eConsultant2: Identification of the poor for NHIS Registration and access to privatly provided services

Deadline: 27-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Under the Africa Health Markets for Equity project, the World Bank Health in Africa maternal-and-child-healthcare-shofco-dec18-4489initiative seeks to recruit Enumeration Agencies to support the identification and enrolment of the poor onto health insurance in the demonstration districts through use of a Proxy Means Test tool in the Volta Region – Ho-Adaklu-Anyigbe-Ziope Districts. The tool will run an algorithm that will provide an immediate categorization of the household as poor (eligible for free NHIA enrolment) or non-poor (ineligible). The data collected will also be used to build the GNHR database in the selected districts. Enumeration Agencies will recruit the necessary human resources for the collection of data.

See full tender here:  SUPPORT IDENTIFICATION OF THE POOR FOR NHIS REGISTRATION AND ACCESS TO PRIVATELY PROVIDED SERVICES

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1219686

Assignment Countries:

  • GH – Ghana

IFC: Fostering Development Through Private Equity

Published in May

Private equity can be a critical source of financing in emerging markets—especially for innovative small and medium enterprises in places where debt financing is limited and capital markets are less developed.

Investors and funds that take stakes in these companies not only help them expand but also provide other benefits—such as creating jobs, generating taxes, and filling gaps in service.

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eConsultant2: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Firm for Gateway Academy

Deadline: 10-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

To build on this foundation, Gateway Academy is intended to: Create a transformative Young Entrepreneursimpact on financial inclusion by increasing the reach of high-quality training content; Capture a significant audience by offering a solution that meets the audiences needs in terms of user experience- e.g. the technical aspect of the platform are adapted to the target audiences environment; Create lasting impact for those working to advance financial inclusion.
See full tender here:#1212397 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Firm for Gateway Academy

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1212397

Assignment Countries:

  • No Countries Assigned

eConsultant2:Gap Analysis of the Climate Finance Landscape and the Role of the Climate Investment Funds

Deadline: 08-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The CIF Administrative Unit seeks to engage consultancy services to conduct a gap analysis of theClimate-Change-Story-Banner climate finance landscape that analyzes the role of key entities/actors delivering climate finance and articulates if and where the CIF business model may hold a comparative advantage within this landscape. This analysis would inform the work to be carried out by the CIF Administrative Unit and the MDBs to develop new models for the future operations of the CIF for consideration by the joint meeting of the CTF and SCF Trust Fund Committees at its next meeting in mid-2016.

 

See full tender here: #1212283 Gap Analysis of the Climate Finance Landscape and the Role of the Climate Investment Funds

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1212283

Assignment Countries:

  • No Countries Assigned

Tech 4 Agricultural Development

The article below discusses how technology can help agricultural development.

Tech Meets Agriculture at #Hack4Ag in Uganda

Original article posted January 21, 2016 on the World Bank website.

Kampala, Uganda— Cellphone usage is expanding in Sub-Saharan Africa, and paving the way for information and communication technologies (ICT) to modernize and boost productivity in the region’s agricultural sector.   Apps like Kilimo Salama, which provides farmers with updated climate data, as well as Vet Africa, which helps diagnose livestock diseases, are already transforming farmers’ lives in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Up to 90% of farmers polled by e-Learning Africa credit ICT with improving food security in their region.

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