Cameroon has made significant strides in education in the last decade, nearly doubling primary school enrollment. Yet regional and income disparities persist. In poor, rural regions, children do not have...
Literacy serves as an essential building block for learning, so when children master reading, they are more likely to succeed in school generally. To support the South African government’s campaign to...
IFC's annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-led small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) and why financial institutions...
The Brahmaputra River is home to 130 million people in China, India, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. Because of its complex geopolitics, the river lacks a basin-wide cooperation framework that would promote regional...
Lesotho's agricultural system faces a growing number of climate-related vulnerabilities with droughts, floods, pests, and extreme temperatures occurring more frequently. In response, the Government of...
The intersection of artificial intelligence and 5G mobile technology has enormous potential to deliver dramatic improvements in productivity, efficiency, and cost across business sectors and broader society,...
Type: BriefReport#: 146330Date: December 1, 2019Author:
Mockel,Peter ;
Makala,Baloko
Many countries are giving more authority and control over resources to schools and their communities to improve decision making and spending, and ultimately student learning outcomes. School-based management...
In an effort to improve education outcomes, many countries have introduced school-based management reforms to decentralize decision making to the school level. The idea is that by shifting decision-making...
This Brief is part of the Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE) Knowledge Brief series focusing on the design and implementation of youth employment programs. This Brief builds on S4YE’s 2018 annual report,...
Type: BriefReport#: 146614Date: December 1, 2019Author:
Robinson,Danielle Simone ;
Ait Ali Slimane,Meriem ;
Mohindra,Komal ;
Datta,Namita
Morocco has made dramatic improvements in access to education over the last two decades. The country has built thousands of schools, hired and trained teachers, achieved universal primary education, and...
Teachers play a critical role in determining how much students learn. Yet in many countries, they lack the support, motivation, and training to do their jobs well. As a result, many children around the...
Tanzania devotes about one-fifth of government spending to education, focusing much of the funding on expanding school access. Primary school enrollment rates have surged, yet the quality of education...
There are over three billion citizens of the world who cannot access the internet. As digital development specialists, this is the challenge of our time. To make this happen we must create the safest,...
Poland continues to be a European air pollution hotspot. The impact of air pollution on health is substantial, particularly for children and the elderly. Nearly one in nine of the premature deaths linked...
Cambodia has experienced remarkable growth and has made dramatic improvements in poverty reduction and health outcomes, since the early 2000s. The health equity and quality improvement project (H-EQIP)...
By assisting the Government of Ethiopia in incorporating gender-focused solutions, bolstering markets for off-grid products, and scaling up private sector participation in the country’s vast renewable...
Type: BriefReport#: 143637Date: November 14, 2019Author:
Kistler,Jacqueline Purtell
ESMAP helped to identify and implement a successful market model for Bangladesh’s improved cookstoves program by building on successful models within the country, partnering with the local development-finance...
Type: BriefReport#: 143638Date: November 14, 2019Author:
Kistler,Jacqueline Purtell
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