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New World Bank project to bring electricity to 2,500 Solomon Islands homes
Honiara, November 11, 2016 – More than 2,500 homes without electricity access in Solomon Islands will soon be able to afford reliable energy connections under a new project agreed between the World Bank and the Government of Solomon Islands.
Philippines: Poor Families in Remote Areas to Benefit from Renewable Energy Grants
Manila, August 23, 2016 - More than 40,000* poor families without electricity in remote areas of the country will soon have access to
Dr. Fouzel K. Khan, former IDCOL CEO traces origins of Bangladesh solar home systems
In 1997, when Dr. Fouzel Kabir Khan became the CEO of Bangladesh’s newly inaugurated Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), he wasn’t at all sure the new venture would work out—particularly after he heard that his counterpart in Pakistan was now in jail.
SOCIAL INCLUSION - GREEN AWARD
THIRD ANNUAL INN-OBA-TIONS AWARD RECIPIENT - JANUARY 2016
COLLABORATION AWARD
THIRD ANNUAL INN-OBA-TIONS AWARD RECIPIENT - JANUARY 2016
PIONEER AWARD
THIRD ANNUAL INN-OBA-TIONS AWARD RECIPIENT - JANUARY 2016The Solid Waste Management OBA pilot in the West B
Four Projects Recognized for Results-Based Approaches
Results-based approaches are producing creative and dynamic solutions to development issues. The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) presented its Third Annual Inn-OBA-tions Awards on January 12, 2016, recognizing the achievements of World Bank projects that employ particularly innovative methods.
GPOBA-Gates Foundation Workshop at World Water Week
How can the benefits of water development projects reach the poorest communities?
Video: Power for Kenya's Urban Poor
Image: Video Still from "Power for Kenya's Urban Poor"