On September 14th and 20th, IPA Philippines presented two brown bags to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).On the 14th, IPA presented the results of a literature review of similar SLP micro-enterprise and employment facilitation programs found around the world.The presentation was followed by a lively discussion between IPA and DSWD.On the 20th, IPA presented the initial results of an M&E study to the SLP’s Management Committee.

On August 23rd, Ariel BenYishay presented the preliminary results of a five-year evaluation of the Philippine Community-Driven Development (CDD) program, locally known as KALAHI-CIDSS (KC).This study was done in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to assess the impact of CDD on access to key services and quantity and quality of participation in local governance.

English   Program objectives J-PAL LAC, IPA Peru, and the Peruvian Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) are currently engaged in a project to institutionalize the use and generation of rigorous evidence in policy decision-making at the MIMP’s National Program against Domestic and Sexual Violence (PNCVFS) and the MIMP in general.One of the components of this project is the Impact Evaluation Incubator which included two training workshops for PNCVFS staff.This second workshop focused on the step-by-step design of a potential evaluation for the interventions managed by PNCVFS staff.