In 2016, the Grand Bargain recognised the need to increase effectiveness in the humanitarian ecosystem through better use of evidence. Humanitarian actors are increasingly recognising that evidence from quality research should be central to decision-making at all stages of humanitarian response.1 At the same time, there has been increasing attention on who is excluded or ‘left behind’. Numerous surveys and reports tell us how people with disabilities and older people are often overlooked, and their rights and agency not recognised.
