Yunnan Province, on China’s southwestern border, is well known for its beautiful natural landscape and rich ethnic culture. Yet it is also one of the country’s poorest provinces. Its per capita GDP in...
Date: March 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
LILONGWE, February 28, 2017 –With just about 20 universities in the country, college has long been out of reach for many Malawians. Tertiary education enrollment stands at less than 1%, less than...
Date: February 28, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
BANGI, February 6, 2017—Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and the World Bank have launched a search for two candidates to join a new research program for interns. The UKM-World Bank Research Intern...
Date: February 6, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Have you ever heard of Gurgurnica in Macedonia? It is a village in the Brvenica municipality that is not readily accessible. To get there, one has to drive some 30 kilometers from Brvenica, up a narrow,...
Date: October 19, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Children attending the Ananda Schools in Bangladesh look like almost any other adolescents and pre-adolescents around the globe. They are energetic and playful with one another, and, alternatively, attentive...
Date: October 6, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
HERAT CITY, Herat Province – Computer science teacher Freshta Mohammadi, 25, stands in front of a class of 11th grade students at Mawlana Hatefi Girls’ High School. As the students look at a projected...
Date: September 20, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KANDAHAR CITY, Kandahar Province – The school bell rings at Safia Ama Jan Girls High School and students exit their classrooms to spend the break at the courtyard. As the students enter the courtyard and...
Date: July 12, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
A week-long knowledge exchange program recently organized in Korea by the World Bank proved that Korea’s classic community-driven development (CDD) program Saemaul Undong has much to offer to...
Date: June 23, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
N’DJAMENA, June 16, 2016 – In N’Djamena, like many other regions in Chad (Mandoul, Mayo Kebbi Est, Mayo Kebbi Ouest, Tandjilé), classrooms often amount to no more than sheds or structures made of straw....
Date: June 16, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Amitabha Mukherjee, World Bank Lead Public Sector Specialist, recently participated in a virtual learning exchange between Georgetown University students and Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance. In this interview,...
Date: March 25, 2016
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
DAKAR, March 10, 2016 – Over the last 15 years, West African governments and the international community have been successful at expanding access to primary schooling and yet, a ground-breaking regional...
Date: March 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KATHMANDU, January 22, 2016 — The Government of Nepal and the World Bank signed an agreement today for Additional Financing (AF) grants to the ongoing Nepal School Sector Reform Program (SSRP) in the amount...
Date: January 22, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Increased levels of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) which affects not just women and girls, but also men and boys, are common in fragile and conflict situations both during and after conflict....
Date: August 11, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2015—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$50 million International Development Association (IDA)* grant to increase access to pre-school and secondary...
Date: April 2, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
HARARE, August 21, 2014 – Supplying safe, clean water has long been a challenge for the country’s growing population. More than 4,000 people lost their lives during an outbreak of cholera in 2008 – 2009,...
Date: August 21, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Butuan City, Philippines – “Thank you Lord for all the blessings I receive each day,” reads the opening line of a short, hand-written letter in Filipino. Written in script on a school notepad, the letter...
Date: June 23, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Are Zambia’s children learning? Policymakers, teachers, parents and administrators in the African country are asking this question with increasing urgency. Unfortunately, the answer, according to a 2012...
Date: May 13, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
November 25, 2013 — While Vietnam has made great progress in providing access to primary education—reaching almost 100 percent enrollment — the quality of learning remains a challenge. ...
Date: November 25, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, October 15, 2013 – The World Bank has signed an agreement with Coursera, a leading provider of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), to help meet the demand for practical solutions-oriented...
Date: October 15, 2013
Type: Press Release
Language: English
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