Thanks to "Takaful and Karama" program, many of Egypt’s poorest families can now afford to keep their children in school and in better health. The monthly income they receive from the government is helping...
Date: March 30, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Bhurungamari, February 19, 2017 — The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today launched a cash benefits program for 600,000 of the country’s poorest mothers and pregnant women in exchange for...
Date: February 19, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Honorable Member of Parliament, Mr. A.K.M. Mustafizur Rahman, Honorable Secretary, Mr. Abdul Malek, Distinguished officials and local government leaders, Members of the media, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good...
Date: February 19, 2017
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
ChallengeWell-designed safety nets can improve child health and nutrition outcomes, while contributing to poverty reduction goals. In spite of spending over 16 percent of its budget (or 2.5 percent of...
Date: February 19, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
PARIS, December 2, 2016— The World Bank Group pledged $1.3 billion over the next three years to support Madagascar’s development through its national development plan. The announcement was made at the...
Date: December 2, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DAR ES SALAAM, November 18, 2016 – In 2012, Beata Masigazwa enrolled in the country’s conditional cash transfer program and began to receive a small amount of money each month to buy proteins, fruits...
Date: November 18, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Critical for Economic Growth and Employment Opportunities Jerusalem, November 16, 2016 – The Palestinian economy remains mired in income stagnation and high unemployment, with reforms to...
Date: November 14, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2016 – The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a $10 million grant to help Chad develop and implement a national safety nets system aimed at providing direct assistance...
Date: September 1, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Tim Sokhoeun, 27, is seven and a half months pregnant and lives in Kvek village of Mourng commune, Siem Reap province. She is regularly monitoring her baby’s growth, and making sure that she and her son...
Date: July 27, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2016 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a new financing agreement of US$10 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit to provide income support...
Date: April 28, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
I’m very pleased to be here today together with His Excellency Rachid Derbas, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and Islamic Development Bank President Dr. Mohamed Ali Al-Madani to inaugurate the Social...
Date: March 25, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
DOUALA, March 3, 2016 – At age 51, Jean-Claude Wandji is a widower struggling to take care of his children and grandchildren who are still under his roof. Unable to secure steady employment,...
Date: March 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
ZIWAY DUGDA, February 3, 2016- Headlines across the globe are drawing attention to the devastating effects of the current drought in Ethiopia caused by El Niño. According to the United Nations, more than...
Date: February 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
World Bank funded project targets extremely poor and Ebola-affected households WASHINGTON, November 6, 2015 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a new US$10 million International...
Date: November 6, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Expert says Pantawid Pamilya one of the best-targeted social safety nets in the world MANILA, September 23, 2015—Pantawid Pamilya, the Philippines’ conditional cash transfer program (CCT) is one of the...
Date: September 23, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NADJOTE, September 23, 2015 — In Nadjote, a small village located 18 km from the city of Dapaong, the capital of the Savanes region in northern Togo, a large number of children suffer from acute...
Date: September 23, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BAMAKO, August 3, 2015—Are social safety nets effective? This was the topic debated at a two-day workshop organized by the World Bank in Bamako on June 22 and 23. Attended by representatives of government...
Date: August 3, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
US$25 million loan seeks to reduce secondary school abandonment rate and fight poverty in indigenous and drought-stricken areas such as the Dry Corridor WASHINGTON, March 31, 2015 – The World Bank Board...
Date: March 31, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DAKAR, February 19, 2015 – The Government of Senegal launched today a 40.5 million dollar International Development Association (IDA) credit to help Senegal establish the building blocks for a national...
Date: February 18, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2014–About 6 million families living in underserved and poor areas in Mexico will benefit from a shared program of the World Bank with the Federal Government of Mexico for US$350...
Date: November 19, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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