From producing evidence to putting it to use.

Our services are organised around five complementary pillars. Each one meets a specific need and can be used on its own. Together, they cover the whole cycle, from producing evidence to its use by decision-makers.

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ForUN agencies, public institutions, NGOs and CSOs, partner consulting firms

StandardsUNEG Norms and Standards · OECD-DAC criteria · African Evaluation Principles

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Our five pillars

Each pillar meets a specific need.

Workshops and webinars

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

Validation workshops
Co-creating terms of reference, joint analysis and recommendations
Annual and mid-term programme reviews
Lessons-learned and evaluative workshops

Entry offerTurnkey validation workshop, 1 day

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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
Presentations and leaflets

Entry offerFour-page summary + one infographic

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Research and evaluation

Producing credible evidence, up to and including impact evaluation, and supporting commissioning agencies at every stage.

Terms of reference, peer review, quality assurance
Data collection and processing
Rapid evaluations and evaluative reviews
Impact evaluations and mixed methods

Entry offerQuality review of an inception report, 5 working days

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Training

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

Results-based management
Research ethics
Facilitating FGDs and KIIs, qualitative coding
AI in monitoring and evaluation

Entry offer2-hour discovery webinar

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Knowledge management

Turning existing evaluations and studies into shared, reusable knowledge.

Meta-analysis and meta-synthesis
Systematic literature reviews
Rapid evidence reviews
Communities of practice with VOPEs and think tanks

Entry offerRapid evidence review, 2 to 3 weeks

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Research and studies

Six research approaches and a clear six-step process, for studies that respond to a genuine decision-making need.

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Independence rule

iLab never carries out quality assurance for an evaluation it is conducting or bidding for. We are never both judge and party.

An integrated pathway

From evidence to use.

Our five pillars build on one another so that an evaluation does not end with the report: its findings are shared, disseminated and captured as lessons learned, and used to strengthen the teams who will apply them.

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