Impact Bond: Programa Primero Lee [Read First Program] - Children literary development Impact Bond
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Education
Intervention: Improve the literary (reading and writing) skills of children living in vulnerable contexts in the Estacion Central commune of Santiago de Chile. The intervention focuses on helping children to: learn how to read and write, increase vocabulary, develop reading comprehension and creative writing. The intervention is implemented at school throughout the academic year, and is complemented with the Languange and Communication Program provided by the Ministry of Education.
Primary SDG goal: 4
Date outcomes contract signed: 2019-04
Start of service provision: 2019-03
Anticipated end of service provision: 2022
Total investment commitment currency: EUR
Total investment commitment: 270400
Total investment commitment (USD): 319174.1619
Target population: Participants must meet the following criteria: (1) children enrolled in NT2, 1st or 2nd grade (primary school), (2) have a score of 70% or more in the School Vulnerability Index (IVE), (3) have a score below "adequate level" according to the Quality of Education Agency, based on the results of the language SIMCE Test.