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New Swedish Contribution to GPOBA
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has made a one-time contribution of SEK 65 million (approximately US$8.9 million) to the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) to support the program’s efforts to improve delivery of basic services to the poor in developing countries.
Ethiopia: Dealing with the “Last Mile” Paradox in Rural Electrification
Photo: Inga Afanasieva / World Bank
Here’s a conundrum: many poor households don’t have access to basic infrastructure services, such as energy or water and sanitation, even though:
Nepal Biogas Project: First Payment Made for Increased Support to Nepal Biogas Program
News Release No. 2009/5
In Washington:
Cathy Russell, tel. (+1) 202 458 8124 crussell@worldbank.org
In Kathmandu:
Rajib Upadhya, tel (+977 1) 4439571 Rupadhya@worldbank.org
Maroc : Extension des services de l’eau aux pauvres dans les zones urbaines et rurales
Deux nouvelles études de cas en français et en anglais dans la série « OBApproaches » présentent la conception et les premiers résultats des pilotes d’aide basée sur les résultats dans le secteur de l’eau au Maroc.
L’Aide Basée sur les Résultats au Maroc (Partie 1) : Extension des services de l’eau aux pauvres dans les zones urbaines
Morocco: Extending Water Service to the Poor in Urban and Rural Areas
Two new OBApproaches papers in English and French present the design and initial results of Morocco’s output-based aid (OBA) pilots in the water sector.
India: GPOBA and Reliance Energy to help provide electricity connections for Mumbai slum dwellers
News Release No. 2009/4
In Washington:
Cathy Russell, tel. (+1) 202 458 8124 crussell@worldbank.org
In New Delhi:
Sudip Mozumder, tel. (+91) 11 24617241: ext 210 smozumder@worldbank.org
Natural Gas in Colombia: Connecting Poor Households
For Yarlis Miranda, a young woman living in the village of Repelón in Colombia’s Caribbean coastal area, cooking for her husband and six children used to be a heavy burden.
Uganda First OBA Healthy Baby Born
On the morning of February 28, 2009, Jeninah Komugisha walked into the Angella Domiciliary Clinic in Kashari, Uganda expressing labor pains. She gave the midwives a “healthy baby” voucher and was immediately offered assistance.
GPOBA Signs US$3.1 million Grant Agreement with Armenia
The World Bank and the Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund in Armenia signed a Grant Agreement in Yerevan on April 28, 2006. US$3.1m in subsidies will be provided by GPOBA to improve the access to gas and heating services for poor households in urban multi-apartment buildings outside of the capital city, Yerevan.