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Welcome to the Workforce: How Rwanda trained and certified 24,000 teachers in less than one year

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Government of Rwanda successfully trained and certified 24,000 teachers to meet the need created by the construction of 22,000 classrooms across the country.
  • This success was based on an innovative approach through which graduates who aspired to become teachers were allowed to teach before having formally attended a Teacher Training College.
  • Rwanda’s goal is to ensure that all students receive the foundational education they need to begin acquiring skills and build a stable future.
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Nigeria: World Bank Approves Project to Expand Agricultural Value Chains and Jobs

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WASHINGTON D.C., March 30, 2026 – The World Bank has approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for the Nigeria Sustainable Agricultural Value-Chains for Growth (AGROW) Project, aimed at increasing smallholder farmers productivity, strengthening agricultural value chains, and creating jobs while improving food and nutrition security.

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World Bank Supports Jobs, Renewable Energy and Lower Energy Costs in Brazil’s Amazon Region

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WASHINGTON, DC, March 20, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved a new project in Brazil’s Legal Amazon to support jobs, expand renewable energy generation, and lower energy costs across one of the world’s most ecologically significant regions. The project will help create quality jobs, expand access to reliable electricity for more than one million residents currently without basic energy services, and support the Amazon in attracting investment and securing its share of the growing global clean energy economy.

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World Bank to Boost Jobs, Competitiveness, and Sustainable Mining in Peru

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New project will modernize geoscientific data, streamline permitting, and unlock private investment in strategic minerals

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 — The World Bank Board of Directors approved a new project to support Peru in becoming more competitive, transparent, and sustainable in the mining sector—laying the foundation for more and better jobs across the value chain.

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Safeguarding Coasts, Driving Jobs: WACA+ to Protect 530,000 People and Catalyze 13,000 Blue Economy Jobs

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Combining coastal protection with private‑sector–led growth to strengthen the blue economy value chains in Benin and Mauritania.


WASHINGTON, March 17, 2026 – The World Bank Group today approved a total of $240 million, including $207 million from the International Development Association (IDA) financing, $5 million from the PROBLUE trust fund, and $28 million in private capital, to launch the first phase of the West Africa Coastal Areas Blue Economy and Resilience Program (WACA+). The program will help Benin and Mauritania protect vulnerable coastlines from erosion and floods, strengthen blue‑economy value chains, and create thousands of new and better‑paid jobs for coastal communities.

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From pipes to people: How Indian cities reimagine modern water and sanitation

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Reliable water and sanitation services are central to India’s ambition for Viksit Bharat 2047 and its vision for modern, livable cities. In recent years, government programs and city-level reforms have driven remarkable improvements—expanding networks, upgrading treatment capacity, and demonstrating that high-quality, customer-oriented services are achievable. Several cities now provide continuous water supply, have dramatically reduced losses, or have achieved impressive levels of wastewater reuse and solid-waste processing.

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