We have compiled the latest updates on impact bonds around the world from our Impact Bond Dataset. We had four projects added to the database in the past month.
The first is the Scaling up the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Development Impact Bond in Kenya to mobilise private and public sector funding through the use of an innovative financing mechanism called the development impact bond (DIB) to improve adolescent health outcomes.
Then, we had the Mental Health and Employment Partnership (MHEP) projects in North London - Barnet, North London - Enfield, and Haringey designed to address the employment support needs of secondary health service users with severe mental health conditions.
Lastly, we added the End of Life Care Integrator program in Sutton which was focused on Single point of access delivered through alliance model, harnessing voluntary sector to support patients who prefer to be treated at home.
* Projects fall under the 'service delivery complete' category when they finished delivering services, but they haven't received the last outcome payment yet. Data definitions for the Impact Bond Dataset can be found here.
* Projects fall under the 'service delivery complete' category when they finished delivering services, but they haven't received the last outcome payment yet.
Please read our new Dictionary of Data Definitions and have a look at the open-source code on our GitHub site.
The number of service users is a combination of two values. Completed projects have data on the actual number of service users and ongoing projects have data on target number of service users. If we have data on actual numbers, we will use them. If the project only has data for targets, we will use target numbers. This calculation is based on the variables "Service and beneficiaries - Targeted number of unique service users or beneficiaries" and "Service and beneficiaries - Actual number of unique service users or beneficiaries". In future we propose to report on these figures separately.
The final figure of capital raised is based on the variables "Total Investment Commitment - Exact Amount in USD" (for the global landscape) and "Total Investment Commitment - Exact Amount in relevant currency" (for the UK landscape). This figure is calculated using only data that are publicly available.
Source: GO Lab INDIGO Impact Bond Dataset, 7 December, 2023.
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