CONFLICT, STABILIZATION & RECOVERY
Pakistan: Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Programme (SEED)
Development Executives is a key local subcontractor on the seven year SEED programme. The programme is geared towards supporting provincial economic development and sustainable energy in Pakistan. It will support the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), to plan and finance the infrastructure and investment it needs for growth, jobs and prosperity. The programme will also address Pakistan’s energy crisis by providing innovative financial solutions to industry for the adoption of sustainable energy practices. (DFID, 2020 – 2025)
UK: DFID International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Agreement (IMDP)
Development Executives is a supplier for IMDP Framework Agreement which provides DFID to access advice and expertise in a cost efficient and effective manner across 11 thematic areas. Development Executives will provide support across multiple IMDP lots which include: Conflict & Governance; Education; Infrastructure; Livelihoods; Social Development; and, Research. (DFID, 2019 – 2021)
Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Sector Programme (KESP) Performance and Process Evaluation
Development Executives is part of a consortia that has been retained by DFID to provide performance and process evaluation support to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Sector Program (KESP). The objective of this program is to assess the effectiveness of KESP and its contribution (financial and technical) to the final outcome (more children in school, staying longer and learning more). The project is also geared towards assessing whether specific strategies and approaches supporting outputs leading to outcomes have had (or are likely to have) the impact intended, as well as providing timely analysis around DFID’s contribution to the programme, as well as the role of technical assistance. (DFID, 2017 – 2021)
UK: DFID’s Global Evaluation Framework Agreement (GEFA)
Development Executives was a strategic partner supporting QED Group on the GEFA Framework Agreement. Under the GEFA framework, QED has won the opportunity to undertake a wide range of evaluations for DFID, globally. As one of QED’s key strategic local partners, Development Executives was called on to deliver technical and/or country/regional expertise for specific task orders or call-downs. (DFID, 2017 – 2019)
Iraq: Toolkit For Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation of Stabilization Activities
Development Executives’ founding member was retained to develop a toolkit to guide assessment, monitoring and evaluation of USAID/Iraq’s stabilization activities. Stabilization includes all projects designed to attract back internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their original place of residence prior to being displaced as well those projects that will encourage them to stay (exclusive of demining and security). The toolkit covers all important factors and facets of developing and implementing a robust monitoring and evaluation program. The toolkit also provides information and analysis on best practices as well as recommendations for technological innovation that can be leveraged to increase the Mission’s effectiveness towards developing, managing and implementing stabilization activities. (USAID, 2017)
Pakistan: FATA Economic Stabilization Program (FESP)
FESP was a four-year, $50 million project to create jobs and improve economic opportunity in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The program was designed to help farmers to move beyond food insecure subsistence and support non-farm entrepreneurs, and do so in ways that: improve their livelihood; increase returns from investments in infrastructure that the US Government had made in FATA; and, contribute to further stabilization of FATA by building viable economic alternatives to militancy. The program was meant to serve as a bridge between short-term stabilization activities and longer-term more sustainable development. Development Executives was tasked with leading implementation of Component 2 of the program which focused on non-agricultural activities, such as: strengthening and establishing micro and small enterprises; strengthening supply chains between business operators in the tribal areas and those in the settled areas markets; rehabilitating market infrastructure; and, developing local business and trade associations. (USAID, 2014 – 2016)
Pakistan: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Investment Plan Study (FIPS)
Development Executives was retained to develop a broad-based investment plan for FATA. The need for developing FIPS stems from the idea that it is timely to undertake a stock take of progress realized through an economic growth lens and to provide stakeholders with a road map of investment options available for increasing economic activity across FATA. The investment plan is being built upon in-depth analysis and assessment of key economic sectors (such as, agribusiness, livestock and dairy, fisheries, forests, trade, minerals, education and health) where growth can be realized. These investment plans will double as both as a strategic planning tool as well as a guiding instrument for stakeholder’s activities in FATA. Moreover, information provided in these plans will enable public and private sector stakeholders and donors to utilize and allocate resources more effectively for broad-based economic development of FATA. (USAID, 2013 – 2014)
Pakistan: South Waziristan Agency Development Plan (SWA ADP)
Development Executives was contracted by USAID to develop the SWA ADP. The SWA ADP assignment was designed to provide government and donors with a viable set of investment options for enhancing the socio-economic circumstance across the tribal agency. Developing the ADP involved conducting in-depth assessments and analysis for five key sectors: water; agriculture; trade; minerals; and, power. Then, based upon sector-specific assessments, the Development Executives team: developed fully costed medium-term agency recommendations/action plans; highlighted investment opportunities that could catalyze economic growth; and, outlined opportunities for establishing viable public-private-partnerships. (USAID, 2012 – 2013)
Iraq: Mid-Term Evaluation of Financial Development Program (FDP)
Development Executives’ core team member served as Team Leader for conducting a Mid-Term Evaluation of the FDP. The key objectives of this $52 million program were to: expand private sector financial intermediation by enhancing advocacy capacity of the private financial sector; improve soundness of the private financial sector through institution building and targeted reforms (e.g., establishing credit bureau, introducing retail payment systems, etc.); and, improve quality and availability of finance and business education. (USAID, 2012)
Pakistan: Mid-Term Evaluation of Federally Administered Tribal Areas Development Program – Livelihood Development (FDP-LD)
Development Executives was retained by USAID to assess performance of one of its largest livelihoods development programs geared towards development of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The evaluation: assessed FDP-LD’s progress in relation to its goals, objectives, activities and indicators; analyzed and evaluated long term, sustainable impact of FDP-LD’s investments and interventions; captured FDP-LD’s success or failure in adopting viable programmatic approaches and interventions; and, informed USAID on ways to improve future assistance to Pakistan. (USAID, 2011)
Pakistan: Bajaur and Mohmand Agency Development Plans (ADP)
Development Executives’ core team member served as Team Leader for developing ADPs, or investment plans, for conflict prone tribal agencies within the tribal area of Pakistan. Main focus of these ADPs was to develop detailed assessments and value chain analysis to highlight opportunities for interventions and investments that would spur sustainable socio-economic development across two tribal agencies of Bajaur and Mohmand. The ADPs focused on five key sectors, namely: water; agriculture; trade; minerals; and, power. (USAID, 2010)
Pakistan: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Capacity Building Program (FATA CBP)
Development Executives’ core team member was retained by USAID’s FATA Capacity Building Program to develop and implement high profile industrial development initiatives across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. This involved: developing an institutional framework for investment promotion; advising on establishment of special economic zones; conducting consultative workshops to secure buy-in of key stakeholders; designing and implementing a range of donor funded technical assistance programs; and, enhancing capacity of both the public as well as the private sector. (USAID, 2008 – 2010)
Pakistan: Assessment of Afghanistan/Pakistan (Af/Pak) Cross Border Area
Development Executives’ core team member was retained by DFID to develop an assessment for the Af/Pak cross border region by summarizing available evidence and developing in-depth analysis of key economic sectors (such as, agriculture, trade, minerals, etc.). This assessment provided a better understanding of how the local population is linked to the region’s economy and shed light on their access to cross border livelihoods opportunities. The assessment also provided an analysis of existing market conditions and included information on key traded goods, income levels, job creation, labor market, barriers to trade, etc. (DFID, 2009)
Afghanistan: Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Afghanistan
Development Executives’ core team member worked with AKF as a Regional Programme Manager in Afghanistan. AKF was one of Afghanistan’s biggest NGO that was implementing an integrated rural development programme in close collaboration with the government and the communities. The Regional Programme Manager was responsible for implementing a multidisciplinary programme that focused on community development, infrastructure development, natural resource management, rural education and enterprise development. (AKF Afghanistan, 2005 – 2007)
Pakistan: UNDP Lachi Poverty Reduction Project
Development Executives core team member worked with UNDP’s Lachi Poverty Reduction Project as a Programme Manager. This multi- sectoral initiative was geared towards improving the livelihoods of over 100,000 inhabitants of the Lachi area of Kohat district in NWFP. (UNDP/DFID, 2003 – 2005)
