There are a wide variety of funding sources that offer support for development projects managed by civil society organizations (CSOs). These can come from various donor agencies, from CSOs and also from the World Bank.
The World Bank manages several types of funding mechanisms geared to providing funding directly to CSOs. Most of these funding mechanisms are managed out of World Bank's Headquarters, although some of these are also administered at many of the Bank's country offices.
Many of these mechanisms are funded in partnership with other government donor agencies, such as the UN and biliateral agencies (e.g. UNPD, DFID, CIDA). Some of these funding mechanisms only support CSOs, but other fund proposals submitted by government agencies and businesses. Finally these funds support civil society initiatives at the global, regional, and country levels in a variety of sectors.
The Bank also provides grants and staff volunteers to civil society organizations in the Washington area through its Community Outreach Program.
The Bank also funds CSOs indirectly through governments via mechanisms such as social funds and Community-Driven Development (CDD) projects. These support a variety of local development activities such as rural development, community health, water delivery, HIV/AIDS prevention, and small enterprise development. The Bank estimates that some 5% of the Bank's annual portfolio, or $1 billion dollars, is channeled to these country-based funds.
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