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CRITERIA FOR SUPPORT IN THE EDUCATION FIELD
Some of the following criteria, inter alia, will be
used by the Foundation when evaluating education
projects and approving grants. They are:
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Scalability – a stable
project which is capable of going to scale
and making a significant shift in education
practices; a project which can be taken to
the state for replication purposes.
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Proof of concept – the
project must demonstrate in practical terms
that its core pedagogic methodology ‘works’
and that its educational claims as (promised
in the conceptual proposal seeking funding)
can actually be realised on-the-ground.
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Advocacy – success in this
project will be used to encourage others
(including the state) to adopt the method.
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Co-investment from the state
– the state should be encouraged to support
the project, take ultimate ownership, and
ideally, take it to scale. Any potential to
move along this continuum towards state
ownership is a plus for the project under
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Arising from these criteria, the Foundation
will ask a number of specific questions
about the value of the project, including,
inter alia, the following:
1. What problem in state delivery does
this address?
2. Is the project structured in such a
way that proof of concept and impact will be
demonstrated?
3. Is the funding model sustainable at
scale?
4. How is this going to influence the
state?
5. Are there possibilities of
partnership with other funders?
6. Will this have an impact on learning
outcomes?
7. Is there involvement of the
beneficiary community? Does it strengthen organized
civil society?
8. Has the organisation developed an
‘exit strategy’ with regard to the Foundation's
funding? |
