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Tag Archives: Africa
Event: Jim Kim speaks
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Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (CET) / 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. (ET) / 10:00 – 11:00 (GMT) or convert time
Location: German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin & Online
In this interdependent world, we’re tackling challenges that respect no boundaries, that leap from Berlin to Basra, and that affect the future of children and young people in the poorest countries as well as wealthiest.
IFC Demonstrates Opportunities for Private Investors in Changing African Markets
Africa remains a region with enormous potential for private investors despite economic headwinds and reduced liquidity that are creating challenges in managing risks and mobilizing partners around investments.
In a report released March 22, 2016 in partnership with the Africa CEO Forum, IFC concludes that even in difficult economic and risk environments, methods of financing that better mitigate risk can be more widely adopted to fund successful investments on a larger scale in Africa.
eConsultant2: Preparation of a National Electrification Strategy and Plan for Mozambique
Deadline: 08-Apr-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Government of Mozambique has asked for Bank support to assist them in defining 
and implementing a National Electrification Strategy that enshrines the sustainable development of the energy sector. The consultant is intended to provide analysis and policy advice tailored to the specific needs of Mozambiques energy sector. The work is expected to describe the current institutional and operation model, identify its strengths and weaknesses and generate solid sector diagnostics and identify practicable action plans to consolidate and operationalize reforms and ultimately help achieving the fast while sustainable electricity access for the Mozambican people.
eConsultant2: Options Paper on Power Sector Development in Mozambique
Deadline: 08-Apr-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Government of Mozambique (GoM) together with Electricidad de Mozambique (EdM) 
have a variety of power generation projects to drive its power sector development and take advantage of trading opportunities arising in the region. The GoM recognizes that its challenge is to maximize the net benefits to the country from power generation development by:
a. Maximizing revenue inflows over time from export projects while still attracting high quality developers;
b. Ensuring that domestic energy needs are effectively met; and
c. Minimizing the risks and costs of power generation projects by effective selection, prioritization, contracting, management, and enforcement.
eConsultant2: Lighting Africa: recruit, train and mentor women entrepreneurs in rural Kenya
Deadline: 03-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Following the success of the Lighting Kenya pilot program, the Lighting Kenya II program 
is currently implementing its activities through leading MFIs and with the support of quality-verified product manufacturers across rural Kenya to support last mile distribution of off-grid lighting solutions. To support this, the Program is procuring a firm to strengthen the role that women play in the supply chain for off-grid lighting products in rural Kenya through a ‘light-touch’ entrepreneurship development and mentorship support package.
eConsultant2: Lighting Africa: Retail Channel Development in Nigeria
Deadline: 01-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Lighting Africa Nigeria Program now seeks to engage a Consulting firm starting April 2016 for a period of 12 months with the opportunity for follow-on work based on performance, to: 
1. Identify, pre-qualify and recruit potential retail channel members that will stock and retail solar products.
2. Assign a team of Retail Market Developers who will:
- Work very closely with IFC Business Development Consultant to execute point 1 across the targeted regions in Nigeria, and develop a comprehensive database of retailers, sub-distributors and wholesalers and identify new market segments.
- Work with the IFC Business Development Consultant to develop and undertake continuous monitoring of the channels and recommend any improvements to enhance their performance.
eConsultant2: TA for supporting Kenya’s devolution process
Deadline: 29-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
This consultancy will have three main objectives:
(a) to carry out an institutional review of how different counties are dealing with the
ir water utilities in providing water and sanitation services and provide some good practices from best performing counties and utilities, both nationally and internationally;
(b) to support Kiambu County to conceptualize and implement the clustering process; and
(c) develop material and organize forums to support knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer learning for counties nationally.
Climate Friendly Transport in Developing Countries
On December 3, 2015 the World Bank published an article on the support 
of Multilateral Development Banks to climate friendly transport in developing countries. The first bus-based mass transport system in Lagos, Nigeria has proved to be a success.
Lagos, Nigeria, is the sixth largest city in the world. It is also the fastest growing and one of the most congested in the world. Commuting for Lagosians can be a serious challenge. Until recently, transport options to get to work were either small minibuses (the danfos) or larger minibuses (molues). Traffic was bad and transport expensive.
eConsultant2: Water for Agro-Pastoralist Livelihoods in Somaliland and Puntland
Deadline: 07-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) seeks qualified firms to identify wadis for development, 
support the site selection for eight sites, and implement an impact assessment to improve the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities’ access to, and management of, small-scale water sources and to enhance the capacity of the government to implement small-scale water interventions in targeted arid lands of Somaliland and Puntland.
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