Endline Report - Strategic Partnerships Window

This document describes an evaluation of the Girls' Education Challenge Fund's Strategic Partnerships Window (SPW), which was designed to enhance girls' education through private sector partnerships, focusing on marginalized girls in various countries. The evaluation employed a range of methodologies, including project evaluations and literacy and numeracy assessments, to measure the effectiveness and impact of the interventions. Findings revealed that while certain projects showed positive impacts on literacy, overall improvements in learning outcomes and attendance were limited. Challenges included project design, implementation, and local adaptation. The evaluation highlighted the need for better-targeted interventions, clearer project targeting, and improved community visibility. It also noted the mixed success in changing societal attitudes and the importance of addressing core issues like infrastructure and teacher training. The report concludes that despite some progress, significant challenges remain in effectively improving educational outcomes for marginalized girls, and emphasizes the need for continued advocacy, funding, and private sector involvement for sustainable impact. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Randomised control trial (RCT)
• RCT methods: No RCT methods listed
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: January 2016

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes