World Bank
For A Project To Benchmark The Quality Of Health And Education Services In Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amount$1,000,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/17/2017
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Term18.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
This project is intended to improve the quality of government-provided social services by improving the information available about the knowledge that teachers and health workers have, the extent to which they use that knowledge, and the availability of inputs for them to provide services. The project collects and disseminates policy-relevant data about the quality of health and education services in sub-Saharan African countries, and provides training to researchers and others who use the information. The data, based on systematic observations of a representative sample of schools and health facilities, can be used for a range of purposes, from policy dialogue between the World Bank and national governments to social accountability. In the first phase of the project, 20 surveys were carried out in nine countries, revealing significant deficits in service delivery quality. During this second phase, partially funded by this grant, the project will cover five more countries, as well as eight additional rounds of health and education surveys.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
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Address
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Grants to this Grantee
for expanding consultations with civil society to inform the WBG Gender Strategy update
The World Bank Group (WBG) is an international financial institution that provides low-cost loans and grants to developing countries around the world as well as research, analysis, and technical advice. The World Bank Group’s twin goals are to eradicate extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. This grant will support the World Bank’s gender group global unit to undertake a more robust, inclusive, and transparent civil society consultation process for the World Bank Group Gender Strategy update. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for strengthening evidence-based policymaking for gender equity
The World Bank Group is an international financial organization that provides low-cost loans and grants to developing countries around the world, as well as policy advice, research and analysis, and technical advice. The World Bank Group’s twin goals are to eradicate extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. This grant will expand the evidence base on gender gaps and promote gender-informed policy design and implementation in Africa via bringing a gender lens to fiscal policy and using gender disaggregated data to inform the design of government policies to improve women’s economic opportunities. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for the Governance and Institutions Umbrella Program
The World Bank Group is a global partnership of five institutions comprising the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. Together they work for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. The World Bank helps developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, mobilizing capital in international financial markets, and providing advisory services and analytical work. Within the World Bank, the Governance Global Practice helps countries build capable, efficient, inclusive, and accountable institutions for enhancing trust, public service delivery, and private sector development. The Governance and Institutions Umbrella Program (G&I UP) will focus on building the public institutions and public accountability pillars for that objective.
The objective of the Governance and Institutions Umbrella Program is to contribute to public sector modernization in bank client countries, including the support of improved public sector performance and institutional reform, increased application of digital and technology solutions, and enhanced transparency and accountability. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
