Development of a Program Implementation Plan for the Sindh Education Impact Bond

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1. The TA will support the GoS explore, validate and subsequently operationalise an Impact Bond transaction to address specific challenges to improving the quality of education in Sindh. The TA will bring about improved institutional capacity of the GoS and its key implementation agencies towards: i) developing an understanding of innovative financing approaches for education sector; ii) exploring mobilisation of additional upfront financing from the private sector for their project deliverables; iii) evaluate options to synchronise efforts under the SEIB with the SSEIP; and iv) internalizing outcome-based contracting for the delivery of development outcomes such as learning outcomes or improved school enrolment gains, especially for girls. It is envisaged that upon the preparation of the validation study and the program implementation plan, all relevant stakeholders, including GoS and ADB, will be ready to take necessary decisions and approvals required for the implementation of the proposed SEIB.2. The TA will also help provide capacity building support given close collaboration during the validation study and program implementation plan development with all key GoS agencies involved in this initiative, including but not limited to: SELD, SEF and the Ministry of Education (MoE), GoS.