Can We Trust Our Data? 7 Uncomfortable Truths About Data Quality in Global Development

The Question No One Wants to Ask Can we trust our data? At the start of every year, global development organizations from NGOs and research institutions to donors like the World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP, and USAID set ambitious targets. Millions of dollars are allocated, indicators are finalized, dashboards are designed, and reports are promised. Yet […]

Uncovering Impact Through Stories: Using Most Significant Change (MSC) in Evaluation Design

Most Significant Change (MSC) is reshaping how we understand the human impact of development programs. Unlike traditional evaluation methods that rely heavily on data points and metrics, MSC offers a powerful, qualitative alternative putting real-life stories at the heart of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) studies. In this article, we explore how MSC enriches evaluation design […]