Independent evaluation of SDC-funded agriculture projects that had major elements of MSD
A tool designed to help embed more consistent theory into programme theories of change
Revisiting on of the Lab's first projects using a systems approach, 10 years after it closed
The need to ‘prove results’ in job creation easily creates incentives for unsustainable quick fixes that do not shift the conditions holding problems in place.
There are two schools of thought in the MSD community as to how to go about assessing systemic change. These are rooted in two different ways of seeing systems.
Practical steps to assessing systemic change on the ground
Assessing development outcomes beyond capturing numbers
The Lab uses a systemic approach to catalyse large-scale and long-lasting change in decent work
M&E tools for complex adaptive programmes such asthose working in unstable environments
A new framework to to improve interventions’ chances of achieving sustainability and scale
A stock-taking of different approaches and methods used for measuring systemic change
Evidence of the effectiveness of the MSD approach is not strong enough - what can we do to change this?
Measuring how long a programme's impact lasts is crucial to understanding its sustainability.
Guidance on designing an agricultural Direct Sales Agent model
Why do we lack a precise definition for 'systemic change' despite over a decade of implementing market systems programmes with the explicit goal of systemic change?
FTF Inova's updated MEL plan
Defining systemic change using Mechanisms of Social Change (MOSC)
Development programmes working in complex environments need to understand the context they work in, monitor changes, and adapt their work accordingly. This sounds simple but is challenging in practice. DevLearn’s …
Incentivising Nigerian smallholder farmers to use a bio control to protect their maize.
On its 13th edition, The Annual Regional BDS Conference remains one of the largest learning platform to advance the practice of market system development and value chain facilitation within East …
As part of the Mastercard Foundation Savings Learning Lab, Itad and The SEEP Network developed a searchable, interactive evidence map that provides consolidated access to relevant evidence related to savings-focused …