Resources
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GPOBA Annual Report 2017
GPOBA was established in 2003 to explore output-based approaches to basic service provision. It is housed within the World Bank’s Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (GSURR). Over its 14 years in operation, GPOBA has built a diverse portfolio of 48 subsidy projects in 28…
Date: 2017
Region: Global
Country: Global
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Leveraging Performance-Based Financing and Accountability for Local Governments
A South-South Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Leveraging Performance-Based Financing and Accountability for Local Governments was held in New Delhi on 9 May 2017 and in Kolkata on 10-11 May 2017. The Workshop brought together over fifty leaders, senior government functionaries, and international and…
Date: 2017
Tags: Independent Verification
Region: South Asia
Country: Indonesia
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Paying for Performance: An Analysis of Output-Based Aid in Education
In 2014-2015, Results for Development Institute (R4D) conducted a scoping study on the potential for OBA in education for GPOBA. This report provides the…
Date: 2016
Tags: Education
Region: Global
Country: Global
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Paying for Performance: An Analysis of Output-Based Aid in Education
In 2014-2015, Results for Development Institute (R4D) conducted a scoping study on the potential for OBA in education for GPOBA. This report provides the…
Date: 2016
Tags: Education
Region: Global
Country: Global
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Getting Results: Independent Verification in Output-Based Aid
As interest grows in results-based financing (RBF), the need for reliable verification systems intensifies. Independent verification is a key component of OBA, which links the disbursement of funds to achievement of verified results. This note discusses the verification process, and presents…
Date: 2016
Tags: Independent Verification
Region: Global
Country: Global
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Output-Based Aid in Education: What Have We Learned So Far?
OBA and other innovative forms of results-based financing (RBF) are still relatively new to the education sector, but emerging evidence suggests that OBA/RBF may be versatile tools for addressing issues of educational access, quality, and inequity. In 2015, GPOBA undertook a major study on the…
Date: 2016
Tags: Education
Region: Global
Country: Global
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Output-Based Aid at Work in Public-Private Partnerships
With development needs outstripping public sector capacity, private sector finance and expertise are becoming increasingly important. OBA and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are innovative mechanisms for leveraging private sector investment in development solutions. OBA can add value to a PPP…
Date: 2016
Tags: Public-Private Partnerships
Region: Global
Country: Global
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Improving Rural Energy Access through Solar Home Systems in Ghana
In Ghana, where electricity grid access is relatively high for Sub-Saharan Africa, millions of people in small rural communities or on isolated islands cannot be reached through grid extension. A successful GPOBA project supported the purchase of solar home systems and PV lanterns for 16,500…
Date: 2016
Tags: Energy
Region: Africa
Country: Ghana
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Output-Based Aid for Energy Access
Globally, around 1.1 billion people live without access to electricity. Ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 is one of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015. The Global Partnership on Output-based Aid (GPOBA) supports this energy…
Date: 2016
Tags: Energy
Region: Africa
Country: Global
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Upper Secondary Education Enhancement Project in Vietnam
The Vietnamese government has made remarkable gains in improving education outcomes since the early 1990s. But disparities in educational attainment – particularly between income groups – remain. GPOBA’s first project in the education sector addressed persistent inequalities in learning outcomes…
Date: 2016
Tags: Education
Region: East Asia and Pacific
Country: Vietnam