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Turning evidence into better outcomes.
EOF’s programmes are living laboratories for learning. Across countries and sectors, we capture what works — and what doesn’t — in outcomes-based financing for education. Through research, data, and collaboration, we translate these lessons into practical tools and guidance for governments, donors, and implementers.
Our goal is not only to share insights, but to build capacity and confidence across education systems: helping partners design, commission, and scale outcomes-based programmes that deliver measurable, lasting impact.
Explore our latest evidence, case studies, and technical resources below — and see how learning from practice is shaping smarter education spending worldwide.
Aug 22, 20246 min read
Blended Finance for Non-State ECD: Promise and Parameters
This is the second blog in the insights series from the Working Group on Innovative Finance for Early Childhood Development (ECD).
19 hours ago
Challenge Accepted: Six Key Takeaways from the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge Year 3 Results
SLEIC set out to improve learning in some of Sierra Leone's most challenged primary schools. Three years later, the independent evaluation shows a programme that not only delivered solid gains but did so under difficult conditions. And in ways that offer lasting value for the education system. Three years after Sierra Leone launched one of Africa's most ambitious outcomes-based education programmes, the final results offer a clear, evidence-driven picture of what improved, wh
3 days ago
A New Way of Doing Things in South Africa
The South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund will give 115,000 children a strong start in life Midrand, South Africa - 2 December 2025 - More than 100 government officials, donors, implementing partners and early childhood development (ECD) experts gathered in Midrand yesterday as Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, officially launched the R496 million (USD 29 million) Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Outcomes Fund, the world’s largest outcomes fund dedicated to earl
Dec 2
South Africa to Launch $29 Million Outcomes Fund for Early Childhood Education
South Africa to Launch $29 Million Outcomes Fund for Early Childhood Education
Nov 24
Equity by Design: Financing Early Childhood Development for the Most Marginalised
This is the first blog in the insights series from the Working Group on Innovative Finance for Early Childhood Development (ECD).
Nov 24
Breaking Cycles: How Kenya is Supporting Teen Mothers With Outcomes-Based Financing
In Kenya, every year, more than 13,000 girls leave school because of pregnancy. Stigma, poverty, and a lack of childcare services leave these young mothers exposed to violence, early marriage, and poor health, locking families into generational cycles of exclusion and poverty. To help break that cycle, EOF, in partnership with Healthy Brains Global Initiative (HBGI) , United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) , and the SDG Partnership Platform, is co-designing Outcome of Ambi
Nov 17
“Help Me Grow”: Rwanda Kicks off a New Vision for Early Childhood Education
What happens in the first few years of life sets the course for everything that follows – for children, families, and the societies they help build. Yet, those years remain the most overlooked and least funded stage of education. Rwanda wants to change that. It began, as many transformations do, with a question: How can we ensure that every child gets the best possible start in life? That question now anchors one of Rwanda’s most ambitious education initiatives, the Nkuza Nez
Oct 30
Rwanda Launches $13 Million Outcomes-Based Early Childhood Education Programme
Kigali, Rwanda. 29 October 2025 – The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) and with the support of the LEGO Foundation, has launched the country's first national outcomes-based financing programme for early childhood care and education (ECCE). The initiative will reach more than 25,000 children aged 3 to 5 years in 390 community-based early child development (ECD) facilities across the country. Building on its early childhood reforms, t
Oct 28
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