The efforts of the Pamoja Tulinde Maisha (PALM ) study team in the Democratic Republis of the Congo conclusively demonstrated Ebanga’s safety and efficacy in a randomized controlled trial. The trial was conducted during the 2nd largest and longest outbreak in DRC history. The PALM study team efforts supported...
The PALM study was organized by an international research consortium coordinated by the World Health Organization and was led and funded by NIAID and the DRC’s National Institute for Biomedical Research and Ministry of Health. The consortium included the Frederick National Laboratory, Doctors Without Borders, the International Medical Corps, The...
Evaluators working in international development regularly overcome challenges yet fragile environments present especially complex situations. This brief “Success Story” examines the key characteristics of a successful mid-term performance evaluation that accentuated partnerships and flexibility in order to overcome several real-world challenges and maximize stakeholder buy-in. Click on the following link...
TMG successfully completed workshops in Dakar, Senegal in March 2018 and Bordeaux, France in June 2018 that covered grants management and compliance requirements for foreign grantees. TMG was responsible for identifying appropriate meeting space, lodging, arranging AV, translation, simultaneous interpretation requirements, coordinating travel with guest speakers, and all logistics around...
The Mitchell Group (TMG) and major partner, IMC Worldwide (IMC), meet in Nepal this week to initiate a performance evaluation for the Office of Foreign Assistance (OFDA). This evaluation focuses on two ongoing Disaster Rick Reduction (DRR) projects funded by OFDA in Nepal between 2010 and 2016. The (2) two...
Under the Mitchell Group (TMG)’s Evaluation and Analytical Services (EAS) Project, TMG undertook an analysis of the role of gender in countering violent extremism (CVE). In late 2016, the TMG team led by Professor. Susan Merrill, Senior Research Specialist, and Lauren Eason, Senior Research Coordinator of the WomenStats Project, conducted...
Held at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in downtown Washington, DC, the 59th Annual Africa Studies Association conference featured Africanists from around the world. Often well-attended, the conference covered a wide range of topics from countering violent extremism (CVE) to the elections in a variety of African countries. For The...
Pauline Greenlick recently completed a video of our Evaluation and Analytical Services Projects for USAID’s Regional Peace and Governance Programs. We are proud to partner with the University of Pittsburgh on this endeavor. Watch the video below to gain a unique perspective of our work and impact on the West...
SAREL was recently chosen as one of five recipients of USAID’s CLA Case Competition. The purpose of this competition was to source examples of CLA in action among USAID missions and implementing partners. 63 qualifying entry from 11 USAID missions and operating units and 38 implementing partners in 27 countries...
USAID’s Africa Bureau held an Evaluation Summit last week with USAID mission staff and other USAID professionals working to offer new tools and methods to improve evaluations in Africa. The three-day workshop addressed the themes of how to improve evaluation quality and how to use evaluations to promote organizational learning....