Access to finance systems amongst refugee groups and others in the Somali region of Ethiopia is low. Alan de Brauw, Shalini Roy, and Dan Gilligan share how the CEDIL-funded Strengthening Host and Refugee Populations in Ethiopia project is examining this challenge.

In a blog post first posted on the FHI 360 blog, Dorgham Abusalim provides an overview of the discussions on the final day of the CEDIL 2022 conference.

The CEDIL programme recently published a methods working paper on the topic of evaluating complex interventions in international development, along with a methods brief that uses examples to highlight the key considerations involved in choosing appropriate methods for evaluating complex interventions. In this blog post, Edoardo Masset summarizes the key points in the papers.

What can we learn from what worked - and what didn't work - in evidence use in the pandemic? Howard White shares his reflections in advance of next week's CEDIL conference: Strengthening evidence use during the pandemic and beyond

As the war in Ukraine creates a new wave of refugees, Howard White reflects on lessons learnt from past refugee situations about the need to support refugees in getting gainful employment in their host countries.