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Research · Evaluation · Strategic planning · Monitoring

From evidence to use.

iLab is a platform for expertise and delivery. Every assignment should leave our partners with greater clarity, better decisions and stronger results: credible evidence, up to and including impact evaluation, that decision-makers understand and use.

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Where to start?

Three ways to move forward with iLab.

Commissioners

Work with iLab

An evaluation to manage or conduct, or findings to validate and disseminate.

  • 5 pillars
  • Entry offers
  • Independence rule
Our services
To try us out

Start with a short offer

A short, fixed-scope first assignment, so you can judge the value before committing further.

  • 1 day to 3 weeks
  • One concrete deliverable
The entry offers
To get to know us

Vision, mission, values

What we are building, what we refuse, and the principles that guide every assignment.

  • Vision
  • Mission
  • Made in Africa Evaluation
Who we are
Our five pillars

Five complementary pillars, one cycle.

01 / 05
01

Workshops and webinars

Making each stage of an evaluation an opportunity for shared ownership.

  • Validation workshops
  • Co-creating terms of reference and recommendations
  • Programme reviews and lessons learned
Entry offerTurnkey validation workshop, 1 day
See the pillar → 02

Dissemination and uptake

Making findings clear, memorable and useful to decision-makers.

  • Communication and dissemination strategies
  • Policy briefs and two- and four-page summaries
  • Infographics and short videos
Entry offerFour-page summary + one infographic
See the pillar → 03

Research and evaluation

Producing credible evidence, up to and including impact evaluation.

  • Evaluation management support, from ToR to dissemination
  • Rapid evaluations and evaluative reviews
  • Impact evaluations and mixed methods
Entry offerQuality review of an inception report, 5 days
See the pillar → 04

Training

Strengthening capacity for the long term, with courses designed on the ADDIE model.

  • Results-based management
  • FGDs, KIIs and qualitative coding
  • AI in monitoring and evaluation
Entry offer2-hour discovery webinar
See the pillar → 05

Knowledge management

Turning existing evaluations into shared, reusable knowledge.

  • Meta-analysis and meta-synthesis
  • Systematic reviews and rapid evidence reviews
  • Communities of practice
Entry offerRapid evidence review, 2 to 3 weeks
See the pillar →

Together, they cover the whole cycle from evidence to use.

Each pillar works on its own. Together, they keep recommendations from gathering dust on a shelf.

Services overview →
Entry offers

Start small, see the value, then go further.

Each pillar has a short, fixed-scope first assignment, so you can see how we work before committing to a full engagement.

Pillar 1Turnkey validation workshop1 day

Design, facilitation and report.

 Pillar 2Four-page summary + one infographicFrom an existing report

Source files, plus digital and print-ready versions.

 Pillar 3Quality review of an inception report5 working days

An annotated QA grid.

 Pillar 4Discovery webinar2 hours

With the option of the full course afterwards.

 Pillar 5Rapid evidence review2 to 3 weeks

A focused answer to a specific question.
Compare the entry offers →
An integrated pathway

An evaluation does not end with the report.

Our five pillars build on one another: evidence is produced, shared, disseminated and captured as lessons learned, and then used to strengthen the teams who will apply it.

1Pillar 3 · Research and evaluation

Produce

Conduct or support the evaluation: terms of reference, quality assurance, data collection and analysis, up to and including impact evaluation.

Pillar 3 →
2Pillar 1 · Workshops and webinars

Share

Validate the findings and co-create the recommendations with the people who will have to implement them.

Pillar 1 →
3Pillar 2 · Dissemination and uptake

Disseminate

Tailor the findings to each audience: a policy brief for decision-makers, a short video in the national language for communities.

Pillar 2 →
4Pillar 5 · Knowledge management

Capitalise

Feed the findings into evidence synthesis, so that the next programme builds on what is already known.

Pillar 5 →
5Pillar 4 · Training

Strengthen

Train teams to produce and use evidence, with learning pathways designed on the ADDIE model.

Pillar 4 →
What sets us apart

Methodological rigour, grounded in field realities.

Find out more →
Grounded in field realitiesExpertise built on what happens on the ground, never for show.
Impact evaluationTechnical leads experienced in impact evaluation designs and mixed methods.
Qualitative expertiseInterviews, focus group discussions, qualitative coding and meta-synthesis.
AI in M&EAI tools used responsibly in our methods and our training.
From evidence to useServices designed so that findings are understood and used.
Made in Africa EvaluationiLab subscribes to AfrEA's African Evaluation Principles (2021): evaluation that is useful, robust, ethical, Africa-centred and globally connected.
We work for
UN agenciesMinistries and public institutionsNGOs and CSOsPartner consulting firmsVOPEs and think tanks
With tools such as
StataATLAS.tiQDA MinerKoboToolboxODKCSPromWaterAdobe Creative SuiteScrum
Our vision

A platform for expertise and delivery.

To build, patiently and to exacting standards, a platform that can stand alongside the best international institutions while staying grounded in field realities. To be recognised not just for what we say, but for the consistency of what we deliver.

Vision and mission →
  • Reliable expertiseIn research, evaluation, strategic planning and monitoring.
  • Clarity, decisions, resultsEvery assignment should improve them for our partners, not just add another report.
  • Rigour, discipline, collaborative intelligenceTo create real value, including in complex settings.
  • What we refuseSuperficial expertise that is disconnected from the field or designed to impress.
Coming next

Soon, on this site.

Two new spaces will open in the next phase.

Coming soon

A community of practice

A space where M&E and research practitioners can exchange ideas and experience.

Coming soon

A knowledge-sharing space

Open-access methodological guidance and resources drawn from our practice.

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Validation

Behind every data point, there are people.

We listen before we measure, and we report back on what we have learned.
Contact

A workshop, a dissemination plan, an evaluation to prepare?

Terms of reference, a tender, an entry offer or a methodological question: we reply within 48 working hours.

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