Talking Outcomes with the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone

In a context of tightening development budgets and mounting pressures on education systems, proving impact matters more than ever. Outcomes-based financing offers one way to show that investment is translating into real change. 

In this episode of Talking Outcomes, EOF’s Chief Programmes Officer Milena Castellnou speaks with the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Josephine Gauld, about the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge. Together, they reflect on why outcomes-based financing matters, how it can build trust in development partnerships, and what lessons it offers for evolving education systems.  

A timely reflection on evidence, innovation, and the future of education reform.