Assessment of the Initiatives by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in Raichur district, Karnataka

UNICEF’s Education Programme supports the SSA to ensure that all children complete primary schooland has been focusing on providing support and advocacy for the development of an effective qualityeducation package. The UNICEF office in Hyderabad, which also oversees its programmes beingimplemented in Karnataka, expressed an interest to support a similar assessment exercise in the districtof Raichur, where it has been endeavoring to carry out various programmes related to quality educationfor all children, especially girls.

The study included feedback from not just the beneficiaries (Students and Parents) but also fromService Providers (Teachers, Head Teachers and Public officials) and other stake holders (SDMC and CACmembers). Case study research was also a part of the study methodology. The findings from the studywere published in 2009.