Finance
Scaling Impact
20220401
Case Study
Education
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Livelihoods & Economic Inclusion
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Quality Education India Development Impact Bond
This case study details the Quality Education India Development Impact Bond (QEI DIB), the world's largest education DIB, designed to address the learning crisis in India. It outlines the bond's model, early successes, and lessons learned during its design, setup, and early implementation. The report covers how the DIB funds interventions by multiple service providers to improve grade-appropriate learning outcomes for over 300,000 primary school children, aiming to drive outcome-based contracting in the development sector.
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