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GOAL: Supporting government and partners in strengthening health systems for better mental health of Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
GOAL focuses on the challenge of supporting health systems providing for the mental health needs of people affected by protracted displacement, focusing on Lebanon. Poor mental health causes long-term suffering and disability, is a barrier to realising full potential of individuals and society, and impedes progress in achieving the SDGs. Poor mental health is often more common among protracted refugee populations than non-crisis affected populations. Effective mental health services exist, but there are major gaps in access to them, especially among refugee populations. The challenge is how to best deliver such services, including the design of health systems required to support this delivery. This is particularly challenging in protracted displacement settings which can place substantial additional pressure on already strained health systems and where an influx of international aid and actors can risk weakening national government-led responses. GOAL is a partnership between universities, the National Mental Health Programme at the Ministry of Public Health and civil society organisations in Lebanon. It addresses the following questions in the UKRI-GCRF Protracted Displacement call: (i) what should governments at every level do in order to anticipate and efficiently manage protracted stays, reduce refugees' dependence on humanitarian aid and implement systems that facilitate refugee /IDP integration, inclusion and social wellbeing? (ii) How can health care systems for the displaced be expanded to cover areas that are usually neglected in refugee/IDP settings such as (though not limited to) treatment of chronic illnesses, disability and mental health? (iii) How does gendered access to services, economic and cultural opportunities and levels of power influence differently the experiences, opportunities and limitations of men and women? The overall aim of GOAL to support government and partners in strengthening the ability of health systems to meet the mental health needs of refugee and host communities affected by protracted displacement, focusing on Lebanon as it is home to over one million Syrian refugees. It addresses two health system topics, governance and financing, identified as priority areas by key stakeholders in Lebanon and by external independent experts. GOAL's research is framed by the use of Transition Theory and gender is addressed as a cross-cutting issue informing all aspects of the project research. It follow a co-production approach, working closely with key stakeholders - particularly mental health service users. Quantitative and qualitative methods will be used and interdisciplinarity fostered. We also work with mental health service users to produce innovative materials (e.g. animations and augmented reality digital images) communicating the benefits of participation from people with lived experience of mental disorders in research and policy-making processes, and for advocacy and teaching. GOAL has capacity strengthening activities to provide technical training to project partners and key stakeholders, and to support institutional capacity and individual career progression. The main immediate beneficiary will be the National Mental Health Programme at the Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon. Other beneficiaries will include key stakeholders including mental health service users, NGOs, and UN agencies, both in Lebanon and other countries responding to protracted displacement situations. The proposal responds to SDG 3 (good health and well-being) and DFID's strategic objectives of strengthening resilience and response to crises, and tackling extreme poverty and helping the world's most vulnerable.
Shule Bora - Quality Education
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
A national education programme to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary schools in Tanzania. The programme will improve learning outcomes for all children, improve transition rates to secondary school for girls, reduce physical and sexual violence in and around schools, and help children with disabilities access quality education. The programme will work with the Government of Tanzania on achieving these outcomes through a payment-by-results mechanism, supported by technical assistance. The programme will also directly deliver innovative approaches to improving education quality in 9 regions of Tanzania through a contracted Managing Agent, alongside ongoing evaluation and learning.
ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education (SAGE) Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will help to improve the learning outcomes, agency and freedoms of women and girls and other left-behind groups across the full range of countries in ASEAN, in line with the commitments to ASEAN as a Dialogue Partner. It will deploy technical advice to support regional partnerships and reform initiatives that can influence and multiply domestic and multilateral education finance. In Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries, activity will focus on basic education. We will provide technical assistance, capacity building and evidence assessments to help ASEAN Member States (AMS) design and implement more cost-effective measures to address the foundational learning crisis, including post-COVID-19 recovery. It will also help to expand access to high quality digital skills, technical and vocational education with a focus on enabling marginalised adolescent girls ty digital skills, technical and vocational education with a focus on enabling marginalised adolescent girls.
Twiyubakire – Effective and Accountable Governance for Development
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Twiyubakire will be the UK’s flagship governance programme in Rwanda and a key tool to deliver the Political, Governance and Security objective of our country plan. The programme will also contribute to wider country plan objectives: more efficient, effective, and accountable local governance and PFM systems are important to mitigate risks of UK financial aid across sectors, and will support our education, social protection, and economic development goals.
Accelerating Education Attainment for Resilience in Central Asia (AEAR – CA)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
AEAR-CA supports HMG objectives on Central Asia, and commitment to attainment of education standards to bring SDG 4 back on track, in line with respective government education strategies. The UK is a major contributor to the Global Partnership for Education, already operational in the region. The programme will apply the UK’s comparative advantage of education expertise to: (i) identify catalytic gaps in educational provision and provide targeted support for equitable and quality education, particularly augmenting support to UNICEF as lead on GPE; (ii) provide systemic support to: improve teacher competency; educational quality assurance systems; and English language development across the region with the British Council and Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO); (iii) promote a X-HMG UK education offer built on evidence/learning, with education (including English language skills) being an enabler for economic/social development and a counterbalance to Russian influence in the region.
Central Asia Small Projects Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will provide the mechanism for embassies to develop small projects to further the aims of the Country Business Plans and develop learning to support wider programming initiatives, with the overall aim of supporting development in the region.
What Works Hub for Global Education
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The What Works Hub will ensure UK leadership on global education evidence and advice. It will respond to the Ministerial action plan on girls education and the urgent demand from governments for rapid reform to address the learning crisis. The hub will support governments to address the C-19 crisis and build back better to ensure teachers are equiped to deliver skills for the future. Through thought leadership, conveing and provision of global goods it will contribute to the UK target of 50M girls and boys learning with a focus on the most marginalised.
Education Quality Improvement Programme in Bangladesh EQUIP-B
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve the quality of primary and secondary education through needs-based, targeted technical assistance (TA) via Education Quality Improvement Programme in Bangladesh (EQUIP-B). EQUIP-B will contribute to strengthen education system’s efficiency and effectiveness, specifically targeting improved learning outcomes and girls’ retention in primary and secondary education. Major focus areas include improved teachers’ skills and efficiency, learning assessment, girls’ friendly school environment, develop integrated data management system and its use, and evidence-based influencing of policies and programmes.
Girls' Education Skills Programme (GESP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Girls’ Education Skills Partnership (GESP) is the UK’s first public-private education partnership of its kind. It will provide high-quality and market-relevant skills training to girls and young women aged 13-25 in Nigeria and Bangladesh, through which they will become entrepreneurial and employable in sectors such as information technology, manufacturing, and other STEM-related fields.
"Girls and Out of School Children: Action for Learning (GOAL)".
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Girls and Out of School Children: Action for Learning (GOAL) programme will support the Governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to improve education outcomes for girls and the most marginalised, directly contributing to FCDO’s global commitments to girls’ education on access and learning.
POF - Pioneer Outcomes Funds
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
A programme to leverage private finance into high performing development projects using Impact Bonds and other pay-for-outcomes models at scale to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. A multi-donor programme to commission development projects effectively and efficiently using new instruments that facilitate better links between financial markets and providers delivering pay-for-success contracts.
Data and Research in Education (DARE) programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will address key constraints in Pakistan's education system to enable quality education for all children, particularly for girls and those marginalised by location, ethnicity, religion and disability. On the one hand it will work with the state to the strengthen the education data system. This is crucial for efficient and effective education service delivery by enabling better identification of need, allocation of resources and measurement of progress - particularly for girls. On the other hand, the programme will work with civil society to promote innovative solutions to the challenges identified through better data, and expose these to rigorous research to build evidence on what works.
Enhancing Gender Outcomes through Social Services Systems Strengthening (Samartha)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will focus on improving the systems and capacity of local government to deliver its social service mandates with a specific focus on improving access to quality health and education services, especially by women, girls and excluded groups. This will be complemented with national policy support in the Health and Education sectors to ensure sector policies and resource allocations align to support Nepal in building responsive and resilient Health and Education systems.
Eritrea Bilateral ODA
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The British Embassy in Eritrea maintains and develops relations between the UK and Eritrea. We represent the British government in its relations with the Government of the State of Eritrea and support the full range of British interests and values in Eritrea.
UK Embassy Fund - Thailand
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
International Programme (IP) ODA fund to support Post's small projects and work on Human Rights, Democracy, Good governance, Rule of law, and Foreign Policies in Thailand.
Transforming Education in Ethiopia (TREE)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will include a mix of support for local service delivery through a World Bank managed trust fund (financial aid), and UK technical assistance via a commercial provider. The programme will provide improved quality of education to 1 million children (50% girls) through sustained investment across the five-year period. It will also provide 50,000 of the most marginalised children with intensive support to access and stay in school. The exact figure for marginalised children reached will need to be determined in collaboration with the successful TA supplier(s).
British Council Grant In Aid (GIA) funding 2025-26
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme is for British Council Grant In Aid (GIA) funding 2025-26, covering both ODA and Non-ODA.
Institutional Strengthening of Policy Implementation to Reduce Educational Disparities in Kenya (INSPIRED)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To enhance the capacity of Government of Kenya's officials, including teachers, school leaders and the county Early Childhood Education department staff, to sustainably deliver improved and equitable foundational learning skills.
UK/Ukraine universities Twinning Scheme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The twinning scheme is an ODA funded programme that sets out to establish sustainable partnerships between UK universities and similar universities in Ukraine with the aim of supporting immediate assistance to bolster Ukrainian universities' resilience during the conflict and foster the foundations for longer-term links between Higher Education institutions that can support recovery. Support targets Ukrainian institutions, and the twinning programme has received the endorsement of the Ministry of Education in Ukraine and is supported by the Office of the President.
Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises - 2023-26
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Support to Education Cannot Wait - the global fund for education in emergencies - to support the most marginalised children affected by conflict and crises with protection and access to education. Invest in strategic partnerships that will work alongside ECW to reach more crisis-affected children.
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