Category Archives: Governance

Cash on delivery: linking aid to results

Posted on 26 May 2010 by EFA Editor

By Nancy Birdsall, William D. Savedoff and Ayah Mahgoub, Center for Global Development, Washington Cash-on-delivery aid is a proposed new approach under which donors would commit to pay a specific amount for a specific measure of progress. Recent endorsements of … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Developing countries, Donors, Finance, Governance, Innovative financing | 3 Comments

Conflict takes a huge toll on education

Posted on 19 May 2010 by EFA Editor

Children and education systems are often on the front line of violent conflict. Of the world’s 72 million children who don’t attend school, about one-third live in only 20 conflict-affected countries. The 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report will … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Governance | 1 Comment

Funding fix is good news for Nigerian children

Posted on 5 May 2010 by Samer Al-Samarrai

By Samer Al-Samarrai, senior policy analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report In the 2009 Global Monitoring Report we highlighted how a federal programme in Nigeria to provide additional funds for basic education was failing. The Universal Basic Education Commission … Continue reading →