Ethiopia: Evaluation Scope of Work for the READ Project

This Scope of Work was designed to provide the monitoring and evaluation function to the READ project, a G2G literacy project in Ethiopia. READ aims to increase national reading achievement of Ethiopian children and has three components: 1) Technical Assistance (TA) which will focus on learning and teaching materials development, curriculum revisions, and teacher training, 2) Institutional Improvement (II) provision of grants to the Ministry of Education and the Regional State Education Bureaus to conduct in-service teacher training and establish regional reading faculties at teacher colleges, and 3) Community Outreach (CO) to mobilize communities to promote reading at schools and in the communities. The READ Monitoring and Evaluation project will run concurrently to track progress and assess achievements in early grade reading as a result of the implementation of the three technical components.

Under the leadership of the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment’s (E3) Education Office, the G2G Education Toolkit has been developed to provide this support. The Toolkit includes a literature review; an analysis of lessons learned and best practice; an analytic framework and roadmap; operational tools; and case studies. Additionally, sample G2G operational documents from Missions currently undertaking government-to-government activities are available to guide field staff.