This evaluation analyses Switzerland's cooperation with Pakistan as defined in the Cooperation Strategy (CS) Pakistan 2010 - 2014. The evaluation was carried out in February/March 2015 by a team constituted of one external consultant and two peers of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The main objectives of the cooperation strategy evaluation are to assess the relevance and coherence of the Swiss development cooperation with regard to national development priorities and the Parliamentary Message on Switzerland’s International Cooperation. Furthermore, the evaluation judges the future of the Pakistan Hindu Kush programme.
The evaluation focused on four Evaluation Areas (EA): EA1 Context analysis, EA2 Relevance and appropriateness of program portfolio, EA3 Implementation of the CS and its portfolio, and EA4 Results of the CS in relation to the results at the country level.