Impact Bond: A Better Education for Vulnerable Children and Children Placed in Care - Denmark
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Education
Social challenge: To support the learning of the most vulnerable and placed children through a long-term and holistic effort, so that they can to a greater extent be retained in and complete primary school and youth education.
Intervention: The intervention is a comprehensive and long-term teaching and mentoring program intended to support vulnerable children and children in care to graduate from primary and secondary school, thus building a stronger foundation for a better life. The program lasts six years, and follows the participants at least until they finish primary school. The program consists of learning camps, a mentoring scheme based on the help of volunteers as well as building bridges from the program to the children's everyday life.
Primary SDG goal: 4
Date outcomes contract signed: 2022-01
Start of service provision: 2022-05
Anticipated end of service provision: 2030-05
Total investment commitment currency: DKK
Total investment commitment: 18400000
Total investment commitment (USD): 2925278.219395867
Target population: Placed and vulnerable children in Aarhus Municipality
Targeted number of service users or beneficiaries: 80
Targeted unit type: Individual