Why #WhatWorks?

The #WhatWorks name is derived from IEG's role in supporting the The World Bank Group's twin goals: to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. To achieve these goals, the World Bank Group needs to better understand what works and why, to draw lessons and good practices from experience, deepening the evidence base to inform decision making and future action.

A new post appears in the #WhatWorks blog about once a week.

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We mean it!  If something inspires you, or if you'd like to share your experience on the subject, need clarification, have a question, or want to share a resource or idea, we encourage you to submit a comment in the #WhatWorks comments section on each post.

ALL OF #WHATWORKS

Elena Bardasi

Meet the Evaluator: Elena Bardasi

Photo: © Stephan Gladieu / World Bank. Prof. Amivi Kafui Tete-Benissan (left) teaches cell biology and biochemistry at the University of Lomé. She’s also a vocal activist who encourages girls to pursue science as a career path. “Female students represent only 10 percent of our student body in science and engineering,” she says sadly.

How to Implement a Strategy to Close Gender Gaps?

After the Pandemic: evidence for building back better

After the Pandemic: evidence for building back better

Elderly women are talking and maintaining a safe distance. Thailand. Photo credit: Shutterstock/CGN089

Covid-19 has exposed the fragilities of aging countries

IEG visit to Weinalem Watershed in Raya Azebo, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia, Oct 2019, Photo credit: Bekele Shiferaw

From the Great Wall of Trees to Sustainable Management of Landscapes

A ship cruising across the current on a literal cascade of project management reporting requirements.

The Results Agenda Needs a Steer—What Could Be its New Course?

Scaling up private capital mobilization for development: Lessons from World Bank Group experience

Scaling up private capital mobilization for development: Lessons from World Bank Group experience

View of the Fada Great Green Wall site, showing millet farms in the middle of acacia plantations. Credit: Nick Parisse, Dawning

Scaling the Great Green Wall?

What works in public utility reform: Lessons from evaluations in the energy and water sectors

What works in public utility reform: Lessons from evaluations in the energy and water sectors

State Your Business: What are the keys to successful reform of state-owned enterprises?

State Your Business: What are the keys to successful reform of state-owned enterprises?

What the World Bank Group’s Performance Results Cannot Tell Us About Development Outcomes

What the World Bank Group’s Performance Results Cannot Tell Us About Development Outcomes

Why evaluators should embrace the use of geospatial data during Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and beyond

Why evaluators should embrace the use of geospatial data during Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and beyond