Project Details.
Client:
Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan (AKFP)
Sector:
Education, Skills & Youth Development
Year:
2023
Project Type:
Feasibility Study
Project Title:
Feasibility Study on Pre-primary Viable Models and Out-of-School Children in Villages of Garam Chashma and Immit
An integrated approach for early childhood development was implemented in the AKDN ECD Strategy for Pakistan (ECD), with the Ali Jilani colony in Karachi and two valleys in Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral (GBC) serving as pilot sites.
The primary objective of this strategy was to reduce the challenging circumstances that can endanger young children’s early development by collaborating with AKDN agencies and Jamati institutions. To achieve this goal, the initiative aimed to build on existing ECD interventions and introduce new programs to increase access to ECD services and enhance the quality of current services.
Through a nationwide competitive process, the AKF hired the services of HCPL to commission this feasibility study over a period of three months, w.e.f. March 13, 2023, which is the official date of signing the contract agreement between HCPL and AKF. Immediately after signing the agreement, HCPL held an inception meeting with AKF on March 27, 2023, to formally embark on the process of conducting this feasibility study.
HIMAT Consulting reviewed documents provided by AKFP, including the AKFP strategy regarding ECD and another model of ECDs in Pakistan and abroad. HIMAT Consulting drafted the inception report, including the updated methodology, data collection tools, sampling techniques, and detailed workplan HIMAT Consulting submitted the inception report to AKFP for review and feedback. HIMAT Consulting finalized the inception report based on the feedback of the AKFP team from Pakistan and Geneva. HIMAT Consulting held key informant interviews with AKFP relevant staff, staff from AKESP, local support organizations, community leaders, political leaders, and religious leaders.
HIMAT Consulting held 30 FGDs with parents, mothers, teachers, farmers, and members of community organizations. HIMAT Consulting transcribed and organized field notes and started analysis. HIMAT Consulting drafted a feasibility report and shared it with AKFP for feedback. HIMAT Consulting finalized feasibility report based on the feedback of the AKF team