The (NDIGD) has received more than $1 million, with additional funding being determined, from the (USAID) to lead a collaborative partnership of five organizations charged with conducting retrospective long-term impact evaluations of completed USAID projects. The project is called (ERIE) and will help guide decision making at USAID.
Partner organizations include , the , the at Notre Dame, and .
ERIE is part of the (MERLIN) Program in USAID鈥檚 . Through MERLIN, USAID collaborates with partners like NDIGD to identify, design and test cutting-edge solutions to more effectively understand and measure the impacts of development programs.
NDIGD researchers include lead , monitoring and evaluation specialist; , program director; and , program manager.
鈥淥ur experts will be using new and innovative research designs and taking advantage of available data sources 鈥� including satellite imagery, mobile and administrative data 鈥� to look back at projects completed in the last five or 10 years,鈥� said Brown. 鈥淲e hope that understanding the long-term impact of USAID activities will help guide the agency鈥檚 priorities and strategy moving forward.鈥�
Retrospective impact evaluations will be conducted across various sectors and regions, including environment and sustainability, education, health, agriculture and food security.
The Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development 鈥� an integral part of the new at the University of Notre Dame 鈥� promotes human development and dignity among people worldwide through applied innovations, impact evaluation, education and training that help build just and equitable societies.
Contact: Luis Ruuska, communications specialist, Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development, lruuska@nd.edu