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Girls' Education Challenge (GEC) - help 1 million disadvantaged girls go to primary and secondary school
The Girls' Education Challenge will help up to a million of the world’s poorest girls to have an opportunity to improve their lives through education. The initiative calls on NGOs, charities and the private sector to find better ways of getting girls in school and ensuring they receive a quality of education to transform their future.
Non Specific Country
Project budget:
£55,000,000
Project start/end date:
04/04/2011 - 31/03/2016
Sector group
Secondary education
Project Reference:
202372
Budget spent to Date:
£4,742,756
Special conditions attached to funding? No
Principal sector
Secondary education 60%
Project progress by time:
The project status is currently: Operational
Project Budget by Sector
Secondary education: £33,000,000.00 Primary education: £22,000,000.00 Secondary education: £33,000,000.00 Secondary education: £33,000,000.00 Primary education: £22,000,000.00 Primary education: £22,000,000.00
Project Budget by Year


Project documents
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Business case and intervention summary [202372]




How the project is divided up (components)
Girls' Education Challenge - Programme design costs (202372-101)
Component Budget by Sector
Secondary education: £65,192.21 Primary education: £43,461.47 Secondary education: £65,192.21 Secondary education: £65,192.21 Primary education: £43,461.47 Primary education: £43,461.47
Component Budget by Year
Component Details
What it's for: Procurement of services
Country: Non Specific Country
Special conditions attached to funding? No
Start Date: 04/04/2011
End Date: 31/03/2016
Financial Information
DFID Financial YearApproved BudgetActual Spend To DateQ1 SpendQ2 SpendQ3 SpendQ4 Spend
2011/2012£108,654£108,653£3,183£103,580£1,890£0
2012/2013£0£0£0£0£0£0
Aid Effectiveness
Aid To Government Sector
Is this contribution aid to the government sector? No
Use of partner country public financial management systems
Are partner country budget systems used? No
Are partner country financial reporting systems used? No
Are partner country audit systems used? No
Are all 3 partner country public financial management systems used? No
Are partner country procurement systems used? No
Use of programme based approaches
Does the contribution fit within a single programme/budget framework? No
Is the contribution led by the host country/organisation? No
Is there a process for co-ordinating donors? No
Are at least 2 partner country systems being used? No
Is this a Programme Based Approach? No
Girls' Education Challenge - Programme management costs (202372-102)
Component Budget by Sector
Secondary education: £16,145,185.00 Primary education: £10,763,457.00 Secondary education: £16,145,185.00 Secondary education: £16,145,185.00 Primary education: £10,763,457.00 Primary education: £10,763,457.00
Component Budget by Year
Component Details
What it's for: Procurement of services
Country: Non Specific Country
Special conditions attached to funding? No
Start Date: 19/09/2011
End Date: 31/03/2016
Financial Information
DFID Financial YearApproved BudgetActual Spend To DateQ1 SpendQ2 SpendQ3 SpendQ4 Spend
2011/2012£365£365£0£0£260£105
2012/2013£4,033,315£3,804,157£270£1,215,784£1,119,059£1,469,045
2013/2014£8,173,000£173,409£173,409£0£0£0
2014/2015£7,848,522£0£0£0£0£0
2015/2016£6,153,440£0£0£0£0£0
2016/2017£700,000£0£0£0£0£0
Aid Effectiveness
Aid To Government Sector
Is this contribution aid to the government sector? No
Use of partner country public financial management systems
Are partner country budget systems used? No
Are partner country financial reporting systems used? No
Are partner country audit systems used? No
Are all 3 partner country public financial management systems used? No
Are partner country procurement systems used? No
Use of programme based approaches
Does the contribution fit within a single programme/budget framework? No
Is the contribution led by the host country/organisation? No
Is there a process for co-ordinating donors? No
Are at least 2 partner country systems being used? No
Is this a Programme Based Approach? No
Girls' Education Challenge - Project Funding (202372-103)
Component Budget by Sector
Budget information is not currently available for this component.
Component Budget by Year
Budget information is not currently available for this component.
Component Details
What it's for: Procurement of services
Country: Non Specific Country
Special conditions attached to funding? No
Start Date: 19/09/2011
End Date: 31/03/2016
Financial Information

This component of the project is in active procurement. In order to protect value for money we will publish financial information at a later stage.

Aid Effectiveness
Aid To Government Sector
Is this contribution aid to the government sector? No
Use of partner country public financial management systems
Are partner country budget systems used? No
Are partner country financial reporting systems used? No
Are partner country audit systems used? No
Are all 3 partner country public financial management systems used? No
Are partner country procurement systems used? No
Use of programme based approaches
Does the contribution fit within a single programme/budget framework? No
Is the contribution led by the host country/organisation? No
Is there a process for co-ordinating donors? No
Are at least 2 partner country systems being used? No
Is this a Programme Based Approach? No
Girls' Education Challenge - Programme evaluation costs (202372-104)
Component Budget by Sector
Secondary education: £5,589,332.50 Primary education: £3,726,221.50 Secondary education: £5,589,332.50 Secondary education: £5,589,332.50 Primary education: £3,726,221.50 Primary education: £3,726,221.50
Component Budget by Year
Component Details
What it's for: Procurement of services
Country: Non Specific Country
Special conditions attached to funding? No
Start Date: 19/09/2011
End Date: 04/04/2015
Financial Information
DFID Financial YearApproved BudgetActual Spend To DateQ1 SpendQ2 SpendQ3 SpendQ4 Spend
2011/2012£0£0£0£0£0£0
2012/2013£512,363£468,642£0£30,166£150,082£288,395
2013/2014£2,824,437£187,257£187,257£0£0£0
2014/2015£2,938,500£0£0£0£0£0
2015/2016£3,040,254£0£0£0£0£0
Aid Effectiveness
Aid To Government Sector
Is this contribution aid to the government sector? No
Use of partner country public financial management systems
Are partner country budget systems used? No
Are partner country financial reporting systems used? No
Are partner country audit systems used? No
Are all 3 partner country public financial management systems used? No
Are partner country procurement systems used? No
Use of programme based approaches
Does the contribution fit within a single programme/budget framework? No
Is the contribution led by the host country/organisation? No
Is there a process for co-ordinating donors? No
Are at least 2 partner country systems being used? No
Is this a Programme Based Approach? No
Girls' Education Challenge - Programme Oversight costs (202372-105)
Component Budget by Sector
Secondary education: £11,200,291.00 Primary education: £7,466,861.00 Secondary education: £11,200,291.00 Secondary education: £11,200,291.00 Primary education: £7,466,861.00 Primary education: £7,466,861.00
Component Budget by Year
Component Details
What it's for: Procurement of services
Country: Non Specific Country
Special conditions attached to funding? No
Start Date: 21/09/2011
End Date: 04/04/2015
Financial Information
DFID Financial YearApproved BudgetActual Spend To DateQ1 SpendQ2 SpendQ3 SpendQ4 Spend
2011/2012£0£0£0£0£0£0
2012/2013£1,300£273£0£0£273£0
2013/2014£0£0£0£0£0£0
2014/2015£0£0£0£0£0£0
2015/2016£18,665,850£0£0£0£0£0
Aid Effectiveness
Aid To Government Sector
Is this contribution aid to the government sector? No
Use of partner country public financial management systems
Are partner country budget systems used? No
Are partner country financial reporting systems used? No
Are partner country audit systems used? No
Are all 3 partner country public financial management systems used? No
Are partner country procurement systems used? No
Use of programme based approaches
Does the contribution fit within a single programme/budget framework? No
Is the contribution led by the host country/organisation? No
Is there a process for co-ordinating donors? No
Are at least 2 partner country systems being used? No
Is this a Programme Based Approach? No

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