Featured story on the World Bank website, October 29, 2015. Click here to go to WB page.
What does it mean to make a city inclusive?
For Bui Thi Mai in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam, it means a clean, safe street so her business can grow and prosper.
“The alley was so narrow that only one motorbike could get in,” she said. “There was no drainage so it was often flooded, making garbage float and mosquitos breed. It was unsafe for our health. There were few streetlights, allowing criminals to hide in dark corners. Running my business is much easier because the street is cleaner and safer. Trucks can carry goods to my door. More shops and restaurants are opening along this big street.”
For Esperanza Choquehuanca, it means participating in community-driven development that brought running water, paved roads, street lighting, sports areas and a community house to her neighborhood on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia.
as well as estimate the demand and willingness to pay for piped sewerage in Monrovia;
eater Cairo and water pollution in the Nile Delta, an analysis will be undertaken to determine the key abatement and policy measures to adhere to good practice international standards. The key sectors of analysis are: (i) waste; (ii) agriculture: (iii) sanitation: (iv) energy; (vi) transport; and (vii) industry.
activities, and perceptions of SHD stakeholders, including participating community members and project staff including coaches (facilitators). The collected qualitative/interview data will be the foundation for a qualitative assessment to be conducted by the World Bank team which aims at further drawing lessons and implications for the on-going SHD project design and implementation.
years ago, Jivendra was severely malnourished. At just over a year-old, his body was nothing more than skin and bones: his skin hung from his arms and legs as if it were baggy clothing. His inviting eyes were the only part of his body that showed energy, movement, and life.
n 6-12 low cost hospitals across the state on a PPP basis.
sion focused impact evaluation? Shah and co. define it as one which “prioritises the implementer’s decision-making needs over potential contributions to global knowledge. They contrast these to what they call knowledge focused evaluations which are “those primarily designed to build global knowledge about development interventions and theory.”
ir water utilities in providing water and sanitation services and provide some good practices from best performing counties and utilities, both nationally and internationally;
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