EDUCATION
Preston Fund for Girls' Education
What activities does the program fund? Improving access to and the quality of girls' primary school education by building primary schools; paying school fees and staff salaries; buying uniforms; providing room and board, books, classroom furniture and laboratory equipment; role modeling, coaching and career counseling; promoting scientific careers; and providing community education to promote girls' enrollment and retention. Who is eligible? Schools, teacher training and curriculum programs, locally-based community organizations, NGOs, local women's associations and women's rights organizations, and coalitions focused on the issue of girls' education. How to apply? Proposals should detail the specific challenges to girls' access to education to be addressed by the project, and outline the project strategy and long-term plan for financial and program sustainability. More information on the program and how to apply is available on the Global Fund for Women website.
Website: www.globalfundforwomen.org
World Bank Unit: The Preston Fund was established in memory of Lewis Preston (former President of the World Bank) with funds from J.P. Morgan & Co., the World Bank, the Dutch government, and many institutional and individual donors.
Contact Address: The Global Fund for Women administers the Preston Education Fund for Girls, Global Fund for Women
1375 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94109, USA
ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP)
What activities does the program fund? ESMAP is a global technical assistance program that promotes the role of energy in poverty reduction and economic growth in an environmentally responsible manner. Its work applies to low-income, emerging, and transition economies and contributes to the achievement of internationally agreed development goals. Through studies, pilot projects and training, ESMAP strives to expand the global knowledge base about its priority areas: market-oriented sector reform and restructuring, energy access to the un- or under-served especially in rural areas, and environmentally ustainable energy practices. Activities should also contribute to the institutional and human capacity in the recipient country; address poverty, social and gender issues; and be innovative in developing, testing, and mainstreaming ideas and approaches. Who is eligible? All stakeholders in the energy sector: governments, private sector, research institutions and NGOs. How to apply? ESMAP activities are managed by World Bank energy specialists. Proposals for activities are submitted to the Manager of ESMAP and reviewed by independent experts. Non-World Bank Group proponents need to secure the commitment of a World Bank energy specialist before their proposals can be considered by ESMAP. ESMAP staff are available to put proponents in touch with World Bank energy staff and can be contacted at address below. Further information is available on its website.
Website: www.esmap.org
World Bank Unit: ESMAP, Energy and Water Department.
ESMAP is sponsored by a group of donors, the World Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is managed by the World Bank.
Contact Address: Tel: +1 (202) 4582321, fax: +1 (202) 5223018,
e-mail: esmap@worldbank.org. or mail to: ESMAP Manager, c/o
World Bank, 1818 H. Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20433 *** Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)
What activities does the Program fund? PPIAF is a multi-donor technical assistance facility aimed at helping developing country governments improve the quality of their infrastructure through private sector involvement. PPIAF pursues its objectives through (i) channeling technical assistance to governments in developing countries on strategies and measures to tap the full potential of private sector involvement in infrastructure, and (ii) identifying, disseminating and promoting emerging best practices on matters related to private sector involvement in infrastructure in developing countries. PPIAF funds country specific or multi-country advisory and related activities in the following areas: infrastructure development strategies, capacity and consensus building, policy, regulatory, and
institutional reforms, and pioneering transactions. Eligible infrastructure services include water and sewerage, solid waste, electricity generation, transmission and distribution, natural gas
transmission and distribution, telecommunications, airports, ports, railways, and roads. Who is eligible? PPIAF can support activities intended to benefit any developing and transition country included in the following categories of the OECD Development Assistance Committee's List of Aid Recipients: Developing Countries and Territories; and Countries and Territories in Transition. Proposals for PPIAF support can originate from any source. Note, however, that since PPIAF donors have agreed to utilize World Bank procurement guidelines to implement PPIAF activities, the World Bank through its designated task managers execute activities on behalf of PPIAF. Proposals for country-specific activities require approval in writing from the relevant government. How to apply? Guidelines and information are available on the PPIAF website or from PPIAF Program Management.
Website: www.ppiaf.org
World Bank Unit: PPIAF Program Management Unit.
Contact Address: e-mail: info@ppiaf.org *** Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF)
What activities does the program fund? Creating strategic alliances for a comprehensive, coordinated approach to conservation challenges; managing protected areas and coordinating biodiversity corridors; training; transboundary planning; encouraging local dialogue with extractive industries; engaging in conflict resolution; priority setting and consensus building; strengthening local and
indigenous organizations and facilitating partnerships between the private sector and protected areas. Who is eligible? Civil society organizations, NGOs, community groups and private-sector partners involved in biodiversity conservation. Projects must be within a biodiversity hotspot in a developing country that has ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity. Hotspots are: Caucasus, Atlantic Forest Region, Cape Floristic Province, Choco—Darien—Western Ecuador, Brazilian Cerrado, Central Chile, Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya, Guinean Forests of West Africa, Mountains of South-Central China, Indo-Burma, Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands, Mesoamerica, Philippines, Polynesia/Micronesia, Succulent Karoo, Sundaland, Tropical Andes, Wallacea, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. How to apply? Information and application materials are available on the CEPF website.
Website: www.cepf.net/xp/cepf/
World Bank Unit: A joint initiative of Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Environment Department of the World Bank *** Global Environment Facility Medium-Sized Projects (GEFMSPs)
What activities does the program fund? Covering issues following GEF priority areas: biological diversity, climate change, international waters, and depletion of the ozone layer. In addition, the GEF also funds projects addressing issues of land degradation and persistent organic pollutants. MSPs are projects with total funding of under $1 million. Who is eligible? NGOs, CSOs, governments, academic institutions, private sector organizations who meet GEF criteria (see the GEF website for a detailed description of the criteria). How to apply? Develop and submit a project concept paper for preliminary review by one of three implementing agencies (World Bank, UNDP, or UNEP). Prior to finalizing a proposal, the GEF focal point in each eligible country must endorse the MSP concept before the proposal can be submitted for approval. Application forms and criteria for application, and other information about the implementing agency procedures, are available at the GEF website.
Website: www.gefweb.org
World Bank Unit: GEF Coordination Unit, Environment Department *** Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEFSGP)
What activities does the program fund? Addressing local problems related to biodiversity loss, climate change, land degradation and protection of international waters; community-based assessment and planning; pilot activities demonstrating innovative community-level approaches to global environmental problems; technical assistance and training focused on developing community and NGO capacities; program monitoring and analysis; dissemination, networking, and policy dialogue. Who is eligible? National and local environmental NGOs and community-based organizations. To be eligible for SGP support, projects must fit the SGP country strategy and eligibility criteria, and be consistent with the Operational Strategy and relevant Operational Programs established by the GEF. How to apply? Contact the SGP national coordinator in your country or the address below.
Website: www.undp.org/sgp
World Bank Unit: The program is implemented by UNDP on behalf of the World Bank and UNEP, and it is executed by UNOPS. Contact Address: Global Manager, GEF Small Grants Programme
One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 USA. *** World Bank/ World Wildlife Fund Alliance for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Use (WB/WWF ALLIANCE)Â
What activities does the program fund? Promoting small-scale activities of NGOs, local communities and other stakeholders that will stimulate investment opportunities in protected areas and improve forest management practices. Who is eligible? NGOs, local community organizations, governments, private sector, scientific and policy research institutes. How to apply? Develop project proposal in consultation with local World Bank and/or WWF representatives. Proposals will be evaluated by the Alliance.
Website: www.forest-alliance.org
World Bank Unit: Environment Department *** Population and Reproductive Health Capacity Building Program
What activities does the program fund? Developing capacity of grassroots NGOs working in population, reproductive health, safe motherhood, harmful traditional practices including female genital mutilation, and other women and adolescent health issues. Who is eligible? Grants are made to international and regional NGOs for assistance to grassroots NGOs in developing countries. International and regional NGOs with links to grassroots NGOs in developing countries can apply for grant funds to act as grant- making and technical assistance intermediaries. How to apply? Contact the Human Development Network, Health, Nutrition and Population Department at the World Bank for information on how to participate.
Website: www.worldbank.org/hnp
World Bank Unit: Human Development Network - Health, Nutrition and Population Department |
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