Papers

Research on the impact of community engagement and accountability approaches in public health emergencies: Malawi

COVID-19, Qualitative research

This case study was conducted as part of research commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the impact of community engagement and accountability in public health emergencies. The overall objective of the research is to identify, understand and document how community engagement and accountability approaches have changed, impacted and/or influenced National Societies’ programmes and community-health systems during public health emergencies. 

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Research on the impact of community engagement and accountability approaches in public health emergencies: Guatemala

COVID-19, Qualitative research

This case study was conducted as part of research commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the impact of community engagement and accountability in public health emergencies. The overall objective of the research is to identify, understand and document how community engagement and accountability approaches have changed, impacted and/or influenced National Societies’ programmes and community-health systems during public health emergencies. 

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Research on the impact of community engagement and accountability approaches in public health emergencies: Guinea

COVID-19, Qualitative research

This case study was conducted as part of research commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the impact of community engagement and accountability in public health emergencies. The overall objective of the research is to identify, understand and document how community engagement and accountability approaches have changed, impacted and/or influenced National Societies’ programmes and community-health systems during public health emergencies. 

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Research on the impact of community engagement and accountability approaches in public health emergencies: Indonesia

COVID-19, Qualitative research

This case study was conducted as part of research commissioned by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the impact of community engagement and accountability in public health emergencies. The overall objective of the research is to identify, understand and document how community engagement and accountability approaches have changed, impacted and/or influenced National Societies’ programmes and community-health systems during public health emergencies. 

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Avaliação dos Centros de Educação Infantil PROARES 2

Evaluation, Childhood and youth, Statistics, Qualitative research

Mixed-methods evaluation of IDB-supported day-care centers in Northeastern Brazil using ECERS scales, drawings and a quasi-experimental impact measurement model.
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Plano Municipal dos Direitos de Crianças e Adolescentes de Rio Negrinho (SC)

Childhood and youth, Qualitative research, Statistics

Policy document on Children and Youth organized by a municipality in Southern Brazil based on a prospective evaluation written by Plan Eval
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Diagnóstico da Infância e da Adolescência de Jundiaí (SP)

Childhood and youth, Qualitative research, Statistics

This diagnostic research informs children & youth policy in a city of 350,000 inhabitants
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Rede CUCA: impactos sociais e econômicos

Evaluation, Statistics, Randomised-control trials, Qualitative research

Final evaluation of the network of Urban Centers for Culture, Art, Science and Sports, an IDB-supported youth programme in Northeastern Brazil.
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Diagnóstico da Situação da Criança e do Adolescente em Lençóis Paulista

Qualitative research, Childhood and youth

A situational analysis of children and youth in a municipality in Southeastern Brazil.
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Monitoramento de resultados e avaliação de causalidade

Results-based management, Qualitative research, Causation

This article explores the techniques used to build a budget matrix for the São Paulo State Penitentiary Atuhority.
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Inferência de causalidade por análise qualitativa

Results-based management, Qualitative research, Monitoring

This article explores causal inference methods developed to validate results chains and systematize monitoring and evaluation actions. Cases are drawn from a subnational government's intiative to implement results-based budgeting.
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The Complex Task of Advocacy Evaluation: Lessons from Brazil

Advocacy, Qualitative research

Much is written about the obtuse application of evaluation tools without appropriate theoretical understanding, but analysis of situations wherein theories remain unapplied for the lack of appropriate tools is rare. The paper introduces the tools brought to bear during two advocacy evaluations, analyzing their practicality, including how they push back on the theoretical demands of advocacy evaluation.
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Tools for the Complex Task of Evaluating International Advocacy

Advocacy, Qualitative research

This work discusses the use of Personal Brain and Sankey Diagrams to visualize and organize complex qualitative data. Plan used these resources to evaluate the advocacy work of a Brazilian NGO within the United Nations.
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