Evaluation of Danida Support to the Education Sectorin Afghanistan

Between 2003 and 2010 Denmark disbursed Danish Kroner (DKK) 431 million for education in Afghanistan mainly through bilateral programmes, including in Helmand, but also through other channels, e.g. the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF).

To learn from the experience the Evaluation Department of the Danish Ministry of For- eign Affairs (EVAL) commissioned the current evaluation. The main purposes are to as- sess Denmark’s contribution and to assist the continued improvement of Danish support. The objectives are to assess strategy, implementation and results and to identify conclu- sions, lessons learned and recommendations. The evaluation has used the DAC evalua- tion criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability, taking into consid- eration the context, including the security situation, in which the support is provided.

The evaluation was conducted from mid-2011 to early 2012. It was planned to include four phases: i. Preparation and fact finding; ii. Desk study; iii. Evaluation visit and field studies; and iv. Final data analysis. Arrangements were made for a further document search and a visit to Kabul and Helmand province. Results of the additional work have been incorporated into the evaluation report.