Seven projects completed since 2021

This study mapped children’s home languages across Balochistan, analyzed teaching practices, and evaluated Teaching and Learning Materials (TLM) concerning the Language of Instruction (LoI). The findings informed an evidence-based School Language Policy to enhance learning outcomes.

Objectives included: (i) mapping languages spoken at home and their integration as instructional languages or subjects, (ii) analyzing the linguistic context and proficiency of teachers and students, and (iii) identifying practical components for policy formulation. The study, executed under a Joint Project Contract between JPC and SOCIETY, employed quantitative and qualitative tools to produce actionable insights for policy development.

JPC won a RISE research grant on 14th December, 2021 as a Small Grant to Pilot the RISE Education Systems Diagnostic under the Building State Capability Center for International Development of Harvard University. The RISE Research programme seeks to understand how systems of education can overcome the learning crisis in developing countries. Among an extremely competitive pool, our research proposal and research team stood out as exceptionally strong.

This study assessed whether decentralized public management of education has resulted in improvements in school education planning and management, implementation, monitoring, financing, transparency and governance in Balochistan. The findings are useful for policy-makers, practitioners and designers of public sector reforms.

Alongside secondary data covering both pre- and post-18th Amendment periods, the project conducted KIIs and FGDs for a qualitative assessment of accountability failure in the education system in Balochistan.

The Border Crossing Point (BCP) prioritization scorecards assigned weights to the parameters required for making a border crossing viable: the state of connectivity of each crossing, existence of population on both sides, access to basic public services and utilities, potential for trade, and distance from the nearest border crossing point. The scorecards helped prioritize the relatively viable and mature crossing points.

Trainings were organized under the European Union funded project “International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s SMEs (ILES)”, implemented by WWF-Pakistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO). ILES aims to improve environmental sustainability and livelihoods in Pakistan by supporting sustainable economic growth and development.