Building a stronger education system in Nigeria
Monitoring and evaluation for the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN)
Nicola has conducted multiple diagnostic studies of education sector financing, contributed to education situation analyses, scoped potential for new sources of finance, and developed costing simulation models. She has led qualitative studies, and managed and delivered social sector public finance-related capacity building programmes. She has worked on projects for FCDO, UNICEF, GPE, ECW, UNHCR, foundations, and with governments.
Monitoring and evaluation for the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN)
The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) in Zanzibar commissioned this situation analysis to review the current status of the whole education sector.
Improving primary education by assessing a five-year education improvement strategy
Kenya has made many commitments to prioritise children’s needs, some of which are included in the constitution.
This innovative FCDO-funded research programme in six countries explored how to improve the resilience of social services during and after external shocks
Equiping practitioners with tools to implement planning, advocacy, and programming for Public Finance for Children (PF4C)
We worked with the Global Partnership for Education as part of the Financing and Funding Framework to make the case for better investment
We developed an interactive learning module on Global Education Finance Data as part of the World Bank’s new Education Finance Policy Academy professional development programme.
Governments are facing tough choices on how to finance the social sectors post covid-19. We set out recommendations for revenue raising and reprioritising spending.