- Projects
- Innovative Financing for Education
- Introduction to IFE
- IFE Research Papers
- IFE Mechanisms
- IFE Case Studies
- Education Impact Bonds Database
- IFE News and Events
- IFE-2-Leave No One Behind
- Collective Learning Initiative: Outcomes-Based Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education
- IFE Executive Education
- Results-Based Financing Project
- IFE and Development: E-Learning Project
- Resource Library
COFER Innovative Financing for Education and Development: Case Studies and Multi-Media Material for E-Learning
COFER Innovative Financing for Education and Development: Case Studies and Multi-Media Material for E-Learning project
Starting in September 2018, NORRAG and a global network of six partner universities engaged on a two-years project to research and develop cutting-edge multimedia material for teaching and e-learning on innovative financing in education and development. The COFER Innovative Financing for Education and Development: Case Studies and Multi-Media Material for E-¬Learning project is partially funded by the swissuniversities Development and Cooperation Network (SUDAC) under the development of ‘Consortia for Education and Research (COFER)’. Additional funding and resources were provided by the Open Societies Foundation (OSF) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
The consortium is composed of the following partners: NORRAG, an associated programme of the Geneva Graduate Institute; University of Fribourg (Switzerland); Zurich University of Teacher Education (Switzerland); Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento in Buenos Aires (Argentina); Beijing Normal University (China); Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai (India) and University of Cape Town (South Africa).
IFE Case Studies
In-depth case studies
- Financing Early Childhood Development: The Impact Bond Innovation Fund, South Africa
- India Education Outcomes Fund
- Proyectá Tu Futuro: A Social Impact Bond for Education and Employability Training in Buenos Aires
- The Skills and Knowledge for Youth (SKY) Project
- Zaya Learning Labs
Short case studies
- Community-based savings and loans: Save for School programme in Côte d’Ivoire
- Debt-for-education swaps: Cases between Spain and Latin American countries
- Educate Girls Development Impact Bond
- Education Performance for Results Program in Tanzania
- Education, Youth, and Employment Bond—Inter-American Development Bank
- Girls Rising and Global Education Fund
- Global Partnership for Education – GPE Multiplier Fund
- IDP Rising Schools Program
- International Financing Facility for Education (IFFEd)
- Lumni Income Share Agreement
- Prodigy Student Financing
- Tax justice initiatives to maximise domestic resources mobilisation for quality education
- US International Development Finance Corporation
- USAID Development Credit Guarantees
Research papers
Innovative Financing for Education: a Systematic Literature Review
The NORRAG team conducted a comprehensive literature review of both grey and academic literature on IFE, which included over 150 individual articles. The publication includes an analysis of the types of mechanisms that have been researched, disciplinary approaches, definitions, rationales, along with a discussion on the identified benefits and challenges. A typology and description of the most prevalent innovative financing mechanisms discussed in education will also be published.
Consortium Partners
Funding organisations
