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. Integrity Insights - Remote PEAs: Insights from Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo Integrity recently completed a project in partnership with the International Rescue Committee for the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) in Kasai, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The missing evidence – supporting vulnerable migrants on the Central Mediterranean Route Over a two-year period, Integrity has led on research to help better understand the experiences of people taking the perilous journeys from sub-Saharan Africa to Libya, Algeria and Tunisia towards Europe and support humanitarian organisations seeking to meet their needs. Integrity Insights In a new series of blogs written by staff and partners, Integrity’s Head of Communications, Kelly Shephard explains why communications is crucial to catalyse connections and develop a clearer world view. Integrity has recently been appointed as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service Grant Administration Services DPS Integrity is pleased to announce that we have been appointed as a supplier on the UK Government’s Crown Commercial Service Grant Administration Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). All