2030 2029 2028 2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 WORLD BANK GROUP PARTNERSHIP FUND FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2018 2030 2029 WORLD BANK GROUP 2028 PARTNERSHIP FUND FOR THE SUSTAINABLE 2027 DEVELOPMENT 2026 GOALS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2025 2024 PAGE 3 MESSAGE 2023 FROM THE CHAIR PAGE 4 2022 ABOUT THE SDG FUND PAGE 10 2021 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 PAGE 24 2020 PAGE 30 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 2019 PAGE 32 ACHIEVING RESULTS PAGE 34 2018 LOOKING AHEAD ANNEXES MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Two years ago, we envisioned an agile financing mechanism that could invest in catalytic initiatives focused on the means of implementation for the SDGs—in areas such as knowledge-sharing, capacity-building, data, financing, and partnerships. In just nine months of operations, the World Bank Group Partnership Fund for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Fund) has gained rapid momentum in support of our clients who are striving to achieve the SDGs. Since the launch of the SDG Fund, we have moved quickly to finance innovative and impactful activities that will help countries meet their SDG commitments. This report highlights SDG Fund-supported initiatives—in all World Bank Group (WBG) regions—that have taken bold steps toward achieving the 2030 Agenda. I have been very encouraged by the progress made, yet we have only begun to scratch the surface when it comes to the ideas and innovative solutions that we know exist across the institution. We see a strong appetite among WBG teams to expand their support for public- and private-sector clients pursuing the global goals. Our colleagues are keen to fill the implementation gaps across all 17 SDGs, and eager to develop tools and knowledge that can help all countries reach their development objectives. As we celebrate our achievements to date and look to the future, I would like to thank our donor partners for their thoughtful guidance and solid support throughout the year. I would also like to recognize all those involved in operationalizing the SDG Fund, including members of the Steering Committee, the SDG Fund Secretariat, and especially our many talented colleagues across the World Bank Group who work every day in support of people and our planet—while leaving no one behind. Mahmoud Mohieldin Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations and Partnerships   3 ABOUT THE SDG FUND AT A GLANCE About the SDG Fund The World Bank Group Partnership Fund for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Fund) was established to promote best practices and knowledge sharing for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SDG Fund responds to the growing demand for strategic initiatives that drive the achievement of SDGs on the means of Strengthen the means of implementation. To date, the Government of Sweden and the Government of Korea implementation and revitalize are committed partners of the SDG Fund. the global partnership for sustainable development The WBG SDG Fund has three core objectives: 1. Build and strengthen capacity and awareness, among actors and institutions, for implementing the SDGs; 2. Stimulate the development of analytical tools for solving SDG challenges; and, 3. Promote multi-stakeholder partnerships, both within the WBG and with other external stakeholders. Support countries’ efforts to realize their development objectives and collectively The SDG Fund finances initiatives led by World Bank Group teams, in cooperation achieve the global goals with over 100 partners, including UN agencies, public- and private-sector entities, academia, and other development actors. Activities cover a broad range of sectors and are designed to help governments and other institutions around the world reach the global goals. The SDG Fund prioritizes activities that generate knowledge products for the OBJECTIVES SDGs; develop data and statistics related to the SDGs; and create global tools, methodologies, or products for SDG implementation. Build Capacity Develop Analytical Promote Multi- and Awareness for Tools to Solve Global stakeholder Implementing the SDGs Challenges Partnerships 4    5 ABOUT THE SDG FUND WHERE WE WORK • Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and China Global Reach • Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal A core pillar of the SDG Fund is to support activities that can be replicated across the • Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, globe. All WBG regions are represented, including at least five that are designed for Senegal, and Rwanda implementation at a cross-regional or global scale. There are also over 30 proposed country pilots or cross-country scale-up, including: • Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, and Egypt • Mexico and Brazil, and • Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan China Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Philippines Turkmenistan Kyrgyz Republic Morocco Tunisia Jordan Tajikistan Egypt Nepal Senegal Pakistan Bangladesh Vietnam Mexico Ethiopia Sierra Leone Kenya Nigeria Sri Lanka Liberia Rwanda Ghana Malaysia Brazil Tanzania Indonesia Timor Leste South Africa 6    7 ABOUT THE SDG FUND GOVERNANCE Building Strong Governance Selecting Proposals The SDG Fund was established under the following governance framework: To date, the SDG Fund has received and reviewed nearly 100 high-caliber proposals. The first round, finalized in October 2018, allocated funding to three activities selected • A Partnership Council, comprised of donor partners and senior management from from a pool of approximately 16 strategic proposals put forward by WBG Directors. across the World Bank Group, meets annually and provides direction to ensure The second round, finalized in March 2019, allocated funding to 12 activities, based on objectives and results are on track. an open call issued across the World Bank Group seeking investment opportunities • A Steering Committee including seven high-level representatives of the World for strengthening SDG achievement. The two reviewing rounds generated a range Bank Group—from across corporate, regional, and sector teams—and which of innovative and ambitious projects. The SDG Fund has also supported strategic is chaired by the Senior Vice President for the 2030 Agenda, UN Relations and initiatives to further strengthen the Fund’s objectives. Partnerships, sets annual priorities, evaluates and approves project proposals, allocates funds, as well as monitors and approves progress reports and budgets. • The SDG Fund Secretariat has also been established to manage the day-to-day operations, based in Washington DC. MILESTONES OCTOBER World Bank SEPTEMBER Group/ IMF Annual Meetings United Nations General Assembly Partnership Council APRIL Meeting World Bank Group/ IMF Spring Meetings First anniversary FEBRUARY of the Fund Steering SDG Fund Breakfast NOVEMBER Committee Meeting Korea contributes to Sweden the Fund OCTOBER contributes to the Fund Second round of Launch of the activities announced SDG Fund SEPTEMBER Fund Secretariat First round of Established Steering activities announced Committee Meeting World Bank Group/ IMF Annual Meetings 2018 2019 8    9 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 10    11 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 EXPANDING FEMALE BUSINESS LEADERSHIP A new publication “Trailblazers: Portraits of Female Business Leadership in Emerging and Frontier Markets” was launched at a regional forum on July 30, 2019 in Accra, Ghana. As part of IFC’s Women on Boards and in Business Leadership Program, the report features the inspirational personal stories of 20 female business leaders and their advice to other female professionals aspiring to top positions. The Trailblazers represent Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Myanmar, Panama, Republic of Yemen, South Africa, Turkey, Uganda and Vietnam. It highlights the positive impact of their leadership on private sector development in emerging and frontier markets. The publication also provides key gender facts and data on the status of women on boards and in business leadership around the world. Similar launch events are planned in several regions over the coming year. 12    13 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 Refugees and Jordanians working side by side in Al-Durra, a refugee- owned food production company in Jordan, which increased its exports INVESTING IN through the matchmaking platform. THE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES The Investment Matching Platform for Refugee Communities in Jordan is building a strong network of donors Co-hosted by the World Bank and implementing partners who Group, the European Investment all seek to enable opportunities Bank, and the Confederation for host communities and of Danish Industry, the event refugees to promote peace and convened 200 practitioners to stability. The activity aims to design a charter of good practice support $30 million in private on the role of the private sector in sector investments. the economic integration A conference on the Role of of refugees. The charter is the Private Sector in Economic comprised of 20 principles across Integration of Refugees, held on four themes—investment, June 11-12, 2019, featured over 30 entrepreneurship, employment, inspiring examples of how the and products and services. private sector is operating on the front line—as entrepreneurs, Increasing trade for Jordanian employers, investors, and Women refugees working on companies by ensuring their providers of goods and services— presence in trade shows, under a handicrafts in the Jordan River “Jordan Pavilion”. Foundation workshop, whose working with refugees and their products were included in Ikea’s host communities. supply chain. 14    15 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 TaxShe Green Business Innovation Based in Bangalore, Suri’s Yusupova established Green all-women company, Business Innovation to make CELEBRATING TaxShe, trains and sustainable energy accessible to WOMEN employs underprivileged a larger population, especially in ENTREPRENEURS women from marginalized communities in India to rural areas. Based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the company links The SDGs and Her serve as professional the SDGs with green business Competition—co-sponsored drivers for other women and opportunities to assist partners by the World Bank Group, the children, improving their with lowering carbon emissions, United Nations Development education and economic developing resource efficiency, and Program, UN Women, and prospects, while providing commercializing clean technologies. the Wharton School’s Zicklin safe transportation services Green Business Innovation also Center—showcases women and helping prevent sexual provides content and partnership microentrepreneurs who abuse of passengers. “We support for global initiatives like are helping achieve the are empowering women ClimateLaunchpad, which offers SDGs through their business to take care of the next training, coaching, and support to operations. The 2019 winning generation,” Suri said. new cleantech startups. entries were: Taxshe, owned by Vandana Suri, from India; and Green Business Innovation, owned by Saida Yusupova, from Uzbekistan. The winners spoke about SDGs & Her their work and impact at an • Recognizes women implementing the awards ceremony organized SDGs, specifically women business with financial support from owners of microenterprises; the SDG Fund on April 11, • Increases knowledge about the 2019 during the World Bank SDGs—and their potential impacts Group-IMF Spring Meetings on women—among non-traditional in Washington, DC. audiences; and • Collaborates with private sector partners on all SDGs—but SDG5 in particular—to share best practices and innovative ideas. 16    17 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 RALLYING TRANSPORT LEADERS TO CHART THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY Sustainable mobility is critical to achieving the SDGs, and with the 2030 Agenda deadline fast approaching, it is more important than ever to develop transport systems that are equitable, efficient, safe and green. This is because transport is central to every aspect of our lives. Without Its mission is to play a reliable and sustainable transport leading role in the ongoing systems, young people cannot transformation of the global attend school (SDG 4), women The insights generated at this with feedback received from more mobility system and support cannot access opportunities for event will be used to strengthen than 50 city/country decision- countries in their transition employment and empowerment and refine the efforts by the makers and 25 corporations. towards sustainable mobility. (SDG 5), and global reductions in SuM4All umbrella platform to greenhouse gas emissions (SDG lay out a Global Roadmap of This work is based on a shared Leaders in Transport from 13) cannot be achieved. Action (GRA), an ambitious and and common vision for across the world convened on comprehensive framework to sustainable mobility, with four April 11 at the 2019 World Bank Sustainable Mobility for All global policy goals: Group-IMF Spring meetings for identify the most relevant and (SuM4All) and its activities have a high-level panel discussion impactful policy measures to helped reposition the World Bank on what it will take to realize achieve sustainable mobility. The at the core of global debates on sustainable mobility. GRA embodies the collective transport and solidify dialogue knowledge of the 55 Member to keep sustainability at the UNIVERSAL EFFICIENCY SAFETY GREEN organizations and 180 experts, ACCESS forefront of transport priorities in the World Bank. 18    19 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 On June 23-24, 2019 the World Bank Group and Arab Planning Institute (API) co-organized a CAPACITY BUILDING workshop in Cairo to discuss FOR LOCALIZING the status of planning and implementation of the 2030 SDGS IN THE ARAB Agenda in Arab Countries. The WORLD workshop brought together 30 senior officials from 12 countries* One of the main challenges for from ministries of planning, local localizing the global goals remains development, finance, social addressing local governments’ protection, and labor. World Bank access to finance and innovative experts gave presentations on financial mechanisms which data, localization, sequencing, and build up domestic resources. prioritzation amonth the many Amidst increasing urbanization, goals and targets. centrally planned policies have contributed to increased * Client countries included: Egypt, regional and urban disparities. Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Oman, Kuwait, Breaking down silos between Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, the center and the local level is Palestine, and Bahrain. therefore of utmost importance for achieving SDGs in the Arab World. National policy makers must continue to strengthen and improve coordination with local governments and learn methods for localized data collection and innovative finance mechanisms implemented at the local level. 20    21 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018–2019 LINKING EXPERIENCE Themes included stunting, economic performance, early AND KNOWLEDGE: child development, learning THE HCP COUNTRY outcomes, whole-of-government NETWORK leadership, universal health coverage, community health The Human Capital Project (HCP) workers, safety nets, and Country Network provides a conditional cash transfers. platform through which HCP countries can share experiences and discuss reforms toward their common vision to improve human capital outcomes. Each HCP country nominated a focal point to spearhead their actions under this initiative. Focal Points Meet and Engage At the 2019 World Bank Group- IMF Spring Meetings, focal point representatives from more than 40 countries, alongside an additional 25 partners from diverse organizations, gathered for a 1.5-day Focal Point Forum in Washington, DC. Country cases studies from Argentina, Chile, Ethiopia, Peru, Poland, Senegal, Singapore, and Vietnam, among others, drove the discussions. 22    23 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES I. KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY Rooftop Solar PV Mapping and Market The Central Asia Water markets It will also: deliver training to female Facilitation Accountancy Project directors and senior managers; promote role BUILDING FOR THE SDGS models and mentorship; and share knowledge LEAD BY WB INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY LEAD BY IFC GLOBAL INDUSTRIES products and new research. The activity aims GLOBAL PROGRAMS This activity aims to promote water efficiency to train 20 additional trainers and over 100 This activity aims to stimulate investment in Central Asia by providing the countries, additional businesswomen, and will hold a in rooftop solar photovoltaic installations starting with Kazakhstan, with a reliable range of global events, including roundtables, through improved data and information on database of all uses and wastages of water launches, and other collaborative and technical potential. This joint WBG online to allow the relevant authorities to make research activities. platform will use satellite imagery and informed decisions for “shared benefits” machine learning algorithms to identify scenarios which balance the needs for rooftop solar power potential on any building food, energy, or industrial purposes. This in a given area. Following a pilot in Vietnam, will be achieved through introduction of mapping will be extended to cities in Ghana, state-of-the-art remote sensing science and II. PROGRAMMATIC TOOLS AND Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Bangladesh, satellite technologies. Precise data will be DATA FOR THE SDGS Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Kenya, made available to governments through the and Uzbekistan. The activity will lead to a production of a “Water Flow Statement” and a scaling-up of rooftop solar power through water ledger to predict seasonal shortages. Catalyzing Private Capital Markets public and private investment, and will develop for the SDGs data, mapping, and other tools to inform policy The activity holds the potential to establish a LEAD BY WB TREASURY and commercial decision making. proper accounting system for water flows in the region, to enable transparency for water Through this activity, the World Bank usage, and to promote the use of water flow Treasury aims to develop a comprehensive SDG and South-South Digital models and ledgers to inform water policies SDG portfolio reporting framework to Agricultural Finance Project at a regional level. Independent models drive greater investment to sustainable developed will also provide a tool for better development projects and move the needle LEAD BY IFC EAST ASIA & PACIFIC REGION risk management as well as adaptation and on the SDGs. This global-level activity will This activity aims to transfer IFC’s successful mitigation strategies. produce an annual impact report mapping practices of digital agricultural finance projects project outcomes to the SDGs. This first-of- in China to Pakistan. By employing “South- its-kind impact report will make an important South” technology and knowledge exchange, 2020 Vision: A Data- Driven Women in Business Leadership— contribution by connecting all World Bank this activity aims to mobilize and innovate Igniting Change Exploration of SDG Monitoring Group funding activities to the SDGs through digital agri-finance solutions to increase and Implementation developing a reporting template that can also financial inclusion. The project will develop LEAD BY IFC ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE TEAM LEAD BY WB DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS be used by investors and issuers to report new reports and knowledge products, multi- DEVELOPMENT DATA GROUP progress and contribution to the achievement stakeholder partnerships, and strengthened This activity builds on the Women on Boards of the SDGs. It will expand understanding capacity of fintech companies in digital and in Business Leadership program at a This activity aims to help the general public of the link between SDGs and World Bank agri-finance—achieved through workshops, global level, to promote greater gender and policy makers understand how the SDGs Group operations and promote reporting and training events, and conferences. It aims to diversity in global business leadership are being measured and monitored, and disclosure using the SDGs to build sustainable support over 4,000 farmers and agri-MSMEs through transformative training. It will how investments are being implemented capital markets. to access agricultural financing tools—and develop specialized material focusing on to help achieve the global goals. The help facilitate $5 million in agri-loans. It will gender diversity in different sectors, including activity will produce a series of SDG Field also support SDG-focused data development infrastructure and family businesses or Notes of engaging data-driven discussions (such as regional agricultural benchmark data unlisted companies in emerging and frontier and case studies on SDG measurement development) to allow financial institutions and fintech companies to better analyze and mitigate risks in agri-finance. 24    25 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES and implementation, drawing from Bank SDG Fund entered into a partnership with operations across six SDG themes. It will Yonsei University Ban Ki Moon Center to also produce the 2020 Atlas of SDGs, an develop an SDG Accelerator Toolbox to help online platform offering perspectives on countries develop country-specific paths to the progress made for each of the 17 SDGs achieve SDGs. by highlighting trends and comparisons, and showcasing new data and methodological This activity aims to support WBG member discussions. This activity links the SDGs to countries in achieving an inclusive and key country priorities, better informs projects, sustainable development path that assists in and helps enhance data literacy and use. attaining the SDGs. It will allow policy makers to prioritize targets of the SDGs within their development plan by identifying inter- Big Data Fusion for Accurate, linkages between the goals. Real-time, and Granular Insights on the SDGs The SDG Accelerator Toolkit will analyze data on SDG targets and indicators in order LEAD BY WB DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS to: (i) analyze performance on the SDGs and DEVELOPMENT DATA GROUP project expected values for the attainment This activity will combine multiple big data of SDG targets by 2030; (ii) provide an sources like Google and Twitter to address assessment of the country’s current capacity data gaps, reduce bias, and monitor and to produce data needed to monitor the predict labor market policy outcomes. As SDGs; and (iii) assess options for increasing digital payments, and automated utility 6 (Water and Sanitation), SDG 8 (Productive a global initiative, this activity will deliver financing for development. payments. This activity promotes the use of Employment), SDG 10 (Inequality), and more. knowledge products to be integrated into alternative data for credit reporting through The Global Monitoring Database (GMD) 2.0 the World Bank Group’s data repository and Country experts will further analyze the the development and fostering of digital will add modules on Labor, Social Protection, will provide capacity building support for findings by applying the local knowledge to platforms or technologies. It also examines Water and Sanitation, Assets, and Dwellings more than 20 countries across Southeast assess and explain bottlenecks in areas in the predictive power of alternative data to at least the most recent survey in the Asia, Latin America, and MENA. These data which the country is underperforming. The sources to provide banks and other lenders WBG’s data library for each country. The products and capacity building components pilot countries will be Egypt, Kazakhstan, better tools such as scorecards in assessing database will enable stakeholders to better will ultimately benefit countries’ labor forces, and Vietnam. the risk profile of MSMEs. utilize existing household survey data for SDG owing to governments’ improved capacity monitoring and to expand the knowledge base to design and deliver effective policies and on obstacles to achieving the SDGs. programs impacting employment. Enabling Access to Credit for Expanding the WBG Global Marginalized Groups through Monitoring Database for SDG Alternative Data for Credit Reporting Monitoring Analysis Knowledge Support to Developing Tools to Accelerate LEAD BY IFC GLOBAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION, Welfare Analysis of Private SDG Action LEAD BY WB POVERTY AND EQUITY ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP GLOBAL PRACTICE Sector Interventions LEAD BY THE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE This activity aims to promote the CO-LEAD BY WB POVERTY AND EQUITY GROUP PRESIDENT FOR THE 2030 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, Household survey data are critical for digitalization of micro, small, and medium & IFC SECTOR ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT UNITED NATIONS RELATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS monitoring progress toward the SDGs IMPACT DEPARTMENT enterprises (MSMEs), and to improve access and designing policy options for achieving The SDG Fund received strong endorsement to finance for marginalized communities. A them. This activity will expand the base of By leveraging the complementary expertise and support from country teams to help country pilot in South Africa will support the harmonized household survey data to help of WB and IFC analytical teams, this activity develop country-specific paths to accelerate collection of all reliable forms of alternative monitor indicators on SDG 1 (Poverty and will build tools, evidence and indicators for the achievement of SDGs. With funding data, including online banking transactions, Social Protection), SDG 4 (Education), SDG assessing the impacts of private sector support from the Government of Korea, the 26    27 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES interventions on key SDGs and the WBG’s for GBV prevention—and as part of the The SDG Fund’s support for the HCP stimulating new research, ideas, and institutional goals. The activity will develop support for GBV survivors. This activity will enable more face-to-face, capacity- knowledge exchange and thereby accelerating new methods and improve existing WBG tools is part of a broader effort to strengthen development activities among the growing progress on 31 SDG targets. that map to different channels of welfare WBG commitment toward greater shared network of more than 60 HCP member impact with an aim of completing at least one prosperity by increasing inclusion of countries. The funds will assist in the This activity aims to operationalize the pilot for each type of tool across a range of marginalized groups and helping spread “Pathways to Peace” report through dissemination of new knowledge products, countries (4 to 6 pilots in total). awareness of social inclusion concerns. analysis of social protection and inclusion expansion of partnerships, and sharing in FCV countries. In partnership with New of global expertise to promote innovative Through the development and piloting York University’s Center for International approaches for accelerating human of analytical frameworks and models Cooperation, the activity will help government capital development. to systematically assess private sector III. BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR and partners identify practical, politically contributions to poverty reduction, tested policy options to reduce inequality this activity aims to help increase the SDG IMPLEMENTATION and exclusion. It will include a range of development impact of private sector Investment Matchmaking Platform research and policy notes including on: spatial interventions on disadvantaged groups, for Refugee Communities in inclusion; innovative community development including the poor and the bottom 40 percent FCV Countries and social protection programs that foster of income earners. CO-LEAD BY WB EXTERNAL AND CORPORATE a sense of dignity through recognition; and RELATIONS GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS lessons for political acceptance of pro-equity TEAM; AND THE WB EQUITABLE GROWTH, FINANCE fiscal reform. Interactive Mapping of Gender Based AND INSTITUTIONS GROUP (MENA REGION) Violence (GBV) Service Providers This activity aims to facilitate $30 million LEAD BY WB SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT in investments by bringing together local Promoting Disability-Inclusive SDG PRACTICE GROUP businesses, global corporations, foundations, Implementation philanthropic investors, and the development LEAD BY WB SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT This activity will develop an online mapping community to create opportunities for PRACTICE GROUP of Gender Based Violence (GBV) service local SMEs that are owned by, employing, or providers to survivors in selected areas of Centered on capacity building for disability delivering services to refugees and their host three pilot countries: Ghana, Liberia, and data generation and management, this Building Partnerships to Accelerate communities. Focused initially on Jordan, Sierra Leone. The activity will help develop a activity will involve training on disability data the activity includes a multi-stakeholder public platform with mapping tools and data Human Capital for key national stakeholders, collecting and investment catalyst; business-to-business analytics that can help identify accessibility, LEAD BY WB HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE using disability-disaggregated data across matchmaking activities; and knowledge- geographical coverage, and quality of service GROUP (AFRICA REGION) the World Bank project cycle, and supporting sharing from these efforts to better inform provision for GBV survivors. In some of client countries to design projects The WBG’s Human Capital Project (HCP) is a policy and sector work. the pilot countries, the project will partner that address and include persons with global effort to accelerate more and better with SPOTLIGHT, a joint UN initiative aimed disabilities. This will be achieved through investments in people for greater equity and at strengthening institutions, improving training modules, technical briefs, and economic growth. In alignment with the SDGs, Multi-stakeholder Solutions to services, and changing norms and behaviors peer-to-peer knowledge sharing platforms. the HCP’s objective is rapid progress toward a on GBV. This activity will help promote a Support Peace and Inclusion The activity will start with country pilots in world in which all children are well-nourished policy dialogue and strengthen national LEAD BY WB SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Nigeria and Ghana, as a first catalytic step and ready to learn, can attain real learning in partnerships on these issues. PRACTICE GROUP toward a larger agenda for the institution in the classroom, and can enter the job market support of inclusiveness in WBG projects, a as healthy, skilled, and productive adults. The objective of this activity is to deepen the Specific analytical work will also be cornerstone of IDA19. multi-stakeholder partnership Pathfinders undertaken to address a key gap in Grand Challenge on Inequality and Exclusion— the current response to GBV—that of economic empowerment as an entry point 28    29 ACHIEVING RESULTS ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR • A set of regional forums and face-to-face knowledge sharing events to accelerate The SDG Fund’s purpose is to incubate ideas and innovations that could help to SDG IMPLEMENTATION partnership and leadership for investment address some of the most difficult global challenges. The SDG Fund takes the • Facilitation of $30 million of investment in Human Capital approach to develop innovations in the countries themselves, rather than to develop for refugee and host communities through connecting local business, global • A South-South technology and innovation innovations elsewhere to be implemented in the countries. corporations, foundations, philanthropic exchange to build capacity in digital investors, and the development community Agricultural Finance The SDG Fund will continue to strive to measure the impact of our work. As a first step, these are the outputs that will be developed by the teams supported by the SDG Fund: KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY • New knowledge sharing and capacity building to promote gender diversity in BUILDING FOR THE SDGS family business or unlisted companies • A series of SDG Field Notes across multiple across developing countries, while also themes which provide a data-driven Strengthen the means of promoting training for female directors perspective to link core country priorities implementation and revitalize and managers the global partnership for with data literacy and use sustainable development • An expanded household survey data analysis on the working poor, including PROGRAMMATIC TOOLS AND health and education indicators as part of DATA FOR THE SDGS OBJECTIVES the Global Monitoring Database 2.0 which • A new methodology to map welfare impact will harmonize variables over eight SDGs to private sector investments • Building capacity for disability data • A cross-WBG online platform that uses generation and management across satellite imagery and machine learning WBG projects, and organizing training algorithms to identify rooftop solar PV Build Capacity Develop Analytical Promote on disability data for key national market and Awareness for Tools to Solve Global Multi-stakeholder stakeholders • An online map of providers of support for Implementing the SDGs Challenges Partnerships • New knowledge and support for integrating victims of Gender-Based-Violence across big data sources for monitoring and several countries in Africa reducing bias in labor market policy • New Water Flow Statements for Central Increased number of Increased number of Positive responses and predictions across Southeast Asia, Latin Asia to help predict seasonal shortages recognition of WBG work new reports, papers, and multi-stakeholder America, and MENA on SDGs from internal and other knowledge products partnerships formed and models of collaboration to promote external stakeholders developed in line with which are related to • An annual Sustainable Development Bond transparency of water flow and its use as a SDG17 SDG17 impact report with mapping of WBG SDG valuable resource project outcomes for fund managers, asset • New models for using alternative data managers, and other investors and issuers for credit reporting for marginalized Increased uptake of to better understand SDG implications communities to expand information sharing the SDG agenda across • A Pathways to Peace report, alongside and promote digitalization of MSMEs country programmatic strategies a range of policy notes, including spatial • A new methodology to develop country inclusion, analysis of social protection, and diagnostics for accelerating SDG inclusion in fragile and conflict states achievement, in combination with in-depth Increased visibility of thematic and sector-focused assessment WBG contributions to UN of policies and institutions High Level Political Forum (HLPF) review of progress on the 2030 Agenda 30    31 LOOKING AHEAD LOOKING AHEAD The international development landscape is transforming rapidly , as policies are implemented against a backdrop of geopolitical competition, monumental technological change, and a transitioning global consensus on international cooperation. In this context, the year ahead will be critical to assess global progress towards the SDGs and to strengthen political will to act now in order to meet our targets by 2030. Many countries are already aligning their national policies and institutions behind the SDGs to improve people’s lives. Businesses are taking action to invest in new technologies, opening up new markets, and building towards a sustainable and inclusive economy. Civil society organizations are leveraging the SDGs to drive change at local and national levels and are holding governments accountable. Yet even though progress is being made, gaps are still evident. In particular, progress has not been sufficient for the poor and the most vulnerable people. The world remains on a trajectory of increasing inequality, as we cope with violent conflicts, humanitarian and environmental crises, as well as economic, financial, and climate challenges. We also face a significant funding shortfall to finance the SDGs. The high-level summits at the United Nations in September 2019 on progress towards the SDGs, development finance, and climate change—along with on-going While many initiatives and ideas to support SDG implementation remain unfunded, funding replenishments and internal reform of major international agencies— there is a risk that the global community may miss important opportunities to provide opportunities for modernizing the international development architecture. achieve the SDGs. Without sufficient financing, there is a risk that the SDG Fund Building upon the momentum of the General Assembly, the World Bank Group-IMF will not move quickly enough to provide as much support as is demanded by the Annual meetings in October 2019 will be a key follow-on moment to determine a ambitious and important agenda set out in the SDGs. There is strong momentum, way forward. within our first year, which is critical to continue and accelerate to make a meaningful impact. Responding to these challenges, the SDG Fund aims to contribute better data, analysis, and tools directly to government, regional, and global stakeholders to The key areas of work for the next period (2019-2020) include: help inform policy and SDG implementation, while leveraging multi-stakeholder • Providing support to activities, and encouraging their timely implementation and partnerships to share knowledge, experience, resources, and connections for our delivery (timelines range from two to four years for implementation) common goals. • Communicating the work of the SDG Fund and the activities it is supporting The SDG Fund is developing unique tools, knowledge products, and partnerships that • Continuing to build new partnerships in support of the SDGs; and are imperative to maintain momentum on track to achieve the global goals by 2030. • Securing additional donor support to enable greater investment in other innovative In 2020, the SDG Fund will release a series of analytical studies to assess progress and important initiatives across the WBG. made towards the SDGs. 32    33 ANNEXES I. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS CURRENT ALLOCATIONS, APPROVALS AND DISBURSEMENT Financial Summary (October 2018 – June 2019) Since inception,18 activities have been approved for a total amount of $5,255,000. The average funding allocated per activity is about $300,000. The SDG Fund has also allocated a total of This annex provides financial information concerning SDG Fund donor contributions, $257,000 in funding to strategic initiatives that aim to further the objectives of the Fund. disbursements and commitments of activities, as well as program management and administration costs. This report covers a 9-month period, from October 2018 to June Figure A: SDG Fund Financial Overview (as of June 30, 2019) 2019, with disbursements starting in January 2019. Subsequent reports will follow the $USD World Bank Group’s Fiscal Year from July 1 to June 30. 6,000,000 5,000,000 DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SDG FUND 4,000,000 As of June 30, 2019 total donor contributions to the SDG Fund amounted to $7.78 million, with 3,000,000 over $5 million received to date, as detailed in Table 1. 2,000,000 Table 1: 1,000,000 – Total Amount Grant Amount Pipeline Disbursed + CONTRIBUTION AMT RECEIVED Allocated Distributed (Approved Grants with Committed (USD) (USD) GFRs* in Progress) Sweden (Sida) 6,880,000 4,104,954 OPERATIONS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION COSTS (PMA) * GRANT FUNDING REQUEST Republic of Korea (MOEF) 900,000 900,000 Total 7,780,000 5,004,954 To date, the Fund has committed and disbursed a total of $935,029. Of this total, $48,389 – roughly 5% of total disbursements and commitments – has gone to covering Program Investment Income 83,171 Management and Administration (PMA) costs incurred by the SDG Fund Secretariat. These Net Contributions 5,088,125 include expenditures on general program management, monitoring and evaluation, outreach and engagement, and communications. Figure B: SDG Fund Disbursements (January – June 2019) $USD 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 – JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN (50,000) 2019 ACTIVITY DISBURSEMENT LINEAR (ACTIVITY DISBURSEMENT) 34    35 ANNEXES II. SDG FUND STEERING COMMITTEE 2018-2019 IMAGE CREDITS PAGE 6 Mahmoud Mohieldin Karin Finkelston Mexico Photo Senior Vice President, Vice President, IFC Shutter Stock SVPMM VP Partnerships, PAGE 12 AND 13 Communications & Outreach Women on Boards and Manuela Ferro in Business Leadership Vice President, OPCS Aradhana Kumar-Capoor Training Workshops General Counsel, MIGA IFC Mamta Murthi PAGE 14 AND 15 Director, Strategy and Robert Saum Benjamin Herzberg Operations, Infrastructure Director, South Asia Equitable Growth, Finance, Practice Group and Institutions World Bank Group Ousseynou Nakoulima PAGE 16 Director, IFC Green Business Innovation VP Partnerships, Communications & Outreach PAGE 17 TaxShe All other images: World Bank Group III. SDG FUND SECRETARIAT Juliana Knapp Lisa Maria Castro Operations Officer Research Analyst SVPMM SVPMM 36    a @wbg2030 worldbank.org/sdgs