What We Do 

To achieve our goals, we undertake a diverse set of evaluations: 

  • To address strategic or systemic issues, 
  • To focus on specific countries or projects, 
  • To ensure a systematic assessment of portfolio performance, and 
  • To promote greater learning from IEG's work. 

We are committed to continuously expanding the use of innovative evaluation methods to complement traditional approaches, including assessing outcomes against stated objectives, benchmarks, and standards. 

To enhance the effectiveness of our work, we invest in systematic outreach to bring our findings and recommendations to the right stakeholders, at the right time, and in the right format. 

Our Goals 

Improving World Bank Development Results Through Excellence in Evaluation 

IEG's overriding goal is to help the World Bank build on its successes and avoid unnecessarily repeating past mistakes. Our two medium-term objectives are: 

  • To deepen the evidence about the results of the World Bank towards the achievement of its goals of accelerating poverty reduction and boosting shared prosperity on a liveable planet. 
  • To generate evidence on the early implementation experience of the World Bank Strategy to ensure shareholders and managements can make necessary mid-course corrections. By doing so, we also aim to promote a stronger internal culture for results, accountability, and learning. 

IEG Theory of Change 

IEG has developed a theory of change to clarify how evaluation contributes to the Bank's development effectiveness by fostering learning, accountability for results, and evidence-based decision-making. 

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