IDP Rising Schools

Ghana

IDP Rising Schools seeks to empower existing marginalized low-cost private schools with a combined bundle of services through proprietor capacity building in financial management and school administration; targeted microfinance loans to school owners; and techniques for effective teaching training. The program targets school loans based on the Ghanaian private school rating system, financing schools with a rating of C, D, or unregistered. Most financed schools charge tuition of roughly 26 Ghana cedis per term and often provide scholarships to some students.

Project Stage

Scaling

Implementation time

1-3 years

Last update: October 05, 2023

Overview Contributors

Description

For the pilot, an external research firm conducted baseline and impact surveys (assessed one year after proprietors acquired a loan). For the expansion, IDP Rising Schools will collect and analyze both financial and non-financial data to track program performance according to the IDP Rising Schools Program Results-Based Framework.

Outcomes

The program was piloted between 2009 and 2012 in 105 schools. From the Fall of 2012 to June 2014, an additional 115 schools were added. As of June 2014, the IDP Rising Schools Program operated in 25 of Sinapi Aba Trust's 50 branches and financed 121 school loans totaling 1.4 million Ghana cedis. The initiative's training empowered school proprietors in financial management and administration, thereby improving the quality of education.