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World Bank-administered GPOBA Launches Pre-Paid Health Insurance Scheme in Lagos, Nigeria
News Release No. 2008/10
In Washington:
Cathy Russell, tel. (+1) 202 458 8124 crussell@worldbank.org
Ludi Joseph, tel. (+1-202) 473-7700 ljoseph@ifc.org
Ethiopia: GPOBA Provides US$8 million to Increase Electricity Access in Rural Areas
News Release No. 2008/9
In Washington:
Cathy Russell, tel. (+1) 202 458 8124 crussell@worldbank.org
In Addis Ababa:
Gelila Woodeneh, tel. (251-1) 662 7700 gwoodeneh@worldbank.org
GPOBA Supports Increased Access to Telecommunications Services for Rural Poor in Cambodia
News Release No. 2009/1
In Washington:
Cathy Russell, tel. (+1) 202 458 8124 crussell@worldbank.org
In Phnom Penh:
Sareoun Bou, tel. (855) 23 217 301 sbou@worldbank.org
Indonesia: GPOBA Supports Expansion of Piped Water Supply to Surabaya’s Poor
News Release No. 2009/2
In Washington:
Cathy Russell, tel. (+1) 202 458 8124 crussell@worldbank.org
In Jakarta:
Randy Salim, tel. (+62) 21 5299 3259 rsalim1@worldbank.org
GPOBA Supports Award-winning Hospital Project in Lesotho
News Release No. 2009/3
In Washington:
Cathy Russell, tel. (+1) 202 458 8124
crussell@worldbank.org
Zibusiso M. Sibanda, tel. (+1-202) 473 0605
zsibanda@ifc.org
Innovation in Development Financing
“During the past two centuries, innovation has more than doubled our life span and given us cheap energy and more food. If we project what the world will be like 10 years from now without continuing innovation in health, energy or food, the picture is dark,” Bill Gates
Innovation in Results-Based Financing: Nepal Village Micro Hydro Project Wins Award
GPOBA recognized the Nepal Village Micro Hydro Project with its fourth "Inn-OBA-tion Award" as the best example of innovative use of results-based financing.
Four Projects Recognized for Results-Based Approaches
Results-based approaches are producing creative and dynamic solutions to development issues.GPOBA Joins Fight for Climate Change Resilience in Bangladesh
Still Image from World Bank video "Bangladesh: Women Empowered by Solar Energy"