Dioptra’s participation at UNICEF and World Food Program’s ‘Global Impact Evaluation Forum’ in New York

In December 2024, Dioptra consortium representatives from Save the Children and International Rescue Committee participated in the Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2024 at the United Nations to share research from Dioptra and highlight the importance of cost evidence in the humanitarian sector.

Qundeel Khattak from Save the Children presented research and findings from a cash and nutrition project in Somalia with cost analysis, as part of "Critical Mass."

In a keynote speech, David Miliband, IRC’s CEO, highlighted the IRC’s commitment to addressing global humanitarian challenges through innovation, evidence-based solutions, and strategic partnerships. One of his key recommendations was for partners to adopt Dioptra, saying: “We also invite all partners here– especially UN agencies– to join us in building a movement that produces and shares cost data rigorously and transparently. In 2018, we distilled our cost analysis methodology into a software tool called Dioptra. Dioptra uses project data and program staff knowledge to calculate the cost per output of any intervention. What started as an internal resource is now a consortium and a community: Eight organizations with a combined $7 billion annual budget have adopted Dioptra and come together to share findings as the Dioptra consortium. But if we want to stretch humanitarian dollars further across the sector we need many more partners.”