Emily Gustafsson-Wright

School children attend class at Waterstone College, a private school managed by Curro in the south of Johannesburg July 22, 2015. South African private education group Advtech rejected a takeover offer from its bigger rival Curro Holdings, saying on Tuesday the proposal contained "unacceptable pre-conditions". Advtech's shares fell more than 7 percent shortly after the announcement that it had rejected Curro's bid, but pared losses to close down 2.93 percent at 11.60 rand. The shares are up about 30 percent so far this year. Curro's stock shed 0.83 percent to close on 11.70 rand. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - GF10000166738

From Colombia to Cameroon: The gradual growth of impact bonds in developing countries

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, and Onyeka Nwabunnia

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Children attend their first class immediately after they got registered at the school in Hazema North Raqqa, Syria August 21, 2017. Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RC14C09853B0

4 types of data necessary for outcome-based financing

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Friday, September 20, 2019

Khanyo Mchunu, 13, posing for a photograph in front of her house in Embo, South Africa, November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Rogan Ward SEARCH "CHRISTMAS WISHES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC13B192B6E0

First social impact bond in South Africa shows promise for addressing youth unemployment

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Friday, July 12, 2019

A woman selects coffee beans at a farm in the San Martin region, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Janine Costa - S1AETNSGOKAA

It takes more than 2 to tango: Impact bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean

Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Friday, February 15, 2019

Students count with their fingers as a teacher teaches the 2013 curriculum inside a classroom at Cempaka Putih district in Jakarta, October 15, 2014. Indonesia plans to discontinue early next year the widely criticised school curriculum that emphasises moral and religious education, a minister said on Monday. Picture taken October 15, 2014. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: EDUCATION POLITICS) - GM1EAC81NGB01

A global snapshot: Impact bonds in 2018

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Schoolgirls make their way to their school through a vegetable field early morning in New Delhi December 11, 2013. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION) - GM1E9CB169K01

A landmark month for impact bonds in education

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Schoolgirls queue up to receive money from authorities at a government school in Mumbai April 25, 2008. Girls attending state-run schools in India's financial capital of Mumbai are ending the school year a little richer than they began it. For each day a girl showed up in classes, city authorities are paying her 1 rupee -- about 2 U.S. cents. Boys continue to take nothing home besides their homework. Picture taken April 25, 2008 REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA)Also see: GF2E46U0SUZ01 - GM1E44S1ESO01

World’s first development impact bond for education shows successful achievement of outcomes in its final year

Izzy Boggild-Jones and Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Friday, July 13, 2018

Refugee schoolchildren attend a lesson in a classroom on the first day of the new school

Are impact bonds and outcome funds a solution to the global learning crisis?

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Monday, June 18, 2018

From Davos: Is paying for results with blended finance ready to take off?

Emily Gustafsson-Wright

Thursday, February 1, 2018

A labourer sits on a pushcart loaded with spices at a busy market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, February 29, 2016.Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the federal budget unveiled on Monday to appeal to India's rural poor, officials familiar with his thinking said, in a strategy shift that could boost his ruling party in coming state elections but disappoint investors. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton - GF10000327856

Paying for social outcomes: A review of the global impact bond market in 2017

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Izzy Boggild-Jones

Wednesday, January 17, 2018