NIAMEY, May 30, 2017 - “I got the idea to create my ‘Health Coach’ application from discussions with other women. The app helps women monitor their pregnancy and the subsequent development of their children...
Date: May 30, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Dhaka, May 17, 2017 — The World Bank today awarded prizes to winners of the #ProsperBangladesh Selfie Contest 2017. Aimed at engaging youth in a dialogue on Bangladesh’s development priorities, the...
Date: May 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
LUSAKA, May 16, 2017 – As a vibrant teenager pursuing her studies in Western Zambia’s Kaoma district, 16-year-old Prudence Makufeni suddenly faced a life-changing situation: pregnant, she dropped out of...
Date: May 16, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
In a little room on the Hatton tea plantation in Sri Lanka, fifty or so young people, most of them under 25, had a smartphone and shared a common purpose. They wanted to use WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook and...
Date: May 1, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
When Karuppiah Sellathurai bought his first cow, it only gave him a few liters of milk every day. But then he “multiplied” his cattle when his cow had a calf. Several years down the line, he has four animals...
Date: May 1, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
ULAANBAATAR, 29 March, 2017 – A new World Bank report recommends that Mongolia expand access to preschool services in rural areas, prioritizing home-based early-childhood education for hard-to-reach populations,...
Date: March 29, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The World Bank’s attention has been drawn to a fraudulent scheme being advertised as the “2017 Undergraduate Pan African Scholarship”. Several correspondences targeting undergraduate students are...
Date: February 24, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, February 22, 2017 — Serbia has joined global leaders in Early Childhood Development by investing in its children to support their success, drive the long term competitiveness of the Serbian...
Date: February 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
The 13th South Asia Economic Students’ Meet (SAESM) played a pivotal role in young economists believing in the concept of One South Asia The 13th South Asia Economic Students’ Meet (SAESM) was much more...
Date: February 22, 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
NASARAWA STATE FEBRUARY 16, 2017 – Despite significant health sector investments in recent years, Nigeria has made slow progress in improving its health indices. According to the Nigerian National...
Date: February 16, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Nearly 30% of Mongolia’s population are under the age of 14, and 12% are under the age of five. With so many young children, the country has successfully increased access to basic education, but Mongolia...
Date: February 14, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
World Bank Group Supports Youth Entrepreneurship Forum in Tajikistan DUSHANBE, January 17, 2017 – The second “Youth Entrepreneurship Forum” was held today in Dushanbe and brought together over 200 participants...
Date: January 17, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
November 14, 2016 — Marrakech, Morocco — Inspiring the Climate Action Agenda at the Marrakech Climate Conference COP22 the winning filmmakers of the World Bank Group’s 2016 Film4Climate Global Video Competition...
Date: November 14, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
HANOI, November 10, 2016 - Save the Children will sign the Grant Agreement with World Bank for the implementation of Northern Mountain Integrated Child Nutrition Improvement Project in Yen Bai and...
Date: November 10, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
DAKAR, November 1, 2016 – Farming has and continues to be a pivotal economic activity in Senegal, employing 49.5% of the Senegalese population. The agricultural sector contributes 12 to 15% of...
Date: November 1, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NEW YORK 03 October 2016 – Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis from the World Bank Group and UNICEF. Ending Extreme Poverty: A Focus...
Date: October 3, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
In the early 1990s, fear of crime and violence was a defining feature of life in Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city. In 1991, the homicide rate peaked at a staggering 381 per 100,000 inhabitants,...
Date: September 6, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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