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Innovating in Financing Education Report - Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development

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This report is the result of a collective work carried out by the Writing Committee commissioned
by the Task Force on Innovative Financing for Education created by the Leading Group on
Innovative Financing for Development in March 2010.

This report is the result of a collective work carried out by the Writing Committee commissioned by the Task Force on Innovative Financing for Education created by the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development in March 2010.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Publications
R4D Author(s): 
Nicholas Burnett
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconLeading Group Task Force on Education Report.pdf

Bernard van Leer Foundation

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The Bernard van Leer Foundation awarded R4D a grant to begin assessing the potential pipeline for an Early Learning Challenge in Kenya and Tanzania.

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http://www.bernardvanleer.org/

R4D receives Grant from Bernard van Leer Foundation

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27 December, 2011

The Bernard van Leer Foundation awarded R4D a grant to begin assessing the potential pipeline for an Early Learning Challenge in Kenya and Tanzania.

The R4D Education team, consisting currently of Managing Director Nicholas Burnett and Program Officer Shubha Jayaram, will investigate promising models for sustainable, accessible innovative early childhood service delivery, explore strategies to galvanize investment and develop an implementation plan which includes governance and management structures.

Connected Expert(s): 
Nicholas Burnett

Rockefeller Foundation Awards R4D Education Grant

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16 December, 2011

The Rockefeller Foundation awarded Results for Development Institute (R4D) a grant in support of research and convenings to identify and explore innovative secondary education for skills enhancement, and explore paths to scale up the most effective models in Africa and Asia.

Connected Expert(s): 
Nicholas Burnett
Funder: 
The Rockefeller Foundation

Designing Development Programs to Build Capacity: Emerging Experience from the Results for Development Institute

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 A country’s capacity to effectively implement policies and programs has long been recognized as crucial for its progress. This paper discusses shared program design elements for capacity building across R4D's portfolio that have shown promise so far and have been well received by the beneficiary countries and groups

A country’s capacity to effectively implement policies and programs has long been recognized as crucial for its progress. Inadequate capacity—for example, deficiencies in institutions and in the skills of their personnel—has left a long trail of disappointed expectations for faster reduction of poverty. Building stronger capacity has thus become a prominent priority in international development, as evidenced in such initiatives as the Paris Declaration for Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Publications
Year Published: 
2011
Main Contact: 
Aarthi Rao
R4D Author(s): 
Aarthi Rao
R4D Author(s): 
Amanda Folsom
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconDesigning Development Programs to Build Capacity.pdf

R4D providing leading voices on international support for Education

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9 December, 2011

In Salzburg, Austria, R4D Education Experts made several presentations for the Salzburg Global Seminar’s session on “Optimizing Talent: Closing Educational and Social Mobility Gaps Worldwide.”

Connected Expert(s): 
Birger Fredriksen
Connected Expert(s): 
Nicholas Burnett
Attached File(s): 
application/pdf iconBurnettJayaram_SalzburgGlobalSeminar.pdf
application/pdf iconRitzenSalzburgPaper.pdf
application/pdf iconFredriksenSalzburgPaper.pdf

Working Paper: Education Resource Mobilization

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In this R4D working paper entitled, "Education Resource Mobilization and Use in Developing Countries: Scope for Efficiency Gains through more Strategic Use of Education Aid," R4D expert Birger Fredriksen discusses options for enhancing the allocative efficiency of education aid by using it more strategically to increase its impact on national and global education outcomes.

In this R4D working paper, "Education Resource Mobilization and Use in Developing Countries: Scope for Efficiency Gains through more Strategic Use of Education Aid," R4D expert Birger Fredriksen discusses options for enhancing the allocative efficiency of education aid by using it more strategically to increase its impact on national and global education outcomes.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Working Papers
Year Published: 
2011
R4D Author(s): 
Birger Fredriksen
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconR4D Working Paper - Education Mobilization.pdf

R4D Principal Inder Sud authors "Reflections on Development."

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26 October, 2011

 Inder Sud, R4D Principal, submitted today's piece, "Reflections on Development." This is part of a series featuring commentary from R4D experts.

Inder Sud, R4D Principal, submitted today's piece, "Reflections on Development." This is part of a series featuring commentary from R4D experts. 

Connected Expert(s): 
Inder Sud

Working Paper: Education Resource Mobilization

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3 August, 2011

In a new R4D working paper entitled, "Education Resource Mobilization and Use in Developing Countries: Scope for Efficiency Gains through more Strategic Use of Education Aid," R4D expert Birger Fredriksen discusses options for enhancing the allocative efficiency of education aid by using it more strategically to increase its impact on national and global education outcomes.

In a new R4D working paper entitled, "Education Resource Mobilization and Use in Developing Countries: Scope for Efficiency Gains through more Strategic Use of Education Aid," R4D expert Birger Fredriksen discusses options for enhancing the allocative efficiency of education aid by using it more strategically to increase its impact on national and global education outcomes.

Connected Expert(s): 
Birger Fredriksen
Attached File(s): 
application/pdf iconR4D Working Paper - Education Mobilization.pdf

Expert Opinion: Education for All – Are We Getting There?

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24 March, 2011

Inder Sud, R4D Principal, submitted today's Expert Opinion piece on "Education for All: Are We Getting There?" This is part of a new series featuring commentary from R4D experts.

The recently released 2011 annual monitoring report on the Education for All (EFA) initiative released by UNESCO [1] contains the usual glass half full and half empty story.

Connected Expert(s): 
Inder Sud
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