Program & Impact Evaluation

Programs and evaluating their impact are often treated as separate activities.

In practice, they are closely connected.

Our work focuses on understanding how programs are designed, delivered and experienced - and what difference they are making. This includes supporting evaluation that is proportionate, usable and grounded in real-world contexts.

The aim is not just to measure performance, but to generate insight that can inform decisions about what to continue, change or stop.

In practice

This work may include:

• program reviews and evaluation
• impact evaluation and outcomes measurement
• program logic development and theory of change
• stakeholder and community insight
• identifying gaps, tensions and unintended consequences
• translating findings into practical recommendations
• supporting program refinement and continuous improvement.

Making evaluation usable

We place strong emphasis on ensuring evaluation is:

• proportionate to the context
• transparent about what is known and what is not
• and clear enough to support decisions in practice.

This means balancing rigour with usability—so that evaluation informs strategy, prioritisation and future investment, rather than becoming a standalone reporting exercise.