Conflict Trend Analysis

Project Description

Client

Department for International Development

Start Date

2012-04-17

End Date

2012-08-31

Value

USD 26K

Pakistan

Country

The objective of the conflict trend analysis was to estimate the trends of conflict and its impact on the education service delivery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the specific focus on the following 10 districts:

Hangu, Shangla, Charsadda, Tank, Kohistan, DI Khan, Bannu, Swat, Lakki Marwat, Buner

The study was forward-looking in nature, in the sense that historic event was to be recorded but its impact on the future was the key objective. In-depth information about the ongoing situation and recommendations to improve the education level and status were provided through this study.

Name of Senior Staff

Syed Sardar Ali (Assignment Manager)
Mudabbir Haneef (Assignment Coordinator)
Dr. Zafar Iqbal (Assignment Advisor)
Zulfiqar-ul-Mulk (Team Leader/Quantitative Researcher)

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Detailed Description of the Actual Services

The services provided were both primary and secondary research including desk review, focus group discussions, community-level dialogues, and consultative meetings with GoKP. Key services provided by the APEX includes:

Research tools development and translation.
Training of field enumerators.
Data collection from 50 schools of 10 districts of KP.
FGD’s conducted one in each district, comprised of teachers, students, parents, clergies, local civil societies, community notables, and government officials.
Meetings with relevant government officials, representatives of the education department, P&D, Home, PDMA, PCNA secretariat (P&D), police, and politicians (district and provincial).
Provision of technical services for data entry and data analysis services to be performed at the central level as well as review and disaggregation/relay of secondary information.
A comprehensive report and presentation.

Project Description