5 key benefits of external evaluation for cooperation and development projects
ARCO Research Center is personally committed in spreading the culture of evaluation. The reason is simple: external evaluation is the only way to understand which interventions really work and why! I have learned that success depends on knowing what works Bill Gates Based on the results of an external evaluation, organizations can focus their efforts […]
MERGE, a Horizon project to measure what matters
The overall objective of MERGE is to bring together researchers, policymakers, statistical authorities, and civil society actors to improve the usefulness and accessibility of policy frameworks and indicators on multidimensional well-being and strengthen the transition towards economic policies that support sustainable development. MERGE is about building a better economy for everyone. MERGE addresses the opportunities [...]
A comparative review of existing Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR) guidelines
Voluntary Local Reviews can be considered a process to accelerate SDG localization, leading to the “construction of collective knowledge” through the lens of the SDGs. Even though a common, harmonized definition of Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) does not exist, VLRs are strategic documents allowing local and regional governments to share local priorities, challenges and aspirations […]
The importance of awareness campaigns to enlarge health coverage in low- and middle-income countries
In Low- and Middle-Income Countries, direct payments often dominate health care financing and represent a serious obstacle to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage. Out-of-pocket expenditures tend to exacerbate the severity of poverty mainly among the populations who lack adequate financial protection. The article “Estimating causal effects of community health financing via principal stratification” written [...]
On the importance of children’s participation in childhood research
Changing the mindset from research "about" children to research "with" children For a long time, research on childhood has neglected the direct perspective of children, treating them primarily as objects of study rather than active subjects endowed with agency. Yet, implementing policies aimed at improving children's living conditions without listening to their needs, the way [...]
Guidelines for the drafting of Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR) in Italy
Elaborating guidelines for the drafting of Voluntary Local Reviews (VLR) at a national level aims at spreading a culture of sustainability, through the involvement and awareness-raising of local authorities, associations and young people to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a local level. The Local Development Unit - in the [...]
The first Youth Local Review: youth and sustainability in the Metropolitan City of Florence
Promoting the active participation of young people through the Youth Local Review (YLR) allows them to become main dirvers in the process of 2030 Agenda localisation by gathering their opinions and aspirations concerning the sustainability of territories. The YLR is therefore a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) entirely focused on young people. The Local Development Unit [...]
Analisi territoriale per pianificare lo sviluppo umano sostenibile
L’analisi territoriale è uno strumento utile a una comprensione approfondita di un determinato territorio, che sia esso un quartiere, una città, un gruppo di città o una regione. Tale strumento può essere utilizzato dagli amministratori locali, dai decisori politici e dalle organizzazioni che mirano ad avere un impatto significativo sul territorio, selezionando priorità e strategie [...]