Project

IDINDIGO-POJ-0058
Impact Bond Name - (Value)Finance for Jobs (F4J) DIB 1
Alternative Names - (Value)Palestine Youth Employment Project
Stage of Development - (Value)Complete
Stage of Development - (Source ID's)source1
Social Investment Prototype - (Value)NO
Dates - Date outcomes contract signed - (Value)2019-10
Dates - Actual completion date - (Value)2024-06
Dates - Start date of service provision - (Value)2020-07
Dates - Actual end date of service provision - (Value)2024-06
Dates - Actual duration of service provision - (Value)45
Dates - (Source ID's)source1
Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction - (Value)PS
Jurisdiction - (Source ID's)source1
Overall project finance - Total investment commitment - Currency - (Value)USD
Overall project finance - Total investment commitment - Amount - Exact - (Value)1800000
Overall project finance - Total investment commitment - Amount USD - Exact - (Value)1800000
Overall project finance - Maximum potential outcome payment - Currency - (Value)USD
Overall project finance - Maximum potential outcome payment - Amount - (Value)6250000
Overall project finance - Maximum potential outcome payment - Amount USD - (Value)6250000
Overall project finance - (Source ID's)source1
Purpose and classifications - Social challenge - (Value)Youth unemployment in Palestine
Purpose and classifications - Intervention - (Value)The First Palestinian Employment DIB (F4J DIB I) aimed to match employment opportunities with suitable employees by purposefully training job seekers in employer-demanded skills. The DIB accepted 1,380 Palestinian job seekers (in West Bank and Gaza) aged 18–29 years (of which 653 were women). Through its local Service Provider organizations (SPs), the DIB provided skills training on specific job types, and created meaningful partnerships with the private sector to ensure sustainability. Those SPs provided training and job placement services to youth, starting in mid 2020, which coincided with the height of Covid-19. The F4J DIB initially focused on employment opportunities in the healthcare sector, as well as jobs in the industrial and construction sector, before expanding into multiple sectors, including ICT, education, funiture and carpentry, business and finance, etc. based on market needs assessment. The DIB succeeded in bridging the gap between academic outputs and the job-specific skills required in the Palestinian labour market to deliver sustainable employment outcomes. The DIB was expanded and scaled twice from $5m to$5.75m then to $6.25m, and started a pilot in Gaza in mid 2023, which was stopped due to the Gaza war in October 2023.
Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - (Value)Employment and training
Purpose and classifications - Primary SDG goal - (Value)8
Purpose and classifications - (Source ID's)source1
Service and beneficiaries - Target population - (Value)Unemployed Palestinian job seekers in the West Bank and Gaza
Service and beneficiaries - Targeted number of unique service users or beneficiaries (total) - (Value)1240
Service and beneficiaries - Unit type of targeted service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Service and beneficiaries - Unit description of targeted service user or beneficiaries - (Value)Unemployed youth, aged 18–29 years, of which at least 30% will be women.
Service and beneficiaries - Actual number of unique service users or beneficiaries engaged (total) - (Value)1380
Service and beneficiaries - Unit type of actual service users or beneficiaries engaged - (Value)Individual
Service and beneficiaries - Unit description of actual service user or beneficiaries engaged - (Value)Unemployed youth, aged 18–29 years, of which at least 47% were women.
Service and beneficiaries - (Source ID's)source1
Delivery Locations 1: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation1
Delivery Locations 1: Location - Name - (Value)West Bank, Palestine
Delivery Locations 1: Location - Country - (Value)PS
Delivery Locations 1: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)31.898043
Delivery Locations 1: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)35.204
Delivery Locations 2: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation2
Delivery Locations 2: Location - Name - (Value)Gaza Strip, Palestine
Delivery Locations 2: Location - Country - (Value)PS
Delivery Locations 2: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)31.5106
Delivery Locations 2: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)34.4607
Sources 1: Idsource1
Sources 1: Name - (Value)Email correspondence with DIB manager / Finance For Jobs Consulting Services on 30th April 2025.
Sources 1: Type - (Value)Email correspondence
Service Provisions 1: Idserviceprovision1
Service Provisions 1: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1756
Service Provisions 1: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement for Nurses
Service Provisions 2: Idserviceprovision2
Service Provisions 2: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1757
Service Provisions 2: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement for Health & Safety specialists in Construction and Light manufacturing industries
Service Provisions 3: Idserviceprovision3
Service Provisions 3: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1758
Service Provisions 3: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement for Doctors (after passing the Palestinian Medical Board exam)
Service Provisions 4: Idserviceprovision4
Service Provisions 4: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1759
Service Provisions 4: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement in the education sector
Service Provisions 5: Idserviceprovision5
Service Provisions 5: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1760
Service Provisions 5: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement in the Furniture Sector (carpentry, upholstrey, paint, furniture design, etc.)
Service Provisions 6: Idserviceprovision6
Service Provisions 6: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1761
Service Provisions 6: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement in the Construction Sector (e.g. Construction Materials Quality Specialists)
Service Provisions 7: Idserviceprovision7
Service Provisions 7: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1762
Service Provisions 7: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement in various marketing and customer services roles across multiple sectors
Service Provisions 8: Idserviceprovision8
Service Provisions 8: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1763
Service Provisions 8: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement in various job roles in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Service Provisions 9: Idserviceprovision9
Service Provisions 9: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1756
Service Provisions 9: Intervention - (Value)Training and job placement in various finance, business and marketing roles across multiple sectors
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0394
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Multilateral/Bilateral/Intergovernmental Financial Institution
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)USD
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Amount - (Value)6250000
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Amount USD - (Value)6250000
Investments 1: Idinvestment1
Investments 1: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0396
Investments 1: Investor Repayment - (Value)Principal + positive financial returns
Investments 1: Investment Type - (Value)Equity and debt
Investments 1: NotesEquity Investor
Investments 2: Idinvestment2
Investments 2: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0397
Investments 2: Investor Repayment - (Value)Principal + positive financial returns
Investments 2: Investment Type - (Value)Equity and debt
Investments 2: NotesEquity Investor
Investments 3: Idinvestment3
Investments 3: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0398
Investments 3: Investor Repayment - (Value)Principal + positive financial returns
Investments 3: Investment Type - (Value)Development contribution (convertible loan)
Investments 3: NotesNon-equity Investor
Investments 4: Idinvestment4
Investments 4: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0399
Investments 4: Investor Repayment - (Value)Principal + positive financial returns
Investments 4: Investment Type - (Value)Equity and debt
Investments 4: NotesEquity Investor
Intermediary services 1: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0392
Intermediary services 1: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Performance management
Intermediary services 1: Other Role Description - (Value)Performance management of DIB implementation and Service Provision, representing investors
Intermediary services 2: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0063
Intermediary services 2: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Other
Intermediary services 2: Other Role Description - (Value)DIB design and contract set-up, then advisor on Performance Management for first 2 years
Intermediary services 3: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0121
Intermediary services 3: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Other
Intermediary services 3: Other Role Description - (Value)Advisory to EBRD on Performance Management
Intermediary services 4: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0391
Intermediary services 4: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Other
Intermediary services 4: Other Role Description - (Value)Representing Outcomes Funders (Ministry of Finance/World Bank)
Outcome Metrics 1: Idoutcomemetric1
Outcome Metrics 1: Outcome Definition - (Value)Output 1: Acceptance onto Program: SP accepts youth onto the DIB.
Outcome Metrics 1: Outcome validation Method - (Value)Independent verification by Deloitte (Desk-based review)
Outcome Metrics 1: Data source for Outcome validation - (Value)Signed youth Acceptance letters
Outcome Metrics 1: Policy sector - (Value)Employment and training
Outcome Metrics 1: Primary SDG goal - (Value)8
Outcome Metrics 1: Primary SDG target - (Value)8.5
Outcome Metrics 2: Idoutcomemetric2
Outcome Metrics 2: Outcome Definition - (Value)Output 2: Training start: Accepted youth attends first training session.
Outcome Metrics 2: Outcome validation Method - (Value)Independent verification by Deloitte (Desk-based review)
Outcome Metrics 2: Data source for Outcome validation - (Value)Training attendance sheets
Outcome Metrics 2: Policy sector - (Value)Employment and training
Outcome Metrics 2: Primary SDG goal - (Value)8
Outcome Metrics 2: Primary SDG target - (Value)8.5
Outcome Metrics 3: Idoutcomemetric3
Outcome Metrics 3: Outcome Definition - (Value)Output 3: Training completion: Accepted youth successfully completes training.
Outcome Metrics 3: Outcome validation Method - (Value)Independent verification by Deloitte (Desk-based review)
Outcome Metrics 3: Data source for Outcome validation - (Value)Training attendance sheets (at least 80% attendance)
Outcome Metrics 3: Policy sector - (Value)Education
Outcome Metrics 3: Primary SDG goal - (Value)4
Outcome Metrics 3: Primary SDG target - (Value)4.4
Outcome Metrics 4: Idoutcomemetric4
Outcome Metrics 4: Outcome Definition - (Value)Outcome 1: Job start: youth begins paid employment.
Outcome Metrics 4: Outcome validation Method - (Value)Independent verification by Deloitte (Desk + Field-based review)
Outcome Metrics 4: Data source for Outcome validation - (Value)Employment contract, pay slip, timesheet, employer letter, youth self-declaration letter of employment
Outcome Metrics 4: Policy sector - (Value)Employment and training
Outcome Metrics 4: Primary SDG goal - (Value)8
Outcome Metrics 4: Primary SDG target - (Value)8.5
Outcome Metrics 5: Idoutcomemetric5
Outcome Metrics 5: Outcome Definition - (Value)Outcome 2: Job sustainment for 3 months. Youth maintains paid employment for 3 months.
Outcome Metrics 5: Outcome validation Method - (Value)Independent verification by Deloitte (Desk + Field-based review)
Outcome Metrics 5: Data source for Outcome validation - (Value)Employment contract, pay slip, timesheet, employer letter, youth self-declaration letter of employment
Outcome Metrics 5: Policy sector - (Value)Employment and training
Outcome Metrics 5: Primary SDG goal - (Value)8
Outcome Metrics 5: Primary SDG target - (Value)8.5
Outcome Metrics 6: Idoutcomemetric6
Outcome Metrics 6: Outcome Definition - (Value)Outcome 3: Job sustainment for 6 months. Youth maintains paid employment for 6 months.
Outcome Metrics 6: Outcome validation Method - (Value)Independent verification by Deloitte (Desk + Field-based review)
Outcome Metrics 6: Data source for Outcome validation - (Value)Employment contract, pay slip, timesheet, employer letter, youth self-declaration letter of employment
Outcome Metrics 6: Policy sector - (Value)Employment and training
Outcome Metrics 6: Primary SDG goal - (Value)8
Outcome Metrics 6: Primary SDG target - (Value)8.5
Results 1: Outcome Metric Id - (Value)outcomemetric1
Results 1: Result level - (Value)Outcome level
Results 1: Result type - (Value)Final
Results 1: Period - Start - (Value)2020-07
Results 1: Period - End - (Value)2024-06
Results 1: Outcomes achieved - (Value)1266
Results 1: Other Description of result - (Value)This results only include achievements in West Bank, not in Gaza
Results 1: Outcomes validator(s) - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0174
Results 2: Outcome Metric Id - (Value)outcomemetric2
Results 2: Result level - (Value)Outcome level
Results 2: Result type - (Value)Final
Results 2: Period - Start - (Value)2020-07
Results 2: Period - End - (Value)2024-06
Results 2: Outcomes achieved - (Value)1236
Results 2: Other Description of result - (Value)This results only include achievements in West Bank, not in Gaza
Results 2: Outcomes validator(s) - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0174
Results 3: Outcome Metric Id - (Value)outcomemetric3
Results 3: Result level - (Value)Outcome level
Results 3: Result type - (Value)Final
Results 3: Period - Start - (Value)2020-09
Results 3: Period - End - (Value)2024-06
Results 3: Outcomes achieved - (Value)1018
Results 3: Other Description of result - (Value)This results only include achievements in West Bank, not in Gaza
Results 3: Outcomes validator(s) - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0174
Results 4: Outcome Metric Id - (Value)outcomemetric4
Results 4: Result level - (Value)Outcome level
Results 4: Result type - (Value)Final
Results 4: Period - Start - (Value)2020-11
Results 4: Period - End - (Value)2024-06
Results 4: Outcomes achieved - (Value)654
Results 4: Other Description of result - (Value)This results only include achievements in West Bank, not in Gaza
Results 4: Outcomes validator(s) - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0174
Results 5: Outcome Metric Id - (Value)outcomemetric5
Results 5: Result level - (Value)Outcome level
Results 5: Result type - (Value)Final
Results 5: Period - Start - (Value)2021-01
Results 5: Period - End - (Value)2024-06
Results 5: Outcomes achieved - (Value)601
Results 5: Other Description of result - (Value)This results only include achievements in West Bank, not in Gaza
Results 5: Outcomes validator(s) - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0174
Results 6: Outcome Metric Id - (Value)outcomemetric6
Results 6: Result level - (Value)Outcome level
Results 6: Result type - (Value)Final
Results 6: Period - Start - (Value)2021-04
Results 6: Period - End - (Value)2024-06
Results 6: Outcomes achieved - (Value)546
Results 6: Other Description of result - (Value)This results only include achievements in West Bank, not in Gaza
Results 6: Outcomes validator(s) - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0174

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