It looks like the folks over at CDG have been digging into the effectiveness of cell-phone based surveys in poor countries. We have used a couple of these platforms including the one used in their study (Voto). Bottom Line Up Front: It looks like this works better than most of us thought. Read their full […]
Let me preface this by saying that these thoughts have been brewing for a while; they do not refer to any specific client or individual experience… /*Begin Rant The industry of evaluation is interesting. Most of our team comes from a research background. While we do program evaluations, we approach it with the tactics of a […]
Causal Design & Mercy Corps Partner to Investigate Cash Transfers in Humanitarian Response Last year Causal Design partnered with Mercy Corps to investigate the impact of various operational models for dispersing cash grants after a natural disaster. Specifically, we wanted to see if the frequency of cash disbursements, offering of financial literacy training, or sending reinforcing voice messages had […]
