Filter CategoriesAllNewsBlogIntegrity Insights Integrity Insights: How many evaluators does it take to turn on a lightbulb? During a recent session at the 2022 European Evaluation Society (EES) Conference in Copenhagen, Integrity Senior Learning Expert Adrian Bannister asked delegates to consider the challenges of sharing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) knowledge and supporting evidence use in the international development sector. Integrity Supports USAID Partners Charter in South Sudan As part of the five-year South Sudan Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support (MELS) project, Integrity recently supported USAID and 14 of its newest implementing partners to sign a coordination charter. Integrity Insights: Listening To Learn From The Youth At the UK Evaluation Society Annual Conference 2022, Integrity Senior Manager, Helen Stevenson, leads a discussion on how we can overcome inherent power struggles and design relevant programmes. Integrity Insights: From Evidence To Engagement Making high-quality evidence available does not automatically guarantee its use. Discover how we put people before paper and engage diverse audiences with emerging evidence. Integrity Insights: Top Tips For Hybrid Evaluation Events In April 2022, members of the Integrity team gathered in Islamabad to workshop findings from an independent performance evaluation of the FCDO Pakistan Multi-Year Humanitarian Programme. Integrity Poll – Do you feel you're doing enough to incorporate a climate lens in your work? In the January issue of the Integrity Matters newsletter, we asked you about climate integration in your work. The majority of respondents (80%) thought they were not doing enough and could do more. Integrity Insights: Amplifying women’s voices from the field International Women’s Day features in bold letters on most development organisations’ calendars, with 8th March marking a moment to celebrate and show commitment to gender mainstreaming globally. Integrity Insights: Delivering in South Sudan South Sudan continues to experience a protracted emergency that has resulted in the evolution of a whole ecosystem of UN, humanitarian and other actors to address the scale of need. Integrity Insights: Humanitarian assistance and hopes of peace At Integrity, we wish for a peaceful world that is respectful of diverse views and able to adapt and respond to challenges. Integrity Insights: A New Year And A New Office Integrity are delighted to announce that we are now also operating from a regional office based in Brighton, UK. Our South coast team brings together some of our leading experts in communications, data analysis, knowledge management and digital design. Integrity Insights: Our Year in Review One of Integrity’s core strengths is the ability to adapt and respond in challenging situations. The last year has been a case in point. Integrity Insights: Considering climate in evaluations The Glasgow Climate Pact is a much-needed step in global climate action, but inevitably more needs to be done. Here, Integrity climate security specialists Lamia Renaud and Caitlin Smit use their recent project experience to reflect on how Evaluation and Learning techniques can better support portfolios and programmes to consider and address the effects of climate change. Integrity Insights: The Value of Volunteering Since 2011, UN Volunteers have issued a regular State of the World's Volunteerism Report. This flagship United Nations publication strengthens understanding of volunteerism and shows its universality, scope and reach in the twenty-first century. The role of social protection in responding to environmental crises Climate change has already wreaked global havoc on the lives of millions. As world leaders agree to new commitments to address climate change more widely, it is critical to understand how best to support economies to better prepare for climate crises. Integrity Poll – What do you think of the shift from physical to virtual events? COVID-19 has meant that online meetings have become common place. But are they really the same as face-to-face debates or continued conversations over coffee? Voices on disruption: Managing the effects of disruption in complex settings? Integrity Managers share about their experience delivering work amidst the pandemic and all the disruptions that came along at the 2021 ALNAP Meeting. Integrity Insights: Story Collection Launching the Integrity Insights Story Collection, Head of Communications Kelly Shephard explains how storytelling can help to shed light on the reality of complex development programmes. Monitoring and Evaluation Support in South Sudan Integrity is excited to announce that USAID has selected our team to lead the five year USAID/South Sudan Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support (MELS) activity. Integrity Insights: Fresh communications approaches that jettison development jargon The language of the International development world is crammed full of jargon and assumed knowledge. Development actors, academics, and NGOs are all guilty of shielding themselves with the weighty power of words. Responding To The IPCC Climate Review The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the UN body responsible for scientific assessments on climate change – has published the first of its three-part 6th Assessment Report (AR6). Integrity Insights: The Grand Bargain Review An independent review of the Grand Bargain agreement provides an opportunity to reflect on what works in the humanitarian assistance field. Integrity is 11! The 21st July 2021 marks 11 years of Integrity delivering expert services in complex environments and helping governments and global stakeholders to build a better world. The Prosperity Fund: Lessons from a complex evaluation and learning programme Caitlin Smit is a Senior Expert in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning. In this edition of Integrity Insights, she shares her top 3 lessons derived from her role on the leadership team supporting the evaluation of the UK Prosperity Fund. Recommendations for Reproductive, Maternal and New-born Health Services in Northeast Syria The protracted Syrian crisis has disproportionately impacted women and children’s health. Despite complex requirements, little has been known about the reproductive, maternal and new-born health (RMNH) services available to meet needs in Northeast Syria.