Evaluation of UNICEF Contribution to Education in Humanitarian Situation

Launched in 2019, the evaluation of the UNICEF contribution to education in humanitarian situations was commissioned to determine the extent to which the UNICEF approach to education in humanitarian contexts is “fit-for-purpose” to deliver equitable access to quality education. It examined education in emergency programmes in the period 2014–2019, addressing the question of whether UNICEF education programmes contributed effectively to the improvement of education outcomes for various groups of children that are susceptible to humanitarian crises. The evaluation used a theory-based, mixed-method approach, the key elements of which were to develop a retrospective theory of change for the education programmes implemented in humanitarian contexts and to conduct a desk-based review of nine countries. Evaluators took field trips to three of those countries, where they conducted key informant interviews and group interviews and visited schools and other sites where education programmes are offered.