This review (‘the Review’) was commissioned by the UK Department for International
Development (DFID) to assess the strengths, weaknesses and appropriateness of approaches
and methods used to evaluate interventions on violence against women and girls (VAWG).
A distinctive feature of the Review is the effort we have undertaken to understand what
makes an evaluation effective. In our understanding, an evaluation is effective if it has an
influence on programme implementation, policy and wider learning.