External Education Financing in Low Income and Fragile Situations

Appropriate and Effective Financing Modalities and Channels for Education in Fragile Countries

Building on the framing paper for the INEE Policy Roundtable on Education Finance in States Affected by Fragility which can be read here, an in-depth analysis report has been developed outlining various existing and emerging financing modalities and examining their implementation, effectiveness, and implications. The report, entitled ““Appropriate and Effective Financing Modalities and Channels for Education in Fragile Situations””>“Appropriate and Effective Financing Modalities and Channels for Education in Fragile Situations” is based on a desk study of existing literature and includes case studies on six countries: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Somalia. The countries were chosen to represent different aspects of fragility, and various funding mechanisms. The paper examines how a range of financing modalities respond to different aspects of fragility, the objectives of different stakeholders, the preconditions which may be necessary to access different types of financing modality, and the implications for governments, development partners and service providers of the choices made.

Please click here to access Appropriate and Effective Financing Modalities and Channels for Education in Fragile Situations.

Developing a Guide to External Education Financing in Low Income and Fragile Countries

Based on the analysis report, Appropriate and Effective Financing Modalities and Channels for Education in Fragile Situations, the Working Group on Education and Fragility is now developing A Guide to External Education Financing in Low Income and Fragile Countries to be used by country-based stakeholders as a tool to inform their decision-making and implementation of effective education financing modalities.

To facilitate the tool development, the Working Group has initiated a consultative process including a virtual consultation and a peer review. The Virtual Consultation will involve over 40 experienced individuals who will provide feedback on an initial draft of the Guide.  The Peer Review team will include 8 senior level technical experts who will peer-review the final draft of the guide to ensure quality and accuracy throughout the document. Individuals invited to participate in the consultative process represent a range of stakeholders including bilateral and multilateral donors, national governments, regional ministerial groups and NGOs.

The final product will be launched in the spring of 2010 and shared with country-based stakeholders through various dissemination and application activities.