SCALING THE SIERRA LEONE EDUCATION INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) and the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), in partnership with the Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), are seeking education providers and investors, to help scale-up the Education Innovation Challenge (EIC).
The new three-year programme, Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge (SLEIC) is scheduled to begin in September 2020. The government will identify schools in need of additional support, set the target outcomes and implement innovative interventions in partnership with non-state providers. It will not prescribe how to improve learning outcomes.
Our aim is to improve the learning outcomes for more than 250,000 children in over 500 schools in every district in the country. Children will be given interventions to improve their reading, writing, critical thinking, maths and computational skills.
In light of Covid-19 and school closures, greater focus will be given to distance learning and ed-tech interventions to keep children learning through the crisis.
Do you have innovative ideas? Would you like to be part of this exciting opportunity of improving the quality of primary school education in Sierra Leone? We are looking for engaged partners who want to bring innovation to the education system.
If this interests you, please submit an Expression of Interest following the process below. This challenge is led by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Education Outcomes Fund.
How to participate:
- The call for EOI will open on Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 (5:00 PM GMT)
- Access application details via the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/10y86sugjssm3tpV7aOQMy9mD2FfjU0aV
- Register for the Q&A for providers and investors on Wednesday, June 3rd (2:00 GMT) here: https://www.educationoutcomesfund.org/sleic-q-a-providers-and-investors
- Deadline for questions and clarification requests: Friday, June 12th, 2020 (11:59 PM GMT)
- Applications should be submitted by email to eofp@education.gov.sl.
Deadline for receiving applications: Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 (11.59 PM GMT
