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Investing in communities achieves results [PDF - 2.1 MB]opens in a new window
31 January 2013
This evaluation questions the methodology, the key results achieved by community responses along the continuum of prevention, treatment, care and support, and the resulting policy and programmatic implications.
Engaging the private sector in skills development [PDF - 905 KB]opens in a new window
The objective of this report is to provide an understanding of the role of the private sector in skills development, both as employers and as skills providers.
Evaluation of payment by results: current approaches, future needs [PDF - 529 KB]opens in a new window
29 January 2013
Payment by results (PBR) is a form of aid financing that makes payments contingent on idependant verification of results
Letter OECD-DAC UK mid term review [PDF - 418 KB]opens in a new window
22 January 2013
The main purpose of the mid-term review was to focus on the implementation of the DAC’s recommendations, however it also took into account national and international developments since 2010
DFID Nepal Portfolio Review 2011/12 (in Nepali) [PDF - 99 KB]opens in a new window
01 January 2013
DFID Nepal achievements in 2011/12
DFID Nepal Portfolio Review 2011/12 [PDF - 201 KB]opens in a new window
Aiding the peace [PDF - 8.2 MB]opens in a new window
31 December 2012
A Multi-donor Evaluation of Support to Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities in South Sudan 2005-2010
BBC Media Action: DFID Global grant annual review [PDF - 125 KB]opens in a new window
01 December 2012
Annual review of the BBC Media Action DFID Global grant
Evaluation of DFID’s International Citizens' Service (ICS) Pilot Programme [PDF - 5.5 MB]opens in a new window
01 November 2012
Final project completion review
Statistics on International Development [PDF - 1.1 MB]opens in a new window
31 October 2012
Annual publication Statistics on International Development (SID) provides information on the UK’s Gross Public Expenditure on Development (GPEX) which includes both the DFID aid programme and official aid provided through other UK government departments
DFID Malawi Education Performance Assessment Framework [PDF - 82 KB]opens in a new window
26 October 2012
Malawi Education Sector Reform (MESRP) 2010-2013 performance assessment report
An update of The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: Evidence for Action [PDF - 1.4 MB]opens in a new window
24 October 2012
This paper updates the evidence base on maternal and child undernutrition in the light of new research undertaken since 2009
DFID Rwanda Business case [PDF - 1 MB]opens in a new window
15 October 2012
Growth and Poverty Reduction Grant to the Government of Rwands 2012/13 to 2014/2015
Family planning development impact bonds scoping study [PDF - 856 KB]opens in a new window
12 October 2012
This report summarises the initial findings of a scoping study to investigate how a Development Impact Bond could apply in the context of family planning.
DFID Burma Operational Plan 2011-2015 [PDF - 276 KB]opens in a new window
29 September 2012
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in Burma.
DFID Burma Operational Plan 2011-2015 summary [PDF - 295 KB]opens in a new window
Summary of DFID's work in Burma from 2011 to 2015: why we work in Burma, what we will achieve, who we will work with and how we will work.
DFID Corporate Performance Directorate Operational Plan 2011-2015 [PDF - 396 KB]opens in a new window
28 September 2012
The next four years will mark a period of significant change in the nature and scope of Corporate Performance Group’s work and its offer to the rest of DFID.
DFID Bangladesh Operational Plan 2011-2015 [PDF - 211 KB]opens in a new window
This Operational Plan sets out the vision, priorities and results that will be delivered in Bangladesh.
DFID Bangladesh Operational Plan 2011-2015 summary [PDF - 298 KB]opens in a new window
Summary of DFID's work in Bangladesh from 2011 to 2015: why we work in Bangladesh, what we will achieve, who we will work with and how we will work
Evaluation of the Three Diseases Fund [PDF - 1.1 MB]opens in a new window
26 September 2012
The Evaluation found that 3DF reflected an impressive donor response in both scale and timing, and was the single largest contributor to all three disease areas in Myanmar