The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is accepting proposals for quality impact evaluations of social protection programmes.
Dear colleague,
The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is accepting proposals for quality impact evaluations of social protection programmes. To submit an application, first register and log-in to the online application system: http://praxispts.com/3ieImpact/ The focus of Social Protection Thematic Window is on generating evidence that is relevant to low-income countries and filling critical gaps in our knowledge about social protection. This grant window dedicated to social protection is funded by the UK Department for International Development, with the potential for more funding from 3ie.
The Social Protection Thematic Window invites:
* Impact evaluations that evaluate the impact of risk reduction and coping mechanisms, in particular cash transfer interventions and public works. But the window may also consider complementary interventions in the area of risk prevention like unemployment benefits, pensions, and insurance, and opportunity promotion initiatives, such as job creation and training.
* Proposals for evaluations of the impact of social protection interventions on poverty reduction and local economic activity, as well as those exploring design issues related to complementary programmes, exit and graduation strategies, and targeting mechanisms.
* Systematic research and analyses of the political and institutional conditions that determine the selection of programmes and the capacity to adjust to evidence and emerging needs.
For the benefit of applicants, 3ie has just released a scoping report that provides an overview of the social protection sector and the thinking that went into the design of this grant programme. It provides information on the main types of social protection programs currently being funded, areas that have not been covered by existing impact evaluations and research questions that key stakeholders have identified as strategic for their work.
For more information on the call and to download the request for proposals visit: http://www.3ieimpact.org/social_protection_thematic_window.html. Deadline for submission of expression of interest: 11.59 pm GMT, 7 November 2011
Researchers interested in being part of 3ie’s database of social protection evaluators, please send your CVs to speval@3ieimpact.org. Having such a database helps 3ie match interventions that need to be evaluated with researchers who have the needed expertise.
From the 3ie Communication Team