Themetic: Early Childhood Development and Education
Partner: Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
In 2018, Dubai Cares funded an impact evaluation to support the scale-up of Learning and Educational Achievement in Pakistan Schools, a youth-led early childhood education programme in rural Pakistan. Learning and Educational Achievement in Pakistan Schools empowers young female Community Youth Leaders to deliver high-quality preschool education, advancing both early childhood development and youth empowerment. This gender-sensitive model addresses gaps in access and quality by equipping young women to lead ECE classrooms in underserved areas.
The evaluation, which showed significant gains in children’s school readiness and improvements in the executive functioning and professional development of youth leaders, is helping scale Learning and Educational Achievement in Pakistan and informing its replication in Colombia. Through this investment, Dubai Cares is driving evidence-based, scalable solutions for early learning and youth development.