The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), is a private, non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967. It seeks sustainable solutions to long-term problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy and ill-health with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous and other resource poor regions, primarily in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Its main areas of focus are education, health, rural development, environment and strengthening civil society.
The Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan) [AKF(P)] is seeking high calibre Consultant/Consultancy firm to conduct a mid-term review for the School Improvement Programme (SIP) to take place in the mountainous regions of northern Pakistan.
School Improvement Programme (SIP) began as a pilot in July/August 2016 in 60 government and community schools. In 2019 the programme extended to 337 schools in 4 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, the furthest most district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A baseline study was conducted in 2017 to collect data on a sample of SIP interventions and to measure the Learning Outcomes of students. The Mid-term Review will assess the progress of SIP interventions and the extent to which outcomes are being achieved. The MTR report will provide recommendations on any aspects of the programme that may not be working as well as expected. It will also provide evidence that can help with policy dialogue and the replication and/or scaling up of any successful SIP approaches and interventions primarily within the government system