TOR111: Evidence Action with Karen Levy

It is no secret that there is a very strong push from donors and policy makers that programming for development and humanitarian aid be "evidence based." This push has, to a large degree, driven the technology revolutions we are seeing in data collection and analytics, and it is also responsible for the more difficult conversations that are had around value for money. So what if you were in a position where you were responsible for both testing and building a viable path to scale for promising evidence-based interventions? This dream job is currently held by Karen Levy, our guest here on the 111th episode of the Terms of Reference Podcast. Karen is the Director of Global Innovation at Evidence Action. She leads the organization’s innovation strategy and oversees the “Evidence Action Beta” department that looks for new ideas and tests them to see if they'll work.