Three Ways to Spot Bad Data
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 16 April, 2013
- 9 Comments
Warning Sign #1: When government officials use the data to set targets like an increase in vaccination or a decrease in cancer numbers, they always use percentages, not absolute numbers. That’s … more Blood & Milk…
Field Notes from the Development Industry 2/28/2013
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 28 February, 2013
- 8 Comments
1) A reader wrote in to ask for advice on an NGO that packages and sends rice and beans to “starving people.” I though my answer might be useful for … more Blood & Milk…
Ten Common Monitoring and Evaluation Mistakes
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 13 February, 2013
- 23 Comments
As you may have noticed, monitoring and evaluation is a topic near to my heart. One thing I’ve noticed is that we repeat the same errors, over and over and … more Blood & Milk…
Snail’s Faith: on M&E and the pace of change
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 2 February, 2013
- 21 Comments
Things get better slowly. Achingly, painfully, snails-race-past slowly. They got better slowly in the US. As Chris Blattman recently pointed out, Andrew Jackson was a child soldier and genocidaire. … more Blood & Milk…
The BAMBAs, part two
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 28 January, 2013
- 7 Comments
Best ICT Blogs Wait…What? By Linda Raftree makes me understand what ICT has to do with my actual work ICTworks updates frequently and has a … more Blood & Milk…
The BAMBAs, part one
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 22 January, 2013
- 4 Comments
If Tom Murphy can invent his own blog awards, so can I. I therefore present to you the first annual Blood and Milk blog awards … more Blood & Milk…
Field Notes from the Development Industry: 1/13/2013
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 13 January, 2013
- 1 Comment
1. Someone asked me if the new State Department Global Health Diplomacy office is likely to be hiring. Unfortunately, I’d guess no. All the major positions will most likely be … more Blood & Milk…
