IDCG Open Meeting 2012

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1 IDCG Open Meeting th May 2012 Campbell Colloquium 1

2 Principles Policy relevant reviews of development interventions User engagement Support funded and unfunded reviews Co-registration 2

3 Objectives Produce high quality systematic reviews of policy relevance Foster collaboration in the production of systematic reviews and develop a community of practice Build capacity to conduct systematic reviews, including in LMICs Engage commissioners and evidence users 3

4 Scope We are registering reviews of interventions in these areas: Income generation and poverty reduction (eg microfinance, agricultural support) Infrastructure (eg energy, transport, water and sanitation, ICT) Social protection and inclusion (eg cash transfers, community-based rehabilitation, female empowerment) Governance programmes (eg interventions to improve transparency & accountability, performance-based management, methods of delivering interventions) New Campbell Nutrition Group

5 Methods Key aspects of reviews: Effectiveness evidence drawing on high quality impact evaluations (experimental and quasiexperimental) Theory-based approach, drawing on program theory (logic model) Synthesis of information along the causal chain drawing on quant and qual evidence appropriately Engaging with users through advisory groups See our Protocol and Review Guidelines online 5

6 Reviews Review title Lead author Funder Interventions to reduce the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in African countries The effects of K-12 school enrollment policies in developing countries The effect of microcredit on women's control over household spending in developing countries Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of conditional cash transfers and unconditional cash transfers for education outcomes: a systematic review Interventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and lifestyles in street connected children and young people Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide treated bednets to prevent malaria Preschool feeding programmes for improving the health of disadvantaged infants and young children Eva Denison, Rigmor Berg Anthony Petrosino Jos Vaessen Sarah Baird Ester Coren Elizabeth Kristjansson, Damian Francis AusAID 6

7 Protocols Protocol title Lead author Funder Post-basic technical and vocational education and training (TVET) interventions to improve employability and employment of TVET graduates in low- and middle-income countries Effectiveness and impact of nutrition support programs in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity Land property rights interventions for increasing productivity in developing countries: a systematic review Social accountability initiatives for improving delivery of public services Farmer Field Schools for improving agriculture and farmer outcomes in developing countries Concurrent deworming of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis for improving school attendance and cognition in school-aged children in low and middle income countries Jan Tripney Philippa Middleton, Zohra Lassi Aaron Leopold, Cyrus Samii Anu Joshi Hugh Waddington, Birte Snilstveit Vivian Welch, Peter Tugwell AusAID AusAID DFID DFID Canadian Institutes of Health Research 7

8 Protocols Protocol title Lead author Funder Conditional and unconditional cash transfers for health and nutritional outcomes in poor families in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review Impact of Public Information on the Electoral Behaviour of Citizens and the Decision-Making of Politicians in Developing Countries Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WSH) interventions to combat childhood diarrhoea in low- and middleincome countries Interventions for improving maternal and reproductive health in armed conflict and post-armed conflict contexts Community based health and health education interventions for people with physical and mental disabilities in low and middle income countries Birte Snilstveit, Martina Vojtkova Annette Brown Hugh Waddington, Zohra Lassi, Zulfi Bhutta Chi Che Primus Valentina Iemmi, Aga Khan University Unfunded 8

9 Who? Co-Chairs (Editors-in-Chief): Peter Tugwell (University of Ottawa), Howard White () Editors: Birte Snilstveit, Hugh Waddington () Managing Editor: Martina Vojtkova () Information specialist: John Eyres Special mention: Methods Support: Jorge Hombrados () Advisory Board Zulfiqar Bhutta (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) Ian Bignall (Australian Development Agency, AusAID) Rachel Blackman (DFID) David de Ferranti (Results 4 Development) Tracey Koehlmoos (ICDDR,Bangladesh) Sandy Oliver (EPPI-centre) Kent Ranson (WHO-Alliance) David Tovey (Cochrane Collaboration) Jeff Valentine (Campbell Collaboration)

10 Benefits Contribute to improving people s lives through evidence informed policy Peer review Support Publication in Journal of Development Effectiveness Co-registration with Cochrane when applicable Registered with a coordinating group prestigious Being part of a community of practice

11 Get involved! Next conference in Bangladesh, November 2012 organised with, C2, ICDDR,B Opportunities: Submit titles Peer-review Offer to fund studies Participate in advisory groups Google: Campbell International Development