The International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd)

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

A Active

Key Information

The International Finance Facility for Education is a financing innovation that multiplies donor resources so countries can make urgent investments in quality education and skills development. A collaborative and sustainable way to finance transformative solutions for the world’s poorest children and youth. IFFEd unlocks opportunities where humanity needs them – empowering generations to thrive.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Global

Activity URL

https://iff-education.org/

Government Affiliation

Unknown

Years

None - 2030

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

N/A

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Teachers as mentors

Reducing economic barriers

  • Conditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
  • Conditional cash transfers to schools
  • Reducing/eliminating school fees
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees
  • Unconditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
  • Unconditional cash transfers to schools

Teaching

  • Teacher incentives

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Increased employment/job-related skills