Accelerator Third Cohort

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City People eThekwini is designing a municipal-level Social Impact Bond to address homelessness in Durban. Building on their scoping work as part of the Second Cohort, this program aims to support individuals experiencing homelessness to transition into dignified work through employment support and wraparound services.

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Dalberg Development Advisors is designing a Social Impact Bond to improve learning outcomes for students across urban municipalities in Maharashtra. This initiative aims to reach 30,000 students with a focus on measurable improvements in holistic learning and 21st-century competencies.

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Healthy Brains Global Initiative is designing an outcomes fund to strengthen mental health and development outcomes for adolescent mothers in Kenya. This program aims to support 30,000 out-of-school young women, who face social stigma, poverty, and systemic exclusion, to return to education, access vocational training and employment, and overcome the barriers left unaddressed by existing programs.

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The International Rescue Committee is designing the world’s first gender-based violence Outcome Bond, leveraging its Safe at Home program to address intimate partner violence and violent discipline within displacement-affected families. This program aims to strengthen protection outcomes for women and girls across Uganda, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

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The Refugee Investment Network is leading a consortium with Village Enterprise and the Global Development Incubator to design a results-based financing mechanism that supports refugee economic inclusion in Kenya. This program aims to create sustainable employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for 20,000 refugees and host community members, using robust monitoring, evaluation, and independent verification systems to ensure data quality and accountability.

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TapEffect is designing an outcomes fund for the expansion of piped water networks in rural Cambodia. This program aims to ensure operational sustainability through ongoing revenue from household water tariffs and will contribute to improved health, gender equity, and climate resilience. It targets last-mile communities that are underserved by traditional public and private water infrastructure and face persistent water insecurity.

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The Landbanking Group is designing an outcomes contract to restore degraded land and protect high-integrity forest ecosystems across multiple emerging economies. This program aims to restore 40,000 hectares of degraded land, improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and promote sustainable land management practices to address deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate vulnerability.

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The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is scaling the Jobs Boost Outcomes Fund, which aims to tackle South Africa's youth unemployment challenge by creating job opportunities in the social economy and reducing poverty and inequality.

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Vrutti is designing a Social Success Note in partnership with investors and outcome funders to incentivize the adoption of Multi Layer Natural Farming practices among tribal farmers in India. This program aims to reach 4,000 farmers across 60,000 acres and improve incomes, strengthen resilience, and promote biodiversity through sustainable land management.

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The Zoological Society of London is designing an Outcome Bond to reduce human-wildlife conflict and promote biodiversity conservation in Kenya and Thailand. This program aims to finance community-based interventions that create safer environments for local communities and protect endangered wildlife, supporting coexistence and ecosystem resilience.