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eC2: Design Coupon/Voucher Scheme for reducing the rural electricity connection fees

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Deadline: 15-Feb-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)coffeeuganda

The “Agence Sénégalaise dElectrification Rurale” (Senegalese Agency for Rural Electrification – ASER), established in 2000, is the autonomous governmental agency in charge of implementing all rural electrification programs in the country.
ASER is considering a proposal to buy down the connection fees for the households. Instead of asking the concessionaires to directly reduce the cost of connection (and ASER reimbursing that amount to the concessionaires), ASER will implement a coupon/voucher scheme, wherein households will receive coupon/voucher of certain cash values that they can use to pay for the connection fees.

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Building the foundation for better early childhood care and education in Sri Lanka

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­The Little Rose preschool is situated at the base of a fifty-foot high landfill in Cofor-better-early-childhood-care-and-education-in-sri-lankalombo’s Kolonnawa Division. Despite being next to one of Sri Lanka’s largest waste sites, the one room preschool is spotless. Inside, 23 children from ages 3 to 5 sit on colorful plastic chairs, dressed immaculately in ‘Little Rose’ uniforms.

Running a preschool in one of Colombo’s biggest slums isn’t easy, but head teacher R. A. Shalika Sajeevani exudes positivity. “The children don’t always bring snacks, so once a week, I make lunch for all of them at my home. It’s not a big deal – I cook for my own two sons anyway, I just put in a little extra for them,” she says.

Imagining infrastructure services in 2017

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<!– <!– /sites/all/themes/blogs/templates/header/js/jquery-1.4.4.min.js –>One of my favorite songs when I was growing up was John Lennon’s “Imagine.” A few months ago, UNICEF created a project around it to highlight the plight of millions of refugee children. Now, as the year draws to a close, I couldn’t help but imagine a world with high-quality, affordable, sustainable, well-maintained, infrastructure services for everyone.

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Year in Review: 2016 in 12 Charts (and a video)

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Between the social, political, and economic upheavals affecting our lives, and the violence and forced displacement making headlines, you’d be forgiven for feeling gloomy about 2016. A look at the data reveals some of the challenges we face but also the progress we’ve made toward a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable future. Here are 12 charts that help tell the stories of the year.

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Small Agribusinesses in Mexico Benefit from Online Procurement Platform

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Mexico is at the forefront of climate-friendly solutions in various productive sectors.

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In line with the policies of Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), actions have been taken to promote the use of renewable sources of energy in the agricultural sector to decrease the negative impacts on the environment.

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12 moments for water in 2016

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2016 has become the year for water. From the World Economic Forum, COP22, to thewater Budapest Water Summit, water has been widely acknowledged as a key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and essential to the climate change solution.

Here are the defining moments of 2016 that put water security and sustainability on the global agenda like never before:

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eC2:Technical Partner for Disaster Risk Management and Business Continuity as a tool for Water Safety Planning

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Deadline: 12-Jan-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)water

The specific objectives of the consultancy are to (i) prepare a curriculum and related training materials necessary to deliver the Disaster Risk Management and Business Continuity capacity building program; (ii) validate the capacity of the participating Hubs to deliver the Disaster Risk Management and Business Continuity capacity building program (iii)Train the Trainers in the hubs of likely three countries including Serbia, Kosovo and possibly Bosnia & Herzegovina as well as other countries in the region according to demand (iv) oversee the quality of development and delivery of the Risk Program by the Hubs; and (v) ensure lessons learned and good practices developed during the activity are incorporated in subsequent programs.

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10 Best World Bank Moments 2016

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What will you remember about 2016? At the World Bank Group, it was a remarkable year that included a record IDA replenishment and a landmark speech by Michelle Obama. Get inspired by our Top Ten moments of 2016 and work together with us to help end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity in the new year.

IFC and agribusiness in a changing environment

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IFC event on GAFSP and climate smart agriculture RVO, Prinses Beatrixlaan 2, The photoHague – 28 October 2016

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RVO and IUCN NL organized together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on 28 October a one-day event in The Hague in the framework of the World Bank Group-Netherlands strategic partnership ‘Food for All’. The event convened more than 80 professionals in the private sector, knowledge institutions, NGOs and policy makers engaged in agribusiness in developing countries.

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