The Education Outcomes Fund’s Post

We are excited to be co-chairing this learning group with the Education Finance Network. The first three sessions of the learning group focused on outcomes-based finance for education.   Members of this learning group have shared their learnings from using OBF in education and collectively reflected on common challenges. As EOF, we have learned tremendously from these conversations.    We look forward to sharing more insights from these sessions soon!

We are hiring! EOF is growing with three new roles being advertised in our team - Evaluation Manager, Program Manager, and Program Associate. If you're ready to take on a fulfilling and rewarding role where you can make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you! Application Deadline: 19th May, 2024 Visit our website to learn more about the roles and the application process: https://lnkd.in/d2G2MbU

This April the Amplifying Learning Opportunities #ALO recommendation is an offering from the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) hosting a Masterclass Series in Systems Thinking (April 23 - May 2). This free series includes a deep dive into an array of #systemsthinking methodologies and tools for #earlychildhooddevelopment.  Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/enhTE6Yc   The series will bring together 20+ systems thinking and ECD experts in 90-minute live and interactive virtual sessions across seven topics. You can earn a participation certificate by meeting specific requirements.

🌟 Exciting News Alert! 🌟 We're thrilled to witness the rapid expansion of the coalition spearheaded by the Government of Sierra Leone, dedicated to expanding quality early childhood education. This momentum has received a boost with recent pledges of support from partners like The LEGO Foundation, the European Union, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Together, we're on the brink of launching an outcomes fund that embodies the Government's commitment to education and delivering holistic development for up to 50,000 children aged 3-5 in the country. Our collective efforts aim to elevate this initiative further, harnessing the power of outcomes-based financing to empower young minds and unlock their fullest potential in Sierra Leone. 🚀📚 #EducationForAll #SierraLeone #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment

Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce that our Chief Programs Officer, Miléna Castellnou Castellnou, will be attending the Outcomes Finance Alliance (OFA) 2024 summit in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 18-19. During this session, Milena will be joined by distinguished speakers including Hajia Nana Fatima High from Ghana and Isabela Echeverry from IDB Colombia and contribute her profound insights on outcomes funds and their role in driving impactful collaborations. This summit presents a fantastic opportunity for networking, knowledge sharing, and fostering collaborations that drive development impact. We are excited for Milena to represent EOF and share her expertise and insights with the global community at OFA 2024. Stay tuned for updates from the summit as Milena brings back valuable learnings and experiences to our team! #OutcomesFinance #ImpactInvesting #OFA2024 #DevelopmentImpact #EOF

Dr Amel Karboul CEO of The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), Selected for 2024 Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center Residency Program The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) is proud to announce that its co-founder and CEO, Dr. Amel Karboul, has been chosen to join the prestigious 2024 Bellagio Center Residency Program in Bellagio, Italy. For over six decades, The Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center has been a haven for exceptional individuals across diverse fields, providing them with four weeks of concentrated time to advance groundbreaking initiatives and collaboratively craft innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges of our era. Notably, 100 alumni of the program have been honoured with Nobel Prizes, and 40 have been recognised as MacArthur Foundation's 'Genius' winners. Past luminaries include visionaries such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Maya Angelou, and Dikgang Moseneke, as well as contemporary trailblazers like Nikole Hannah-Jones, Akin Omotoso, and Ilwad Elman. The Bellagio Center has historically played a pivotal role in spearheading transformative initiatives like the Green Revolution and ensuring the provision of essential HIV drugs to the Global South. Dr. Amel Karboul is the founder of The Education Outcomes Fund, a groundbreaking UN-hosted trust fund committed to elevating the educational and employment prospects of 10 million children and youth currently living in poverty. The model promoted by EOF brings together governments, the private sector and civil society through a new public-private partnership based on an impact-driven mindset, the identification of best-in-class solutions and innovation to create systems change and scale the learning gains for children and youth. Save the Children International reflects on their partnership in Sierra Leone: "... we've been compelled to think differently, challenge our own assumptions, and invest in understanding outcome-level data like never before." Having launched last year in Ghana and Sierra Leone, the two largest Outcomes Funds in Education globally, EOF are excited to expand their work in other countries such as Rwanda, South Africa, and Tunisia this year. Karboul with an illustrious career spanning more than 25 years across entrepreneurial, corporate, political, and non-profit spheres is highly regarded in the industry for her innovative approach to problem solving and throughout her career has been known for her dynamic presence, innovative thinking, and ability to clearly navigate complex landscapes. Notably, she made history as Tunisia's first female Minister of Tourism, as well as exercising extensive leadership roles at The Maghreb Economic Forum, Mercedes-Benz, and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). For Karboul, this invitation acknowledges her unwavering dedication to catalyzing transformative change on a global scale. https://lnkd.in/dAJsM5ty  

During this International Women's month, EOF is proud to reaffirm its dedication to enhancing girls' education, particularly in underserved areas. The Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge is at the heart of our efforts, offering a 20% premium on outcome-based payments for boosting girls' educational outcomes. We're thrilled to share that Year 1 results indicate significant strides in girls' numeracy skills over boys, including a remarkable 6% increase in girls meeting minimum Maths competencies within just a year. This means an additional 6% of girls can now perform basic arithmetic operations and translate simple verbal statements into mathematical problems, thanks to our initiative. Inspired by these outcomes, we're more committed than ever to narrowing the gender gap in education and collaborating with our partners on innovative solutions to empower girls further. #EducationOutcomes #InternationalWomensDay

Join the Education Outcomes Fund!   Are you ready to drive meaningful change in global education? The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) is seeking passionate individuals to join our team and make a difference in the lives of learners worldwide. Check out our exciting opportunities below:   ---   As EOF continues to expand, we are seeking an outstanding 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 to play a leading role in developing our rapidly growing pipeline of programs.    Application deadline: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟭 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d2G2MbU   ---   We are hiring a 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 (𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴) to support the development of a comprehensive, technical Results-Based Financing (RBF) onboarding program, and to support EOF with codifying and documenting our approach to RBF and outcomes funds. Application deadline: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dVmzv87q #EducationOutcomes #JobOpportunity #GlobalImpact

Exciting news! Our Chief Operating Officer, Max McCabe, will be representing EOF at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 68th Annual Conference! On March 10th, he'll be part of a panel discussing "Measuring education outcomes for outcomes funds: A balancing act across technical, systematic and programmatic considerations". He will be joined on the panel by Emily Gustafsson-Wright from The Brookings Institution and Jaqueline F. Natal, MSc from Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN).   Max will share experiences and insights of EOF in co-designing and implementing outcome funds supporting learning for 100,000 children across Sierra Leone and Ghana, and our upcoming funds focused on early childhood education.    Join us for an engaging discussion, and please get in touch if you'll be at CIES too.   #CIES2024 #Education #SocialChange #EduOutcomesFund

Book your spot now – Side Event at Eastern Africa Regional Early Childhood Conference!     We warmly invite you to join us for the Innovative Financing Initiatives for Early Childhood in Eastern Africa session. We will be hosting this two-hour session with Kumwe Hub  Kaizenvest and Global Schools Forum in Dar es Salaam to engage diverse actors involved in the design and launch of different models in the region. You will get an opportunity to hear from the Early Childhood Outcomes Fund (Rwanda); CATALYZE EduFinance Fund (Rwanda) and the Finance for Education Fund (Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda) about these models that could be scaled out and up in other countries. This session will be moderated by Charlie Habershon of Dalberg Advisors.   Sign up is required and spots are filling up:  Date: 12th March 2024  Venue: Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) / Ngorongoro Hall  Time: 16:30 - 18:30   Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dDejmywU   #ECDConference2024 #EasternAfricaRegionalConference #InvestingInEarlyYears   #Dar2024 #innovativefinance #ECD #ECDfinancing