Mercy Corps Jordan IQLAA
Evidence, contextual fit, and proposal logic for a stronger livelihoods strategy.
Project overview
The Jordan Informal Livelihood Activity proposal needed evidence that could strengthen design choices and competitive positioning. DELLM analyzed evaluations and academic articles, identified relevant outcomes, applied econometric analysis to predict promising interventions, and ranked lessons from USAID projects across 123 countries and 60 years.
Project story
The Jordan Informal Livelihood Activity proposal needed a strong evidence base for intervention choices, outcomes, and contextual fit. DELLM analyzed project evaluations and academic articles, then used econometric analysis to identify promising interventions and relevant lessons.
The resulting strategy drew from USAID projects across 123 countries and 60 years. It produced ranked lessons learned and recommendations that strengthened proposal logic and competitiveness. Source material notes that the client won a $160 million project and that USAID cited the statistics provided by DevelopMetrics as a competitive advantage.
Example deliverables
Concrete outputs or working assets the project produced or supported.
Decision problem
Mercy Corps needed strong evidence, contextual fit, and proposal logic for the Jordan Informal Livelihood Activity. The team needed to identify relevant outcomes, predict promising interventions, and translate lessons from decades of USAID projects into a competitive livelihoods design.
What the work involved
Used DELLM to analyze project evaluations and academic articles relevant to the IQLAA activity.
Applied econometric analysis to predict successful interventions and produced a ranked set of lessons learned and recommendations.
Drew from USAID projects across 123 countries and 60 years to strengthen proposal logic, contextual fit, implementation choices, and competitive positioning.
Outcome
A winning $160 million project with statistics cited as a competitive advantage.
Evidence inputs
Review focus
Bring one decision, report, review process, or evidence problem. We will help identify the smallest useful place to begin.
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