Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG)
Financing Investments in Young Children Globally
Workshop #2
Joint with the School of Education Studies and Centre for Early
Childhood Education and Development (CECED)
Ambedkar University, Delhi, India
Workshop Objectives
- Explore issues across three broad domains of financing:
- costs of programs for young children;
- sources of funding, including public and private investments; and
- allocation of these investments, including cash transfers, microcredit programs, block grants, and government restructuring.
- Address how to incorporate the issues of access and quality into costing models of early childhood programs.
- Identify models of current financing structures in order to illuminate potential opportunities for new financing structures targeted toward improving child outcomes.
- Highlight the impact of alternative models of financing (such as public–private partnerships) on child outcomes.
- Highlight the links among sources of funding, types of funding mechanisms, and the pathways through which they operate with respect to maternal and child health, education, nutrition, and social protection outcomes.
Background Documents
- Workshop #1 summary: The Cost of Inaction for Young Children Globally (Kimber Bogard and Maureen Mellody)
- Background paper on the analysis of investments in early childhood development in India (Subrat Das)
- Discussion paper: “Building an Investment Portfolio for Early Childhood” (Pia Rebello Britto and Lorraine Sherr)
Planning Committee
Pia Rebello Britto, UNICEF
Venita Kaul, Ambedkar University, Delhi (Planning Committee Chair)
Joan Lombardi, Bernard van Leer Foundation
Chloe O’Gara, Independent Consultant1
Lorraine Sherr, University College, London
Quentin Wodon, World Bank
Day 1 – Tuesday, August 26, 2014 PUBLIC SESSION The Oberoi Hotel
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8:00 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Chandan Mukherjee, Pro Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University, Delhi |
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9:10 a.m. |
Lighting of the Inaugural Lamp |
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9:15 a.m. |
Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG) Overview Ann Masten, University of Minnesota, Co-Chair, iYCG |
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9:30 a.m. |
Workshop Goals and Objectives Venita Kaul, Ambedkar University, iYCG Forum Member and Workshop Chair Pia Rebello Britto, UNICEF, iYCG Forum Member |
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10:00 a.m. |
Keynote: What It Means to Finance Investments in Young Children Sumit Bose, Former Finance Secretary, Government of India Member, Expenditure Management Commission, Government of India |
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1 Formerly with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation through July 4, 2014.
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Country Perspectives Caroline Arnold, Aga Khan Foundation Moderator: Jan van Ravens, Yale School of Medicine |
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11:15 a.m. |
Break |
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11:45 a.m. |
How to Build Costing Models on the Principle of Equity for Children and Families Moderator: Tamar Atinc, The Brookings Institution Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights Anit Mukherjee, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Mariavittoria Ballotta, UNICEF |
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1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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2:00 p.m. |
Cash Transfers and Affordability—How Should Funds Be Allocated to Provide Maximum Benefits to Children, Families, and Communities? Moderator: Quentin Wodon, World Bank, iYCG Forum Member Amarjeet Sinha, Principal Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Bihar Lucie Cluver, Oxford University |
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3:00 p.m. |
Expanding the Role of Private Investment in Young Children Globally Moderator: Amita Chebbi, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, India Madhav Chavan, Pratham India |
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4:00 p.m. |
Break |
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4:30 p.m. |
Results/Outcomes-Based Financing Moderator: A. K. Shiva Kumar, Economist and Policy Adviser |
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Chris Desmond, Human Sciences Research Council Ashrafi Ahmad, Deputy Program Manager, Hospital Services Management Directorate General of Health Services, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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5:30–6:30 p.m. |
Adjourn and Poster Session |
Day 2 – Wednesday, August 27, 2014 PUBLIC SESSION The Oberoi Hotel
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8:00 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Venita Kaul, Ambedkar University, iYCG Forum Member and Workshop Chair |
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9:10 a.m. |
India’s Experience: Investing in Child Development Moderator: Joan Lombardi, Bernard van Leer Foundation, iYCG Forum Member Subrat Das and Protiva Kundu, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability |
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10:00 a.m. |
Building an Investment Portfolio for Early Childhood Pia Rebello Britto, UNICEF, iYCG Forum Member Lorraine Sherr, University College, London, iYCG Forum Member |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:45 a.m. |
Breakout Session—Participants self-select into one of three groups: What should we invest in to improve outcomes? What needs to be included in cost models? How do we converge funds to have an impact? |
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12:00 p.m. |
Summary Reports from Breakout Session Chairs Moderator: Venita Kaul, Ambedkar University, iYCG Forum Member and Workshop Chair |
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1:00–2:00 p.m. |
Networking Lunch with Public Participants; Reactions to Workshop Discussion |
