Why C4ED

INDEPENDENT AND RIGOROUS IMPACT EVALUATIONS
Independent research center committed to neutral and unbiased evaluations

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
Use of highest standards in research methodology
Well-established network of more than 60 fellows at world-leading universities

EXPERIENCE
Projects in more than 40 countries covering many development fields
Collaborative projects with partners including UNICEF, ILO, World Bank, 3ie, KfW and GIZ

DIRECT SOCIAL IMPACT
Non-profit mission to achieve real change

FLEXIBILITY
A wide range of services offered to our cooperation partners

Vision
C4ED’s vision is to improve the lives of the poor and vulnerable by making development interventions more effective.

Mission
C4ED is a non-profit research center and registered charity that aims to bridge the gap between research and practice in global development. C4ED conducts impact evaluations and pilots innovative solutions. It also builds capacities, advises and supports its partners, and disseminates evidence what works for whom, when, why and under which circumstances.

C4ED’s goal is to lift people out of poverty, to reduce vulnerability and to foster sustainable development solutions through scientifically supported impact evaluations and innovative programs. As an independent research center, C4ED guarantees objective and high-quality evaluations and analysis.

C4ED accompanies programs and projects through all stages, from the designing and piloting phase to scaling up, with impact evaluation, scientific analysis and capacity building. In addition, C4ED supports and conducts its own pilot projects.

C4ED’s four-pronged approach:
Impact evaluations
Capacity-building
Pilot projects
Policy outreach

Our impact
From pilot to scale-up we accompany development projects through all the phases. In addition to conducting rigorous impact evaluations we endeavor to build capacities and disseminate policy evidence. Read here about how one of our evaluations led to the scale-up of a health insurance system, impacting not only on insurance coverage but also on child labor reduction.