Bangladesh OBA Sanitation Microfinance Program
This case study is part of a series prepared by the World Bank’s Global Partnership for Results-Based Approaches (GPRBA). The objective is to highlight project components that have enabled GPRBA to successfully deploy Results-Based Finance (RBF) approaches for the provision of basic services to low-income communities, with efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
Bangladesh OBA Microfinance Sanitation Project - Evaluation Report
In 2009, a pilot project was initiated with support from the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). This pilot aimed to leverage private sector resources and help poor households in rural areas access affordable, high-quality sanitation facilities from local businesses.
Expanding Hygienic Sanitation in Rural Bangladesh with Microfinance
Output-based aid (OBA) is helping low-income households in rural Bangladesh access microloans to invest in hygienic sanitation facilities. The OBA grant subsidizes the cost of the facilities, reducing the overall cost for cash-constrained households, and the microloans help them to spread repayment over time.
Extending Access to Clean Energy for Low-Income Households in Rural Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, a blended finance approach has been used to extend access to off-grid electricity for rural low-income households. An output-based aid (OBA) grant in combination with microcredit from local partner organizations (POs)—mostly nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with experience in microfinance—enhances affordability of clean energy technology for low-income consumers.
Maximizing Finance for Development through RBF
Given the significant financing gap to meet the needs of developing countries and achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals*, governments, multilaterals and other development partners are increasingly looking to the private sector to help fill this gap.
Working Together to Increase Access to Renewable Energy in Bangladesh
"Bangladesh has one of the world’s largest domestic solar power programs, covering 14 percent of the population.
Clean Energy Improves Lives and Boost Business in Rural Bangladesh
GPOBA has collaborated with the World Bank/IDA to help meet Bangladesh’s increased demand for electricity. "To preserve the environment and power up isolated off-the-grid areas, the country has invested heavily in green energy through solar home systems, solar irrigation pumps, and solar mini-grids.
Webinar: Blended Finance Experiences with Bangladesh OBA Sanitation Microfinance Program
The webinar will discuss the project in detail, examining how OBA is being used to maximize finance for development to address sanitation challenges in Bangladesh.
