Top 10 Most Viewed Family Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Data for Impact is celebrating more than a decade of advancing global health through monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) with the Family Planning (FP)/Reproductive Health (RH) Indicators Database. Since 2013, the digital FP/RH Indicators Database has provided detailed guidance on more than 450 indicators in FP/RH programmatic areas.
Lessons Learned in Engaging Youth in Dissemination of the Bangladesh Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Survey Findings From 2019-2020, the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), and Data for Impact (D4I) conducted the first-ever national Bangladesh Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Survey (BAHWS) with female and male adolescents ages 15-19 to better understand their state of health and wellbeing.
Sharing Lessons Learned in Localization: D4I’s Localization in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Webinar Series Throughout 2024, D4I hosted a webinar series focused on localization in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) in global health. Localizing MERL helps ensure that local actors have the resources and capacity needed for equitable, evidence-informed decision making.
Sustainable Health Programming in Nigeria: Insights from Sentinel Indicator Monitoring As part of the Nigeria HPN Multi-Activity Evaluation in 2021-2022, D4I conducted an assessment to explore how the four HPN activities are contributing to the sustainability of health systems and health outcomes in Nigeria.
Expertise and Leadership from Local Partners: A Q&A on data collection strategies and lessons learned in Bangladesh and Tanzania In 2023, Data for Impact (D4I) published an assessment report entitled High Impact Practices (HIPs) in Family Planning (FP): A qualitative assessment of quality and scale of implementation for three service delivery HIPs in Bangladesh and Tanzania.
Strengthening Diverse Capacities through Diverse Approaches at Partner Universities Data for Impact (D4I), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supports countries to generate and use high-quality data to improve their programs, policies, and—ultimately—health outcomes. D4I also strengthens the technical and organizational capacity of local organizations and actors to collect, analyze, and use data to support their sustainable development. One successful approach D4I has adopted involved capacity strengthening of universities in Armenia and Moldova, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, and Malawi.
From Intentions to Actions – Using Commitment Devices for Evidence Use How can we get people to use evidence more in health programming? D4I recently tried something a little different—using ‘commitment devices’ or tools to lock people into accomplishing a goal. Here’s what we learned.
Strengthening the Government of Armenia’s Systems for Child Protection and Counter-Trafficking in Persons D4I’s work in Armenia began in 2020 with support for the Government of Armenia, in particular the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA), to strengthen collection, management, and use of quality routine data to support effective case management, thus improving the provision of child protection and care. In 2021, D4I started a second activity that focused on working with MOLSA and other stakeholders to strengthen capacities around C-TIP.
The Power of eLearning: Revolutionizing Secondary Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Bangladesh D4I’s Knowledge Management and Communications Specialist based in Bangladesh worked on a proposal in collaboration with colleagues at icddr,b to digitize the puberty and sex education chapters in the Physical Education and Health textbook, a part of the national curriculum for secondary school students in Bangladesh.
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.
