Established in 2004, the Association for the Development of Pakistan (ADP) is a volunteer-driven, engaged philanthropy organization that funds high impact development initiatives run by promising non-profits in Pakistan. ADP’s vision is to promote an engaged society that transforms lives by working with non-profits delivering strong results.

1. ASSOCIATION FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF
PAKISTAN
ADP’S
EDUCATION STRATEGY
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2. Introduction to ADP
ADP’s vision is to promote an engaged society that transforms lives
by working with non-profits delivering strong results.
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3. The Big Picture
Educational Landscape at a Glance
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4. The Big Picture - Enrollment
• Almost 1/3 of Pakistan’s children are out of school
• Nonprofits educate only ~3% of the country’s children
Source: ADP estimates
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5. The Big Picture - Quality
• Learning levels are poor across the board
• On average private schools perform ~30% better than government schools
Source: ASER
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6. The Big Picture - Cost
• Pakistan cannot educate its children if it costs more than Rs 1,000/month to educate a child
Average
Private
School
(~ Rs. 400)
•Govt
•TCF
•DIL
•CARE
(~Rs. 1k)
Note: Assumes 54M children come from families that cannot afford to pay more than Rs. 250/mth
•Beaconhouse
•City School
(Rs. 6k+)
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7. Smart Giving
ADP’s Education Strategy
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8. ADP’s Approach: Smart Giving
Private Sector
Public Sector
Educate Society
Evaluate private sector players and create
awareness around the strengths and weaknesses of
various models.
Strengthen Promising Players
• Rigorously select and partner with the most
promising, smaller non-profits to help them scale,
both through financial and non-financial
assistance.
Create informed citizens who understand the need
to reform the public education system and the
actions required to achieve it.
• Make resources available to any school operator
(non-profit or for-profit) looking to improve their
operations; including lesson plans, teacher
training resources, assessment tools and other
best practices.
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9. ADP’s Approach: Smart Giving
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We look for institutions providing quality education at a reasonable cost and with the potential to scale
Key Criteria
Teaching
Approach
 Teacher qualifications
 Teacher and student attendance
 Student / teacher ratios
 Development, training and support
Outcomes
 English reading and comprehension
 Urdu reading and comprehension
 Math skills
 Dropout and secondary enrollment rates
Facilities
 State of building & classrooms
 Washrooms
 Playground
 Facilities (staffroom, furniture etc.)
Community
 Parental needs & attitudes
 Parent and community involvement
Cost
 Operating Expenses
 Capital Expenses
 Funding sources
 % of students on scholarships
Initial Evaluation
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Data collection
Management discussions
Parent interviews
Student assessment
Site visit
References
Monitoring
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Quarterly reports
Site visits
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10. ADP’s Approach: Smart Giving
Non-financial Resources
Areas of Support
ADP’s Approach
Teacher Training
Develop partnerships with private and public training programs in order to make linkages between NGOs and the
most suitable training offering
Lesson Plans
Review lesson plans used by the Punjab Education Reform, TCF, DIL and other leading organizations to extract
material and develop user friendly lesson plans for partner schools
Student Assessment
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Management Systems
Evaluate standardized assessment resources from larger public and private institutions to recommend tools
for NGO partners
ASER assessment tools to be used to compare basic learning outcomes against district, provincial and
national survey data
Goal is to help the organization, ADP and donors evaluate learning outcomes in a comprehensive and
comparable manner
Evaluate school processes and impart best practices on school administration and financial management
underlying systems
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11. ADP’s Approach: Smart Giving
Linkages
Areas of Support
ADP’s Approach
Public Funding
Generate awareness of programs run by the government (e.g. voucher scheme, NSP, FAS). Schools should be
aware of the criteria and process of availing these services. ADP will also play an active role in linking partner schools
with the PEF schemes
Library Services
Bright Star Mobile Library provides mobile learning facilities to low-income schools across Islamabad. Partner schools
like PKSS can benefit immensely from such sources.
Infrastructure
Organizations like Buksh Foundation provide electricity to un-electrified areas across Pakistan. Government funds are
also used to ensure that clean water and latrines are available in all public schools. Similarly NGOs provide vaccinations
and other health facilities for free across Pakistan. ADP has a role to play in identifying organizations and linking them
with partner schools to improve overall learning environments.
Vocational Training
While ADP is not investing resources in vocational training, it can help organizations network with those providing such
facilities in order to assist students as they make the transition to the professional world
Technology
Connecting schools with IT services and digital learning. For example, The Reading Room targets low income school
going children across Karachi and uses interactive digital resources to teach them Mathematics, Science and English.
Khan Academy is another source.
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12. ADP’s Approach: Smart Giving
Knowledge Sharing
Goals
Examples
 Dissemination of best practices
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 Opens community space and holistic dialogue as organizations
network
 Identifies scalable and impactful projects, thereby streamlining
funding into the most fruitful initiatives
 Knowledge transfer minimizes waste of resources as NGOs do not
have to do work from scratch
Learnings from ADP funded projects as well as others are shared
Comparative ROIs for various institutions are shared
Best non-profits that ADP identifies are marketed
Pros and cons of various intervention models are made available
Awareness is created about macro issues in the education sector
User friendly online tools are available to donors and
organizations to compare different models and understand best
practices to help determine areas of intervention and their role in
philanthropy
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13. From the Field
Valuable Partnerships & Impact Stories
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14. Impact
• Over $155,000
(PKR 16+ million) invested in education
• ADP funding has helped build and expand 10 schools across Pakistan
• ADP donations have established 5 computer, science and electronic labs
• The money invested is impacting over 4,000 students annually and generations to come
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15. Superior Learning Outcomes
Bunyad
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16. Superior Learning Outcomes
MHSF
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17. Diverse Models
ADP is working to identify the most promising solutions for different segments of need.
Low Cost Private Schools (LCPS): These schools often deliver better quality education than government schools at a lower cost (< Rs. 500 per
month). ADP partners like Bunyad Literacy Community Council (BLCC) and Amir Public School (APS) fall in this category.
Higher cost, higher quality schools: Schools like those in the MHSF network charge relatively higher tuition fees (approximately Rs. 1,000-1,500)
but on average perform better than lower cost public and private options. All teachers hold B.A degrees and receive one full year of teacher training.
This is often a good model to deliver high quality education to the lower middle classes.
Informal schools: Informal schools can be a good solution for nomadic populations such as those residing in katchi abadis (slums). In 2012, ADP
funded the Pehli Kiran School System (PKSS), its first informal schooling partner.
Public-private partnerships: We are evaluating models for private sector collaboration that can deliver better returns on the government’s
education spending. This ranges from models where the government provides funding to a private school (e.g. through the Punjab Education
Foundation) to organizations like PEN, that provide additional services and staff at government schools to improve their quality.
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18. Growth Capital
In 2012, ADP funded CGI roofs, tiled floors and
storage sheds for 1,000 ‘katchi abadi’ or slum
children studying at the Pehli Kiran School System
(PKSS) in Islamabad.
The target community is nomadic and of both, Afghan and
Punjabi descent. The original structures of the school
consisted of bamboo and canvas sheets, which would fail to
keep out rainwater, strong winds and termite attacks. The
result was low attendance and enrollment and increased
health problems. ADP funding is providing the students and
teachers with a safe environment that encourages learning
and creates a secure, adequate space for library books and
teaching resources. The infrastructure has been carefully
selected and is mobile in nature so that it can be relocated as
per the community’s needs at minimum damage and cost,
providing the children a long-term education plan.
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19. Growth Capital
In 2012, ADP funded SOS Rural Support Program
to construct add 5 classrooms to its school in
Kasur.
Before ADP’s intervention, the school was catering to a
hundred students over its capacity. Being the only girls
school in the area, more and more female students were
being turned away, resorting instead to child labour and early
marriages. The expansion has allowed SOS to enroll an
additional 150 students in this year alone! These previously
“out-of-school” children are now being educated at a school
which offers the same quality of education as elite private
schools like Educators and DPS, but at far more affordable
rates.
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20. Growth Capital
In 2011 and 2013, ADP funded M H Sufi Foundation (MHSF) to build 24 classrooms, an office and a washroom at two schools.
The donations are supporting primary and secondary education for over 700 students in District Hafizabad. With learning outcomes, teacher
qualifications and attendance rates well ahead of public and private schools in the area, MHSF schools are providing the only opportunity for high
quality education to a rural population that is unable to afford the expensive alternatives.
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21. Growth Capital
In 2013, ADP funded Bunyad-e-Fatimah School,
run by Bunyad Literacy Community Council
(BLCC) for the construction of 3 new
classrooms, 2 latrines, a boundary wall,
electricity wiring, a motor and hand pump and
the furniture.
141 students are benefitting from the investment. The
school is expanding from primary to secondary level and
serves as the only girls secondary school in the area. Until
now most girls have been forced to drop out after class 5,
often ending up working or marrying young. The lack of
clean drinking water and electricity has also created
serious health problems for the students and teachers.
ADP funding is changing that.
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22. Current Partners
The JAQ Trust operates non-formal community based
schools under the Pehli Kiran Schools (PKSS) brand and offers
educational scholarships to support continuing education of
students in the formal secondary school system.
The Amir Public School, operated by Nia Ujala, has
been running for the last thirty years and all education
related facilities are provided free of cost to the children.
Special emphasis is given to girls education, which is
often sidelined in the area.
Founded in 1996
Location: Islamabad
# of students: 1,307
Cost/Student: Rs. 252/month
Founded in 1980
Location: Gujrawala District, Punjab
# of students: 230
Cost/Student: Rs. 432/month
The M.H Sufi Foundation runs twelve high quality schools
in Hafizabad, a rural district in Punjab. School fees are set at
the actual cost incurred by the foundation, thus creating a
sustainable and scalable model for educating the lower middle
class.
Founded in 1994
Location: Hafizabad District, Punjab
# of students: 4,400
Cost/Student: Rs. 1,473/month
The SOS Rural Support Program emphasizes Education, Livelihood
Enhancement and Protection, Human and Institutional Development,
Physical Infrastructure and Social Mobilization. It has set up some of the only
girls schools in Kasur, increasing female enrolment by a substantial amount.
Founded in 1990
Location: Kasur, Punjab
# of students: 2,650
Cost/Student: Rs. 455/month
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23. Key Observations
Our diligence has highlighted critical areas that need to be addressed when supporting an education program. These include:
Community mobilization & participation: It is essential that communities are involved and take ownership in one way or the other
for a project to be successful. This has proven to be specially important in the case of female education and lowering drop out rates.
Student assessment must look beyond board & matric exam results: ADP has partnered with the Annual Status of Education
Report team (ASER) and is using their tested student assessment tools to gauge the quality of education in partner schools.
Non-financial support: It is important to go beyond traditional funding and extend non-financial support to our partners. This
includes educating them about best practices and offering resources such as teacher training programs, linkages with public funding
sources, lesson plans and student assessment tools to bring an overall improvement in the education they deliver.
The cost of education will determine how many get educated: ADP research has shown that one third of Pakistan’s children are
out of school and in order to deliver education to each of them, school operating costs need to be reasonable.
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24. Thank you
@developpakistan
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