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GPOBA, The World Bank and IFC; Lessons Learned in Conflict Situations
Lessons from a West Bank solid waste management project – supported by the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) -- were featured during a recent seminar at the World Bank Group (WBG) headquarters.
Zambia: Sida Gives Additional $5.8 Million for Electricity Access
Washington, August 7, 2014 – The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has received a supplemental contribution of US$5.8 million (SEK 38,500,000) from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to extend electricity access to approximately 22,000 low-income households and 5,000 micro and small en
World Bank/GPOBA grant extends electricity in Vanuatu
Port Vila, July 2, 2014 – The World Bank, acting as administrator for the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), has signed an agreement with the Republic of Vanuatu to grant US$4,850,000 to provide on-grid electricity connections to nearly 22,000 low-income residents.
Output-Based Aid brings development to the very poorest; Community of practice looks to the future
Large development projects too often fail to include the poorest citizens, and output-based aid (OBA) is one mechanism the World Bank Group is using to increase access to basic services like electricity, water, sanitation and education.
Mali: US$5M Grant Agreement to Extend Electricity to 130,000 Low-income Rural Beneficiaries
GPOBA has agreed to provide a US$5.0 million grant to co-finance Mali's Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project, which aims to expand rural access to modern energy services and to increase renewable generation in target areas..
Kenya: World Bank grants US$4.3 million to extend water and sanitation services to 80,000 residents in Nairobi’s informal settlements
This project follows up on the Maji ni Maisha project that provides access to water for community groups. A key difference is the important addition of sewerage services and sanitation facilities to informal settlements in the Nairobi area.
GPOBA Inn-OBA-tions Awards Presented at 10th Anniversary Conference
GPOBA announced ten award-winning pilot projects at the conclusion of GPOBA’s 10th Anniversary two-day conference. GPOBA's Panel of Experts served as the committee to select the ten projects that best exemplified successful and innovative implementation of output-based aid, with potential replication and scaling up, as well as adding to the diversity of the portfolio.