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New · launching under the Strategic PlanHow We Measure (MEL)
How SIA measures its results: four levels, one source of truth, and a definition, a source and a date for every figure.
MEL stands for monitoring, evaluation and learning. Monitoring is counting what happens, evaluation is checking whether it made a difference, and learning is changing what we do because of it.
SIA measures results at four levels: Learning, Enterprise, Capital & ecosystem, and Systems. Every headline figure is stored once, with a value, a definition, a source and an “as of” date, and updated quarterly. The dashboard, reports and proposals all use the same number.
Where a figure does not yet have an agreed definition, it is not published until it does.
- Levels
- 4
- Updated
- Every quarter
See the figures
The Live Impact Dashboard shows every headline figure with its definition, source and date.
The four levels
From a classroom to the system
Each level asks a harder question than the one before. Together they show whether SIA’s work changes lives, businesses and the rules they live by.
Learning
Did people learn? Course completion, skill gain, and behaviour change six months later.
Enterprise
Did businesses last and grow? Survival, revenue growth and jobs supported.
Capital & ecosystem
Did money and markets follow? Capital mobilised, SENPak members and export revenue.
Systems
Did the system change? Policies influenced and replications of the SIA Method.
Indicators
What we count at each level
| Indicator · Learning | Latest | 2031 target |
|---|---|---|
| Microentrepreneurs trained | 3,500+ | 15,000 |
| Youth reached by province-wide entrepreneurship programme | 13,800 | — |
| Completion and skill gain at 6 months | Reported from Year 1 | — |
| Indicator · Enterprise | Latest | 2031 target |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprises incubated | 100+ | 1,000 |
| Share of enterprises that are women-led | Baseline being measured | 60% |
| Survival, revenue growth and jobs | Reported from Year 1 | — |
| Indicator · Capital & ecosystem | Latest | 2031 target |
|---|---|---|
| Seed funding awarded | PKR 1.5M+ | PKR 500M mobilised |
| WEDP grants administered for partners | PKR 20M (definition pending) | — |
| SENPak members | Network launched Apr 2026 | 1,500 |
| Export revenue through Bridge Pakistan | From launch | — |
| Indicator · Systems | Latest | 2031 target |
|---|---|---|
| Incubation hubs | 2 | 8 |
| Policies influenced | Reported from Year 1 | — |
| Replications of the SIA Method | Reported from Year 1 | — |
A worked example
What a definition looks like
Take “People reached”. SIA’s definition is: people who took part in at least one SIA programme or event, since founding.
Every figure on the dashboard has a definition like this, written in plain language, with its source and the date it was last updated. If you use an SIA figure in a proposal or an article, use the definition with it.
Every figure carries
- Value
- The number itself
- Definition
- What exactly is counted
- Source
- Where the number comes from
- As of
- When it was last updated
From the field to the dashboard
How a figure is made
CONFIRM: the data sources and checks used for each programme.
- 1CollectProgramme teams record who took part and what happened
- 2CheckFigures are checked against their definitions
- 3Store onceOne source of truth for every figure
- 4PublishDashboard, reports and proposals update together
- 5EvaluateIndependent mid-term and end-line evaluations
FAQ
Questions about how we measure
How often are the figures updated?
Every quarter. Each figure shows its “as of” date.
Can I see figures by district, gender or programme?
Breakdowns by year, pillar, district, gender, funder and programme switch on when the MEL database is connected, in Phase 2. Until then every figure is a published total.
Who checks SIA’s figures?
SIA plans independent mid-term and end-line evaluations of the Strategic Plan, and publishes audited accounts. See Reports & evaluations.
I am a partner. Can I get the data for my programme?
Yes. Ask the team, and the figures for your programme will come with the same definitions.
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