This evaluation of CARE International’s Adolescent Girls Education in Somalia (AGES) programme concludes a four-and-a-half-year effort to track the programme’s impact on various cohorts of girl learners. The evaluation is preceded by three previous evaluations: a baseline (BL) round in late 2019, a Midline 1 (ML1) round in early 2022, and a Midline 2 (ML2) round in early 2023.
Three key outcomes for girls are measured through this study:
- Learning outcomes, as measured by numeracy and literacy skills
- Transitions outcomes, measured by girls’ trajectories since first surveyed, such as whether a girl has progressed in grade levels, or secured gainful employment after their participation in the AGES programme
- Sustainable change emerging from shifts in social norms at the community and individual level, as well as strengthened institutional capacities to support inclusive education