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Leveraging Data and Evidence to Drive Decision Making at USAID

Posted by  on Friday, May 6th 2016     
A young girl outside a schoolhouse in Ethiopia. / Susan Liebold, USAID

USAID is committed to improving evaluation and data quality to ensure that evidence informs decisions and policies, and improves programs. The Agency has made significant progress over the past five years and is being recognized for these efforts.

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USAID Continues to Deliver on Aid Transparency

Posted by  on Wednesday, April 13th 2016     
An Afghan pupil reads a poem to her classmates at a girls school in Kabul on September 20, 2010. The Taliban banned female education and work during their brutal 1996-2001 rule. Since their overthrow in a US-led invasion, millions of girls have returned to the classroom and many women now work outside the home. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK BAZ

USAID is committed to aid transparency and is making great strides in complying with the International Aid Transparency Initiative.

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Inside USAID: Getting to Know Our Newest Bureau

Posted by  on Friday, June 11th 2010     

submitted by Julie Kunen An interview with Larry Garber, Assistant to the Administrator of the newly created Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL) Bureau. Q: Why has PPL been created? Garber: Administrator Shah created PPL to serve a range of internal and external stakeholders with policy analysis, meaningful evaluations, strategic planning coordination, and a dedicated focus […]

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