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We bring you insights and firsthand accounts from UNICEF's evaluation experts working in over 190 countries and territories.

Students benefit from UNICEF -supported remedial classes at a school in Soukari neighbourhood, Aleppo city, Syria, on 10 June 2023.
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The UNICEF Evaluation Blog promotes children’s rights and well-being, and ideas about ways to improve their lives and the lives of their families. We bring you insights from the world's leading evaluation experts and accounts from UNICEF's evaluation staff on the ground in more than 190 countries and territories.

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On September 25, 2023, in Sunamganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh, students in the Let Us Learn (LUL) Programme...
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From Policy to Practice: Girls’ Rights in Focus

A closer look at adolescent girls through evaluation

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Teacher Development in Middle-Tier

The many roles of the middle-tier in boosting teacher development and learning environments: Insights from UNICEF Global Evaluation

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Beyond ODF: Building safe, inclusive sanitation

Ending open defecation is just the start. Lessons from West & Central Africa show that safe, inclusive sanitation is key to securing clean water for all.

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Fragility to resilience: Evaluation as a catalyst for Africa

UNICEF WCARO joins AfDB’s IDEV and partners to highlight the role of evaluation in fragile contexts

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Catalyzing growth with evidence: West Africa

UNICEF WCARO and AfDB’s IDEV co-hosted a high-level regional dialogue on the role of evaluation in fragile settings.

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Côte d’Ivoire Parliament explores AI in public policy

A joint initiative by AfDB-IDEV, the National Assembly, and UNICEF to promote innovation and evidence for children

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03 March 2025

Challenges of children living in slums

Reflections on the resilience & dreams of children in slums, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to uphold their rights & improve their lives.
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06 January 2025

The key to credible & useful evaluation study

Lessons learned from Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI)
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05 February 2025

Multiple and flexible pathways to learning

Alternative education programmes and their conditions for success and limiting factors
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05 February 2025

A case for multiple and flexible pathways to learning

Its potential to increase access to learning
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15 October 2024

Building National Evaluation Capabilities (NECp)

A critical pathway for enhancing National Evaluation Capabilities (NECp)
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01 October 2024

Institutional strengthening for Social and Behaviour Change

From insight to impact on social norms
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18 July 2024

Redesigning the table: Youth perspectives in action

Does having a seat guarantee a say at the table? Hear from UNICEF’s Youth Advisory Group.
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04 March 2024

Blog on UNICEF's guide to disability-inclusive evaluations

Children with disabilities are too often left behind, their experiences and needs overlooked in evaluations.
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15 November 2023

Advocacy as a change strategy

How can it be further strengthened to achieve better results for children?
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01 November 2023

Evaluating advocacy for achieving better impact for children

How do advocacy approaches support achieve a more significant impact for children? And how can we better measure impact?
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13 December 2022

Better criteria for better evaluation?

Criteria helps us measure the results of our interventions and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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27 June 2022

Reporting back to communities: A case study from Timor-Leste

How can we strengthen accountability to population as part of our research work?
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Improving UNICEF's humanitarian interventions while ensuring accountability to affected populations, partners, and donors.

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