Programmes & Funds
All active portfolio items across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
8 of 8 programmes
Outcomes-based initiative / DIB + EdTech Accelerator
LiftEd
DIB for in-school learning outcomes plus EdTech Accelerator for at-home learning
India; 15+ states; DIB across select districts in five states
Children in public schools
Theme
Education
Metrics
5
Partners
5
Social Finance — Back to School / LiftEd$7.00m · 56%
Impact bond
Skill Impact Bond
Outcome-based skilling, job placement and three-month retention
India; 21 states / multiple sectors
Young Indians, especially women
Theme
Livelihoods
Metrics
4
Partners
4
Social Finance — NSDC / Skill Impact Bond$2.70m · 64%
Outcomes facility
NEST Outcomes Facility
Pay-for-results contracts and outcomes guarantee mechanism
Urban and rural India
Nano entrepreneurs
Theme
Nano entrepreneurship
Metrics
0
Partners
4
NEST Outcomes Facility$3.15m · 21%
Child protection initiative / fund platform
KAWACH / Child Opportunity Fund
10-year USD 50m ecosystem initiative with partner organisations
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi
Vulnerable children, families and communities
Theme
Child protection
Metrics
3
Partners
0
Child Opportunity Fund / KAWACH$5.95m · 52%
Corporate partnership / CSR-style programme
BT Group adolescent girls technology partnership
Local partner delivery across digital literacy, STEM, mentoring, life skills and employment
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal
Adolescents and youth, primarily girls
Theme
Digital skills
Metrics
3
Partners
4
Adolescent Girls / BT Group partnership£2.45m · 51%
Grant fund / conservation programme
CoExistence Fund / Conservation
Applications, due diligence, field visits, advisory review and committee approval
Western Ghats and Northeast India; Assam and Meghalaya
Conservation NGOs and communities facing human-wildlife conflict
Theme
Human-wildlife coexistence
Metrics
2
Partners
1
Conservation — Darwin Initiative£1.03m · 50%
Grant / venture-building fund
Climate Innovation Fund
Applications, venture building, catalytic grants and farmer reach
Bangladesh
Climate ventures and farmers
Theme
Climate resilience
Metrics
2
Partners
1
Climate Innovation Fund৳37.50m · 25%
Campaign and research programme
Milkar Aao Baat Karain
Baseline survey and mass-media campaign
Pakistan
General public and mental health stakeholders
Theme
Mental health
Metrics
0
Partners
0