Scaling Up Corporate Social Investments for Education

Mon, 06/11/2012

Gap P.A.C.E.A new report from the Brookings Institution holds up ICRW’s continuing evaluation role in Gap Inc.’s P.A.C.E. program as an important ingredient for its successful expansion. Scaling Up Corporate Social Investments in Education examines private sector efforts to further education in developing countries and outlines five effective strategies to guide future business engagement. Among the principles is the need to measure the impact of corporate social investments in order to scale up successful programs. Gap Inc.’s Personal Advancement and Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E.) program, which ICRW helped develop and evaluate, educates female garment worker with life and technical skills to help them advance personally and professionally.

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