OUR APPROACH TO
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COMMUNITY AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
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PROGRAMS & PROJECTS
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ON COMMUNITY AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
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RESULTS & IMPACT
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ON COMMUNITY AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
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17.5m
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Households across the Philippines benefitting from CLD projects, including rehabilitation of roads, social services, and community utilities—which have increased access to essential infrastructure by 68%.
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1m+
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People in Nigeria reached with economic empowerment assistance—including savings groups, business grants, access to digital finance, and skills training—through the Nigeria for Women Project.
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2.5k+
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In Africa, more than 61,000 students, including over one-third women, have enrolled in internationally accredited programs.
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Reducing Poverty through Community Empowerment
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Empowering the Underserved: Supporting the Socioeconomic Mobility of Nigerian Women
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Digital Innovation to Enhance Community-Driven Development in the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea
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RESEARCH
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& PUBLICATIONS
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More Research & Publications
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WORKING PAPER
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A Learning Agenda for Community-Driven Development
A Learning Agenda for Community-Driven Development
This paper argues that the central task to advance learning on community-driven development (and similar complex development interventions) is identifying the conditions under which it works and the design and implementation choices that will make it most effective within a given context.
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A Framework for Understanding and Measuring Resilience
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Benefit Sharing in World Bank Operations - Prioritizing Development for Local Communities
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Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict
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MORE ON
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Nigeria: The Community-Led Approach that is Helping Inclusive Development
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Five Ways Sri Lanka’s Local Authorities are Empowering Communities from the Ground Up
Five Ways Sri Lanka’s Local Authorities are Empowering Communities from the Ground Up
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Innovation in Development: Lessons from World Bank Experience
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OUR PARTNERS
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IN COMMUNITY AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
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Social Development
Social Development focuses on the need to “put people first” in development processes. It promotes social inclusion of the poor and vulnerable by empowering people, building cohesive and resilient societies, and making institutions accessible and accountable to citizens.
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