WORLD BANK OPERATIONS E VA L UAT I O N D E PA R T M E N T The Next Ascent An Evaluation of the Aga Khan Rural Support Program, Pakistan http://www.worldbank.org/oed 2002 THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C. © 2002 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America First Printing September 2002 1 2 3 4 03 02 The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply on the part of the World Bank any judgment of the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this work is copyrighted. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or inclusion in any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the World Bank. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission promptly. For permission to photocopy or reprint, please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA, telephone 978-750-8400, fax 978-750-4470, www.copyright.com. All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher, World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA, fax 202-522-2422, e-mail
[email protected] Cover photo: Courtesy of the Aga Khan Foundation/Jean-Luc Ray. Picture taken in 2000 of members of the Sost Women’s Organization gathering fodder on land they were just beginning to cultivate in 1988. Although it turned out to have soil that was too poor for fruit trees (which they subsequently moved to better, sloping land), they continue to grow poplar and willow trees for fodder as well as alfalfa on this Women’s Organization common land. ISBN 0-8213-4979-1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for. Printed on Recycled Paper Contents v Acknowledgments vii Foreword, Prefacio, Avant-Propos xi Executive Summary, Resumen, Résumé Analytique xxix Abbreviations and Acronyms 1 1. Introduction 01 AKRSP Program Objectives 02 Methods 03 Findings of Previous Evaluations 5 2. Overall Program Assessment 05 07 08 13 17 19 Relevance Efficacy Efficiency Institutional Impact Sustainability 3. Community Organizations 19 Relevance 21 Efficacy 23 Efficiency 25 4. Programs 25 28 30 33