3ie Grantees Communication for

Policy Influence ClinicDay 2

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Day 1

Grantholders’ Experience• 3 Projects:

– Bhibu – Voters Education Project– Smitri - Mother Literacy and Child Learning– Shahid - Impact Evaluation of Rainfall Insurance

• Lessons:– Complicated!– Big ambition, but IE’s inevitable narrow focus– Need the results!– Different mechanisms for impact:o Directly through partner (Pratham)o Locally – through media (Hindustan)o Nationally (legislation on disclosure and zoning)o Powerful partners (AIC / Sewa)

Day 1 – Cont.

Approaches/Tools• ToC/ROMA/AIIM• Lessons:

– Easy to use– Useful– Some surprises!– Flexible

• Can apply at different “levels”• Can use for planning or monitoring

– “Approach” vs “Tool” vs “Focus for discussion” – Lots of others– Relationships / power / chance

Day 1 – Cont.

Siva – Establishing evaluation culture in SL• Adoption of evaluation in Sri Lanka government

• Evaluation unit in Ministry of Planning

• “Outcomes” and lessons cf delivery

• Support from ADB – training etc

• Systematic approach (OECD/DAC: relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, Impact, sustainability)

• Evaluation information system – summary reports

• Managing demand

• Interesting examples:

– Aquaculture project – social factors

– Rural electrification – economic factors

Day 2

• Defining key messages and arguments

• Communicating IEs

• How to write a policy brief

• Other communication tools:

– Working with the media

– Writing blogs

• Monitoring and Evaluation

Day 3

• Peer assists on IEs• Surgery time• Closing session