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eC2:Textbook Quality and Quantity Study

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Deadline: 30-Jan-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index

The Emergency Education System Stabilization Project (EESSP) is a $32 million grant from the Lebanon Syrian Crisis Multi-Donor Trust Fund that has as its development objective to support the operational needs of Lebanese public schools and to improve the learning environment in response to the continued influx of Syrian refugee children, as part of the overall Reaching All Children With Education (RACE) strategy of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE). In order to achieve this outcome, the following activities are grouped into three components: (i): Support to Schools; (ii) Learning Environment Quality; and (iii) Project Management and Support. The three-year project aims to address two central human development and education system challenges facing Lebanon: maintaining the ability of schools to provide education services and maintaining the quality of the learning environment.

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Protecting our water sources brings a wealth of benefits

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The journey of our water from source to tap is long, and not one we think much about. For most of us, our water starts high in the mountains, hundreds of miles away. From there, water flows across natural and working lands until a portion is channeled to water pipes that move water to our faucets, to farms, and to various types of businesses. Most often we think of those pipes as being our main water infrastructure, but upstream lands play a key role in capturing, storing and moving our water. By conserving these lands, we can better protect our water and generate additional benefits for people and nature.

The International Finance Corporate (IFC) URGENT IT Jobs! Apply Now.

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Closing date for vacancies: January 19thjob

The positions are based in Washington, DC.

· IT Analyst – Business Analyst- 162825
· IT Analyst – UXM Developer- 162826
· IT Officer – Database Developer and Data Modeler – 162827
· IT Officer – Technical Lead – 162828

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eC2:Mapping of SMEs in Central African Republic Conflict Affected States

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Deadline: 23-Jan-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the assignment includes:
– Mapping Central African Republic’s SMEs working in different sectors such as agriculture, mining, trade, forestry, construction, telecommunications, tourism, crafts or any other potential sector for the development of the Central African economy;
– Establishing the obstacles to SME development and growth;
– Making concrete recommendations to improve the business and investment climate.

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TCdata360: A Big Addition to the World of Open Trade & Competitiveness Data

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WASHINGTON, January 9, 2017—The inequalities that make some countries poorer than trade-data360-frontothers include inequalities of information. To make sound decisions on economic development, policymakers need reliable and—just as important—readily accessible data. That is the concept underlying a new World Bank Group platform called TCdata360, an open platform for trade and competitiveness data from inside and outside the World Bank Group.

TCdata360 combines vetted datasets from more than 20 organizations—including the Bank Group, United Nations, World Trade Organization, World Economic Forum, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development—in an interactive, easy-to-use platform.  Busy policymakers, development practitioners, academics, and industry specialists can use the site to access, compare, and download timely data on some 2,000 indicators related to a wide variety of trade and competitiveness topics such as trade logistics, global value chains, investment climate, entrepreneurship, and the cost of business operations.

TCdata360 provides snapshots of countries’ economic performance on key indicators. 

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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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