexity – Aware Monitoring and Evaluation
- A Study of the Family Care First in Cambodia Developmental Evaluation
- Developmental Evaluation Pilot Sustained Uptake (not trade related, but may be useful)
Impact
- Impact Evaluation Report of Recurrent Monitoring Survey 2019–2020
- Impact Evaluation of the Women’s Leadership in Small and Medium Enterprises Activity in the Kyrgyz Republic (not trade related, but may be useful)
Meta-Analysis
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