Evaluation of the Cairo Initiative Scholarship Program
The Cairo Initiative Scholarship Program (CISP) was established in November 2011. This project conforms to the development hypothesis that increased scholarship opportunities will result in an educated workforce that responds to the capacity needs of home institutions as identified in the human capacity and institutional development strategies of those institutions.
A mid-term evaluation was conducted to answer the following questions:
- To what extent is the CISP on track to achieving its capacity building objectives?
- What factors enabled or constrained implementation and its results?
- How effective is the program in selecting, placing, timing, and transparency? How can these processes be improved?
- What actions can be taken to improve women’s participation in the CISP?
- Based on the evaluation findings, what conclusions and actionable recommendations should be considered in phase II of the CISP design?