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Sector Drilldown:
Children & Education
Speakers:
Kristin Lindsey, CEO of Global Fund for Children
Azad Oomen, Executive Director of Central Square Foundation
Alan Wang, Executive Director of Better Education
Moderated by:
Amitav Virmani, Country Director of ARK India
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Kristin LindseyCEO
Global Fund for Children
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Children and Education
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Context
EXCLUSION
DISRUPTION
POVERTY
JAAGO, Bangladesh
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Quality
INFORMAL toFORMAL
CURRICULUM
TEACHER TRAINING
LOCATION
CARTWHEEL FOUNDATION
Philippines
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Sustainability
LOCAL
LONG TERM
SCALABILITY
back to context...
WEAVE
Thailand
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Azad Oomen
Executive Director
Central Square Foundation
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Venture Philanthropy Approach to Education
Invest in innovations that have scalable potential Shortage of entrepreneurs and organizations that have experience,
skill, integrity and vision
Provide financial, intellectual and social capital
Successful Indian NGOs report that they need not just money but thebusiness tools to be successful
Create a nurturing ecosystem
Limited sharing of learning of effective practices across institutionsand geographies
Use a data-driven approach to evaluating outcomes
Track performance through an outcomes-focused lens
Work toward systemic change
Leverage knowledge and network to affect government policies
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Low Investment on Strategic Initiatives
Spend on TT is low by
global standards
Education is a human
intensive activity and
so Professional
Development is critical
No market for third
party training
organizations. Capacity
needs to be set up
No investment in
School Leadership
Training
Spend onResearch &Evaluation is lessthan 0.1% ofeducation
expenditure Minimal
researchcompared toother countries
Is this spendreally enough tomake decisionsbased on
evidence?
Research &
Evaluation
Teacher Training
(TT)
Practically no
allocation for
Assessment
Most countries
are spending
approx. 0.2-0.5%
of Education
Budgets
An allocation of
0.25% of the
budget on
assessment can
have a large
impact
Assessment
Allocation for
this component
very low
All the money is
focused towards
hardware with
no provision for
training and
content
ICT
Currently
education
budget does not
cater for any
allocation on
Innovations
Other countries
are studying
possibilities that
could radically
change school
design
Innovation
The current spend on key strategic initiatives to achieve Quality Education is less than
2% of the overall Education Budget
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The Indian System Lacks Accountability
Performance: Can we tell if children are learning
Demonstrate effective Continuous
Comprehensive Evaluation. RTE mandates
but no models
Introduce low-stakes assessment. ASSET test
used currently in high-income schools
Market: Can we foster a competitive system
Support quality of low cost affordable private
schools
Encourage experimentation with vouchers and
charter schools
Push for per-pupil funding
Community: Can communities own their schools
School management committees mandated
by RTE that include 75% parent and
community participation
Need effective models of SMCs
SMCs need more fiscal and administrative
power
Regulatory: Can we improve policy framework
RTE regulations need to be clarified so that
players know the rules
Policy framework needs to move toward
outcomes-orientation
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Alan Wang
Executive Director
Better Education
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Sector Drilldown:
Children & Education
Speakers:
Kristin Lindsey, CEO of Global Fund for Children
Azad Oomen, Executive Director of Central Square Foundation
Alan Wang, Executive Director of Better Education
Moderated by:
Amitav Virmani, Country Director of ARK India
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Please proceed to the next sessions
Toolkits: 3.25 4.25pm
Effective Due Diligence: 4.1
Fundraising: MRA
Impact Assessment: 6.1
Mobilising Human Capital: 14
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