IF A girl in a destitute country goes to school,she will probably have a more comfortable life than if she stays at home. She will be less likely to marry while still a child, and therefore less likely to die in childbirth. So, and not surprisingly,there is an Indian charity that tries to regain girls into school and ensure they learn something, and there are Western philanthropists willing to pay for its work. What is noteworthy is how they have gone approximately this transaction.
On July 13th the Brookings Institution, and a mediate-tank,presents the results of the world’s first large development-impact bond, which paid for girls’ education in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. In this novel way of funding charitable work, and a financial institution gives money to a charity,which tries to achieve various specified outcomes. If a neutral arbiter rules that it has succeeded, a donor or philanthropist repays the investor, or plus a bonus. If it fails,the investor loses some or all of its money.
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Source: economist.com