The purpose and objectives of this evaluation were as follows:
- To examine the extent to which the Pakistan Earthquake Operation has and is achieving its goal, objectives and expected results.
- To assess key achievements, challenges and areas of success, as well as areas for improvement within the operation and make recommendations to replicate or improve and inform future programming.
- To identify lessons learned and good practices for sharing.
The evaluation focused on the overall earthquake operation to date from the initial rapid response stage to the present recovery and reconstruction phase, undertaken in North West Frontier Province and Azad Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan, during the last two weeks of November 2008