"Partners for Change. Together We Can Do More." This 3-mn video was shown in March 2007 to a large group of parliamentarians (the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank) gathered in Cape Town, South Africa. It shows direct and indirect results of recent IDA-supported programs: the number of girls have tripled in Bangladesh's secondary schools; reforms in Mozambique saw cellphone users grow from 51,000 to 1.3 million, etc. Behind each simple headline is a successful partnership with other donors, governments, NGOs and local communities - more complex programs. Learn more about the context of each result here.
A change in telecommunications
Mozambique: reforms saw cell phone users up from 51,000 to 1.3 million The successful liberalization of the telecom sector in Mozambique emerged from a discussion about Madagascar’s experience with liberalization of mobile phones. IDA was able rapidly to produce a synthesis of good practice models in Africa and beyond, and highlight their dramatic impact on connectivity. This helped spur the government to quickly liberalize the mobile market, and mobile users grew from 51,000 in 2001 to 1.3 million in 2005.
Learn more: IDA at Work: Mozambique [PDF] |
A change in education
Bangladesh: the number of girls in secondary schools has more than tripled
Tripling occurred between 1991 and 2005. The Bangladesh Female Secondary School Assistance Program (1993-2001, and 2002-07), financed by IDA, supported a government program to improve access to secondary education for girls by providing tuition stipends.
Learn more: Project profile |
A change in food supply
Ethiopia: 7 million people no longer depend on food aid to survive
In a drive to establish greater food security in a country chronically subject to shortages, IDA helped design and fund a Productive Safety Nets Program (PNSP) that provides food, cash and public works to vulnerable populations. The program, funded by a large consortium of donors (Canada, the EC, Ireland, the UK, the US and the World Food Programme), marks a break from traditional food aid to try to tackle some of the root problems at the source of food insecurity.
Learn more: IDA at Work: Ethiopia [PDF]
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A change in access
Vietnam: all-weather roads for 16 million people in rural areas in 7 years The Second Rural Transport Project (1999-2006) resulted in the rehabilitation of 7,600 kilometers of roads and 26 kilometers of bridges. Technical assistance helped increase the effectiveness of public spending in the transport sector and assisted the government to make the best use of the US$3 billion of investment expected in the sector over the next five years. DFID was a strong partner.
Learn more: Project profile + IDA at Work: Vietnam |
A change in communities
Yemen: Better schools, health care and roads for 4.5 million people in remote areas
The Yemen Social Fund for Development (SFD), established in 1998, financed sub-projects designed to extend basic education, health and environment services to Yemen’s most vulnerable population living in remote communities. Under phase two (2000-06), approximately 4.5 million people directly benefited from new classrooms, mountain roads, improved health services, more reliable water supply, etc. All told, close to 10 million people have benefited since 1998.
Learn more: Project profile
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A change in health
Kyrgyz Republic: health coverage expanded to 98% of the population In 1996, 45 percent of rural patients in Kyrgyzstan seeking inpatient hospital care had to sell produce or livestock to pay for it. Out of pocket health spending was prohibitive. The Health Sector Reform II Project (2001-2006) improved access by providing financial protection and a basic health care package to 98% of the population. IDA’s resources and sector-wide approach were critical to scaling up of a very successful health reform program (begun in 1996) and harmonizing other donor interventions.
Learn more: Project profile (coming soon) |
A change in prosperity
India: incomes up for 90% of rural poor in the State of Andhra Pradesh The Andhra Pradesh District Poverty Initiatives Project (2000-06) and Rural Poverty Reduction Project (2002-07) facilitated small group organization and self management within rural communities, with a particular focus on women. The design also envisaged increased financial access for the poor by attracting private sector interest to this potentially large but overlooked market. Key to the management of risk was that poor women in self-help groups act as a guarantee both for each other and for banks. Learn more: Project profile |
A change in access to water
Senegal: access to water for 98% of people in cities The introduction of a private operator (managing urban water supply operations on behalf of the state and meeting certain performance requirements) was central to the project’s success in increasing water production and expanding access to poor underserved neighborhoods. Tariffs have not increased beyond inflation. The sector’s successful turnaround attracted major financing from other donors and investments from commercial banks. Senegal now has the highest household connection rate (76% in 2006) in sub-Saharan Africa. 98% is the global access rate (household connections + public standpipes) for urban areas. Learn more: Project profile + IDA at Work: Water (with narrated slideshow) |
A change in opportunity
Sierra Leone: Multi-Donor Trust Fund helped 72,000 combatants return to civilian life
With the signing of a peace agreement in 1999 following nine years of civil war, Sierra Leone immediately undertook a reintegration and rehabilitation program. This focused on, first, disarming, demobilizing, and reintegrating ex-combatants, and, second, providing assistance to war-affected communities to help reintegrate huge numbers of people who had fled these communities. Learn more: Project profile + IDA at Work: Sierra Leone |
A change in services
Honduras: water, schools and health centers for 2.5 million people in 5 years
92 % of households in project area communities had running water, compared to only 36% of households in control communities. These results were achieved by the fifth IDA-supported Social Investment Fund operation in Honduras (2000-06). Small-scale infrastructure projects help empower communities. Technical assistance has strengthened municipalities and allowed them to play a more important role in local development beyond the scope of the project Learn more: Project profile (coming soon) |
A change in recovery
Sri Lanka: cash grants to 100,000 families within three months of the tsunami
IDA provided the equivalent of US$200 per family over four months to the most affected families—fishermen, the self-employed, and small-scale businesses such as trade and tourism. Among the total of 150,000 families who lost livelihoods due to the tsunami, more than 100,000 received IDA’s livelihood support cash grants. Under a separate housing component, IDA has been supporting housing reconstruction in eight tsunami-affected divisions. Learn more: Project profile |
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