Blog Read stories about D4I’s work from around the world. Learn how D4I works with local partners to generate evidence, strengthen local capacity, ensure data quality, integrate gender, and promote data use and learning. Institutionalization of Social Work M&E Courses in Moldova and Armenia D4I has implemented small grants with institutions in Moldova and Armenia to develop pre- and in-service monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training within their social work curricula, with the goal of strengthening the social service workforce’s capacity to generate and use evidence for decision-making. Envisioning the Future of Social Service Workforce Planning: A Data-Driven Approach To identify promising approaches to strengthen the social service workforce and broader systems related to child care and protection, the USAID-funded D4I project has assessed key related activities across three countries—Armenia, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Better Data Means Better Policy to Support Persons with Disabilities in Moldova D4I, which supports countries to generate and use high quality data, has been supporting the Moldovan government to identify data gaps, gather disability data specific to Ukrainian refugees, and introduce performance management indicators in public administration to ensure that people with disabilities receive benefits and services more efficiently. Every Child Everywhere: Assessing USAID’s Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy The MSNS (2014–2025) was developed to guide and inform USAID nutrition policies and programs in both humanitarian and development contexts to improve economic productivity, resilience, and overall nutritional status to save lives. 10 Ways to Increase the Use of Evaluation Findings We are Agata Slota, Cassandra Ake, and Lucinda Jones with the USAID-funded Data for Impact (D4I) project. D4I supports countries to generate and use high-quality data to improve their programs, policies, and health outcomes. Our activity with D4I focuses on identifying behavioral interventions to increase the use of evaluation findings. Here are 10 evidence-based approaches your organization can try. How Can We Strengthen Gender Competency in Reproductive Health Services? The new Gender Competency Self-Assessment Tool for Family Planning Providers allows for the improvement of gender competency of healthcare providers. Enhancing Child Protection with Digital Skills Assessments in Uganda The D4I Digital Skills Assessment (DSA) Guide is a five-step guide that informs the development of a customizable assessment of digital skills based on the local context. Developing Indicators with Front-line Workers to Improve Child Protection and Care in Colombia A primary objective for D4I’s work in Colombia is to support the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) to develop indicators for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the Case Management Method (abbreviated in Spanish as MAC). New Data Review Room Opened within Moldova’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection New Data Review Room Opened within Moldova’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection March 29, 2023 By Camelia Gheorghe and Matthew LaBarbera, Data for Impact Following the inauguration of Moldova’s … Read More "New Data Review Room Opened within Moldova’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection" Lessons Learned in Indicator Standardization Lessons Learned in Indicator Standardization March 6, 2023 By Janine Barden-O’Fallon and Bridgit Adamou, Data for Impact (D4I) Health interventions work best when they are based on evidence. However, it … Read More "Lessons Learned in Indicator Standardization" Moldova’s First Data Review Room in Ștefan Vodă Moldova’s First Data Review Room in Ștefan Vodă February 23, 2023 By Camelia Gheorghe and Matthew LaBarbera, Data for Impact Since February 2022, nearly 8 million refugees have fled from … Read More "Moldova’s First Data Review Room in Ștefan Vodă" Workshop Helps Social Workers in Moldova Apply Ethical Codes and Analytics for Child Protection Work Workshop Helps Social Workers in Moldova Apply Ethical Codes and Analytics for Child Protection Work A recent D4I workshop in Moldova focused on using advanced analytics for exploring child protection … Read More "Workshop Helps Social Workers in Moldova Apply Ethical Codes and Analytics for Child Protection Work" Helping Researchers Improve Health Outcomes: D4I’s How-To Videos on Advanced Data Analysis Helping Researchers Improve Health Outcomes: D4I’s How-To Videos on Advanced Data Analysis As part of its mission to improve global health outcomes, Data for Impact (D4I) has created two video … Read More "Helping Researchers Improve Health Outcomes: D4I’s How-To Videos on Advanced Data Analysis" D4I’s work in Moldova: Using data-informed decisions to protect at-risk children D4I’s work in Moldova: Using data-informed decisions to protect at-risk children By Camelia Gheorghe and Katie Kosma, Data for Impact The Republic of Moldova, a landlocked, middle-income country in Eastern … Read More "D4I’s work in Moldova: Using data-informed decisions to protect at-risk children" D4I Supports Armenia in Monitoring Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Data for Impact Supports Armenia in Monitoring Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) By Lillian Mageto, Data for Impact (D4I) Human trafficking affects an estimated 25 million people around the world, including … Read More "D4I Supports Armenia in Monitoring Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP)" Testing the Feasibility of Using Routine Health Information Systems and Population Data to Understand Contraceptive Supply and Demand in Malawi Testing the Feasibility of Using Routine Health Information Systems and Population Data to Understand Contraceptive Supply and Demand in Malawi This is the second blog post in a series to … Read More "Testing the Feasibility of Using Routine Health Information Systems and Population Data to Understand Contraceptive Supply and Demand in Malawi" The Roadmap to Developing a New Case Management Information System (CMIS) for Children in Armenia The Roadmap to Developing a New Case Management Information System (CMIS) for Children in Armenia For optimum case management, agencies working in child protection require reliable data on children’s resources, … Read More "The Roadmap to Developing a New Case Management Information System (CMIS) for Children in Armenia" Data and Capacity Strengthening: The First Step Towards Better Health Outcomes Data and Capacity Strengthening: The First Step Towards Better Health Outcomes This is the first blog in a series to showcase D4I work. Here we introduce you to the project … Read More "Data and Capacity Strengthening: The First Step Towards Better Health Outcomes" My experience working at the systems level to protect children My experience working at the systems level to protect children By Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi, Data for Impact (D4I) Before I joined the USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation project, and now the D4I project, … Read More "My experience working at the systems level to protect children" Getting to the Use of Data to Promote Appropriate Care for Children Getting to the Use of Data to Promote Appropriate Care for Children By Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi, Dawne Walker, and Fils Uwitonze, Data for Impact For the past decade, Rwanda has taken … Read More "Getting to the Use of Data to Promote Appropriate Care for Children" Using Data to Advance Reform of the Child Care System: Lessons Learned in Uganda Using Data to Advance Reform of the Child Care System: Lessons Learned in Uganda By Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi and Lisa Parker, Data for Impact (D4I) Every child has the right to … Read More "Using Data to Advance Reform of the Child Care System: Lessons Learned in Uganda" Strengthening Armenia’s child care and child protection system: Collaboration makes a difference Strengthening Armenia’s child care and child protection system: Collaboration makes a difference By Zola Allen, PhD, and Hasmik Ghukasyan, MS, Data for Impact (D4I) Prevention of family separation. Care of … Read More "Strengthening Armenia’s child care and child protection system: Collaboration makes a difference" Taking a Long View: My Path to Becoming an Evaluation Professional Taking a Long View: My Path to Becoming an Evaluation Professional By Emily Weaver, PhD, MEASURE Evaluation As my colleagues and I attended the opening plenary of the American Evaluation … Read More "Taking a Long View: My Path to Becoming an Evaluation Professional"
Institutionalization of Social Work M&E Courses in Moldova and Armenia D4I has implemented small grants with institutions in Moldova and Armenia to develop pre- and in-service monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training within their social work curricula, with the goal of strengthening the social service workforce’s capacity to generate and use evidence for decision-making.
Envisioning the Future of Social Service Workforce Planning: A Data-Driven Approach To identify promising approaches to strengthen the social service workforce and broader systems related to child care and protection, the USAID-funded D4I project has assessed key related activities across three countries—Armenia, Cambodia, and Rwanda.
Better Data Means Better Policy to Support Persons with Disabilities in Moldova D4I, which supports countries to generate and use high quality data, has been supporting the Moldovan government to identify data gaps, gather disability data specific to Ukrainian refugees, and introduce performance management indicators in public administration to ensure that people with disabilities receive benefits and services more efficiently.
Every Child Everywhere: Assessing USAID’s Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy The MSNS (2014–2025) was developed to guide and inform USAID nutrition policies and programs in both humanitarian and development contexts to improve economic productivity, resilience, and overall nutritional status to save lives.
10 Ways to Increase the Use of Evaluation Findings We are Agata Slota, Cassandra Ake, and Lucinda Jones with the USAID-funded Data for Impact (D4I) project. D4I supports countries to generate and use high-quality data to improve their programs, policies, and health outcomes. Our activity with D4I focuses on identifying behavioral interventions to increase the use of evaluation findings. Here are 10 evidence-based approaches your organization can try.
How Can We Strengthen Gender Competency in Reproductive Health Services? The new Gender Competency Self-Assessment Tool for Family Planning Providers allows for the improvement of gender competency of healthcare providers.
Enhancing Child Protection with Digital Skills Assessments in Uganda The D4I Digital Skills Assessment (DSA) Guide is a five-step guide that informs the development of a customizable assessment of digital skills based on the local context.
Developing Indicators with Front-line Workers to Improve Child Protection and Care in Colombia A primary objective for D4I’s work in Colombia is to support the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) to develop indicators for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the Case Management Method (abbreviated in Spanish as MAC).
New Data Review Room Opened within Moldova’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection New Data Review Room Opened within Moldova’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection March 29, 2023 By Camelia Gheorghe and Matthew LaBarbera, Data for Impact Following the inauguration of Moldova’s … Read More "New Data Review Room Opened within Moldova’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection"
Lessons Learned in Indicator Standardization Lessons Learned in Indicator Standardization March 6, 2023 By Janine Barden-O’Fallon and Bridgit Adamou, Data for Impact (D4I) Health interventions work best when they are based on evidence. However, it … Read More "Lessons Learned in Indicator Standardization"
Moldova’s First Data Review Room in Ștefan Vodă Moldova’s First Data Review Room in Ștefan Vodă February 23, 2023 By Camelia Gheorghe and Matthew LaBarbera, Data for Impact Since February 2022, nearly 8 million refugees have fled from … Read More "Moldova’s First Data Review Room in Ștefan Vodă"
Workshop Helps Social Workers in Moldova Apply Ethical Codes and Analytics for Child Protection Work Workshop Helps Social Workers in Moldova Apply Ethical Codes and Analytics for Child Protection Work A recent D4I workshop in Moldova focused on using advanced analytics for exploring child protection … Read More "Workshop Helps Social Workers in Moldova Apply Ethical Codes and Analytics for Child Protection Work"
Helping Researchers Improve Health Outcomes: D4I’s How-To Videos on Advanced Data Analysis Helping Researchers Improve Health Outcomes: D4I’s How-To Videos on Advanced Data Analysis As part of its mission to improve global health outcomes, Data for Impact (D4I) has created two video … Read More "Helping Researchers Improve Health Outcomes: D4I’s How-To Videos on Advanced Data Analysis"
D4I’s work in Moldova: Using data-informed decisions to protect at-risk children D4I’s work in Moldova: Using data-informed decisions to protect at-risk children By Camelia Gheorghe and Katie Kosma, Data for Impact The Republic of Moldova, a landlocked, middle-income country in Eastern … Read More "D4I’s work in Moldova: Using data-informed decisions to protect at-risk children"
D4I Supports Armenia in Monitoring Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Data for Impact Supports Armenia in Monitoring Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) By Lillian Mageto, Data for Impact (D4I) Human trafficking affects an estimated 25 million people around the world, including … Read More "D4I Supports Armenia in Monitoring Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP)"
Testing the Feasibility of Using Routine Health Information Systems and Population Data to Understand Contraceptive Supply and Demand in Malawi Testing the Feasibility of Using Routine Health Information Systems and Population Data to Understand Contraceptive Supply and Demand in Malawi This is the second blog post in a series to … Read More "Testing the Feasibility of Using Routine Health Information Systems and Population Data to Understand Contraceptive Supply and Demand in Malawi"
The Roadmap to Developing a New Case Management Information System (CMIS) for Children in Armenia The Roadmap to Developing a New Case Management Information System (CMIS) for Children in Armenia For optimum case management, agencies working in child protection require reliable data on children’s resources, … Read More "The Roadmap to Developing a New Case Management Information System (CMIS) for Children in Armenia"
Data and Capacity Strengthening: The First Step Towards Better Health Outcomes Data and Capacity Strengthening: The First Step Towards Better Health Outcomes This is the first blog in a series to showcase D4I work. Here we introduce you to the project … Read More "Data and Capacity Strengthening: The First Step Towards Better Health Outcomes"
My experience working at the systems level to protect children My experience working at the systems level to protect children By Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi, Data for Impact (D4I) Before I joined the USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation project, and now the D4I project, … Read More "My experience working at the systems level to protect children"
Getting to the Use of Data to Promote Appropriate Care for Children Getting to the Use of Data to Promote Appropriate Care for Children By Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi, Dawne Walker, and Fils Uwitonze, Data for Impact For the past decade, Rwanda has taken … Read More "Getting to the Use of Data to Promote Appropriate Care for Children"
Using Data to Advance Reform of the Child Care System: Lessons Learned in Uganda Using Data to Advance Reform of the Child Care System: Lessons Learned in Uganda By Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi and Lisa Parker, Data for Impact (D4I) Every child has the right to … Read More "Using Data to Advance Reform of the Child Care System: Lessons Learned in Uganda"
Strengthening Armenia’s child care and child protection system: Collaboration makes a difference Strengthening Armenia’s child care and child protection system: Collaboration makes a difference By Zola Allen, PhD, and Hasmik Ghukasyan, MS, Data for Impact (D4I) Prevention of family separation. Care of … Read More "Strengthening Armenia’s child care and child protection system: Collaboration makes a difference"
Taking a Long View: My Path to Becoming an Evaluation Professional Taking a Long View: My Path to Becoming an Evaluation Professional By Emily Weaver, PhD, MEASURE Evaluation As my colleagues and I attended the opening plenary of the American Evaluation … Read More "Taking a Long View: My Path to Becoming an Evaluation Professional"
