2016 T H E W O R L D B A N K G R O U P A N D F O U N D AT I O N S S TO R IE S O F PA R T NER SHIP THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 2 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 MESSAGE FROM DR.JIM YONG KIM “FOUNDATIONS HAVE A CRUCIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN DEVELOPMENT. THEY THINK CREATIVELY, HAVE STRONG TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND ARE ABLE TO USE THEIR FUNDING TO KICK-START INNOVATIVE PROJECTS, SUPPORTING IDEAS THAT MIGHT BE RISKIER BUT HOLD GREAT PROMISE. WE MUST WORK TOGETHER AND RAISE THE BAR SO THAT IN 15 YEARS WE WILL BE LIVING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD, WHERE EXTREME POVERT Y IS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL, WHERE THE GREAT DIVIDE BETWEEN RICH AND POOR HAS GOT TEN SMALLER AND WHERE THE PLANET IS PROTECTED FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.” DR. JIM YONG KIM PRESIDENT, WORLD BANK GROUP 3 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 4 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 INTRODUCTION For the first time in history, the rate of extreme global poverty is poised to fall below 10 percent. Despite the many challenges, in particular the fragility of global growth, this is a moment of promise. The ambitious set of newly endorsed Sustainable Development Goals lays out a vision for a more equal, healthy, prosperous, and sustainable world. The shared commitment and energy behind the goals—from communities, governments, civil society, philanthropy, and multilateral organizations—is already translating into new partnerships, which cut across the public and private sectors to drive forward the momentum. This publication is a snapshot of how innovative partnerships—in this case between the World Bank Group and foundations—can bring real change to people’s daily lives. It tells the story of what can be achieved to- gether. It demonstrates the power of partnership. Today the World Bank Group works with close to 100 foundations, big and small, across all regions of the world. This is not a comprehensive report of all these partnerships, but an attempt, through the stories, to capture a sense of the diversity and depth of collaboration between the World Bank Group and the philan- thropic sector. Our partnerships range from joint research and the exchange of knowledge, to operational collaboration in countries around the world, to advocacy and campaigns that aim to shift public opinion and influence policy. We work together to tackle challenges and strengthen programs across a range of priorities, from early child- hood development to jobs, from migration to agriculture, and from financial inclusion to climate change. With The Rockefeller Foundation, we are working to strengthen the resilience of cities and build capacity to attract market-based financing for climate-smart infrastructure projects. Poor families in Niger, who are sup- ported by a cash transfer program, are learning about the importance of the early years of a child’s develop- ment, as part of a project implemented by the World Bank Group’s Early Learning Partnership, with funding from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation. Residents in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province are calling for better maternal and child health care services in their communities, through a program funded by the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, a multi-stakeholder global partnership led by the World Bank Group and supported by the Ford Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and more than 250 other partners. A project with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the health of poor rural families by increasing access to sanitation saw a dramatic change in behavior among more than four million people in India, Indonesia, and Tanzania, who stopped open defecation and started using basic sanitation facilities. The World Bank Group’s strategy emphasizes that building effective and strategic partnerships is critical for advancing the institution’s dual goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. This publi- cation illustrates how our engagement with the philanthropic sector is deepening, and how new and innova- tive partnerships are helping to move us toward a world free of poverty. Penelope Lewis Head, Foundations Program Global Engagement, External and Corporate Affairs World Bank Group 5 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 TA B L E O F CO N T EN T S FOUNDAT IONS AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NET WORK, Geneva, Swit zerland ............................................................................................................................13 THE ATL ANTIC PHIL ANTHROPIES, Washing ton, DC, USA ...................................................................................................................................19 AVINA FOUNDATION, Panama City, Panama .........................................................................................................................................................21 BBVA MICROFINANCE FOUNDATION, Madrid, Spain ........................................................................................................................................... 23 BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION, The Hague, the Netherlands.................................................................................................................. 25 BERTEL SMANN FOUNDATION, Gütersloh, Germany ............................................................................................................................................27 BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, Seattle, WA , USA .................................................................................................................................. 29 BLOOMBERG PHIL ANTHROPIES, New York City, NY, USA ................................................................................................................................. 57 BLUE MOON FUND, Charlottesville, VA, USA......................................................................................................................................................... 59 BP FOUNDATION, Houston, T X, USA ..........................................................................................................................................................................61 C ALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION, Lisbon, Por tugal ................................................................................................................................ 63 C ARNEGIE CORPOR ATION OF NEW YORK, New York City, NY, USA ................................................................................................................. 65 CHILDREN’S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION, London, UK ............................................................................................................................ 67 CITI FOUNDATION, New York City, NY, USA .............................................................................................................................................................71 CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION, San Francisco, CA, USA .................................................................................................................................... 73 CLINTON FOUNDATION, New York, NY, USA ........................................................................................................................................................... 75 CONR AD N. HILTON FOUNDATION, Agoura Hills, CA , USA .................................................................................................................................77 DAVID AND LUCILE PACK ARD FOUNDATION, Los Altos, CA , USA .................................................................................................................... 79 DUBAI C ARES, Dubai, UAE ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 EBAY FOUNDATION, San Jose, CA, USA ................................................................................................................................................................... 83 ELMA PHIL ANTHROPIES SERVICES, New York City, NY, USA ........................................................................................................................... 85 THE END FUND, New York City, NY, USA .................................................................................................................................................................. 87 EUR ASIA FOUNDATION OF CENTR AL ASIA , Washing ton, DC, USA .................................................................................................................. 89 EUROPE AN FOUNDATION CENTRE, Brussels, Belgium ...................................................................................................................................... 91 EWING MARION K AUFFMAN FOUNDATION, Kansas City, MO, USA ................................................................................................................. 93 FIA FOUNDATION, London, UK ................................................................................................................................................................................... 95 FORD FOUNDATION, New York City, NY, USA ......................................................................................................................................................... 97 FUNC ATE FUNDAÇ ÃO DE CIÊNCIA , APLIC AÇÕES E TECNOLOGIA ESPACIAIS , São Paulo, Brazil ....................................................... 101 FUNDAÇ ÃO ITAÚ SOCIAL, São Paulo, Brazil ........................................................................................................................................................ 103 FUNDAÇ ÃO MARIA CECILIA SOUTO VIDIGAL, São Paulo, Brazil .................................................................................................................... 105 FUNDACIÓN AMBIENTE Y RECURSOS NATUR ALES, Buenos Aires, Argentina ........................................................................................... 107 FUNDACIÓN FÚTBOL CON COR A ZÓN, Barranquilla, Colombia .................................................................................................................... 109 FUNDACIÓN GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ PAR A EL NUEVO PERIODISMO IBEROAMERIC ANO, Car tagena, Colombia .................... 111 FUNDACIÓN INTERNACIONAL Y PAR A IBEROAMÉRIC A DE ADMINISTR ACIÓN Y POLÍTIC AS PÚBLIC AS, Madrid, Spain ..............113 FUNDACIÓN MI SANGRE, Medellín, Colombia ......................................................................................................................................................115 FUNDACIÓN ONCE, Madrid, Spain ........................................................................................................................................................................... 117 FUNDACIÓN R AMÓN ARECES, Madrid, Spain ......................................................................................................................................................119 THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES, Washing ton, DC, USA ......................................................................................121 7 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNIT Y PHIL ANTHROPY, Johannesburg, South Africa���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 123 GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, New York City, NY, USA������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 125 GOOD VENTURES, San Francisco, CA, USA�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������127 GORDON AND BET T Y MOORE FOUNDATION, Palo Alto, CA , USA ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 129 GR AMEEN FOUNDATION, Washing ton, DC, USA��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������131 HINDUSTAN UNILEVER FOUNDATION, Mumbai, India�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 133 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION, Baltimore, MD, USA������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 135 JACOBS FOUNDATION, Zurich, Swit zerland����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������137 JOHN D. 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PARTNERSHIP����������������������������������������������200 9 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ACRONYMS ABI Agribusiness Indicators DNA deoxyribonucleic acid ACE African Centers of Excellence DTMA Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Program ACET African Center for Economic Transformation ECD early childhood development AGI Adolescent Girls Initiative EFC European Foundation Centre AHME African Health Markets and Equity EFCA Eurasia Foundation Central Asia AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ELKS Enhancing Livelihoods through Livestock AKCSP Aga Khan Cultural Services Program Knowledge Systems AKDN Aga Khan Development Network ELP Early Learning Partnership AKFED Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development ESPEN Expanded Special Projects for Control and AKRSP Aga Khan Rural Support Program Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases AKTC Aga Khan Trust for Culture ESW Economic and Sector Work ALLFISH Alliance for Responsible Fisheries FARN Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales APOC African Program for Onchocerciasis Control FCC Fundación Fútbol con Corazón ARPA Amazon Region Protected Areas FIA Fedéracion Internationale de l’Automobile AUAEETC Accelerating Universal Access to Early and FM BBVA BBVA Microfinance Foundation Effective Tuberculosis Care FMS Fundación Mi Sangre BecA-ILRI Hub Biosciences eastern and central Africa– FNPI Fundación Gabriel García Márquez Marquez International Livestock Research Institute para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano Hub FUNCATE Fundação de Ciência, Aplicações e BioCF BioCarbon Fund Tecnologia Espaciais C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group G-20 The Group of 20 (finance ministers and C4C Connect4Climate central bank governors) CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture G8 The Group of 8 (member states, high-income Development Programme countries) CDCF Community Development Carbon Fund GACP Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy CDM Clean Development Mechanism GAFSP Global Agriculture and Food Security Program CEO chief executive officer GAIN Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition CEPF II Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund II Gavi Global Alliance for Vaccines and CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poor Immunization CGECCD Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care GBAO Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast and Development GEF Global Environment Fund CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research GERN Global Entrepreneurship Research Network CIFF Children’s Investment Fund Foundation GHG greenhouse gas CLEAR Centers for Learning on Evaluation and GIIF Global Index Insurance Facility Results GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale CO2 carbon dioxide Zusammenarbeit CSO civil society organization GMF German Marshall Fund CVE Countering Violent Extremism GMRH Global Medicines Regulatory Harmonization DFID United Kingdom’s Department for GPE Global Partnership for Education International Development GPEI Global Polio Eradication Initiative DM Development Marketplace GPE-VNEN Global Partnership for Education–Vietnam Escuela Nueva 10 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GPOBA Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid PHCPI Primary Health Care Performance Initiative GPSA Global Partnership for Social Accountability PROFISH Global Program on Fisheries GPSDD Global Partnership for Sustainable PROP Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Development Data Program GRSF Global Road Safety Facility PSFG Peace and Security Funders Group HIA Health in Africa RBM Roll Back Malaria HIV human immunodeficiency virus REF Roma Education Fund HUF Hindustan Unilever Foundation RNTCP Revised National Tuberculosis Control ICDS Integrated Child Development Scheme Program ICT information, communications, and ROSC Reaching Out-of-School Children technology RSR Registry for Social-Environmental IDA International Development Association Responsibility IFC International Finance Corporation S4YE Solutions for Youth Employment IGSS Integrated Genotyping Service and Support SDGs Sustainable Development Goals ILRI International Livestock Research Institute SDI Service Delivery Indicators IRF International Renaissance Foundation SIEF Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund IRMA Insect Resistant Maize for Africa SLCPs short-lived climate pollutants IYF International Youth Foundation SMEs small and medium enterprises JLN Joint Learning Network SMS short message service LF lymphatic philariasis STB Stop TB LGA Livestock Global Alliance SUN Scaling Up Nutrition LSC Land, Services, and Citizenship TB tuberculosis LSMS-ISA Living Standards Measurement Study– TDR Tropical Disease Research Integrated Surveys on Agriculture TSA Trust for Social Achievement M&E monitoring and evaluation UHC universal health coverage MFIs micro finance institutions UKP Urbanization and Knowledge Platform MFS Mobile Financial Services UN United Nations MLN Maize Lethal Necrosis UNDP United Nations Development Programme MSMEs micro, small, and medium enterprises UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and MWRD Multi-Purpose Water Resources Cultural Organization Development UNICEF United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund NCA natural capital accounting USSD unstructured supplementary service data NDF Novak Djokovic Foundation WAVES Wealth Accounting and Valuation of NTDs neglected tropical diseases Ecosystem Services OCP Open Contracting Partnership WHO World Health Organization OGP Open Government Partnership WLE Water, Land, and Ecosystems ONCE National Organization of Spanish Blind WRG Water Resources Group People WSP Water and Sanitation Program OSF Open Society Foundations YPS Young Professionals Summit PCD Partnership for Child Development PEARL Program for Emerging Agricultural Leaders PER Public Expenditure Review 11 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Aga Khan Development Network Geneva, Switzerland His Highness the Aga Khan, Founder and Chairman @akdn The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP an international group of development agencies with mandates that include the environment, AFRICA REGION health, education, architecture, culture, micro- The World Bank Group’s Africa Region and finance, rural development, disaster reduction, AKDN work together in several countries on private sector enterprise, and revitalization a variety of projects. The partnership varies of historic cities. AKDN agencies conduct their from country to country and covers the programs without regard to faith, origin, or exchange of information, pooling of technical gender. Each foundation and institution in the expertise, and parallel financing. network has a CEO. Agencies in the AKDN include the following: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL ϗ Aga Khan Academies ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page ϗ Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance 20. ϗ Aga Khan Education Services GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and ϗ Aga Khan Foundation financing to build civil society’s capacity to ϗ Aga Khan Fund for Economic promote social accountability. The Aga Khan Development Foundation USA contributed a grant to GPSA, including in-kind support through the Aga ϗ Aga Khan Health Services Khan University’s Graduate School of Media ϗ Aga Khan Planning and Building and Communications, based in Nairobi, Services which trains selected civil society organiza- tions, including GPSA grantees, to engage and ϗ Aga Khan Trust for Culture strengthen the role of the media in promoting ϗ Aga Khan University accountability and transparency. ϗ Focus Humanitarian Assistance ϗ University of Central Asia 13 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ZANZIBAR SEAFRONT REHABILITATION PROJECT. 2009. Investment of $2.4 million In 2009, the World Bank Group and the Aga Khan Foundation formed a partnership with helped stimulate the local the Zanzibar government to restore a historic economy in Zanzibar and sea wall. The project was established to create 200 jobs during the stop the serious physical and environmental construction phase, which decline of the historic seafront district of also spurred employment Stone Town. The Seafront Rehabilitation Project is an important springboard for the opportunities in the overall cultural and economic revitalization informal sector of the town’s unique fabric. Impact: The project has strengthened the institutional capacity of the Zanzibar Munic- EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION ipal Council on Unguja Island and helped PAMIR PRIVATE POWER PROJECT. develop related infrastructure, such as 2003–2010. surface water drainage systems, solid waste collection, transportation, and streetlights. The project was designed as a public-private partnership between the Government of An investment of $2.4 million helped stimu- Tajikistan, the World Bank Group, and the Aga late the local economy and create 200 jobs Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) during the construction phase, which also to improve the reliability and quality of the spurred employment opportunities in the supply of electricity to the Gorno Badakhshan informal sector. Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) region of Tajik- istan in a financially, environmentally, and Partnership: The partnership helped foster socially sustainable way. A 25-year conces- coordination in the design of a cultural sion agreement with the Government of Tajik- heritage program jointly managed by the istan provided the basis for establishing the World Bank Group and UNESCO. The partner- Pamir Energy Company, a joint stock company ship also increased access to public spaces owned by AKFED (70 percent) and the Interna- and infrastructure and improved economic tional Finance Corporation (IFC), (30 percent). opportunities, and is benefiting low-income The project supported the rehabilitation of households in dense, unplanned, and infor- hydropower infrastructure and transmission mally developed settlements with poor lines to increase electricity supply capacity. access to services. The affordability of electricity for the poorest households was ensured by a lifeline subsidy scheme funded primarily by a grant from the Government of Switzerland. Impact: Electrical supply in the GBAO region has increased from three hours to 22–24 hours per day during the winter for over 70 percent of customers. An estimated 220,000 people, more than half of them women, have benefited from improved electricity services. 14 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 There is now a surplus of energy supply Partnership: The World Bank Group benefits in the region. The Pamir Energy Company from the extensive global operational and exports the excess to nearby Afghan prov- research resources of AKDN, which include inces, supplying electricity to more than 1,000 foundations, universities, research insti- households as well as hospitals, schools, and tutes, and ongoing development programs, businesses in Afghanistan. Collection rates including the Mountain Societies Develop- for electricity have also improved, from 40 ment Support Program in the Kyrgyz Republic. percent in 2002 to around 100 percent in 2010. AKDN has benefited from the World Bank Group’s knowledge, resources, and global Partnership: The public-private partnership operational footprint in community-driven was a successful outcome of the concerted development. actions and contributions of all partners. IFC’s partnership with AKFED led to the estab- lishment of the Pamir Energy Company. The SOUTH ASIA REGION World Bank Group’s joint involvement was important in mobilizing grant financing from CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON EARLY the Swiss government. CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CGECCD . Established 1984. See page 84. SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH CGECCD is a global alliance of committed COMMUNITY BASED DEVELOPMENT IN partner agencies, institutions, and profes- THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC. sionals dedicated to working together to 2013–2016. facilitate understanding of the importance This partnership between the World Bank of early childhood for social development Group and the Aga Khan Foundation aims to and poverty reduction, and to advocate for promote social cohesion through community- improved investments, policies, and actions driven development, using pilot programs to support the holistic development of young and a rigorous, evidence-driven moni- children.  toring and evaluation framework. Funding is provided by a $2 million grant from the World Partnership: The Aga Khan Foundation has Bank Group’s State and Peacebuilding Fund, actively engaged and participated in annual with co-financing from the Aga Khan Founda- CGECCD consultations since 1998. Further- tion USA. more, the foundation has been a CGECCD representative for the South Asia region Impact: The partnership is directly bene- for some years, acting as a co-convener of fiting local communities across Naryn and working groups as well as an active contrib- Osh provinces in the Kyrgyz Republic. Asso- utor to GECCD working papers, articles, and ciated activities support village government conferences. efforts to involve civil society groups in local development strategies and in the selection, delivery, and financing of community infra- structure projects. Lessons learned from new participatory approaches will contribute to the design of future International Develop- ment Association and government commu- nity-based development initiatives in the country. 15 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 PAKISTAN COMMUNITY BASED first CDM activities to be registered in Paki- RENEWABLE ENERGY. stan and the first micro hydropower project 2008–2017. to be registered in the country. It was also the The Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP), first community-based activity in Pakistan to part of the Aga Khan Foundation, is imple- receive benefits from innovative financing menting one of the largest community micro through revenue from the sale of carbon hydro projects in South Asia in coordina- credits. It is expected to reduce emissions by tion with local community-based organiza- 78,000 tons of CO2 equivalent per year. tions in the very remote Northern and Chitral Partnership: AKRSP brought experience at areas of Pakistan. AKRSP is installing 90 run- the community level, while the World Bank of-the-river mini and micro hydroelectricity Group’s CDCF provided technical assistance units with a combined electrical generation to develop the carbon credit asset and green- capacity of between five and 15 megawatts. house gas monitoring and verification frame- This micro hydro project is registered under work from the very beginning. The carbon the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) finance component provides results-based of the Kyoto Protocol and earning revenue financing from the sale of carbon credits to through the sale of certified carbon credits the CDCF and provides significant co-bene- to the World Bank’s Community Develop- fits for poor, isolated communities in the ment Carbon Fund (CDCF), which supports mountainous regions of Pakistan. The hydro- projects that mitigate climate change and electric plants are managed on a community provide sustainable development benefits to basis, with support from AKRSP. The project the poorest regions of the world. The micro also receives technical and financial support and mini hydropower plants are constructed, from various other organizations, including managed, and operated by the communities the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. themselves—backed with technical support for design and construction from AKRSP. Local village organizations are responsible WALLED CITY OF LAHORE PROJECT. for setting tariffs and ensuring that enough June 2006–2013. money is available to cover the costs of The World Bank Group, the Aga Khan Trust regular maintenance and larger repairs. for Culture (AKTC), and GoPunjab collab- orated to develop a strategic plan for the Impact: The new micro-hydros are changing urban regeneration of the Walled City of lives and providing 150,000 remote house- Lahore. The project included an inventory of holds with access to reliable and clean power historic buildings and a heritage trail, as well for cooking, heating, and lighting. They are as a prototype to showcase conservation also creating opportunities for economic of cultural assets and their use. The project development and poverty alleviation through showcased methods and benefits of conser- value added to agriculture and forestry prod- vation of cultural assets. ucts, the local gems industry, and tourism services, by providing electricity for milling, Impact: The project leveraged AKDN’s local small enterprises, irrigation, and other needs. knowledge alongside the World Bank Group’s The project also provides health benefits by expertise in urban management. The cultural displacing air pollution from diesel genera- heritage initiative was instrumental in tors and reducing household energy costs, attracting the interest of AKTC as a develop- thanks to lower use of kerosene, oil, batteries, ment partner in 2008. and fossil fuels. The project was among the 16 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Communities in Nor thern Pakistan building micro- Providing 150,000 remote hydro power plants to generate electricity for households and small businesses households in Pakistan with Photo: Aga Khan Rural Suppor t Program access to reliable and clean power for cooking, heating, and lighting Partnership: Technical support from AKTC, and later its subsidiary, the Aga Khan Cultural Services Program (AKCSP), led to an effective collaboration with GoPunjab. AKTC-AKCSP provided invaluable guidance and technical assistance on the detailed preparatory activ- ities for the pilot project, as well as identifica- tion of potential demonstration subprojects along the Shahi Guzargah. 17 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Laborator y in Hanoi where tests on Avian Flu are being conducted Photo: Simone D. McCour tie / World Bank 18 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The Atlantic Philanthropies Washington, DC, USA Christopher G. Oechsli, President and Chief Executive Officer @atlantic For more than 30 years, The Atlantic Philanthro- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP pies has made grants to advance opportunity and lasting change for those who are unfairly KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING FOR disadvantaged or vulnerable to life’s circum- HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING IN stances. The foundation makes grants through VIETNAM. its Ageing, Children & Youth, Population Health, 2012. Reconciliation & Human Rights, and Founding The Atlantic Philanthropies provided a grant Chairman programs. for the implementation of a week-long seminar to equip health policy makers and technical experts with a strategic way to analyze the instruments used to improve health system performance. The seminar built on the World Bank Institute’s flagship course on health system and health financing reform, and was adapted to the specific needs of the Viet- namese health system, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Impact: This was the first time the World Bank Institute’s flagship course on health system and health financing reform was presented in Vietnam. The course introduced a practical and comprehensive framework for understanding health systems and their performance, and a structured approach to developing health system reform poli- cies. The course provided the opportunity for participants to engage in topics such as health financing, payment systems, organi- zational change, regulation, and influencing provider or client behavior. 19 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA Launched June 2012 GPSA is an initiative led by the World Bank Group GPSA’s most recent donors include the U.S. and independently governed by a multi-stake- Agency for International Development, the holder steering committee. The partnership is Bertelsmann Foundation, and the governments a coalition of donors, governments, and civil of Finland and Mexico. More than 45 countries society organizations (CSOs) that support civil across all regions have opted into the program, society and governments in working together to which makes civil society organizations in those solve critical governance challenges. To achieve countries eligible to receive funding for social this objective, GPSA provides strategic and accountability initiatives in a range of sectors, sustained support to social accountability initi- including health, education, social protection, atives aimed at strengthening transparency and water, procurement, and budget transparency. accountability. In addition to grants, GPSA leads a Knowledge GPSA’s Global Partners network is a broad and Learning Program that supports grantees community of more than 260 organizations and other stakeholders in the field. including CSOs, foundations, universities and think tanks, multilateral and bilateral Our partnership will institutions, and the private sector. Since the outset, foundations have played a key role in the encourage citizens and design, governance, and grant-making of GPSA. civil society organizations The Ford Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation, around the world to play and Open Society Foundations also provide an active role in improving GPSA with funding. Other foundations involved government accountability. in the initiative include the Avina Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Our joint effort with BMW Foundation, The William and Flora the World Bank has the Hewlett Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott potential to improve the Foundation, the German Marshall Fund, the lives of the poorest and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung , the Latin Grammy most marginalized people Cultural Foundation, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the Peter Ustinov Foundation, the STARS and help strengthen Foundation, the Sindh Education Foundation, justice, rights and the Sunlight Foundation, TrustAfrica, and the governance. World Wide Web Foundation. GPSA has to date supported 23 projects in 17 Christopher Stone, President countries, with a third round of grant proposals of Open Society Foundations currently being evaluated. 20 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Avina Foundation Panama City, Panama Gabriel Baracatt, CEO @FundacionAVINA Avina Foundation works in Latin America as a EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP broker, co-investor, and facilitator, leveraging its resources, local presence, and relationships GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL with thousands of allies to incubate and scale ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . up shared strategies for change. Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page 20. The foundation’s primary contribution is the promotion of collaborative action through GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and services and financial support. Continental financing to build civil society’s capacity to strategies include: Strategy for the Amazo- promote social accountability. Avina Foun- nian Biome, Sustainable Recycling, Sustainable dation is one of the partners of GPSA, which Cities, Inclusive Markets, Access to Water, and is led by the World Bank Group. The aim is National Strategies. to create an enabling environment in which citizen feedback is used to solve fundamental problems in service delivery and strengthen the performance of public institutions. 21 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 A woman in Brazil makes potter y Photo: Yosef Hadar / World Bank 22 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 BBVA Microfinance Foundation Madrid, Spain Javier M. Flores Moreno, General Director @MFBBVA BBVA Microfinance Foundation (FM BBVA) was EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP created by the BBVA Group in 2007 as part of its corporate responsibility strategy. Its mission is ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR to promote inclusive and sustainable economic ENTREPRENEURS IN LATIN AMERICA. and social development of disadvantaged April 2008 and ongoing. people by giving them access to finance. In April 2008, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) partnered with FM BBVA to co-invest in microfinance institutions in Latin America. The partnership has been helping to build the largest network of micro- finance institutions in the region, promote financial inclusion, and generate jobs in micro and small enterprises. More recently, IFC purchased the entire public offering of microfinance lender Bancamía S.A.’s ordinary bonds to support its Colombian operations. The funds will allow Bancamía, S.A. to expand its microfinance operations in Colombia, where it currently serves more than 692,000 low-income customers. As of March 2015, IFC had invested in 10 transactions with FM BBVA. Partnership: IFC provided equity, debt financing, and technical assistance to Latin American and Caribbean microfinance insti- tutions, co-investing with FM BBVA. 23 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Partnering with leading foundation experts on education and early childhood development Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank 24 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Bernard van Leer Foundation The Hague, the Netherlands Michael Feigelson, Interim Executive Director @KindNL The Bernard van Leer Foundation is an inter- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP national grant-making foundation based in The Hague. The foundation’s mission is to CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON improve opportunities for children up to EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND age eight who are growing up in socially DEVELOPMENT CGECCD . and economically difficult circumstances. Established 1984. See page 84. The foundation’s operations span several The CGECCD is a global alliance of countries, including Brazil, India, Israel, the committed partner agencies, institutions, Netherlands, Peru, Tanzania, Turkey, and and professionals dedicated to working Uganda, as well as regional European Union together to facilitate understanding of programs. the importance of early childhood for social development and poverty reduc- tion, and to advocate for improved invest- ments, policies, and actions to support the holistic development of young chil- dren.  Partnership: The Bernard van Leer Foun- dation is a member of CGECCD. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION GPE . Launched 2002. See page 142. The Global Partnership for Education works with 61 developing countries to ensure that every child receives a quality basic education, prioritizing the poorest, the most vulnerable and those living in fragile and conflict-affected countries. 25 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim opens the annual Ber telsmann Foundation-Financial Times Conference, 2014 Photo: David Hills Ber telsmann Foundation 26 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Bertelsmann Foundation Gütersloh, Germany Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO @BertelsmannFDN The Bertelsmann Foundation aims to identify EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP social problems and challenges at an early stage and develop exemplary solutions to address ANNUAL BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION them. Focus areas include politics, society, the FINANCIAL TIMES CONFERENCE. economy, education, health, and culture. This annual conference brings together high-ranking international representatives of government, business, and labor, as well Participating in leading as thought leaders from the think tank and philanthropic conferences academic communities, to discuss global chal- and forums to discuss lenges.  In April 2015, the World Bank Group the need for inclusive Senior Director of Macroeconomics and Fiscal growth and sustainable Management participated as a panelist in a session titled Mind the Gap: Prosperity in a development Globalized World. The session highlighted the World Bank Group’s work with governments to establish technology-based mechanisms to identify and track poor people, enabling more effective provision of social services. ANNUAL BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION FINANCIAL TIMES CONFERENCE. April 2014. World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Yong Kim was the keynote speaker at the opening reception of the 2014 conference, held at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference was A World Out of Balance: A Surplus of Politics, a Deficit of Ideas. Kim’s remarks focused on the need for growth to be inclusive and sustainable. 27 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GERMAN WORLD BANK FORUM. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL June 2013. ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . This high-level event brings together a select Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page group of leading figures from politics, the 20. private sector, academia, and civil society to GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and discuss today’s most pressing development financing to build civil society’s capacity to challenges. In 2013, the 11th German World promote social accountability. The Bertels- Bank Forum focused on the role of leadership mann Foundation is one of the donor part- in business and politics in driving sustainable ners of GPSA. and inclusive economic growth and develop- ment. Impact: The event brought together around 100 international decision makers invited by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank Group, and the Bertelsmann Founda- tion, who jointly organized the conference in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesells- chaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbe- it’s Development Policy Forum. The leaders discussed what it takes to drive transforma- tional change for inclusive and sustainable growth and development, the costs and risks leaders face in bringing about change, and the supporting role partnerships and stra- tegic instruments can play. 28 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA, USA Bill Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee Melinda Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee @gatesfoundation Guided by the belief that every life has equal EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) works to help all people AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT lead healthy, productive lives. In devel- oping countries, it focuses on improving AGRESULTS PREVIOUSLY people’s health and giving them the chance AGRICULTURE PULL MECHANISM to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme INITIATIVE . poverty. In the United States, it seeks to Launched 2010. ensure that all people—especially those AgResults is an innovation lab that with the fewest resources—have access to provides grants to private firms after they the opportunities they need to succeed in have achieved specific results in agri- school and life. culture.  The use of financial “pull mech- anisms”—incentive-driven post  payment The foundation’s Global Development for results defined  ex ante—is designed Program includes agricultural develop- to encourage technological innovation as ment; financial services for the poor; water, well as the adoption of better products, sanitation, and hygiene; special initiatives processes, and techniques.  AgResults (emergency response, urban poverty, global aims to deliver, in equal measure, devel- libraries); and policy and advocacy. The opment benefits and insights about pull Global Health Program includes enteric and mechanism tools.  Benchmarking, moni- diarrheal diseases; integrated health solu- toring, and assessing each pilot and its tions for family planning; nutrition; maternal, results will highlight approaches that can neonatal, and child health; tobacco control; be replicated and taken to scale, as well and vaccine-preventable diseases. as information about how best to design and use pull mechanisms.  Impact: The World Bank Group has solic- ited 38 pull mechanism ideas from 35 experts in four areas: inputs/increasing yields, outputs/post-harvest manage- 29 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ment, livestock, and nutrition. Around $100 projects have consistently generated new million has been committed by five donors, agricultural lending of well over $500 million, including the Gates Foundation. Five initial benefitting more than 150,000 farmers—with pilots have been approved in the areas of total lending and the number of beneficiaries on-farm storage in Kenya, vitamin A bio- continuing to grow exponentially. fortified maize in Zambia, biocontrol of afla- The global knowledge and network program toxin in Nigeria, greenhouse gas emissions has developed a network of more than 5,000 in rice in Vietnam, and commercialization of financial professionals and institutions from legume seeds in Uganda. A major competi- more than 160 countries. The network is tion will soon be announced for the devel- focused exclusively on peer-to-peer (banker- opment of a vaccine against brucellosis, an to-banker) interaction, with successful agri- animal disease that can easily infect humans cultural lenders sharing technical know-how through raw milk or poorly cooked meat. with other lenders. To date, the network has A secretariat, hosted at Deloitte Consulting, compiled a substantial and unique online oversees implementation of the pilots and technical resource center focused exclusively assists the donor steering committee in the on agricultural financing modalities. And development of further pilots, with the World the network’s website attracts more than Bank Group acting as trustee for the contrib- 30,000 unique visitors each year. In addition, uting donors. the network has hosted several in-person online and face-to-face activities, including Partnership: The Gates Foundation is a a series of webinars, technical conferences, member of the steering committee and a study tours, and agricultural value chain donor to AgResults. boot camps, all of which focused on peer-to- peer exchange. More than 2,000 agricultural AGRICULTURE FINANCE SUPPORT finance individuals, representing hundreds FACILITY AGRIFIN . of developing country financial institutions, 2009 and ongoing. have attended AgriFin events. The results are AgriFin continues to demonstrate that all highly impactful with, for example, the first levels of the agricultural chain—including agricultural finance boot camp generating smallholders—can be financed profitably by more than $100 million in new agricultural banks and other lending institutions. The lending within just six months of delivery. project has directly supported 10 financial Estimates for the next five years amount to institutions in 10 developing countries to approximately $700 million in new lending. develop scalable models of agriculture finance Partnership: The World Bank Group and the by co-financing targeted capacity-building Gates Foundation have increased their under- projects, and has benefited hundreds more standing of the unique challenges and oppor- financial institutions through its implemen- tunities in agriculture finance as compared tation of a global knowledge and networking with microfinance or rural finance. program. Impact: With support from AgriFin, 10 finan- cial institutions in 10 countries (seven in Africa, three in Asia) have invested in insti- tutional capacity to expand their financing of agriculture in a sustainable way. Within just a year of being successfully delivered, AgriFin 30 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 10 financial institutions, in 10 countries, have invested in institutional capacity to expand their financing of agriculture in a sustainable way, generating new agricultural lending of well over $500 million, Photo: Dasan Bobo/The World Bank benefitting more than 150,000 farmers 31 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 CGIAR FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH . See page 82. The Gates Foundation supports CGIAR, a for valuable traits, such as tolerance strategic partnership committed to working to extreme temperatures, pests, and toward a food-secure future, through high- disease. Through a demand-led variety quality international agricultural research. approach, the platform aims to make Through its annual contribution to CGIAR, the plant breeding in Africa a business Gates Foundation plays an important role in model that is responsive to the needs many CGIAR partnership projects with the and preferences of farmers. The platform World Bank Group. Some examples of projects generates and manages genomic and funded by the Gates Foundation include the marker data; it also provides support following: to breeders and other scientists in integrating DNA marker technology and ϗ Biosciences eastern and central Africa– genomic tools in the development and International Livestock Research release of new varieties that are higher Institute Hub (BecA-ILRI Hub). Since 2004. yielding and heat or drought tolerant, This is a shared agricultural research among other qualities. and biosciences platform designed to increase access to affordable, world- ϗ BREAD: A modern approach toward class research facilities and strengthen developing vaccines for critical bovine capacity in biosciences and related diseases impacting smallholder disciplines in Africa. Funded with the farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2010– Syngenta Foundation. 2014. The purpose of this project was to improve cattle health on smallholder ϗ Program for Emerging Agricultural farms by advancing vaccine assessment Leaders (PEARL). 2014–2018. PEARL technologies to characterize breed- funds agricultural research that has the specific host responses to the foot-and- potential for sustainably increasing the mouth disease virus and Theileria parva, productivity of smallholder farmers in the parasite that causes East Coast fever. developing countries. Since the program The Gates Foundation provided a grant to aims to strengthen research capacity the National Science Foundation. in Africa, selected projects are led by scientists at national agricultural ϗ Building an Economically Sustainable, research institutions or universities in Integrated Seed System for Cassava sub-Saharan Africa. in Nigeria. 2015–2019. This project will develop a cassava seed system in ϗ State-of-the-Art Integrated Genotyping Nigeria that can sustainably supply high- Service and Support (IGSS) for Africa. quality planting materials to smallholder 2014–2019. The IGSS on the molecular farmers who rely on this root crop for breeding platform is an innovative food security and income. technology and research service that supports plant and livestock breeding ϗ Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa programs serving smallholder farmers Program (DTMA). 2006–2015. The project and herders in Africa, with the aim aimed to mitigate drought and other of enhancing the rate of genetic gain constraints to maize production in 32 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Sub-Saharan Africa, increasing maize by smallholders, and combined yields by at least one ton per hectare this technique with traditional and under moderate drought—a 20 to 30 participatory appraisal of animal and percent increase over farmers’ previous farm performance to determine which yields. The project benefited 30 million genotypes are most profitable at different to 40 million people in 13 African levels of production. An assessment of countries. It was jointly implemented the potential value of importing, testing, by the International Maize and Wheat and delivering genotypes from elsewhere Improvement Center and the International was undertaken. The project was funded Institute for Tropical Agriculture, in close by the Gates Foundation through the collaboration with national agricultural University of New England, Australia. research systems in participating ϗ HarvestPlus and the CGIAR Research countries. Initial funding for DTMA Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and came from the Gates Foundation, the Health. Since 2004. The program seeks Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the U.S. to combat micronutrient malnutrition Agency for International Development, by breeding staple crops with higher and the United Kingdom Department levels of key vitamins and minerals. The for International Development. The program is funded with the Syngenta 2012–15 phase was funded by the Gates Foundation. Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development. ϗ Phase III: Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers: Enhanced ϗ East Africa Dairy Development. 2013– Grain Legume Productivity and 2017. The goal of the project is to help Production in Sub-Saharan one million people in Kenya, Tanzania, Africa and South Asia. 2015–2019. and Uganda—179,000 families living on This initiative aims to improve the visibility small farms of one to five acres—lift of existing varieties of grain legumes themselves out of poverty through more through improved communication profitable production and marketing of among breeders and seed producers. milk. The project is funded through Heifer The project created a framework and International. implementation plan to adapt to any ϗ Germplasm for Dairy Development in East organization, geography, and commodity, Africa—Phase 1: Identifying appropriate and allows for a flexible technical solution germplasm and delivery mechanisms. model that that can be augmented with 2010–2013. The “Dairy Genetics East additional data. Africa” project (phase 1) determined the most appropriate genotypes for the range of dairy production systems and levels of production operated by smallholder farmers in East Africa, and how these genotypes could be delivered to smallholders. The project applied high-density single nucleotide polymorphism technology to determine the breed composition of cows owned 33 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ϗ Toward development of a vaccine for Impact: Data from the project have been used Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia. as input in four World Bank Group projects in 2012–2014. In this project, the Sub-Saharan Africa. The innovative business International Livestock Research approach has stimulated discussions among Institute (ILRI), the National Institute donors about the need to improve and scale for agronomical research, and the J. up agribusiness indicators. Although Phase I Craig Venter Institute joined forces to of ABI has closed, the work is being pursued explore the use of new synthetic biology through the “Enabling the Business of Agri- technologies to genetically manipulate culture” initiative. Mmm genomes, with the ultimate goal of creating strains that can be developed as PHASE II: ENABLING THE BUSINESS OF live vaccine derivatives and identifying AGRICULTURE. virulence traits using subsequent in vitro November 2012–January 2017. and in vivo assays. The Gates Foundation This initiative is identifying, measuring, and provided a grant through the National monitoring key issues within countries’ regu- Science Foundation. latory frameworks that impact players in the agribusiness value chain, providing data and COMMERCIALIZING AGRICULTURAL analysis that allow policy makers to compare SYSTEMS. their countries’ laws and regulations with Through this partnership, the Gates Founda- those of others. Data have been collected on tion and the World Bank Group are expanding several issues within a range of topic areas their knowledge around the applications and spanning the agriculture value chain, and limits of agribusiness indicators, as well as actionable indicators are being developed the conditions for successful agricultural as a resource for policy makers and other development. stakeholders. Ultimately, the project aims to encourage changes that support inclusive PHASE I: AGRIBUSINESS INDICATORS participation in agricultural value chains and ABI . foster an environment conducive to local and October 2009–June 2013. regional business. This pilot tested a set of indicators related Impact: The project’s second year of data to encouraging the emergence of a more collection has been completed and its 2016 commercially oriented agriculture sector report released on the program’s website: (access to improved seeds, fertilizers, finance, eba.worldbank.org. The report covers 40 and transport services). The indicators were countries and presents indicators for six tested across nine countries in Sub-Saharan topic areas, along with additional data on Africa (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, four others, building an important base for Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and indicator development. In 2016, preparations Zambia). The aim was to raise awareness are underway for data collection in 60 coun- and demonstrate the usefulness of agribusi- tries. ness indicators as new matrices for judging the ability of the whole agriculture sector, to respond to changing needs and demands. 34 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD Impact: To date, GAFSP has received pledges SECURITY PROGRAM GAFSP . amounting to $1.3 billion from Australia, Since 2010. Canada, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, the GAFSP is a global effort to aid vulnerable Republic of Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, populations afflicted by hunger and poverty. the United States, and the Gates Foundation, The program takes up where emergency and with funds going to countries that have stra- recovery assistance leaves off, targeting tegic, innovative, and credible plans in place transformative and lasting change in agri- to improve agricultural productivity and food culture and food security in poor countries security. through financial support to existing aid GAFSP has allocated more than $1.1 billion effectiveness processes. to 30 countries, benefiting 11 million people, Countries that have received GAFSP funding many of whom are among the poorest are: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, communities in the world. Cambodia, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Haiti, Partnership: By providing a platform for Honduras, Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Malawi, coordinated donor financing around country Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, programs, GAFSP constitutes a unique and Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, innovative arrangement to support bilat- Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia. eral and multilateral efforts to help low- In November 2014, GAFSP awarded $107 income countries alleviate poverty, improve million in grants to Benin, Bhutan, Kenya, rural livelihoods, and increase food security the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and and nutrition. The program also facilitates Timor-Leste for increasing food produc- the scale-up of agricultural investments. The tion, improving nutrition, and accelerating Gates Foundation provides funding as well country-led efforts to end poverty. as expertise, helping to improve the program GAFSP has two funding windows: the Public as a whole through a continuous process of Sector Window, which focuses on supporting learning-by-doing, monitoring, and refining proposals designed and led by recipient its process and design. countries, and the Private Sector Window, which provides long – and short-term loans, LIVESTOCK GLOBAL ALLIANCE: credit guarantees, and equity to support CONNECTING KNOWLEDGE AND private sector activities to improve agricul- OPERATIONS. tural development and food security. The 2012 and ongoing. Gates Foundation supports the GAFSP Public The Livestock Global Alliance (LGA) is made Sector Window. up of the following five member institutions focused on the livestock sector: the World Organization for Animal Health (also known as the Office International des Epizooties), the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Develop- ment, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and the World Bank Group. The Alliance draws on the respective strengths, networks, and formal working partnerships of its members, with a view toward developing 35 common, clear, and balanced advocacy docu- dation has supported the LGA since its incep- ments on the sector. It also aims to facili- tion and has actively participated in shaping tate the speedy implementation of livestock the LGA vision, mission, and overall objec- related standards, guidelines, and best prac- tives. tices benefiting poor rural families and the global community at large. LIVESTOCK MICRO REFORMS FOR Impact: LGA is working to connect the part- AGRIBUSINESS. nerships and programs to national policies 2014 and ongoing. and investments. It has launched a first set The Gates Foundation is supporting invest- of activities, including a collaborative advo- ment climate reforms in Africa and South Asia cacy note to ensure consistent and strategic in the livestock sector. Ethiopia and Tanzania communications efforts. have been selected and a third country selection is forthcoming. The program’s Partnership: LGA is supported by the Gates objective is to increase the access of small- Foundation and the French government, holder farmers and pastoralists (livestock with the World Bank Group providing in-kind producers) to improved services and technol- support, including key technical staff and ogies and more stable, predictable income hosting a small secretariat. The Gates Foun- Farmers sor ting tomatoes in Ethiopia Photo: Stephan Bachenheimer/World Bank GAFSP has allocated more than $1.1 billion to 30 countries, benefiting 11 million people, many of whom are among the poorest communities in the world 36 generation. The program expects to facilitate The initiative has promoted better under- a total of 21 reforms in the livestock sector. standing of livestock holdings and their use, which is helping  to facilitate the develop- Partnership: This program represents ment of policies and interventions to support the first time the International Finance herders, pastoralists, and traders. Corporation (IFC) and the Gates Foundation have teamed up in the area of agriculture. Partnership: The Gates Foundation is inte- It builds on existing partnerships with the grating this work into its broader research World Bank on agriculture indicators. The on data and policy, and linking it with inter- program leverages extensive World Bank national dialogue and action on the Global Group experience in livestock policy and Strategy for Enhancing Agriculture  Statis- IFC experience in livestock investments and tics. A second phase of this project is being reforms. The program will leverage existing managed by the Food and Agriculture Organ- World Bank Group partnerships with United ization. Nations agencies, bilateral donors, and sub-regional bodies. LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT STUDY INTEGRATED SURVEYS ON Supporting investment AGRICULTURE LSMS ISA . 2008–2020. climate reforms in the Despite critical links between agriculture and livestock sector, and economic development, agricultural statis- increasing the access of tics remain weak. The World Bank Group and smallholder farmers and the Gates Foundation are collaborating to pastoralists to improved improve household surveys in Sub-Saharan services and technologies Africa through the LSMS-ISA. The project works with national statistics offices in partner countries to improve the quality and relevance of agricultural statistics by intro- LIVESTOCK IN AFRICA: IMPROVING DATA ducing the soil survey and measurement FOR BETTER POLICIES.  technique into the socioeconomic panel data. 2009–2013. This program  was designed to  strengthen Impact: The project aims to improve the livestock data collection systems in Africa, availability and quality of smallholder agri- to provide a better understanding of the use cultural data, foster the use of these data for and function of livestock as an agricultural research, and inform policy decisions. commodity and contributor to rural incomes. STRENGTHENING NATIONAL Impact: The program  supported pilot COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL PUBLIC projects  in Niger, Tanzania, and Uganda, EXPENDITURES IN SUB SAHARAN and helped increase awareness of the impor- AFRICA. tance of and gaps in the availability of live- 2009–2016. stock data. This partnership aims to expand data collec- tion and analysis of public expenditure on agriculture and develop an agriculture sector public expenditure toolkit. The program supports the scaling up of investments in THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 agriculture and the implementation of the FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Develop- ment Programme (CAADP). These activities AIRTEL UGANDA. are fully aligned with the post-Malabo priori- 2014–2017. ties supported by the African Union Commis- The Gates Foundation is supporting a Mobile sion and the New Partnership for Africa’s Financial Services (MFS) program in Uganda, Development’s Planning and Coordination over a three year period, as part of IFC’s Agency. Financial Inclusion Framework. The objective Impact: By building the capacity of national is to deliver technical support to Airtel Money governments and increasing public sector Uganda, an Indian multinational telecommu- expenditure on agriculture to meet CAADP nications company, to grow MFS successfully targets, the program will support African in Uganda. This includes developing a cash-in/ smallholder farmers, including women, and out network that penetrates rural regions expand agricultural growth across Africa. of the country, increasing customer aware- ness and adoption and achieving product Supporting African enhancement and standardization. smallholder farmers, Impact: The project is expected to result in including women, and an expansive rollout of liquid, high-quality expanding agricultural mobile money agents across Uganda, and the development of pro-poor digital financial growth across Africa products that will allow users to integrate rapidly into the Airtel platform. Partnership: This partnership strengthens Airtel’s reach and ability to provide solutions to rural regions. TANZANIA MOBILE FINANCIAL SCHEME MFS RULES. 2013–2015. The overall objective of this project was to support the creation of a set of interoperable standards for a mobile financial scheme in Tanzania, to increase the number of market access points to affordable mobile finan- cial services. The Gates Foundation provided funding and partnered with the Tanzania- based Financial Sector Deepening Trust. IFC provided technical assistance and facilitated industry workshops. Impact: Tanzania has a competitive and rela- tively balanced mobile financial services market structure compared with other 38 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 regional markets. The first set of rules for providers to offer cheaper services to more interoperable person-to-person transfers people, while staying competitive on product, was completed, signed, and adopted by two channel, and pricing. industry participants in September 2014, with a third joining in December 2014, so TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ON people are now able to send money across ENSURING FINANCIAL INTEGRITY AND networks on their mobile phones in Tanzania. PROMOTING FINANCIAL ACCESS. Increased interoperability has been driving 2013–2017. down costs and reducing channel duplica- This project was created to help client coun- tion, enabling providers to serve more low- tries better understand their financial integ- income customers. The fourth and largest rity risks, and ensure that efforts to mitigate operator will launch its interoperable service those risks do not adversely affect finan- in February 2016. cial inclusion. The program delivers technical Partnership: The project helped create a assistance to client countries to help them commercial solution to MFS interoperability create proportionate and risk-based frame- and provide a secure platform for a more effi- works and develop financial products (such cient and inclusive financial system. For the as bank accounts and new payment methods) industry, these rules could form the basis of that comply with international standards and a low-cost switching utility that would enable promote financial inclusion. Elderly woman counts money in China Photo: Cur t Carnemark /World Bank 39 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Impact: The program is global in nature, with Impact: Bolstered by the Gates Foundation’s the goal of ensuring that financial sector regu- strong emphasis on digital financial services, lation supports financial integrity (combating combined with the World Bank Group’s role as money laundering and other illicit flows) while technical and policy counterpart to national still supporting financial inclusion efforts. authorities, the Financial Inclusion Support Framework aims to contribute to meeting the Partnership: The Gates Foundation provides goal of enabling one billion people to become funding for this program. The World Bank new account holders by 2020. Group brings deep experience and expertise in the area of financial integrity and financial Partnership: The Gates Foundation brings inclusion. powerful private sector networks and advo- cacy potential, complementing the World THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST Bank Group’s capacity and know-how. THE POOR’S CGAP’S TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION 1 billion more adults with PROGRAM. bank accounts by 2020 Created 1995. See page 104. The Technology and Business Model Innova- tion Program is co-funded by the Gates Foun- dation and CGAP, a global partnership of 34 leading organizations that seeks to advance financial inclusion. Impact: CGAP has contributed to a greater understanding of how branchless banking can increase poor people’s access to a broad range of affordable financial services, particularly savings. THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION SUPPORT INITIATIVE. 2013–2020. This multi-donor partnership aims to help reach the goal of universal financial access. The initiative’s focus is on country-led tech- nical assistance programs, innovative policy guidance and models, and capacity building. To date, the initiative is being implemented in Indonesia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Zambia, with plans underway to expand to Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. More than 50 countries have made commitments to expand financial inclusion, and the World Bank Group is further accelerating its support to those countries. 40 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 THE GLOBAL FINDEX. GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAM 2010 and ongoing. The Global Findex database, the world’s most AFRICAN PROGRAM FOR comprehensive database on financial inclu- ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL II APOC . sion, provides in-depth data on how indi- 1995–2015 (closed). See page 86. viduals save, borrow, make payments, and APOC is the successor to the African river manage risks. Findex is based on inter- blindness control program and was created views with about 150,000 adults in more than to build on the success of that initiative, 140 countries.  Since the release of the first supporting 19 central, eastern, and southern edition in 2012, the data has transformed African countries. APOC closed in 2015, and the policy discussion around financial inclu- is being replaced by the Expanded Special sion by setting a benchmark for countries to Projects for Control and Elimination of measure themselves against. Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) program. ESPEN will provide technical support to Impact: In demonstrating how access to endemic countries to increase treatment and use of financial services is stratified by coverage for neglected tropical diseases. gender, income, and region, the Global Findex has highlighted the importance of financial inclusion in the global development agenda. EVERY WOMAN EVERY CHILD. 2015. The data are used by the World Bank Group to measure progress and design domestic Every Woman Every Child is a global move- strategies to achieve the World Bank Group ment that mobilizes and intensifies interna- goal of universal financial access by 2020. The tional and national action by governments, aim is to enable financially excluded adults multilaterals, and foundations, to address to have access to an account in order to be the major health challenges facing women, able to send and receive payments, as well children and adolescents around the world. as store money. Since its launch in April, The movement puts into action the United 2015, the Global Findex has received more Nations Secretary-General’s Global Strategy than 90,000 page visits, including more than for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ 15,000 downloads of the World Bank Policy Health, which is a road map to ending prevent- Research Working Paper. The 2014 Findex has able deaths within a generation and ensuring drawn sustained attention from major inter- the well-being of all women, children, and national media. adolescents. The Global Financing Facility, which was launched by the World Bank Partnership: The initiative is funded by the Group and partners at the Third International Gates Foundation, and the data are collected Conference on Financing for Development in in partnership with Gallup World Poll. The July 2015, is a key financing platform of this World Bank Group publishes the data and strategy. It is a country-driven financing part- conducts related analysis.   nership that brings together, under national government leadership, stakeholders in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, to provide sustain- able financing to accelerate efforts to end preventable maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent deaths by 2030. 41 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Partnership: The Gates Foundation is a key prevented six million deaths. From its incep- partner in this initiative, along with the UN tion in 2000 through September 2014, Gavi Foundation, the World Bank Group, the has disbursed more than $7 billion to more private sector, and civil society. than 70 countries. EXPANDED SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR Gavi has reached 440 CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF million children and NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES ESPEN . prevented six million 2016–2020. In development. deaths since 2000 The purpose of ESPEN is to provide technical support to endemic countries to increase treatment coverage for lymphatic filari- GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, asis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil- TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA. transmitted helminthiasis and trachoma, Established 2002. See page 116. to control, and where possible eliminate, The Global Fund is structured as  a global these diseases by 2020. ESPEN aims to go health partnership between developed coun- beyond the prevention of the diseases to tries, developing countries, the private sector, manage the disabilities that the diseases civil society, and affected communities to cause. ESPEN will contribute to poverty alle- attract, manage, and disburse resources viation, increased productivity, and improved rapidly, and make available and leverage quality of life of affected people in the Africa additional resources, to prevent and treat Region. ESPEN replaces and builds on the these three communicable diseases. now closed African Programme for Onchocer- ciasis Control (see page 86). GLOBAL MEDICINES REGULATORY At the national level, projects supported by HARMONIZATION GMRH . ESPEN will be implemented by government 2011 and ongoing. entities, with the aim of promoting effec- GMRH advocates for the harmonization of tive and accountable government structures the regulation of medicines as a means of and creating a strong and transparent budget increasing patients’ access to safe, effective, management framework. and good quality essential medicines. The first project being funded under the program GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND is the African Medicines Regulatory Harmo- IMMUNIZATION GAVI . nization project, which focuses on systema- Established 2000. See page 206. tizing the registration of medicines in the East Gavi is a partnership between donor govern- African Community, including Burundi, Kenya, ments, developing countries, international Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zanzibar. development and finance organizations, civil In addition to improving access to quality and society, and the pharmaceutical industry. The innovative medicines, the program aims to Gates Foundation is currently Gavi’s second improve the effective functioning of markets largest donor and one of the most influential for generic medicines that help crowd out Gavi board members. substandard and counterfeit drugs. Impact: By 2014, Gavi had reached 440 million additional children since its creation and 42 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Mothers wait to vaccinate their babies at the Centre De Sante Communautaire De Banconi (ASACOBA), a health clinic in Bamako, Mali on November 4, 2013 Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank Impact:  Improved medicines, regulatory The initiative also supports the creation of a policy, and harmonization efforts can lead to positive regulatory environment for invest- more competitive markets, economic growth, ment in the healthcare sector in Africa. improved access to new medicines, better In Ghana, the HIA aims to improve the private quality of pharmaceuticals in circulation, and health sector in general, focusing on compet- ultimately better health outcomes.  Tangible itiveness, viability, and sustainable capacity. progress made in  the East African Commu- The project there emphasizes private health nity has encouraged other regional economic facilities owned by women, which tend to communities to launch similar harmonization be maternity homes, and thus impact both activities,  which over time should  multiply mother and child. impact across other sub-regions. Impact: In Ghana, the number of maternity HEALTH IN AFRICA HIA INITIATIVE / homes successfully licensed and accredited AFRICAN HEALTH MARKETS AND EQUITY rose from 114 in 2012 to 296 in 2014, with HIA PROGRAM AHME . support. There was a significant rise in family 2009 and ongoing. planning services in private maternity homes HIA is an initiative of the World Bank Group between 2012 and 2014, with an increase in to improve the quality of health care in sub- the use of both oral contraceptives and long Saharan Africa by linking governments to the term contraceptives. The introduction of private sector. the new services, including the Integrated Maternal and Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) services, has driven demand among service 43 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 providers, and the rapid increases in services infants and children living in low-income led to a corresponding increase in revenue. families. It was funded by the Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Building on the work of the HIA, Ghana’s Foundation, the Canadian International national health insurance scheme has Development Agency, and the United States expanded more rapidly than originally envi- Agency for International Development. IFC sioned with the ongoing work under African was responsible for the administrative Health Markets and Equity Program (AHME). management of the trust fund, as well as New technologies and tools developed under project identification, design, implementation, AHME enabled the government of Ghana to monitoring, and evaluation.  A pilot project identify and include the poor in the National was implemented in Ecuador and possible Health Interview Survey (NHIS). As a result, replication was explored in Africa and Asia.  those identified as eligible have been linked with specific health facilities to which they were subsequently assigned to ensure care. INDIA: ACCELERATING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO EARLY AND EFFECTIVE Partnership: HIA was created by the World TUBERCULOSIS CARE AUAEETC . Bank Group, in partnership with the Gates 2014 and ongoing. Foundation and The Rockefeller Founda- India accounts for 23 percent of the global tion. The partnership enabled the Gates tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, with an estimated Foundation to explore new delivery mecha- 2.2 million new cases and 300,000 deaths nisms for innovative health technology and every year. The Revised National Tubercu- expand thinking about the private sector as losis Control Program (RNTCP) is currently a key mechanism for translating investments implementing its National Strategic Plan in research and development into health 2012–17, which includes a significant increase outcome improvements. The Gates Founda- in funding to accelerate progress toward tion has been able to leverage IFC’s finan- universal access to TB services. More than half cial and human resources as well as the of the funding comes from external sources, World Bank Group’s technical expertise and including a $100 million International Devel- convening power with governments and the opment Association (IDA) credit for “Acceler- private sector. ating Universal Access to Early and Effective AHME is supported by the Gates Foundation Tuberculosis Care,” as well as grants from the and UK’s Department for International Devel- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and opment (DFID), and implemented by a part- Malaria. nership with technical partners that also Technical support for TB control in India include Marie Stopes International and the is provided by the WHO and other national Grameen Foundation. and international partners. The Gates Foun- dation and the Clinton Foundation provide IFC GAIN NUTRITION CHALLENGE FUND. significant technical support to the program, 2008–2015. focused on engaging private providers, and The program, part of the Global Alliance enhancing diagnostics and technological for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), was innovations to improve the efficiency and created to stimulate the private sector to effectiveness of the program. produce low-cost, high-quality, fortified Impact: Since 2006, more than 80 million complementary foods and supplements for people have been tested, more than 17 44 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 million TB patients detected and treated, and of implementing reforms to achieve universal millions of lives saved by RNTCP’s efforts. The health coverage. The Rockefeller Founda- program has expanded and improved services tion provided catalytic funding for JLN, which for poor and high-risk groups, including chil- also receives financial and in-kind support dren, and significantly expanded treatment from member countries as well as a host of for drug-resistant cases. The Gates Founda- other development partners, including the tion is implementing pilot projects in three Gates Foundation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für cities, with a focus on effective engagement Internationale Zusammenarbeit, World Bank with private sector health care providers who Group, and WHO. are the first point of care for 70 percent of TB patients. PARTNERING TO COMBAT EBOLA. Partnership: The Gates Foundation and the 2014 and ongoing. Clinton Foundation worked closely with the The World Bank Group continues to work World Bank Group to support RNTCP in the closely with the Governments of Guinea, development of the 2012–2017 National Stra- Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the United Nations, tegic Plan, and provided substantial inputs Civil Society Organizations, and other part- for the preparation of AUAEETC. They continue ners to help West Africa recover from the to provide valuable technical support to the Ebola outbreak. The World Bank Group has implementation of the project. worked with several foundations, including The Rockefeller Foundation, the Gates Foun- dation, and Open Society Foundations, to INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR POLIO. Launched 2002. See page 156. help the countries recover from the crisis, and to prevent and respond to future crises. In 2002, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)—a major global public health effort— was at a crisis point. To meet the increasing PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT financing gap for the program, the Gates PCD . Foundation and the UN Foundation, through Established 1992. See page 164. funding from the Rotary Foundation and the PCD is committed to improving the education, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven- health, and nutrition of school-aged chil- tion, partnered to support an innovative dren in low – and middle-income countries. financing mechanism developed by the World The partnership works with governments, Bank Group that supports the GPEI. The foun- communities, and agencies, providing tech- dations provide the resources to pay off—or nical assistance as well as strengthening the “buy down”—the current value of a country’s evidence base on child development. IDA credit when the country successfully completes a vaccine distribution program to PARTNERSHIP FOR NUTRITION RESULTS eliminate polio. IN INDIA. 2015 and ongoing. JOINT LEARNING NETWORK JLN FOR The development objective of the partner- UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE. ship is to contribute to improving the effec- Launched 2010. See page 148. tiveness of programs of the Government of JLN connects practitioners and policy makers India and participating state governments for across countries to help bridge the gap improved nutritional outcomes. In doing so, between theory and the practical “how to” the partnership will contribute to the reduc- 45 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 tion in malnutrition during the “first thou- reference group, and joint execution of sand days” of a child’s life, with additional studies to determine and reduce HIV program emphasis on pregnant and lactating women, delivery unit costs. adolescent girls, and the most vulnerable. Impact: The partnership has helped to increase evidence of what works in HIV service The partnership, in its first two years of oper- delivery and how to implement low-cost, ation, will complement the World Bank Group high-efficiency programs without compro- supported Systems Strengthening and Nutri- mising quality. tion Improvement Project, part of the Inte- grated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), which is providing technical assistance to PREVENTING EARLY MARRIAGE. the Ministry of Women and Child Devel- Launched 2014. opment of the Government of India and To end child marriage within a generation, participating states. It aims to strengthen there needs to be robust evidence to under- nutritional components of the ICDS, increase stand its costs to girls, families, communities, multi-sector collaboration for nutrition, and societies. Together, the Gates Founda- improve data on nutrition, build commitment tion and the Children’s Investment Fund for nutrition, sharpen the focus on innova- Foundation, are investing $4.2 million over tion, and harmonize support to nutrition. three years to fund the most extensive data modeling ever undertaken, to establish the Partnership: The Gates Foundation brings economic consequences of child, early, and understanding and experience of the chal- forced marriage, and the economic case for lenges and opportunities in tackling malnu- putting a stop to it. The program, led jointly trition and stunting in India, particularly in by the International Center for Research the high-burden, critical geographies of Uttar on Women and the World Bank Group, will Pradesh and Bihar. This partnership is also strengthen the case for new programs to supported by the Children’s Investment Fund prevent child marriage and serve to catalyze Foundation. greater attention and resources. The first phase of work focuses on analyzing PARTNERSHIP ON HIV EFFICIENCY AND existing data from more than 20 countries, EFFECTIVENESS. to understand the economic impacts of Since 2008. child marriage through, for example, health This partnership aims to encourage govern- outcomes for the children of the girls who ments to manage HIV responses that deliver marry early, educational attainment, labor results, can be implemented most efficiently, force participation rates and earnings, deci- and have predictable levels of resources that sion-making, and violence. yield the highest returns on investment. The second phase of the project will collect The Gates Foundation, the U.S. government, and analyze new data in three countries, and the World Bank Group work together on including Ethiopia and Niger. The project will several fronts, including joint financing of interview thousands of women in these coun- analytical work to assess and improve levels tries to understand how their age at marriage of efficiency, secondary “big data” analyses may have impacted their lives. The project to improve program implementation, active also includes extensive capacity building. engagement in the global HIV economics 46 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Staf f members working at Le Centre Medical Communal (CMC) Flamboyants Health Clinic in Conakr y, Guinea on June 17, 2015 Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PERFORMANCE General Assembly in September 2015, to INITIATIVE PHCPI . support countries in improving the perfor- Launched 2015 and ongoing. mance of frontline care delivery, which is the PHCPI brings together country policy makers, pillar of strong, resilient health systems. practitioners, advocates, and other devel- opment partners to accelerate investments ROLL BACK MALARIA RBM . and catalyze improvements in primary health Launched 1998 and ongoing. care in low – and middle-income countries The Gates Foundation is one of the partners through better measurement and knowl- of RBM, the global partnership to combat edge-sharing. Although many countries have malaria, launched in 1998 by WHO, UNICEF, identified primary health care as an urgent UNDP, and World Bank Group, to provide priority, they lack the data and practical a coordinated global approach to fighting knowledge needed to pinpoint weaknesses, malaria. understand causes, and drive improvements. PHCPI will work with countries to strengthen SERVICE DELIVERY INDICATORS SDI their efforts in improving the performance of PROJECT. primary health care systems by using compa- Launched 2011 and ongoing. rable performance information and mobi- lizing actionable knowledge. The SDI Project is a five-year partnership to develop and institutionalize an innovative Partnership: The Gates Foundation, World set of indicators to measure the quality and Bank Group, and WHO launched the initia- coverage of service delivery in primary schools tive on the sidelines of the United Nations 47 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 and health clinics across Africa. These indica- In support of the SUN initiative, this program tors move away from a central focus on infra- develops costed scale-up plans for nutrition structure and financing to include measures in six to nine African countries. that track competence and effort, skills, and Impact: The analytics improve the quality actual practice on the ground, such as chil- of national plans through building capacity, dren per classroom; student-teacher ratio; sharing best practices, and leveraging addi- teachers or medical personnel absent on a tional resources from IDA and other domestic given day; and clinics with electricity, water, and Overseas Development Aid sources to and sanitation. scale up nutrition programs in these coun- Impact: With the support of the Gates Foun- tries and enhance their potential for results dation, SDI was implemented in Nigeria, and impact. capturing the service delivery experience of Nigerians in 12 states. TROPICAL DISEASE RESEARCH TDR . Established 1974. See page 104. STOP TB STB . The Gates Foundation is a member of TDR, Since 2001 and ongoing. a global program of scientific collaboration The Gates Foundation supports STB, which that promotes research on neglected tropical is a collective of 1,300 partners working diseases. together to transform the fight against TB in more than 100 countries. It is hosted by the UNITING TO COMBAT NEGLECTED United Nations Office for Project Services in TROPICAL DISEASES. Geneva. The World Bank Group has been an Established 2012. See page 190. active partner since STB was established in Uniting to Combat NTDs is a group of organ- 2001, and is a permanent member of STB’s izations committed to achieving WHO’s goal coordinating board. World Bank Group staff to control and eliminate 10 NTDs by 2020. collaborate with partners at the global and The partners have committed more than country level, including on a regional initi- $121 million to scale up deworming efforts, ative in southern Africa to reduce the prev- catalyze country demand for treatment, and alence of TB in the mining sector. In these develop new tools and strategies for inter- economies, miners, ex-miners, and mining rupting transmission to combat NTDs. The communities have TB rates that far surpass Gates Foundation is a partner, along with the WHO threshold of a public health emer- the END Fund and the Children’s Investment gency. Fund Foundation. STRENGTHENING SUN SCALING UP WORLD BANK GROUP TOBACCO NUTRITION ANALYSIS IN AFRICA. CONTROL PROGRAM. 2012–2015. Launched 2015. The SUN initiative was launched in 2010 to This program assists selected countries support national leadership and collective in implementing tobacco tax reforms to action to address malnutrition by scaling reduce tobacco affordability and consump- up evidence-based actions in support of tion, and control the illicit trade of tobacco. national priorities, and aligning resources to Work is currently underway, or being initi- improve nutrition. ated, in Armenia, Botswana, Colombia, Ethi- opia, Georgia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and 48 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Senegal, with initial discussions taking place GLOBAL LIBRARIES INITIATIVE in other countries. In addition, the program aims to support knowledge exchange, CHINA RURAL INFORMATION AND including peer-to-peer advice and support, COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM PROJECT: among selected countries on the economics TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON DESIGN AND of tobacco control (for example, through the IMPACT EVALUATION. Joint Learning Network (page 148), which November 2009–March 2014. includes more than 30 countries). The Gates Foundation funded a World Bank Group technical assistance program The program assists government agencies to support the Chinese government in in developing capacity to assess the health researching the impact of rural informa- and social costs of tobacco use, and design, tion and communications technology (ICT) enact, administer, and monitor tobacco taxa- investments in selected provinces in China, tion policies. This process includes assess- and identifying key drivers of demand for ICT ments and discussions related to fiscal services from the perspective of the rural revenues and allocation; smoking patterns population. The project aimed to (i) accel- and taxes at the country level; and the soci- erate the development of relevant informa- oeconomic and health impacts of increasing tion on service delivery in rural areas; (ii) tobacco tax rates under different tax policy support an impact evaluation framework scenarios, including impacts on employment for ICT projects in China, to inform decision and smuggling, for example. making on potential scaling-up of innova- Partnership: The World Bank Group’s engage- tive pilots and generate and share knowl- ment in this program is multi-sectoral, and edge; and (iii) research existing and potential includes providing expertise on health, new models for providing public information governance, macroeconomics, and finan- access through local libraries and other insti- cial management. Initial discussions are tutions. being held to mobilize knowledge and exper- The team worked in three provinces: Guizhou, tise from the International Monetary Fund’s Jilin, and Shandong. Three main studies were Fiscal Affairs team. The World Bank Group is completed. also working closely with other international partners, such as WHO and the Campaign for ϗ ICT Demand Survey. More than 3,000 Tobacco-Free Kids. households were surveyed in 238 villages. Only around a quarter of the villages The World Bank Group Tobacco Control surveyed had their own public facility for Program is implemented through a multi- Internet access. donor trust fund financed by contributions from the Gates Foundation and Bloomberg ϗ Library Landscape Survey. Staff in 3,000 Philanthropies. These donors take part in village – and township-level libraries the governance of the trust fund and partici- were interviewed. Over half of the villages pate in the selection of priority countries for had a library or reading room and almost support under the program. a third were connected to the Internet, but only around 5 percent of villagers surveyed reported visiting a library in the previous year. 49 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ϗ Impact Evaluation Study, and analytical POLICY AND ADVOCACY reports. The main messages from the report acknowledge the significant DATA2X. progress in improving basic access to ICT 2012 and ongoing. infrastructure and emphasize the need Data2X, named for the power women have for a stronger focus on demand-side to multiply progress in their societies, works interventions, user skills development to advance gender equality and women’s and outreach, and institutional empowerment by building partnerships to collaboration. improve data collection and use to guide policy, better leverage investments, and spur Impact: The main findings and recommen- global economic and social progress. The dations of this grant-funded work were initiative is led by the United Nations Founda- published by the World Bank Group in April tion, with support from The William and Flora 2014 in an overview report titled Information Hewlett Foundation and the Gates Founda- and Communications in the Chinese Country- tion, and with an ongoing collaboration with side: A Study of Three Provinces. The project the U.S. State Department. was successful in: The World Bank Group contributes staff ϗ Generating knowledge and informing time, is a steering committee member, and public policy on using ICT to facilitate supports data collection and statistical rural development. capacity building on the issue of violence ϗ Documenting and disseminating among against women, in close collaboration with various stakeholders in national and local UN Women, the United Nations Statistics governments, the private sector, and Division, and WHO. academia the experience of implementing Impact: The partnership has identified 28 rural ICT programs. gaps in global data related to gender that ϗ Mapping China’s public library landscape it is seeking to close, which run across five and identifying potential opportunities for domains: health, education, economic oppor- leveraging library resources for broader tunities, political participation, and human social and community development security. outcomes. GIVING A BOOST TO EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS AND TRANSPARENCY. 2012–2018. This initiative generates expenditure anal- ysis for policy making and public dialogue to foster informed debate around public spending priorities and decision making at the country level. The BOOST databases generate customized analytical reports from item-level budget and expenditure data that are drawn directly from the government’s public expenditure accounts. 50 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Impact: Projects have been launched in 52 World Bank Group led two technical trainings countries, with BOOST databases completed in Port-au-Prince to build staff capacity, and in 37 countries (December 2015). The scale- the Ministry of Finance has indicated a will- up support from the Gates Foundation led ingness to take ownership of the tool. to greater visibility of the BOOST program, which was included in the IDA17 agreement GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL on country deliverables. ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . Partnership: The BOOST activities leverage Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page World Bank Group work in two areas—Public 20. Expenditure Reviews (PERs) and Open Budget GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and initiatives. PERs serve as the basis for World financing to build civil society’s capacity to Bank Group dialogue with authorities on promote social accountability. The Gates expenditure policy issues. BOOST supports Foundation is a GPSA Global Partner. the preparation of PERs by allowing country teams to generate customized analytical WEALTH ACCOUNTING AND VALUATION reports and thereby support policy consid- OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WAVES erations in client countries in a more effi- GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP. cient way. BOOST databases may be made 2010–2019. See page 200. publicly available on the World Bank Group WAVES brings together a broad coalition of Open Budget Portal (http://www.worldbank. United Nations agencies, governments, inter- org/boost), supporting efforts to increase national institutes, foundations, nongov- civil society’s voice on budget matters and ernmental organizations, and academics to expenditure allocations across policy areas. implement Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) where there are internationally agreed stand- THE BOOST DATA TOOL HAITI. ards, and to develop approaches for other 2014–2016. ecosystem service accounts. The World Bank Group undertook a PER in Partnership: The WAVES partnership involves Haiti to support the government’s efforts to actors at the global, national, and subna- reform public financial management. With tional levels, including foundations that have funding from the Gates Foundation, the an interest in and are able to contribute to World Bank Group was able to incorporate the promotion of NCA, including the Gates BOOST activities, collecting and compiling Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. detailed data on public expenditure in a MacArthur Foundation. simple user-friendly format, to promote more in-depth analysis in the PER, develop analyt- ical capacity in the country, and provide input to policy dialogue. Impact: Public expenditure data in Haiti has up to now been fragmented and diffi- cult to collate. The BOOST database gives users access to data from multiple sources in a standard format and through an easy-to- use platform, and serves as a tool for better analysis and monitoring of the budget. The 51 Workers take a break at a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City. Rapid urbanization in Vietnam has brought both oppor tunities THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 and challenges to the countr y Photo: Tran Viet Duc / World Bank URBAN POVERTY ϗ In Uganda, the program has expanded from five to 14 cities and a strong CITIES ALLIANCE. institutional management structure Since 2009. has been established at the national Cities Alliance is a global partnership to level. Municipal development forums reduce urban poverty and promote the role have been launched in each city, and of cities in sustainable development. The communities are actively engaging with Alliance supports cities in providing effec- local government. tive local government, an active citizenship, ϗ In Mozambique, the program includes and an economy characterized by public and developing a national urban agenda, private investment. The Gates Foundation upgrading informal settlements in supports the Alliance’s Land, Services, and Maputo, training municipal urban Citizenship (LSC) program, which is linked planning technicians, and enhancing the to current World Bank Group investments in planning capacity of Mozambique’s cities. Ghana, Mozambique, Uganda, and Vietnam. ϗ In Vietnam, a national urban development Impact: One of the key features of the Cities strategy is being formulated, with plans to Alliance LSC country program is aligning upgrade 20 small and medium cities and urban development efforts at the national, roll out community-based participatory city, and community levels. The following are city development in seven cities. examples: 52 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Partnership: The Gates Foundation’s grant WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE is helping national and local governments respond to the challenges and opportu- WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAM nities associated with rapid urbanization. WSP . The Alliance is also providing opportunities Launched 1978 and ongoing. for South-South learning. For example, the The Gates Foundation has been a crucial governments of Brazil and Italy are cooper- partner of the World Bank Group’s WSP, ating to replicate the successful initiative to providing grant funding to develop and redevelop slums in Bahia, Brazil, in Maputo, disseminate best practices in the water, sani- Mozambique. tation, and hygiene sector. The partnership has allowed WSP to scale up its global oper- URBANIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE ations in 23 countries in Africa, East Asia, PLATFORM UKP . Latin America, and South Asia, while helping 2011–2014. See page 194. the Gates Foundation broaden its outreach The Gates Foundation was a member of UKP, in this sector to these regions. Examples of which aimed to put the world’s best knowl- these partnerships include: edge and data into the hands of policy makers and practitioners, to harness urban growth for better development outcomes. PROMOTING HAND WASHING BEHAVIOR CHANGE. 2006–2013. With the Gates Foundation’s support, the World Bank Group tested innovative approaches to promoting good hand-washing practices on a mass scale to improve and protect the health of poor rural and urban families. Impact: The project was implemented with several partners and in collaboration with national and local governments in Peru, Senegal, Tanzania, and Vietnam, targeting around 25 percent of the population in those countries. The program reached more than 66 million people (with a target audience that included women, mothers, caretakers, and children between the ages of five and nine). In Peru, the project was rolled out at the national level and implemented in approxi- mately 800 randomly selected districts in 104 provinces. Partnership: Both partners gained new learning opportunities about what works to stimulate improved hand-washing behavior on a large scale. In Peru, the governments used 53 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 the knowledge provided from the project to case study demonstrating best practice in strengthen efforts to promote hand-washing increasing impact through adaptive learning. practice. As a result, five regional govern- ments allocated funding to continue the Helping improve access promotion of hand-washing. Peru won the Guinness record for the “number of people to rural sanitation for washing their hands in multiple locations” in approximately 43 million 2011. people over the past five years SCALING UP SANITATION FOR THE RURAL POOR. Since 2010. SELLING SANITATION: A MARKET This program aims to support national and DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR local government, as well as the domestic HOUSEHOLD SANITATION IN KENYA. private sector, to catalyze greater access to December 2012–December 2014. and use of improved sanitation facilities, Selling Sanitation is an initiative designed to stop open defecation, and improve hygiene help millions of people across Africa access behavior. affordable household sanitation products and Impact: Leveraging the Gates Foundation services. The market development approach, support under the Total Sanitation/Sani- which aims to catalyze the consumer market tation Marketing initiative, the program for sanitation, is currently being piloted in expanded its technical assistance from three Kenya, with planned expansion to other to 13 countries in Africa, East Asia, and South African countries, including Tanzania and Asia, and has supported governments by Uganda, where scoping is currently underway. helping improve access to rural sanitation Impact: Two manufacturers have gone to for approximately 43 million people over the market with a range of plastic latrine slabs past five years. designed to meet consumer preferences at a Partnership: The Gates Foundation’s invest- price point they can afford. In Phase Two, the ment in rural sanitation has been a game program will focus on launching a national changer at the global and country levels. The consumer awareness campaign, supporting partnership has enabled the Gates Founda- manufacturers with distribution and sales, tion to broaden its outreach in rural sanita- and expanding into new regional markets as tion, develop new knowledge in the subsector, well as addressing financial constraints and and leverage World Bank investment lending. bottlenecks for consumers and businesses. The partnership has enabled the World Bank Market analysis undertaken by the project Group to significantly scale up its rural sani- indicates that the potential market for the tation program at the global level. It has influ- plastic latrine slabs over the next four years enced sector dialogue and thinking, as well as will be 2.2 million households (10 million donor investment in rural sanitation. WSP’s people) in Kenya. dedicated technical assistance on rural sani- Partnership: This partnership has brought tation to Indonesia’s Ministry of Health over a increased visibility and attention to the need period of 10 years resulted in a national rural to improve sanitation in East Africa, in large sanitation program, which reached 23,000 part due to the advocacy efforts of the Gates villages. This project was documented as a Foundation. The partnership enables IFC to 54 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 leverage the Gates Foundation’s expertise in Programme as a tool to help monitor sani- this area, as well as its extensive networks. tation indicators under Sustainable Develop- ment Goal 6. TOTAL SANITATION/SANITATION Partnership: The Gates Foundation’s support MARKETING. of and advocacy around this work helped 2006–2013. encourage the engagement of the interna- The goal of this project was to increase access tional community. to basic sanitation and improve the health of poor households in rural villages. With the Gates Foundation’s support, the World Bank Group’s WSP tested new approaches to generating sanitation demand at scale and increasing the market-based supply of sani- tation products and services, while at the same time strengthening the enabling envi- ronment for at-scale implementation. The program also aimed to develop the prac- tical knowledge to deploy and sustain these approaches on a widespread basis. Impact: The project was implemented in India, Indonesia, and Tanzania. More than four million people have undergone a radical shift in their behavior and stopped open defecation and begun to use basic sanitation facilities. This number is 75 percent above the expected project outcome. The tools and approaches developed through this program are now being used in other countries. URBAN SANITATION. Since 2012. In 2012, WSP initiated analytical work that mapped and quantified for the first time the amount of untreated fecal matter entering the environment in urban settings. The research has helped shift the mindsets of development partners and governments and encouraged more critical thinking about the effects of poor service delivery for sanitation in urban areas. Impact: This analytical and diagnostic frame- work is now being taken up by a range of development partners, and is being incor- porated by the UNICEF/WHO Joint Monitoring 55 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GRSF has completed road safety inspection of more than 20,000 kilometers of national and state highways globally, with potential to reduce traffic fatalities by over 50 percent Photo: Li Lou/World Bank 56 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Bloomberg Philanthropies New York City, NY, USA Patricia E. Harris, Chairwoman and CEO @BloombergDotOrg Bloomberg Philanthropies refers to all of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Michael Bloomberg’s charitable activities. Health, National Association of City Trans- Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses on five key portation Officials, Union North America, the areas for creating lasting change: public health, World Bank Group’s GRSF, and the WHO. The environment, education, government innova- World Bank Group contributes by providing tion, and arts and culture. technical assistance and training for infra- structural safety management and capacity EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP building for the program recipients. Impact: The partnership has helped build CITIES CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GROUP local capacity to address road safety legis- C40 . lation, road infrastructural safety, training Launched 2005 and ongoing. See page programs for enforcement, and city designs 74. focused on pedestrians and cyclists. GRSF has C40 is addressing climate change at the city been able to complete road safety inspection level with the support of the World Bank of more than 20,000 kilometers of national Group, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Ford and state highways, with the potential to Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund reduce traffic fatalities by over 50 percent. Foundation, and the Clinton Foundation (through the Clinton Climate Initiative). A Partnership: GRSF is unique and innovative network of large and engaged cities from in terms of leveraging government spending around the world, C40 is committed to on proven road safety interventions as a implementing meaningful and sustainable result of initiatives undertaken through the climate-related actions locally that will help grant fund. For example, in China, a nation- address climate change globally. ally-owned and resourced institution on road safety survey and inspection (ChinaRAP) has GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY FACILITY GRSF . been operationalized. Similarly, in India, the 2006 and ongoing. partnership has funded a survey of more than 10,000 kilometers; the survey results The Bloomberg Global Road Safety Program have led the government to redesign more aims to improve road safety, performance and than 30 percent of the network, taking into knowledge transfer to 10 cities in low – and account enhanced safety considerations. middle-income countries. Partners include Embarq, Global Road Safety Partnership, 57 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 URBANIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE enact, administer, and monitor tobacco taxa- PLATFORM UKP . tion policies. This process includes assess- 2011–2014. See page 194. ments and discussions related to fiscal Bloomberg Philanthropies was a member revenues and allocation; smoking patterns of UKP, which aimed to put the world’s best and taxes at the country level; and the soci- knowledge and data into the hands of policy oeconomic and health impacts of increasing makers and practitioners, to harness urban tobacco tax rates under different tax policy growth for better development outcomes. scenarios, including impacts on employment and smuggling, for example. WORLD BANK GROUP TOBACCO Partnership: The World Bank Group’s engage- CONTROL PROGRAM. ment in this program is multi-sectoral, and Launched 2015. includes providing expertise on health, This program assists selected countries governance, macroeconomics, and finan- in implementing tobacco tax reforms to cial management. Initial discussions are reduce tobacco affordability and consump- being held to mobilize knowledge and exper- tion, and control the illicit trade of tobacco. tise from the International Monetary Fund’s Work is currently underway, or being initi- Fiscal Affairs team. The World Bank Group is ated, in Armenia, Botswana, Colombia, Ethi- also working closely with other international opia, Georgia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and partners, such as WHO and the Campaign for Senegal, with initial discussions taking place Tobacco-Free Kids. in other countries. In addition, the program The World Bank Group Tobacco Control aims to support knowledge exchange, Program is implemented through a multi- including peer-to-peer advice and support, donor trust fund financed by a grant contri- among selected countries on the economics bution from the Bill & Melinda Gates of tobacco control (for example, through the Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Joint Learning Network (page 148), which These donors take part in the governance of includes more than 30 countries). the trust fund and participate in the selec- The program assists government agencies in tion of priority countries for support under developing the capacity to assess the health the program. and social costs of tobacco use, and design, 58 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Blue Moon Fund Charlottesville, VA, USA Diane Edgerton Miller, President and CEO @bluemoonfund The Blue Moon Fund works to build human and EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP natural resilience to a changing and warming world. It uses natural, social, and financial ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISK capital to implement new models in high-biodi- MANAGEMENT FOR FINANCIAL versity regions around the world. The Blue Moon INSTITUTIONS IN EAST ASIA AND THE Fund is willing to try unconventional forms of PACIFIC. philanthropy to achieve its objectives. It works January 2013–June 2014 (closed). in Asia, North America, and the Tropical Amer- The program was created to shift the financing icas. practices of financial institutions toward a more sustainable approach to environmental and social issues, and to ensure that the risks and impacts were identified, assessed, and monitored throughout the project lifecycle.  Partnership: The initiative attracted a grant from Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, which helped scale up the program well beyond what Blue Moon or the International Finance Corporation could have achieved alone.  59 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Jakar ta city landmark, in Indonesia Photo: Jerry Kurniawan / World Bank 60 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 BP Foundation Houston, TX, USA Iris Cross, Executive Director @BP_plc The BP Foundation is a charitable organiza- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP tion working to benefit communities around the world. It prioritizes donations to charities THE BP FOUNDATION IFC PARTNERSHIP that support science, technology, engineering, IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA. and math education; economic development; Launched 2006 (closed). practical approaches to environmental issues; The BP Foundation has a strong interest in and humanitarian relief. It also matches the developing the small and medium enterprise personal contributions that BP employees make (SME) sector at the local level and strength- to eligible charities. The BP Foundation is a sepa- ening supply chains in Azerbaijan and Georgia rate legal entity from BP and accounts indepen- alongside its pipeline development work dently for its operations, assets, liabilities, and expenses. It is funded entirely by contributions in these countries. Since 2006, the Interna- from the BP Group. tional Finance Corporation (IFC) has been one of the BP Foundation’s primary delivery partners, implementing advisory and invest- ment projects that support micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector growth. Impact:  These projects have enabled 7,885 MSMEs to access loans, and facilitated SME contracts worth $15.2 million. Over the course of time, the projects have introduced or amended 15 laws in Azerbaijan and Georgia.  The BP Foundation has been recognized by the governments of Azerbaijan and Georgia as a significant contributor to the development of their SME sectors. Enabled 7,885 MSMEs to access loans and facilitated SME contracts worth $15.2 million 61 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 A Musical Community For more than 150 young people from some of the poorest neighborhoods in El Salvador’s capital, music offers an That Keeps Young escape from violence and the gangs that roam the streets People Off the Streets seeking victims and new members. The Don Bosco Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus provides a peaceful haven for young people between the ages of nine and 22, those most vulnerable to the lure of the gangs. Through a World Bank project financed by the Japanese Social Development Fund, the Edytra Foundation works to keep at-risk youth off the streets by creating a new community through cultural and musical activities. The orchestra and chorus draw in young people from rival schools and neighborhoods, which are controlled by different gangs, and teach them to harmonize, in music and life. The orchestra and chorus made its international debut in April 2015, performing at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at the World Bank Group in Washington, DC. Per formance of the Don Bosco Symphony Orchestra Photo: Adam Claypool Ryder/ World Bank 62 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon, Portugal Artur Santos Silva, Chairman @FCGulbenkian The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation works EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science. The foundation’s mission is to help AFRICAN PROGRAM FOR change people’s perception of each other by ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL II APOC . providing opportunities for improving under- 1995–2015 (closed). See page 86. standing through culture and between cultures, APOC is the successor to the African river and to help build relationships and reduce blindness control program and was created social exclusion to assist individuals, families, to build on the success of that initiative, and communities to fulfill their potential and supporting 19 central, eastern, and southern contribute to society. The foundation is particu- African countries. APOC closed in 2015, and larly focused on the young in school, relation- is being replaced by the Expanded Special ships between young and old, and those most Projects for Control and Elimination of at risk of dropping out of society. The founda- Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) program. tion supports imaginative interventions that ESPEN will provide technical support to contribute to the protection of the environment endemic countries to increase treatment and explore how environmental change affects coverage for neglected tropical diseases. the way we live. OUT OF THE SHADOWS: MAKING MENTAL HEALTH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. April 2016. At the 2016 World Bank Group/ International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the World Bank Group, WHO, and Harvard University will co-host a high-level event focused on mental health. The event has gained the active support of several organizations, including: U.S. National Institute of Mental Health; The Rockefeller Foundation; The Nippon Foundation; Secretariat for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Harvard University 63 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Asia Center; Gulbenkian Foundation, Global Impact: The event aims to mobilize a global, Health Council; Wellcome Trust ; Open multi-sector coalition to give visibility to Society Foundations; World Economic Forum; mental health as a key issue in global devel- U.S. State Department/Asia-Pacific Economic opment. The event will call for action and Cooperation mental health initiative; Japan investment at the country, regional, and global National Institute of Mental Health; Fundación levels. It will also engage finance ministers on Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia; The Carter Center; the economic and social benefits of investing Kennedy Forum; iFred; Chatham House; in mental health and psychosocial support, European Commission’s Directorate General and identify cost-effective, affordable, and for Health and Food Safety; Fundación ONCE; feasible interventions, including the integra- Grand Challenges Canada; Plan International tion of mental health programs into primary USA; and Fracarita International (Brothers of care and community settngs as part of the Charity). progressive realization of universal health coverage. 64 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Carnegie Corporation of New York New York City, NY, USA Vartan Gregorian, President @CarnegieCorp The Carnegie Corporation of New York (the employers, and business leaders to share Carnegie Corporation) makes grants to their ideas and technical expertise and promote international peace and advance come together to build a shared vision education and knowledge. for higher education in Africa. The summit concluded with the Dakar Declaration and The Carnegie Corporation’s programs an Action Plan, which sets out several key include: international peace and secu- recommendations and action points. rity, the Islam initiative, higher education and libraries in Africa, higher education in Partnership: The summit brought together Eurasia, urban and higher education, democ- partners across several sectors, including racy and civic integration, and the future of the African Union Commission, the African journalism education. Development Bank, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Africa, the United Nations Africa Institute for Development and Economic Planning, AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION the Association of African Universities, SUMMIT. and the National Research Foundation of Dakar, Senegal. March 2015. South Africa. Funding was provided by the The African Higher Education Summit Carnegie Corporation, TrustAfrica, The aimed to create a continental multi-stake- MasterCard Foundation, and the World holder platform to identify strategies for Bank Group. transforming the African higher educa- tion sector. More than 500 participants REGIONAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT attended the first African Higher Educa- EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION tion Summit, hosted by the Government IN AFRICA. of Senegal. Launched 2014. Impact: Consultations were held The African Centers of Excellence (ACE) throughout Africa with higher educa- initiative is supporting key regional tion institutions, governments, students, centers in Africa to strengthen long-term academics, development partners, capacity to train a new generation of Afri- 65 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 cans who can develop and apply science and The Carnegie Corporation has invested technology to solve Africa’s most pressing significantly in tertiary education in Africa, challenges. The World Bank Group project including in the governance and management supports selected universities in Africa that of higher education. There are several are the most proactive and innovative in examples of how the ACE project is leveraging developing higher levels of professional skill this knowledge and experience, most recently development and applied research in priority through a partnership with the Council for areas, such as maternal and child health. Advancement of Higher Education, a Carnegie The focus areas include science, engineering, Corporation grantee that is supporting math, health, and agricultural sciences. capacity building for fundraising in African universities. The first phase of the project was launched in western and central Africa in 2014. The second phase, covering eastern and southern Africa, was launched in 2015. Political Science Professor gives a class lecture at the University of Ghana Accra, Ghana. Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank 66 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Children’s Investment Fund Foundation London, UK Kate Hampton, CEO @CIFFchild The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation around the world, C40 is committed to (CIFF) is an independent philanthropic organi- implementing meaningful and sustainable zation, headquartered in London, with offices in climate-related actions locally that will help Nairobi, Kenya, and New Delhi, India. The founda- address climate change globally. tion works with a wide range of partners seeking to transform the lives of poor and vulnerable EARLY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ELP . children in developing countries. CIFF aims to Launched 2014. implement bold ideas to seemingly intractable ELP is a multi-donor trust fund, managed challenges for children and play a catalytic role by the World Bank Group, that works with as a funder and influencer to deliver urgent and countries to build programs, policies, and lasting change at scale. research to scale early learning opportuni- CIFF’s areas of work include children and ties and improve outcomes for young chil- mothers’ health and nutrition, children’s educa- dren. Although the majority of ELP funding is tion, deworming and welfare, and smart ways programmed through the education sector, to slow down and stop climate change. CIFF around 25 percent of funding is channeled places particular emphasis on quality data and through the health, nutrition, and social evidence, and measures and evaluates progress protection sectors to support holistic early to achieve large-scale and sustainable impact. childhood development (ECD). The ELP team works with World Bank Group staff and governments to promote early learning and to meet countries’ needs through research, EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP policy planning, project design, and project CITIES CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GROUP finance. ELP activities are being implemented C40 . in the following countries: Afghanistan, Bang- Launched 2005 and ongoing. See page ladesh, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of 74. Congo, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, C40 is addressing climate change at the city Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozam- level with the support of the World Bank bique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Group, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Ford Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Uganda. Foundation, CIFF, and the Clinton Foundation (through the Clinton Climate Initiative). A network of large and engaged cities from 67 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ELP has two streams of work: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DATA ϗ Direct funding for country-level activities GPSDD . through a competitive process helps Launched September 2015. See page countries achieve their early learning 208. goals. The partnership’s first $2 million GPSDD recognizes that a fundamental in grants has leveraged more than $53 problem at the heart of efforts to eradicate million in new funding for early learning extreme poverty is unreliable or nonexistent and ECD. The portfolio is expanding data. GPSDD was formed to harness improved rapidly, with more than 30 investments methods and technology for using data to approved in more than 20 countries to design and deliver public services, fill gaps in date. knowledge, and help monitor the Sustainable ϗ Global analytical work and action Development Goals. research improve existing programs and Partnership: CIFF is a partner and will invest identify innovations to fill knowledge in improving data on the coverage of nutri- gaps. ELP works with partners to identify tion interventions and other key indicators by information needs and opportunities to 2020, in at least four countries. contribute to the global evidence base of what works to scale access to quality early learning. PARTNERSHIP FOR NUTRITION RESULTS IN INDIA. Partnership: ELP works closely with govern- 2015 and ongoing. ments, academia, civil society and interna- The development objective of the partner- tional agencies, including UNICEF; UESCO; ship is to contribute to improving the effec- and GPE. Based on ELP’s initial success, tiveness of programs of the Government of the program is expanding substantially to India and participating state governments increase investments in early learning and for improved nutritional outcomes. In doing ECD around the world. CIFF is an important so, the partnership will contribute to the partner and funder of ELP and its resources reduction in malnutrition during the “first have enabled the expansion of programming 1,000 days” of a child’s life, with additional in Africa and South Asia. DFID has committed emphasis on pregnant and lactating women, $7.5 million to expand ELP’s research capacity. adolescent girls, and the most vulnerable. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION The partnership, in its first two years of oper- GPE . ation, will complement the World Bank Group Launched 2002. See page 142. supported Systems Strengthening and Nutri- tion Improvement Project, part of the Inte- GPE works with 61 developing countries to grated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), ensure that every child receives a quality which is providing technical assistance to the basic education, prioritizing the poorest, the Ministry of Women and Child Development most vulnerable, and those living in fragile of the Government of India and participating and conflict-affected countries. states. 68 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 It aims to strengthen nutritional components large-scale reductions in stunting, maternal of the ICDS, increase multi-sector collabora- anemia, and infant and maternal mortality tion for nutrition, improve data on nutrition, in the long term, and is an example of how build commitment for nutrition, sharpen the private capital can play a much greater role focus on innovation, and harmonize support in helping the world’s poor. to nutrition. Partnership: The partnership benefits from PREVENTING EARLY MARRIAGE. CIFF’s technical expertise in the area of nutri- Launched 2014. tion, as well as the foundation’s experience To end child marriage within a genera- in helping form innovative partnerships to tion, there needs to be robust evidence to tackle global challenges. This partnership is better understand its costs to girls, families, also supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates communities, and societies. Together, the Foundation. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and CIFF are investing $4.2 million over three years to fund the most extensive data modeling ever POWER OF NUTRITION. Launched 2015. See page 186. undertaken, to establish the economic conse- quences of child, early, and forced marriage, CIFF is a key World Bank Group partner on and the economic case for putting a stop to nutrition. During the 2015 Spring Meetings it. The program, led jointly by the Interna- of the International Monetary Fund and the tional Center for Research on Women and the World Bank Group, CIFF, the UBS Optimus World Bank Group, will strengthen the case Foundation, the UK Department of Interna- for new programs to prevent child marriage tional Development, and UNICEF, together and serve to catalyze greater attention and with the World Bank Group, launched The resources. Power of Nutrition, a UK-based charity dedi- cated to unlocking up to $1 billion of new The first phase of work focuses on analyzing private and public financing to improve child existing data from more than 20 countries, nutrition. to understand the economic impacts of child marriage through, for example, health Every $1 of grant funding invested in the outcomes for the children of the girls who Power of Nutrition seeks to leverage up to marry early, educational attainment, labor $5 of new public and private funds. The fund force participation rates and earnings, deci- first matches investors’ money, and then uses sion-making, and violence. it to encourage more funding to be allocated to nutrition at the country level — including The second phase of the project will collect through new grants, government funding, and analyze new data in three countries, and International Development Association including Ethiopia and Niger. The project will financing. interview thousands of women in these coun- tries to understand how their age at marriage For example, the Power of Nutrition is investing may have impacted their lives. The project $20 million in Tanzania to co-finance a major also includes extensive capacity building. new nutrition initiative that will bring crucial micronutrient supplements, education about better nutrition practices, and health care services to 20 million children and 5 million women by 2020. This financing will lead to 69 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 STRATEGIC IMPACT EVALUATION FUND a partner, along with the END Fund and the SIEF . Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 2012 and ongoing. SIEF is a partnership program focused on UWEZO. supporting and promoting evidence-based 2009 and ongoing. policy making. The fund focuses on four Uwezo—which means “capability” in Kiswa- areas critical to healthy human development: hili—is an initiative to improve competen- early childhood development and nutri- cies in literacy and numeracy among children tion; basic education; health systems and ages 6–16 years in Kenya, Tanzania, and service delivery; and water supply, sanitation, Uganda. The program supports large-scale, and hygiene. SIEF works around the world, community-based assessments of children’s primarily in low-income countries, bringing learning (modeled on an India-based initi- impact evaluation expertise and evidence to ative). The findings are publicized to create a range of programs and policy making teams. broad public awareness and debate. SIEF was launched in 2012 with a grant from the United Kingdom Department for Interna- Impact: Uwezo’s goal is to contribute to an tional Development. SIEF currently supports improvement of at least 10 percent in chil- 63 impact evaluation projects in more than dren’s literacy and numeracy levels by shifting 30 countries. the focus from infrastructure and enrollment to the actual learning levels of children. Impact: CIFF’s support has enabled SIEF to expand its research in early child- Partnership: The William and Flora Hewlett hood development programs. In 2015, SIEF Foundation, CIFF, and the World Bank Group awarded funding to 13 impact evaluation support Uwezo, as do several other institu- projects focused on programs seeking to tions. improve the lives of young children aged three to six years. The impact evaluations, including in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indo- nesia, Malawi, Nicaragua and Rwanda, will contribute to a global understanding of how to craft programs and policies to help the world’s most vulnerable have the opportunity to live healthy and productive lives. UNITING TO COMBAT NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES NTDS . Established 2012. See page 190. Uniting to Combat NTDs is a group of organ- izations committed to achieving the WHO’s goal to control and eliminate 10 NTDs by 2020. The partners have committed more than $121 million to scale up deworming efforts, cata- lyze country demand for treatment, and develop new tools and strategies for inter- rupting transmission to combat NTDs. CIFF is 70 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Citi Foundation New York City, NY, USA Brandee McHale, President Citi Foundation & Director Corporate Citizenship @Citi Citi Foundation works to promote economic EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP progress and improve the lives of people in low-income communities around the world. THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST The foundation invests in efforts that increase THE POOR CGAP . financial inclusion, catalyze job opportunities Created 1995. See page 106. for youth, and reimagine approaches to building CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading economically vibrant cities. Citi Foundation’s organizations that seeks to advance financial “More than Philanthropy” approach leverages inclusion. The partnership combines a prag- the expertise of Citi and its people to fulfill its matic approach to responsible market devel- mission and drive thought leadership and inno- opment with an evidence-based advocacy vation. platform to increase access to the financial services the poor need to improve their lives. 71 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 This man is 84 years old and still manages a shoe repair shop which af fords him a decent income Photo: Bulent Suberk, Turkey 72 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ClimateWorks Foundation San Francisco, CA, USA Charlotte Pera, President and CEO @ClimateWorks ClimateWorks Foundation (ClimateWorks) and tropospheric ozone, the most important supports public policies that prevent dangerous contributors to the human enhancement of climate change and promote global pros- the global greenhouse effect after CO2. perity. ClimateWorks partners with an interna- Impact: The project contributed to the G8 tional network of affiliated organizations—the report on integration of SLCPs into World ClimateWorks Network—to support smart poli- Bank Group activities, as well as a multiple- cies in the geographic regions and economic benefits framework report for the World Bank sectors that have the greatest potential for Group, which was launched in 2014. reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The network’s goal is to inspire adoption of effec- Partnership: The World Bank Group has bene- tive policies to limit annual global greenhouse fited from ClimateWorks’ partnerships with gas emissions to 44 billion metric tons by 2020 the European Commission’s Joint Research (a reduction of 17 billion metric tons, or about 25 Centre in Italy and Oxford Economics in the percent below business-as-usual projections) United Kingdom, which provided valuable and 35 billion metric tons by 2030 (50 percent contributions to the analysis. ClimateWorks below projections). has benefited from access to the World Bank Group’s project-level information and exper- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP tise. QUANTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE BENEFITS FROM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH CLIMATE/AIR QUALITY MITIGATION | CO BENEFITS. 2012–2014. ClimateWorks provided funding and expertise to support an effort at the World Bank Group to assess and track the impact of sector poli- cies and World Bank Development projects on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and greenhouse gases (GHGs). SLCPs are agents that have a relatively short lifetime in the atmosphere and a warming influence on climate, notably black carbon, methane, 73 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 CITIES CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GROUP C40 Launched 2005 and ongoing Cities are where the climate change battle will Impact: C40, the International Council for be won or lost. Cities are the global centers of Local Environmental Initiatives, and the communication, commerce, and culture. Yet World Resources Institute have devel- cities account for two-thirds of global energy oped a common international standard for consumption, and estimates suggest that city measuring city greenhouse gas emissions— residents are responsible for as much as 80 the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Commu- percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emis- nity-Level Emissions—with the support of sions. What our cities do individually and in the World Bank Group, the United Nations unison can set the agenda for a sustainable Environment Programme, and the United future. Nations Human Settlements Programme. Common international metrics for cities will C40 is addressing climate change at the city help establish baselines and track progress level with the support of the World Bank against targets for climate change mitigation Group, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Ford and adaptation in cities. Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and the Clinton Foundation (through the Clinton Climate Initiative). A network of large and engaged cities from around the world, C40 is committed to implementing meaningful and sustainable climate-related actions locally that will help address climate change globally. Areas of collaboration include city-level climate action plans, resilience and adapta- tion in cities, and climate finance for cities. The relationship with C40 also offers C40 cities a single entry point to access World Bank Group climate change–related capacity building and technical assistance programs. 74 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Clinton Foundation New York, NY, USA Donna E. Shalala, President @ClintonFdn The Clinton Foundation was established with the EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP mission to improve global health, strengthen economies, promote healthier childhoods, and CITIES CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GROUP protect the environment, by fostering part- C40 . nerships among governments, businesses, Launched 2005 and ongoing. See page nongovernmental organizations, and private 74. citizens—leveraging their expertise, resources, C40 is addressing climate change at the city and passions—to turn good intentions into level with the support of the World Bank measurable results. Group, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Ford To accomplish its goals, the Clinton Founda- Foundation, the Children’s Investment tion has established separate initiatives that Fund Foundation, and the Clinton Founda- address targeted challenges in the foundation’s tion (through the Clinton Climate Initiative). key areas of focus: economic inequality, climate A network of large and engaged cities from change, global health, and childhood obesity. around the world, C40 is committed to imple- menting meaningful and sustainable climate- related actions locally that will help address climate change globally. Engaging in a multi- foundation partnership to address climate change globally 75 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 INDIA: ACCELERATING UNIVERSAL Impact: Since 2006, more than 80 million ACCESS TO EARLY AND EFFECTIVE people have been tested, more than 17 TUBERCULOSIS CARE AUAEETC . million TB patients detected and treated, and 2014 and ongoing. millions of lives saved by RNTCP’s efforts. The India accounts for 23 percent of the global program has expanded and improved services tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, with an estimated for poor and high-risk groups, including chil- 2.2 million new cases and 300,000 deaths dren, and significantly expanded treatment every year. The Revised National Tubercu- for drug-resistant cases.  losis Control Program (RNTCP) is currently Partnership: The Bill & Melinda Gates implementing its National Strategic Plan Foundation and the Clinton Foundation 2012–17, which includes a significant increase worked closely with the World Bank Group in funding to accelerate progress toward to support RNTCP in the development of the universal access to TB services. Fifty-four 2012–17 National Strategic Plan, and provided percent of these funds come from external substantial inputs for the preparation of sources, including a $100 million International AUAEETC. They continue to provide valuable Development Association credit for “Acceler- technical support to the implementation of ating Universal Access to Early and Effective the project. Tuberculosis Care,” as well as grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Technical support for TB control in India is provided by the WHO and other national and international partners. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Clinton Founda- tion provide significant technical support to the program, focused on engaging private providers and enhancing diagnostics and technological innovations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program. 76 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Agoura Hills, CA, USA Peter Laugharn, President and CEO @hiltonfound The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Hilton Foun- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP dation) is a family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels. CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON EARLY It provides funds to nonprofit organizations CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT working to improve the lives of disadvantaged CGECCD . and vulnerable people throughout the world. Established 1984. See page 84. The Hilton Foundation’s priority areas include The CGECCD is a global alliance of committed strengthening congregations of the Cath- partner agencies, institutions, and profes- olic Sisters, helping children affected by HIV sionals dedicated to working together to and AIDS, supporting older youth in foster facilitate understanding of the importance care, ending chronic homelessness, preventing of early childhood for social development substance abuse, and providing safe water. and poverty reduction, and to advocate for The Hilton Foundation also gives priority to improved investments, policies, and actions the following program areas: confronting sight to support the holistic development of young loss, nurturing Catholic schools, responding to children.  disasters, educating students for the hospitality Partnership: The Hilton Foundation is a industry, and overcoming multiple sclerosis. member of the CGECCD. 77 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Removing freshly caught f ish from nets, in Nigeria Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank 78 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA, USA Carol S. Larson, President and CEO @PackardFdn The goals of the David and Lucile Packard Foun- Partnership: The Packard Foundation has dation (Packard Foundation) are to improve the supported efforts to measure the economic lives of children, enable the creative pursuit losses of fisheries mismanagement, while of science, advance reproductive health, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has conserve and restore the earth’s natural supported the creation of the “50 in 10” part- systems. The majority of grants are distributed nership to improve sustainable fisheries. in three areas: conservation and science; popu- lation; and children, families, and communities. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS REGIONAL OCEANSCAPE PROGRAM PROP . EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Established 2013 and ongoing. PROP, supported by International Develop- GLOBAL PROGRAM ON FISHERIES ment Association financing and co-financed PROFISH AND ALLIANCE FOR by World Bank Group GEF grants, works to RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES ALLFISH . enable participating countries to capture Established 2005 and ongoing. greater economic benefits from sustainable PROFISH and ALLFISH are working to estab- management of the region’s oceanic and lish frameworks and processes to engage the coastal fisheries and the critical habitats fisheries industry and other stakeholders in that sustain them. The Packard Foundation an effort to improve fisheries governance, provided guidance and advice on the develop- advance the recovery of fish stocks, and ment of an appropriate financial mechanism make fisheries sustainable. These initiatives under the project’s Sustainable Financing of are supported by the World Bank Group’s the Conservation of Critical Fishery Habitats Global Environment Fund (GEF), and have component. received support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Packard Founda- tion, among others. Working to improve oceanic and coastal fisheries 79 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Cash Transfers and In Niger, just six percent of children are enrolled in preschool. Families struggle with high levels of stunting and poverty. Community Classes on Now, parents who come each month to receive cash through Child Development in a government program, can also attend community parenting Niger education classes to learn more about how they can support their children’s growth through early stimulation, play, good nutrition and health. About 80,000 households and nearly half a million of the country’s most vulnerable people are benefitting from both the cash transfer program and from practical information about how they can improve their children’s development. This initiative is implemented by the government of Niger with support from the World Bank and UNICEF. The World Bank finances the program, and provides technical assistance through the Early Learning Partnership with funding from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation. An impact evaluation of the program is being carried out with support from the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund. This program has provided the blueprint for other similar efforts in Africa. Woman in Niger receives parenting education training Photo: Andrea Borgarello / World Bank 80 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Dubai Cares Dubai, UAE Tariq Al Gurg, CEO @DubaiCares The mission of Dubai Cares is to increase chil- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP dren’s access to quality primary education. This is achieved through integrated programs, SUPPORT FOR IMPACT EVALUATION including school feeding; deworming activities; OF THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR early childhood education; curriculum develop- EDUCATION VIETNAM ESCUELA NUEVA ment; literacy and numeracy; teacher training; GPE VNEN PROGRAM. school infrastructure; and water, sanitation, January 2014. and hygiene in schools. Dubai Cares is providing financing to support and build capacity in Vietnam for the impact Introducing new teaching evaluation of the GPE-VNEN program. Escuela Nueva is a pedagogical and administrative and learning practices in model developed in Colombia and adapted 1,500 primary schools in to and implemented in Vietnam. low-income settings The project introduces new teaching and learning practices in 1,500 primary schools in low-income settings. The Escuela Nueva model has been implemented in many coun- tries after its initial start in Colombia in the 1970s. Partners include the Global Partner- ship for Education, the World Bank Group, and the Vietnam government. Impact: The project is in its early stages. To date, it has resulted in a baseline study and training for Vietnamese researchers regarding specific technical aspects of the impact eval- uation, such as quantitative analysis, qualita- tive analysis using video, and item response theory for student assessment. 81 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Man sif ting seeds in a f ield along the Red River in Nor thern Vietnam Photo: Quy-Toan Do/World Bank CGIAR FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH Founded 1971 Fighting malnutrition is not just about giving hungry donor trust fund finances research carried out by people more food. It is also about improving the the centers through the CGIAR Research Programs. quality of the food they eat. The partnership has almost 10,000 scientists and CGIAR is the only worldwide partnership addressing staff in 96 countries, unparalleled research infra- agricultural research for development whose work structure, and dynamic networks across the globe. contributes to the global effort to tackle poverty, CGIAR’s collections of genetic resources are the hunger and major nutrition imbalances, and envi- most comprehensive in the world. ronmental degradation. Foundation partners: Its work is carried out by 15 centers that are ϗ Howard G. Buffett Foundation members of the CGIAR Consortium, in close collabo- ration with hundreds of partners, including national ϗ Ford Foundation and regional research institutes, civil society organ- ϗ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation izations, academia, development organizations, and ϗ W.K. Kellogg Foundation the private sector. ϗ The Rockefeller Foundation The 15 research centers generate and disseminate knowledge, technologies, and policies for agricul- ϗ Syngenta Foundation tural development through the CGIAR Research ϗ Sir Ratan Tata Trust Programs. The CGIAR Fund provides reliable and ϗ Wellcome Trust predictable multi-year funding to enable research planning over the long term, resource allocation based on agreed priorities, and the timely and predictable disbursement of funds. The multi- 82 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 eBay Foundation San Jose, CA, USA Amy Millington, President @ebayfoundation The eBay Foundation is committed to using stra- Impact: This collaboration is about innova- tegic grant-making to create economic oppor- tion and shared learning, and will examine tunity for people around the world. It was the how data can be mined to reduce costs to first corporate foundation to be endowed with find and serve SME clients. Banks often find it pre-initial public offering stock after its estab- difficult to lend to small businesses because lishment in 1998. The foundation makes stra- of the lack of information about their credit- tegic social investments that leverage its talent worthiness. As a result, around half of small and technology to deliver long-term impact to businesses worldwide do not have enough nonprofit partners. It is committed to engaging capital to get off the ground or expand. employees in charitable giving and volunteering Partnership: The eBay Foundation’s role is programs. critical in helping identify new approaches to enable greater economic inclusion. The EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP study is being co-produced by IBM and the SME Finance Forum, an initiative owned by STUDY TO IDENTIFY DATA DRIVEN the G-20 and managed by IFC.   SOLUTIONS FOR FINANCING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMES IN EMERGING MARKETS. 2015. The eBay Foundation collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the first time to help find data-driven solutions for financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. The world’s digital data is expected to double every two years between now and 2020. In five years, 60 percent of the world’s digital data will come from emerging markets. Currently millions of small businesses in emerging countries are restrained from growing, increasing revenue, and creating jobs because of limited access to finance. 83 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CGECCD Established 1984 CGECCD is a global alliance of partner agen- Foundation Partners: cies, institutions, and practitioners dedicated ϗ Aga Khan Development Network to improving understanding of the impor- tance of early childhood for social develop- ϗ Bernard van Leer Foundation ment and poverty reduction. ϗ Conrad N. Hilton Foundation CGECCD advocates for increased invest- ϗ The William and Flora Hewlett ments, better policies, and concerted actions Foundation to support the holistic development of young ϗ UBS Optimus Foundation children. CGECCD generates and dissemi- nates knowledge, shares information, and ϗ Open Society Foundations campaigns for greater support for the care and development of young children. The World Bank Group provides funding for CGECCD to (i) support global and regional capacity building to identify and replicate effective approaches to advocacy, policy, and programs through South-South learning, exchange of evidence and good practice, and institutional relationships at country level; (ii) strengthen the position of early childhood development (ECD) globally in key interna- tional declarations; and (iii) mobilize interna- tional ECD knowledge and evidence. One of the keys to the group’s effective- ness has been the active participation of its members and joint ownership of the knowl- edge generated. 84 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ELMA Philanthropies Services New York City, NY, USA Tom McPartland, CEO @ELMAPhilanthro ELMA Philanthropies Services (ELMA Philanthro- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP pies), with locations in New York, Cape Town, and Kampala, acts as the services arm of the ELMA GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION Group of Foundations, which provides philan- GPE . thropic assistance to children and communities Launched 2002. See page 142. in Africa and to selected programs in the United GPE works with 61 developing countries to States and the United Kingdom. It also provides ensure that every child receives a quality humanitarian relief to people affected by disas- basic education, prioritizing the poorest, the ters in any region of the world. The leading most vulnerable, and those living in fragile foundation in the group is the ELMA Foundation, and conflict-affected countries. whose mission is to improve the lives of Afri- ca’s children and youth through the support of sustainable efforts to relieve poverty, advance education, and promote health. 85 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 AFRICAN PROGRAM FOR ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL II APOC Launched 1995 and ended 2015 APOC is the successor to the original African Impact: APOC established a large commu- river-blindness control program, which nity-based health care delivery infrastructure closed in 2002 after having eliminated oncho- that serves as the distribution mechanism cerciasis as a health and socioeconomic for the onchocerciasis drug and other basic problem in 10 of the 11 West African countries health interventions (such as drugs to it eventually covered. The APOC program was control malaria and other tropical diseases created in 1995 to build on the success of that and micronutrients to improve nutrition). initiative, supporting 19 central, eastern, and The program was extended through 2015 to southern African countries. APOC closed in enable it to provide full coverage to post- 2015, and is being replaced by the Expanded conflict countries and contribute to strength- Special Projects for Control and Elimina- ening national health care delivery systems. tion of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) Partnership: This is a multi-stakeholder program. ESPEN will provide technical support partnership that has included the to endemic countries to increase treatment Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the coverage for neglected tropical diseases. Champalimaud Foundation, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the TY Danjuma Foundation, the Wellcome Trust , and the END Fund. 86 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The END Fund New York City, NY, USA Ellen Agler, CEO @TheENDFund The END Fund is a collaboration between EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP progressive philanthropists around the globe, who have come together to form a private AFRICAN PROGRAM FOR initiative aimed at tackling neglected trop- ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL II APOC . ical diseases (NTDs). The END Fund is a leader 1995–2015 (closed). See page 86. in the global health movement to tackle NTDs, APOC is the successor to the African river working collaboratively with committed part- blindness control program and was created ners, including global health organizations, to build on the success of that initiative, visionary investors, pharmaceutical companies, supporting 19 central, eastern, and southern leaders from developing countries affected by African countries. APOC closed in 2015, and NTDs, and those who suffer from the diseases is being replaced by the Expanded Special themselves. Projects for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) program. ESPEN will provide technical support to endemic countries to increase treatment coverage for neglected tropical diseases. Impact: Funding from the END Fund supported community-directed treatment, training and capacity building, community education on NTDs, social mobilization efforts, and treat- ment activities targeting people at risk for river blindness and lymphatic philariasis (LF). In Côte d’Ivoire, 1,730 community drug distrib- utors and 185 health and government workers were trained in preparation for the treatment campaign. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the END Fund grant allowed for the expansion of the country’s efforts to address the significant burden of LF, alongside river blindness. The first round of treatment of this project was completed in early 2015 and reached more than one million people. In 87 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 addition, more than 5,000 community drug UNITING TO COMBAT NEGLECTED distributors were trained in 2014. TROPICAL DISEASES. Established 2012. See page 190. Partnership: The END Fund mobilized resources for the treatment of river blind- Uniting to Combat NTDs is a group of ness and LF in Côte d’Ivoire and the Demo- organizations committed to achieving the cratic Republic of Congo, to be carried out by WHO’s goal to control and eliminate 10 NTDs by APOC. 2020. The partners have committed more than $121 million to scale up deworming efforts, catalyze country demand for treatment, and develop new tools and strategies for interrupting transmission to combat NTDs. The END Fund is a partner, along with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation. Doctor per forming eye examination in Mali Photo: Ray Witlin / World Bank 88 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia Washington, DC, USA Azalia Dairbekova, President @EFNetwork The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP (EFCA) was created in 2005 to meet the needs of Eurasia Foundation’s local part- TRANSPARENCY AND ners in Central Asia and devolve manage- ACCOUNTABILITY IN LOCAL ment responsibilities to local staff. Based BUDGETING. in Almaty, Bishkek, Dushanbe, and Osh, EFCA 2012–2014. staff manage a broad portfolio of programs, This partnership between the World Bank developing local organizations via technical Group and EFCA aimed to raise aware- assistance and grants. Eurasia Founda- ness and understanding of the process, tion and EFCA have invested more than $40 legislation, roles, and responsibilities of million in Central Asia to support local initi- local government and nongovernmental atives in community development, private stakeholders involved in local budg- enterprise, education, and public adminis- eting. Funded by the World Bank Group tration. and implemented by EFCA, the projects focused on training and peer-to-peer learning on local budgeting. Impact: The program trained 1,200 local self-government and civil society repre- sentatives and increased citizen partici- pation in hearings that resulted in changes to local budgets. By using peer-to-peer learning networks, the program sought to improve the practice of local budget participation, transparency, and account- ability, as well as civil society organization (CSO) oversight. 89 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Partnership: The partnership gave EFCA the opportunity to learn from the most innova- tive models and approaches for promoting greater government accountability and trans- parency around the world. The World Bank Group has benefited from greater engage- ment through better understanding the needs and capacities of local self-govern- ment and CSOs. The World Bank Group is funding a follow-up program that will expand peer-to-peer learning pilots. 90 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 European Foundation Centre Brussels, Belgium Gerry Salole, CEO @The_EFC The European Foundation Centre (EFC) is EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP an international association of more than 200 foundations and corporate funders in EFC HOSTS THE WORLD BANK AND Europe and the world, dedicated to creating FOUNDATIONS ON SOLVING THE JOBS an enabling legal and fiscal environment for PUZZLE. foundations, documenting the foundation Milan, Italy. May 2015. landscape, strengthening the infrastructure On the margins of its Annual General of the sector, and promoting collaboration. Assembly, EFC hosted a roundtable on Several EFC initiatives seek to promote cross- jobs organized by the World Bank Group border philanthropy as well as the growth in collaboration with the Robert Bosch of philanthropy. EFC currently consists of Foundation in Milan, in May 2015. The more than 45 regional philanthropic support purpose of the event, titled Solving the groups, such as the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Jobs Puzzle, was to provide an open space Consortium, the Arab Foundations Forum, for the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the Africa Grantmakers Network . for collaboration between the World Bank Group, philanthropic organizations, and private corporations on the global jobs agenda. WORLD BANK EFC ON THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015. Brussels, Belgium. January 2015. The World Bank Group and EFC joined forces to present the 2015 edition of the World Bank Group’s flagship World Devel- opment Report titled Mind, Society, and Behavior to a roundtable of representa- tives of European foundations and civil society organizations at EFC’s Philan- 91 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 thropy House, in Brussels, in January 2015. Fostering engagement and Participants debated the report’s central discussion with leading message that basing development policies philanthropic networks on insights into how people actually think will help governments and civil society achieve development goals more effectively. WORLD BANK EFC SEMINARS ON THE ROMA. 2013–2014. The Roma make up the largest and most vulnerable minority group in Eastern Europe. The socioeconomic gap between a Roma family and an average European family broadens every day. Addressing these deep inequalities is a key human rights issue, but also a smart economic strategy for the coun- tries concerned. As a result of rapidly aging populations, 10 to 20 percent of new labor market entrants in central, eastern, and southeastern European countries are young Roma. EFC and the World Bank Group partnered to foster discussion to highlight the diffi- cult situation of Roma living in Europe and to showcase examples of successful Roma inte- gration. Impact: The panel discussions organized by the two partners were well attended by a range of stakeholders, including policy makers. EFC and the World Bank Group dissem- inated the information on their websites and some aspects of the discussions were aired on social media. Partnership: The discussions have helped reinforce and amplify both partners’ messages and enabled the World Bank Group to reach a wider range of European civil society organizations and foundations. EFC has also been able to strengthen  its  advo- cacy with the analysis and data provided by the World Bank Group. 92 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Kansas City, MO, USA Wendy Guillies, Acting President and CEO @KauffmanFDN The mission of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foun- The Entrepreneurship Database and Doing dation (the Kauffman Foundation) is to  help Business have jointly developed a data individuals attain economic independence by collection methodology to measure entre- advancing educational achievement and entre- preneurial activity systematically. The 2015 preneurial success, consistent with the aspira- Entrepreneurship Database contains annual tions of founder Ewing Marion Kauffman. data on the number of newly registered firms in 136 economies over the period 2004–2014. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP To facilitate cross-country comparability, the Entrepreneurship Database employs a THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DATABASE. consistent unit of measurement, source of 2007 and ongoing. information, and concept of entrepreneurship The Entrepreneurship Database is a unique that is applicable across a diverse sample of source of comparable, cross-country data participating economies. on new business registration, aimed at Partnership: The Kauffman Foundation facilitating a greater understanding of the provided funding for the collection and anal- dynamics of private enterprises around the ysis of data on entrepreneurship. The foun- world. The data allow for a deeper under- dation also supported several publications standing of the relationship between new and events to disseminate the information. firm registration, the regulatory environment, and economic growth. THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH NETWORK GERN . 2013. See page 110. GERN is one of the first global initiatives to gather and disseminate knowledge system- atically on entrepreneurship, and encourage the testing of new instruments to support entrepreneurship in a more effective manner, promoting collaborative research among entrepreneurship research institutions. The Kauffman Foundation is a founding member of GERN and the partnership’s main funder. 93 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 OPEN CONTRACTING PARTNERSHIP 2013 and ongoing The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) is Philippines, Romania, the United Kingdom, a nonprofit organization that works with Vietnam, Zambia, and elsewhere. The partner- government at the state and city levels, ship has achieved some advocacy successes, companies, and civil society in developing such as the G20 Principles for Public Procure- and high-income countries to open public ment, which emphasized the importance of contracting through disclosure, data, and transparency and participation, and the G20 engagement. Its goal is to ensure that the Anti-Corruption Open Data Principles, which vast sums of money generated and spent identified public procurement as a priority through contracts are deployed honestly, data set to be published, recognizing open fairly, and effectively. contracting’s transformative potential. More than 40 member countries of the Open The World Bank Group incubated the OCP and Government Partnership have committed to hosted the interim secretariat for more than more transparent public procurement; three two years. The OCP is now an independent of them, Colombia, France, and Ghana, made organization, with the World Bank Group’s new and specific open contracting commit- Director for Public Integrity and Openness ments in 2015. serving as Chair of its Advisory Board. The OCP complements services that the World Bank The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Group’s Open Contracting Program offers to Open Society Foundations, the Laura and government clients, providing support with John Arnold Foundation, and the Omidyar business development, management of the Network provide funding for the OCP. Open Contracting Data Standard as a public good, global advocacy, peer learning, and field building. Impact: Open contracting data are now available in Canada, Paraguay, and Ukraine, and there is an exciting pipeline of poten- tial partners and collaborators in Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, the 94 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 FIA Foundation London, UK Saul Billingsley, Director General @FIAFdn The FIA Foundation was established in 2001 by EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The foundation focuses on global road CONSULTATIONS ON THE WORLD BANK safety, practical environmental research and GROUP’S ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL interventions to improve air quality and tackle FRAMEWORK. climate change, and high-impact strategic advo- February 2015. cacy in the areas of road traffic injury preven- The FIA Foundation participated in the tion and motor vehicle fuel efficiency. FIA’s consultations on the World Bank Group’s aim is to ensure “Safe, Clean, Fair and Green” Environmental and Social Framework with a mobility for all, for a sustainable future. Through document titled Designing World Bank Safe- funding partnerships with international devel- guards to Ensure Road Traffic Injury Preven- opment organizations, FIA supports programs, tion: Submission to World Bank Consultation. pilot initiatives, and campaigns in more than 80 The submission outlined three principle countries around the world. recommendations, including making road safety a major priority within the framework, acknowledging the high rate of injury and loss of life due to poorly designed road projects, and the use of a star rating target system for road infrastructure. ROAD SAFETY WEEK: SAVING LIVES IS CRUCIAL FOR REDUCING POVERTY, BOOSTING GROWTH. Washington, DC. May, 2015. Road Safety Week was convened by the World Bank Group and Global Road Safety Facility partners, with a special focus on improving safety for children. The event gathered senior officials and representatives of the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society. 95 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 At the event, the foundation launched a joint Impact: GRSF’s mission is to contribute report with the UNICEF titled Safe to Learn: actively to the Decade of Action, leveraging Safe Journeys to School Are a Child’s Right. the global presence of the World Bank Group, and working in close collaboration with THE GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY FACILITY donors and partners. The Decade of Action GRSF . aims to stabilize and reduce the number of 2012 and ongoing. deaths and seriously injured, saving five million lives and avoiding 50 million serious GRSF contributed to the launch of the United injuries between 2011 and 2022. Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety on May 11, 2011, and leads the World Bank Group’s participation in the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration. Partnership: GRSF was launched by the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Develop- ment Bank, in April 2011. FIA and Bloomberg philanthropies are active partners in the facility. Road traf f ic in Tianjin, China Photo: Yang Aijun / World Bank 96 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Ford Foundation New York City, NY, USA Darren Walker, President @FordFoundation The Ford Foundation’s newly articulated EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP central mission is to fight inequality. The foundation has identified a set of underlying 1 IN 3 ART EXHIBITION. drivers of inequality which, through its grant 2014 and ongoing. making, it seeks to disrupt. Those drivers are: Research from the WHO shows that some 35 entrenched cultural narratives that undermine percent of women worldwide—one in three— fairness, tolerance, and inclusion; rules of the are subject to violence over the course of their economy that magnify unequal opportunity and lives, mostly at the hands of their husbands outcomes; persistent prejudice and discrimina- or partners. This comes at a huge personal tion against women, as well as racial, ethnic, and economic cost. Estimates of lost produc- and caste minorities; a failure to invest in and tivity alone range from 1.5 to 2 percent of protect vital public goods, such as education gross domestic product, or roughly what and natural resources; and unequal access to most developing countries spend on primary government decision-making and resources. To education. challenge these drivers of inequality, the Ford Foundation makes grants in seven intercon- In May 2014, the World Bank Group exhibited nected areas: civic engagement and govern- 1 in 3, dedicated to gender-based violence. ment; free expression and creativity; equitable The exhibition brings together hard data with development; gender, racial, and ethnic justice; some 80 nuanced, powerful  artworks that inclusive economies; Internet freedom; and explore the ways in which violence affects the youth opportunity and learning. The Ford Foun- lives of women and girls around the world. dation is committed to investing in institu- Impact: After showing at the World Bank Group tions, individuals, and ideas, with the belief that headquarters in Washington DC, the exhibi- social change is best served by a strong, diverse tion traveled to Brazil, Germany, Senegal, and community of people dedicated to advancing the United Nations in New York City. human dignity and challenging inequality. Partnership: Support from the Ford Founda- tion has been crucial in enabling this powerful exhibition to travel and be shown in several locations outside Washington, DC, USA. 97 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 CGIAR FORMERLY KNOWN AS ϗ Public policies on linking farmers to THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON markets in Colombia and the Latin INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL American Region. 2013–2015. This is a RESEARCH . study of the effect of public policies on See page 82. agricultural supply chains in Colombia. The Ford Foundation supports CGIAR, a stra- tegic partnership committed to working CITIES CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GROUP toward a food-secure future, through high- C40 . quality international agricultural research. Launched 2005 and ongoing. See page The Ford Foundation has contributed to 74. CGIAR since 2006. Partnership projects with C40 is addressing climate change at the city the World Bank Group include: level with the support of the World Bank ϗ Evaluating the Impacts of Fair Trade for All Group, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Ford Initiative on smallholder producers and Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund farm workers. 2013–2016. This evaluation Foundation, and the Clinton Foundation. A lays out a process for documenting the network of large and engaged cities around effects of the Fair Trade for All certification the world, C40 is committed to implementing using robust scientific methods. meaningful and sustainable climate-related actions locally that will help address climate ϗ Evaluating the Impacts of Livestock, change globally. Aquaculture Microcredit, and Value Chain Programs on Women’s Empowerment. CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST THE 2011–2013. The project aimed to establish POOR CGAP /FORD FOUNDATION’S the links between female economic GRADUATION PROGRAM. empowerment, agency, and exercise of Created 1995. See page 106. choice from a rights perspective. CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading ϗ Increasing Benefits to Women from organizations that seeks to advance finan- Livestock and Livestock Markets. 2009– cial inclusion. The partnership between CGAP 2011. The project’s goal was to increase and the Ford Foundation was established the incomes and general well-being of to understand how safety nets, livelihood women and their households. training, and access to financial services can be sequenced to create pathways for desti- ϗ Informal markets for poverty reduction tute households to move out of extreme and food security: Exploring policy poverty. options in Nicaragua and Honduras. 2015. The project aims to understand Impact: Ten pilot projects have been imple- informal market channels for agricultural mented in eight countries under this program. goods in Honduras and Nicaragua, and A rigorous learning agenda, including impact identify policy options for increasing the assessments and qualitative research, is being value that the informal market provides implemented at all sites. As a result of rand- to poor producers and consumers. omized control evaluations of the program’s impact, there is an increasingly robust body of evidence on the financial needs of the poorest. The results show that participants who improved their food security and diver- 98 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 sified their incomes became healthier, and GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL increased their assets and savings. Several ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . governments and large donors are picking Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page up the model and integrating the lessons 20. learned into their operations. GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and financing to build civil society’s capacity to Partnership: The Ford Foundation co-funds promote social accountability. this program with CGAP. Ford joined CGAP in 2002. Partnership: The Ford Foundation was involved in the technical working group GLOBAL LAB FOR STRATEGIC formed to develop GPSA’s strategic direction METROPOLITAN PLANNING METRO LAB . and governance structure, and was its first 2013. funder. The foundation recently announced a Metro Lab was created to foster leader- second tranche of funding and is an active ship, learning, and innovation in metropol- member of the Steering Committee. itan strategic planning. It targets mayors and director-level personnel to build their STRATEGIC COMMUNITY INVESTMENT technical competence and leadership abili- ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ties in the public sector and their capacity to STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN THE engage with stakeholders in a productive and MINING SECTOR. sustainable manner. 2013–2014. The Ford Foundation and the International The Ford Foundation provides funding Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a joint through the Regional Plan Association and project in Soto Norte Province, Colombia, contributes concepts and ideas to Metro Lab. which had experienced a recent influx of The World Bank Group is the lead institution. mining companies. The project provided tools Impact: Metro Labs were organized in to communities and local governments to Mumbai, New York, and Seoul. facilitate dialogue between them, strength- ening community-level participation and Partnership: The Ford Foundation and the government responsiveness to support sub- World Bank Group benefited from increased regional development objectives. access to and deeper dialogue with each other’s clients. The partnership also lever- Impact:  The project aimed to improve the aged the skills and knowledge of the Regional living standards of local communities and Plan Association. offer alternatives for income generation other than mining. Partnership:  This partnership between the Ford Foundation and IFC complements projects undertaken by each organization independently that promote stronger accountability of local governments in the region. The Ford Foundation benefits from IFC’s local experience, networks, and expertise, while IFC benefits from the Ford Foundation’s programmatic approach. 99 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The Ford Foundation also offers a unique platform to disseminate IFC’s experience in the extractives sector across Latin America and globally.  URBANIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM UKP . 2011–2014. See page 194. The Ford Foundation was a member of UKP, which aimed to put the world’s best knowl- edge and data into the hands of policy makers and practitioners to harness urban growth for better development outcomes. Antonio clears a por tion of his land near Vila Da Canoas in the Amazon region of Brazil for farming Photo: Julio Pantoja / World Bank 100 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 FUNCATE (Fundação de Ciência, Aplicações e Tecnologia Espaciais) São Paulo, Brazil Dr. José de Anchieta Moura Fé, President @Funcate FUNCATE is accredited by Brazil’s Ministry of Impact: By mapping land use in the Amazon Education and Ministry of Science and Tech- region, the project helped the Brazilian nology as a foundation that supports govern- government identify areas that could be reha- ment research and development organizations. bilitated. This helped reduce the pastureland It works closely with the National Institute required for livestock production and release for Space Research in particular, interpreting land for other agricultural, agro-energy, and remote sensing images to map land use, vege- forestry activities. tation cover, and degradation characteristics, Partnership: This project has contributed particularly in the Amazon. to the World Bank Group’s goal to improve sustainable natural resource management, EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP which will in turn contribute to a continued reduction in the rate of deforestation. The BRAZIL MAPPING OF AMAZON institutional and operational support offered DEGRADED AREAS PROJECT. by FUNCATE was essential for implementing 2010–2011. the project and achieving its objectives. This project made geographical informa- tion available on the degradation status of cleared land in the Brazilian Amazon rain- forest, and its current use (cropland, pastures, other), in accordance with the internationally accredited Land Cover Classification System. The project was carried out by FUNCATE in close collaboration with the National Insti- tute for Space Research, Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, and the Brazilian Agri- cultural Research Corporation. 101 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Children study in the public school, Lucilio Da Souza Reis in Juliana in the Amazon region of Brazil near Manaus Photo: Julio Pantoja / World Bank 102 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundação Itaú Social São Paulo, Brazil Roberto Egydio Setubal, President @ItauSocial The Fundação Itaú Social partners with EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP government, the private sector, and civil society organizations to establish strategic alliances. MAIS EDUCAÇÃO MORE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 2015–2017. The Itaú Social Foundation and the World Bank Group are partnering to evaluate “Mais Educação,” a federal school exten- sion day program aimed at reducing student dropout rates and improving learning. The program provides states in Brazil with finan- cial resources so they are able to extend the school day to seven consecutive hours in primary schools, and promotes a more diverse curriculum and a wide range of extra- curricular activities. Impact: The evaluation found strong evidence that this initiative was successfully supporting the expansion of a longer school day across Brazil; however, it also revealed that there is room for significant improve- ment in the design and implementation of the program. Ongoing assessments will focus on the program’s effects on other socioeco- nomic outcomes, such as teenage pregnancy and crime. 103 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 TROPICAL DISEASE RESEARCH TDR Established 1974 TDR is a global program of scientific collab- oration that has promoted research on neglected tropical diseases for more than 40 years. TDR helps coordinate, support, and influence global efforts to combat a port- folio of major diseases. TDR pioneered insec- ticide-impregnated bed nets for protection against malaria, and many other advances in combating tropical diseases. TDR is based at the World Health Organiza- tion (WHO) and sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank Group, and WHO. Since the program’s establishment in 1974, several foundations have provided grant support, including: the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- tion, ExxonMobil Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, The Nippon Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacAr- thur Foundation, Gulbenkian Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Wellcome Trust . 104 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal São Paulo, Brazil Eduardo de Campos Queiroz, CEO @fmcsv Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal is a Brazilian family foundation dedicated to promoting early childhood develop- ment (ECD) in Brazil. To achieve this goal, the foundation focuses on producing and disseminating knowledge and information in support of ECD. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP BE THE BEGINNING OF LIFE. 2016. The World Bank Group is supporting the dissemination of the film Be—The Beginning of Life, which was produced in partnership with the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal, the Bernard van Leer A still image from Be- The Beginning of Life Foundation, and others. This inspirational Photo: Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation film raises awareness of the importance of the first years of a person’s life. Backed by scientific findings and interviews with leading ECD specialists, the film tells the story of this crucial period in human development, while also bringing to life the challenges faced by families with young children in Brazil and around the world. 105 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST THE POOR CGAP Created 1995 CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading Each member shares CGAP’s vision of a world organizations that seek to advance financial in which everyone has access to the finan- inclusion. CGAP develops innovative solu- cial services they need to improve their lives. tions through practical research and active Each provides inputs to CGAP’s five-year engagement with financial service providers, strategy and annual work plan, takes part in policy makers, and funders, to enable its governance, and contributes toward core approaches at scale. funding. Foundations make this global part- nership stronger, smarter, and more innova- Housed at the World Bank Group, CGAP tive. Priority areas include the following: combines a pragmatic approach to respon- sible market development with an evidence- ϗ Understanding demand to effectively based advocacy platform to increase access deliver for the poor to the financial services the poor need to ϗ Providing financial innovation for improve their lives. smallholder families CGAP’s foundation members include: ϗ Developing robust provider ϗ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ecosystems ϗ Citi Foundation ϗ Building an enabling and protective policy environment globally ϗ Ford Foundation ϗ Promoting effective and responsible ϗ The MasterCard Foundation funding for financial inclusion ϗ Michael and Susan Dell Foundation ϗ MetLife Foundation ϗ Omidyar Network 106 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Buenos Aires, Argentina Andrés Nápoli, CEO @FARNArgentina The main objective of the Fundación Ambiente Impact: This initiative supports the active y Recursos Naturales (FARN—Environment and involvement of communities in the Matanza- Natural Resources Foundation) is to promote Riachuelo Basin in shaping public policies, sustainable development through policy, law, enabling the communities to make their voices and institutional organization. heard. The project helped create a network of local agents to monitor the progress of the EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP cleanup plan and report incidents of contam- ination that they detect in their neighbor- THIRD PARTY MONITORING OF THE hoods and river basin zones. MATANZA RIACHUELO INTEGRATED Partnership: FARN is actively monitoring the CLEANUP PLAN. progress of the cleanup plan. The project also 2011. received funding from the European Union. The Matanza-Riachuelo Basin is one of the most polluted river basins in Latin America. The World Bank Group is financing the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin Sustainable Development Program to improve sewerage services through the construction of sani- tation infrastructure. FARN received a grant to promote transparency, accountability, and independent monitoring efforts around the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin Cleanup, which was ordered by the Argentine Supreme Court. An online monitoring platform (www. quepasariachuelo.org.ar) was developed to bring to light problems in the Matanza- Riachuelo Basin, which affect the quality of life of four million people in the surrounding communities. The platform enables citizen participation in restoration efforts. 107 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Mixed boy-girl soccer team listening to instructions from the coach in Colombia Photo: © 2014 BeyondSpor t 108 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundación Fútbol con Corazón Barranquilla, Colombia Andrés Esteban Reyes, Executive Director @FCCColombia Fundación Fútbol con Corazón (FCC) promotes EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP social change for young people in Colombia through football. The foundation aims to FOOTBALL FOR PEACE PARTNERSHIP. provide new life opportunities to more than 2011 and ongoing. 3,000 children and adolescents aged five to 16 Football for Peace is a program for girls and years who are living in vulnerable communities boys aged five to 16 years who live in situ- in Colombia. FCC’s school programs focus on ations of violence in Colombia. The program sports training methodology. Its “Football for aims to help these children gain confidence, Peace” workshops develop life skills and teach improve their quality of life, and build a young people about food and nutrition. peaceful future through sport. Impact: The program has reached 1,800 chil- dren in three municipalities. Participating schools have integrated Soccer for Peace directly into their curriculums. Partnership: FCC has benefited from the World Bank Group’s funding and technical support. 109 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH NETWORK GERN Launched 2013 GERN is a collaboration of research organi- Impact: This is one of the first global initi- zations around the world whose goals are to atives to systematically gather and dissem- generate useful and actionable knowledge for inate knowledge on entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and others; fill measure the impact of programs to support gaps in what we know about entrepreneur- entrepreneurship, and encourage the testing ship; standardize data, especially longitudinal of new instruments to support entrepreneur- survey work; conduct experiments and eval- ship in a more effective manner. The initia- uation of entrepreneurship programs; and tive will result in better and more effective gain a better understanding of policy barriers evidence-based policy making in support of and what the right policies are for fostering entrepreneurship for job creation. entrepreneurship. GERN’s members are dedi- Partnership: Participation in the GERN cated to producing joint research projects to network allows the World Bank Group to achieve these goals. leverage resources in the space of entrepre- The World Bank Group is one of the 13 neurship policy and achieve greater impact in founding members of GERN, and is contrib- its engagement with client countries. uting by conducting research on entrepre- neurship and sharing knowledge on the implementation and evaluation of entrepre- neurship programs in client countries. Other founding members include the Kauffman Foundation and the UK National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts. 110 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundación Gabriel García Márquez para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano Cartagena, Colombia Jaime Abello Banfi, Director @FNPI_org Fundación Gabriel García Márquez Marquez EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI) works in the field of journalism in Latin SEMINARS IN JOURNALISM IN LATIN American countries and the Caribbean. It helps AMERICA. journalists contribute to democratic processes 2013–2014. and development by offering workshops, semi- In June 2013, the Government of Colombia, the nars, and exchanges with other journalists; it World Bank Group, the mayor of the Munici- also fosters cooperation between journalist pality of Cali in Colombia, and FNPI co-organ- networks and provides incentives for profes- ized a one-day seminar for 25 journalists sional development. from Central America, Colombia, and Mexico. Their objective was to create a network of reporters to cover violence as a development challenge. In May 2014, the Inter-American Development Bank, FNPI, and the World Bank Group organ- ized a four-day workshop with 20 journal- ists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guate- mala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and República Bolivariana de Venezuela on investigative journalism and citizen secu- rity coverage. The workshop resulted in a series of stories published by participants in their respective media outlets that explored the complexities of violence in its political, economic, and social dimensions. 111 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 High rises and hotel buildings in Panama City, Panama Photo: Gerardo Pesantez / World Bank 112 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas Madrid, Spain Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón, Chairwoman and President @FIIAPP Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP Administración y Políticas Públicas is a Spanish public institution created in 1997 that works in PUBLIC INTEREST MEDIA, SOCIAL the field of international cooperation to support COHESION, AND DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN the processes of democratic construction and AMERICA. social cohesion in developing countries. The 2011–2012. foundation helps build capacity, train leaders The project aimed to strengthen plural media committed to the fight against inequality and systems in Latin America, including public poverty, and promote public policies that ensure service broadcasting, as a way to improve that all citizens, especially the most vulnerable, social cohesion, participation, and informed have access to basic services. decision-making by citizens. Using successful European examples, the project channeled ongoing debate in the region related to media pluralism, regulation, and multiplicity of voices. Impact: A report titled Cajas Mágicas: El renacimiento de la televisión pública en América Latina (Magic Boxes: The Renais- sance of Public Television in Latin America) generated considerable media attention and debate. The project also gave rise to a series of seminars on the subject of public interest media in Latin America, supported by Latin American and Spanish experts. 113 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Art Tells the Story of One in three women in the world is subject to violence over the course of her life. A powerful traveling art exhibition— Violence against 1 in 3: What Does It Take for You to Be Outraged?—is bringing Women to light the ways that violence affects the lives of women and girls around the world. The thought-provoking exhibi- tion includes 80 pieces of art, from paintings to photographs to sculpture, produced by emerging artists from countries across the world. Paintings by Laben John of Papua New Guinea show the impact of domestic violence as experienced or witnessed by children. A series of photographs depicts human traf- ficking through portraits of young women lured abroad with false promises of a better life. Sculptures by Freddy Tsimba from the Democratic Republic of Congo show how sexual and gender-based violence can be a weapon of war, while artist Nasheen Saeed of Pakistan depicts the neglect so many girls suffer in their own families just because they are girls. With support from the Ford Foundation, 1 in 3 traveled from Washington, DC, to Brazil, Germany, Senegal, and the United Nations in New York City, engaging diverse audiences in this moving portrayal of gender-based violence. Opening of the 1 in 3 exhibit at World Bank headquar ters Photo: World Bank 114 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundación Mi Sangre Medellín, Colombia Catalina Cock Duque, Executive Director @fmisangre Fundación Mi Sangre (FMS) was founded in 2006 Impact: Mi Sangre’s projects have benefited by singer and songwriter Juanes Esteban to almost 6,000 children and young people. help children, adolescents, and young people The foundation is planning several follow- become key players in the construction of a up activities, including analysis of education peaceful Colombia. The foundation works with for peace campaigns, recruitment preven- children, adolescents, and young people vulner- tion through art and culture, development of able to or affected by armed conflict. It focuses instruments to reach out to potential donors, on providing psychosocial support and educa- systematization of the foundation’s experi- tion for peace, and training Colombia’s youth to ence using the methodology developed by be agents of change in their communities. the Alliance of Education for the Construc- tion of a Peace Culture, and the organization EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP of a national forum on education for peace through art and culture, among others. MI SANGRE PARTNERSHIP. Partnership: FMS, the Government of 2012 and ongoing. Colombia, and the World Bank Group held a This partnership between FMS and the World high-level panel to discuss Peace Consolida- Bank Group offers Colombian youth, many tion in Colombia, and supported Juanes Este- of whom are victims of violence, structured ban’s role as “editor” of the special edition of activities including singing, painting, and El Tiempo, dedicated to youth in violent situa- writing, with the underlying goal of promoting tions. Juanes’ large social media network has socio-emotional development. The program helped to inform millions around the world focuses on young boys and girls affected by about the program. urban violence, with the objective of inte- grating them into society and breaking the cycle of violence in Colombia. 115 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA THE GLOBAL FUND Established 2002 The Global Fund is structured as a global Impact: The Global Fund mobilizes and health partnership between developed coun- invests nearly US$4 billion a year to support tries, developing countries, the private sector, programs run by local experts in more than civil society, and affected communities. Its 140 countries. As of late 2015, programs purpose is to attract, manage, and disburse supported by the Global Fund Partner- resources rapidly to prevent and treat these ship have put 8.1 million people on antiret- three communicable diseases. This partner- roviral therapy for AIDS, tested and treated ship model actively supports country-owned 13.2 million people for TB, and distributed 548 approaches that develop and implement million insecticide-treated nets to protect effective, evidence-based programs to families against malaria. respond to AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Partnership: Several foundations are Through its 2012–2016 strategy, “Investing for engaged in the Global Fund. Most notably, the Impact,” the Global Fund aspires to save 10 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides million lives and prevent 140 million to 180 cash contributions, is an active member of million new infections from HIV/AIDS, tuber- the board and committees, is a substantial culosis, and malaria between 2012 and 2016. funder of advocacy, and plays a key role in The Global Fund works closely with a wide fundraising efforts. The UN Foundation is array of partners who are involved at all also an active member. levels: from membership on the board and its committees; to resource mobilization, country coordination, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement; to implemen- tation of programs in communities. The World Bank Group helps countries identify priori- ties for HIV response and provides them with technical assistance to improve efficiency in allocation and implementation. 116 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundación ONCE Madrid, Spain D. Miguel Carballeda Piñeiro, Chairman @Fundacion_ONCE Fundación ONCE (ONCE Foundation) was estab- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP lished in Spain in 1988 by ONCE (the National Organization of Spanish Blind People) as a way FOUNDATIONS FOR INCLUSIVE for blind persons to show solidarity with and DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION. help improve the lives of other groups repre- Washington, DC, USA. November 2015. senting people with disabilities. The founda- The World Bank Group hosted a half-day tion’s main source of financing is from the 3 consultation with several foundations, percent of gross receipts obtained from the including ONCE Foundation, the Council on sales of ONCE lotteries. ONCE Foundation Foundations, Essl Foundation, European provides a gold standard of diversity programs Foundation Centre, Open Society and is recognized by The Economist–supported Foundations, The Nippon Foundation, “Global Diversity List” as one of the top 10 disa- and Wellspring Advisors to explore bility networks for engaging with thousands of possibilities for partnership around companies to integrate disabled people in the disability inclusiveness. Participants agreed workforce. to develop a map of activities in the area of disability, to identify the various actors and recipients of programs, and continue exploring opportunities for partnership and collaboration. OUT OF THE SHADOWS: MAKING MENTAL HEALTH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. April 2016. At the 2016 World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the World Bank Group, WHO, and Harvard University will co-host a high-level event focused on mental health. The event has gained the active support of several organizations, including: U.S. National Institute of Mental Health; The Rockefeller Foundation; The Nippon Foun- 117 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 dation; Secretariat for the United Nations WORLD BANK GROUP FOUNDATIONS Convention on the Rights of Persons with ROUNDTABLE SERIES DISABILITY Disabilities; Harvard University Asia Center; INCLUSION MATTERS. Gulbenkian Foundation, Global Health Washington, DC, USA. November 2015. Council; Wellcome Trust ; Open Society Foun- The World Bank Group hosted a roundtable dations; World Economic Forum; U.S. State discussion with the ONCE Foundation, where Department/Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera- the foundation presented its work on creating tion mental health initiative; Japan National opportunities for persons with disabilities. Institute of Mental Health; Fundación Santa The session included a discussion on part- Fe, Bogotá, Colombia; Carter Center; Kennedy nership opportunities in the area of inclu- Forum; iFred; Chatham House; European sion, as well as other areas such as mental Commission’s Directorate General for Health health. and Food Safety; ONCE Foundation; Grand Challenges Canada; Plan International USA; and Fracarita International (Brothers of Charity). Impact: The event aims to mobilize a global, multi-sector coalition to provide visibility to mental health as a key issue in global devel- opment. The event will call for action and investment at the country, regional, and global levels. It will also engage finance ministers on the economic and social benefits of investing in mental health and psychosocial support, and identify cost-effective, affordable, and feasible interventions, including the integra- tion of mental health programs into primary care and community settings as part of the progressive realization of universal health coverage. 118 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Fundación Ramón Areces Madrid, Spain Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra, Director Fundación Ramón Areces focuses on the EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP patronage of science, fostering research and contributing to the generation of human capital FLAGSHIP REPORT LATIN AMERICAN and the dissemination of knowledge in three ENTREPRENEURS: MANY FIRMS BUT specific areas: Life and Earth Sciences,  Social LITTLE INNOVATION. Sciences, Humanities. Madrid, Spain. June 2014. Fundación Ramón Areces hosted the World Bank Group Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at its headquarters in Madrid in June 2014 to present the World Bank Group’s flagship report Latin American Entrepreneurs: Many Firms but Little Inno- vation. The report studies the landscape of entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean. Utilizing new data sets that cover issues such as firm creation, firm dynamics, export decisions, and the behavior of multi- national corporations, the report synthe- sizes the results of a comprehensive analysis of the status, prospects, and challenges of entrepreneurship in the region. The event allowed for an active discussion on the topic of innovation and transformational entrepre- neurship. 119 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Manager of Hyundai Heav y Industries working at E-Power in Por t-au-Prince, Haiti Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 120 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The German Marshall Fund of the United States Washington, DC, USA Karen Donfried, President @gmfus The German Marshall Fund of the United working group formed to develop the States (GMF) is a nonpartisan American structure and governance for GPSA. It is public policy and grant-making institu- now an official Global Partner. tion dedicated to promoting better under- standing and cooperation between North YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUMMIT America and Europe on transatlantic and YPS . global issues. 2012–2014. GMF works on a host of issues through a YPS, part of the Brussels Forum, convenes transatlantic lens, often with a global scope. high-potential young professionals Through programming, convening, research and enables them to exchange views and analysis, grant making, and networking, with select global decision makers on GMF focuses on the following transatlantic pressing transatlantic and global chal- and global issues: aid development; democ- lenges. In addition to having World Bank racy and civil society; cities and urban issues; Group experts speak at the YPS, the World climate and energy; economics, trade, and Bank Group also supported the event by investment; foreign and transatlantic rela- sponsoring young professionals from tions; immigration and integration; youth Latin America, the Middle East, and Sub- empowerment; and security and defense. Saharan Africa to travel to Brussels and participate in the Summit. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Impact: The program built the leadership capacity of young professionals and gave GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL them an opportunity to network with their ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . peers through ongoing dialogue. Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page 20. Partnership: The World Bank Group and GPSA generates knowledge, networking, GMF have gained a better understanding and financing to build civil society’s of some of the challenges and concerns capacity to promote social accountability. facing youth and young professionals in GMF was actively involved in the technical participating countries. 121 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 African & Latin American Youth Leaders Sponsored by the WBG & GMF to attend the GMF Young Professionals Summit 2014 Photo: Andy Davidhazy/SpotME 122 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy Johannesburg, South Africa Jenny Hodgson, Executive Director @globalfundcf The Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP (GACP) is a multi-donor and multi-stakeholder collaborative engaged in a series of joint research ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY IN and learning activities aimed at advancing the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. practice of community philanthropy. Panel discussion event. 2014. The World Bank Group hosted a panel discus- sion with GACP in July 2014 on the role of community philanthropy in sustaining devel- opment.  The discussion showcased experi- ences and community-led initiatives from Northern Ireland and Haiti, and highlighted how communities can come together to mobilize resources instead of being driven by external donor priorities. 123 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 First global f inance facility for small and medium enterprises owned by women Photo: Goldman Sachs 124 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Goldman Sachs Charitable Foundation New York City, NY, USA Dina H. Powell, President @GoldmanSachs The Goldman Sachs Charitable Foundation EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP seeks to help women, small business owners, and communities around the world. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OPPORTUNITY FACILITY. 2014–2022. First global finance facility The aim of this program is to help 100,000 for small and medium women entrepreneurs access capital. An esti- enterprises owned by mated eight million to 10 million women own women small – and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets, equivalent to approxi- mately 32 percent of all formal SMEs in these countries. A recent report assessing the credit gap for micro-, small-, and medium- size enterprises, conducted by the Interna- tional Finance Corporation and McKinsey & Company, showed that women-owned busi- nesses in the formal sector have around $260 billion to $320 billion in unmet finan- cial needs, representing approximately 29 percent of the total SME credit gap. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Foundation provided a $32 million anchor investment to catalyze capital from commercial investors and bilateral donors. The foundation also contributed to a fund for capacity-building support for banks and women borrowers. Impact: The Women Entrepreneurs Opportu- nity Facility is the first global finance facility for SMEs owned by women. 125 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Primar y school student in Tanzania Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank 126 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Good Ventures San Francisco, CA, USA Cari Tuna and Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founders @GoodVentures Good Ventures is a philanthropic foundation major new strategy called Big Results Now. In whose mission is to help humanity thrive. The Mozambique, following the release of the SDI foundation provides grants across various results, the Ministry of Education launched a thematic areas, such as health, education, and countrywide campaign against teacher and research, with a focus on co-funding projects student absenteeism. with other development partners to leverage Partnership: Good Ventures has emphasized impact. how SDI data are used—by policy makers, media, nongovernmental organizations, and EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP donors—rather than simply focusing on the process of collecting high-quality data. Like SERVICE DELIVERY INDICATORS SDI The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation PROJECT. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2011 and ongoing. Good Ventures highlights the importance The World Bank Group partnered with Good of data as a powerful instrument for social Ventures to develop the SDI project to accountability. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is measure the quality and coverage of African also involved in the partnership as a member primary schools and health clinics. The of the Steering Committee. project is supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Collecting high-quality data Impact: SDI has been implemented in seven to measure the quality and countries (Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda) covering coverage of African primary the experience of 350 million people in the schools and health clinics delivery of services across health and educa- tion. Repeat surveys have been implemented in Tanzania. The project will be rolled out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mada- gascar, Mali, and Niger in 2016. Ethiopia and Zambia independently implemented surveys based on the project, with technical assis- tance from the team. In Tanzania, the results from the SDI project formed the basis for a 127 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL INDEX INSURANCE FACILITY GIIF PROGRAM Launched 2009 GIIF is a multi-donor trust fund financed by Africa the European Union, Japan, and the Nether- GIIF’s first implementing partner in Sub- lands, and implemented by the World Bank Saharan Africa was the Syngenta Foundation Group. GIIF supports the development and for Sustainable Agriculture, which helped growth of local markets for indexed and cata- launch Kilimo Salama in Kenya to market strophic insurance in developing countries, weather, area yield, and livestock index primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America insurance products covering a wide range of and the Caribbean, South Asia and Southeast crops and dairy cattle. Kilimo Salama is now Asia. GIIF’s objective is to expand the use of insuring more than 880,000 farmers in Kenya, index insurance as a risk management tool Rwanda, and Tanzania. in agriculture, food security, and disaster risk reduction. GIIF’s implementing partners have Latin America covered more than 1.2 million farmers, pasto- In the Dominican Republic, GIIF supports a ralists and micro-entrepreneurs to date, with multi-stakeholder initiative to develop an $138 million in sums insured, and reached index insurance product. The project team millions with information and access to index aims to develop meso-level index insurance insurance. products to be offered through financial institutions and other aggregators to small- holder farmers. 128 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA, USA Harvey V. Fineberg, President @MooreFound Established in September 2000, the Gordon and GLOBAL PROGRAM ON FISHERIES Betty Moore Foundation (Moore Foundation) PROFISH AND ALLIANCE FOR seeks to advance environmental conservation, RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES ALLFISH . scientific research, and patient care around the Established 2005 and ongoing. world and in the San Francisco Bay Area. PROFISH and ALLFISH are working to estab- lish frameworks and processes to engage the EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP fishing industry and other stakeholders in an effort to improve the governance of fisheries, AMAZON REGION PROTECTED AREAS advance the recovery of fish stocks, and make PROGRAM II ARPA II . fisheries sustainable. 2002 and ongoing. These initiatives are supported by the World ARPA II seeks to expand and consolidate the Bank Group’s GEF, and have received support system of protected areas in the Brazilian from the Moore Foundation and the David Amazon region launched under the original and Lucile Packard Foundation, among ARPA Program. others. Impact: This project is scaling up the work Partnership: The Moore Foundation has carried out during the first phase of the ARPA supported the creation of the “50 in 10” part- Program, building on its achievements, inno- nership to improve sustainable fisheries, vations, and lessons learned. It is expected, while the David and Lucile Packard Founda- inter alia, to create 13.5 million hectares of tion has supported efforts to measure the new protected areas, consolidate 32 million economic losses incurred through fishery hectares of protected areas, and increase mismanagement. funding levels. Partnership: The project is supported by a SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ADVISORY grant from the Global Environment Facility ALIANÇA DA TERRA PROJECT. (GEF), and implemented by the World Bank 2009–2012. Group. The Moore Foundation contributes Aliança da Terra developed a Registry for to the collaborative ARPA endeavor by chan- Social-Environmental Responsibility (RSR) neling funds through another project partner, that recognizes producers who implement the World Wildlife Fund. good land stewardship practices and assists those seeking to adopt such management 129 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 methods. This project focused on increasing Partnership:  The Moore Foundation helped the amount of land enrolled in the RSR by expand outreach efforts and disseminate two million hectares (or 200 new producers) good practices. Aliança da Terra played an in Brazil’s Legal Amazon region. The Inter- important role in leveraging the scope and national Finance Corporation helped link depth of the network in the Brazilian agricul- the Aliança producer network to compa- tural frontier. The synergies among partners nies opting to source from environmentally boosted the agriculture sector sustainability and socially responsible farms, to create of all stakeholders involved. incentives for responsible production in the Amazon. Registry members have Impact:  The project improved Aliança’s RSR, implemented and paid farming practices diagnostic, and approach for a total of 2,245 to scoring to encourage stepwise improve- environmental and social ments among producers. In 2012, more than 50 members achieved certification. Some 373 enhancements on their new producers joined the registry and applied properties Aliança’s diagnostic and design, committing to improved action plans. Registry members have implemented and paid for a total of 2,245 environmental or social enhancements on their properties. 130 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Grameen Foundation Washington, DC, USA Steve Hollingworth, President and CEO @GrameenFdn The Grameen Foundation helps the world’s EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP poorest people reach their full potential, connecting their determination and skills AFRICAN HEALTH MARKETS AND with the resources they need. The founda- EQUITY PROGRAM AHME . tion provides access to essential financial 2009 and ongoing. services and information on agriculture and Health in Africa (HIA) is an initiative of the health, assistance that can have wide-scale World Bank Group to improve the quality impact by addressing the specific needs of health care in Sub-Saharan Africa by of poor households and communities. The linking governments to the private sector. foundation also develops tools to improve The initiative also supports the creation the effectiveness of poverty-focused organ- of a positive regulatory environment for izations. investment in the health care sector in Africa. In Ghana, the HIA aims to improve the private health sector in general, focusing on competitiveness, viability, and sustain- able capacity. The project there empha- sizes private health facilities owned by women, which tend to be maternity homes, and thus impact both mother and child. Impact: In Ghana, the number of mater- nity homes successfully licensed and accredited rose from 114 in 2012 to 296 in 2014, with HIA support. There was a signif- icant rise in family planning services in private maternity homes between 2012 and 2014, with an increase in the use of oral contraceptives and long-term contra- 131 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ceptives. The introduction of new services, Partnership: HIA was created by the World Bank including integrated maternal and childhood Group, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda illnesses services, has driven demand among Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller service providers, and the rapid increases in Foundation. AHME is also supported by the services has led to a corresponding increase United Kingdom Department for International in revenue. Development, and implemented by technical partners that include Marie Stopes Interna- Building on the work of HIA, Ghana’s national tional and the Grameen Foundation. health insurance scheme has expanded more rapidly than originally envisioned with the ongoing work under AHME. New technologies and tools developed under AHME enabled the government of Ghana to identify and include the poor in the National Health Inter- view Survey. As a result, those identified as eligible have been linked with specific health facilities where they can receive care. Fatmata Bamorie Turay (far lef t) and Elizabeth Tumoe, look af ter newborns in Freetown, Sierra Leone Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank 132 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Hindustan Unilever Foundation Mumbai, India Sanjiv Mehta, Managing Director and CEO @HUL_News Hindustan Unilever Foundation (HUF) is the EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP foundation of the Indian subsidiary of Unilever— Hindustan Unilever Limited—and focuses on 2030 WATER RESOURCES GROUP India. WRG PARTNERSHIP FOR SMART LAND AND WATER USE THROUGH SECTORAL AND AREA BASED MULTI STAKEHOLDER APPROACHES FOR PUBLIC GOOD. 2015 and ongoing. The 2030 WRG is a unique public-private-civil society partnership that helps governments accelerate reforms to ensure sustainable water resources management by changing the “political economy” for water resource reform. The 2030 WRG supports countries in achieving water security by 2030 by facil- itating collective action on water. The initia- tive is active in India, South Africa, Mongolia, Mexico, Jordan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Bangla- desh. By the end of its strategy cycle, which runs from July 2014 to June 2017, the initiative is expected to have a portfolio of 14 projects. Research indicates that India is likely to have a 50 percent water deficit by 2030. The country is already beginning to witness the impact of water scarcity in damage to liveli- hoods, health, and ecosystems. The agricul- ture sector, which currently accounts for 80 percent of the country’s water consumption, is highly inefficient in its water use pattern. Historic rates of supply expansion and effi- ciency improvements will close only a frac- tion of this gap. The International Finance 133 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Corporation (IFC) and the 2030 WRP have been working to meet the challenge in India. Impact: The IFC, 2030 WRP, and HUF have partnered to develop innovative, large-scale solutions focusing on technology, finance, knowledge, and results-based implementa- tion to improve water use in the agriculture sector. The resulting solutions will impact more than one million farmers and save more than two trillion liters of water. The three organizations will also estab- lish the Ganges Multi-Stakeholder Action Forum to develop inclusive and collaborative approaches to rejuvenate the Ganges Basin, which is home to 450 million people—over 60 percent of whom are dependent on agricul- ture for their livelihoods. Women carr ying water in Woukpokpoe village, Benin Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank 134 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 International Youth Foundation Baltimore, MD, USA William S. Reese, President and CEO @IYFtweets The International Youth Foundation (IYF) EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP believes that educated, employed, and engaged young people possess the power to solve the CONFERENCE ON ARAB YOUTH world’s toughest problems, and that every young EMPLOYMENT. person deserves the opportunity to realize his Amman, Jordan. April 28–30, 2015. or her full potential. IYF’s programs are cata- Silatech and IYF held a three-day conference lysts for change that help youth work and lead. designed to develop solutions to the region’s Recognizing that no one sector of society alone growing youth unemployment crisis. has the resources or expertise to address the The World Bank Group participated in the myriad challenges facing today’s youth, IYF is event as a contributing partner by organizing mobilizing a global community of businesses, a session on Lessons from the World Bank’s governments, and civil society organizations, Adolescent Girls Initiative and the Jordan each committed to developing the power and NOW Project. promise of young people. IYF’s global network includes 175 partners around the world. Impact: The program consisted of a crowd- sourced agenda that featured 18 sessions organized by more than 20 contributing part- ners and leaders in youth development from across the region and world. The content showcased the rich knowledge and innova- tive approaches that are being developed throughout the region. Partnership: The event drew more than 350 delegates from throughout the Arab world, including representatives from leading nongovernmental organizations and civil society organizations, policy makers, leaders from the private sector, researchers, and the media to share insights and build effective partnerships to support Arab youth employ- ment. 135 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WORLD BANK GROUP TOURISM FORUM COALITION S4YE . 2015: DRIVING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH Launched 2014. See page 150. TOURISM. S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of Washington, DC, USA. December 2015. governments, the private sector, civil society The forum explored the role of the tourism and foundations that provides leadership sector as a powerful tool for reducing and catalytic action to generate a signifi- poverty, boosting economic growth, building cant increase in the number of young people social progress, and ensuring peace. engaged in productive work by 2030. IYF’s president participated in a panel discus- Partnership: IYF is a founding partner and sion and shared his expertise on youth skills board member of S4YE and has played an development in the tourism industry. He instrumental role in shaping the strategy and described the Passport to Success program, activities of the coalition. which has trained more than 113,000 youth with critical life skills to ensure their success in the labor market. The launch of Solutions for Youth Employment on October, 8 2014 at the 2014 IMF/WBG Annual Meetings Photo: Grant Ellis/World Bank 136 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Jacobs Foundation Zurich, Switzerland Sandro Giuliani, Managing Director The Jacobs Foundation is one of the world’s national conference in 2011. The outcome leading charitable foundations dedicated was a book titled Children and Youth to facilitating innovations for children and in Crisis, published in June 2012, which youth. The foundation was established in became the 12th most downloaded book 1989 by Klaus J. Jacobs and his family to that year from the World Bank Group’s provide young people with better opportu- Open Knowledge Repository. The confer- nities for development, in order for them to ence also yielded a set of policy notes become productive and socially responsible and a series of dissemination workshops members of society. The foundation’s role is and conferences. to serve as a source of ideas and a promoter Partnership: The partnership brought of innovation in the field of child and youth together the work undertaken by the development. World Bank Group, the academic commu- nity, civil society, and policy makers EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP around the world that explored how to protect human capital development in CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CRISIS. times of crisis. The Jacobs Foundation 2011–2012. has been able to expand its engagement This partnership between the World Bank in the field of youth development, and is Group and the Jacobs Foundation sought sponsoring further research on the topic to develop a more comprehensive under- after launching a new program of interna- standing of how financial crises affect the tional research on child and youth devel- well-being and future prospects of chil- opment at the 2013 conference of the dren and young people around the world, International Society for Research in Child and how best to protect investments in Development. human capital for future generations. Impact: Under the leadership of the World Bank Group and the Jacobs Founda- tion, researchers and practitioners from around the world convened at an inter- 137 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Children in Uganda Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank 138 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Chicago, IL, USA Julia Stasch, President @macfound The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foun- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP dation (MacArthur Foundation) aims to foster the development of knowledge, nurture indi- CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM PARTNERSHIP vidual creativity, strengthen institutions, help FUND II CEPF II . improve public policy, and provide informa- 2007 (Phase II) and ongoing. tion to the public primarily through support for CEPF’s principal goal is to ensure that civil public interest media. society is engaged in biodiversity conser- Its international programs focus on the vation. The partnership provides grants to following areas: human rights and international nongovernmental and private sector organ- justice, peace and security, conservation and izations—from small farming cooperatives sustainable development, higher education in and community associations to international Nigeria and the Russian Federation, migration, organizations—to protect critical ecosystems and population and reproductive health. The and influence decisions that affect lives, live- MacArthur Foundation grantees work in about lihoods, and the global environment for the 60 countries around the world. benefit of all. Impact: By 2015, CEPF II approved nearly $80 million to fund 691 civil society organizations, more than half of which are local nongovern- mental organizations (NGOs), across 20 of the world’s critical ecosystem hotspots. A total of 14.2 million hectares of key biodiversity areas have benefited from strengthened protection and management, 1.5 million hectares of new protected areas have been created, and 4.5 million hectares of production landscapes are being managed for biodiversity conserva- tion or sustainable use. Partnership: CEPF II is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the 139 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Government of Japan, the MacArthur Founda- Partnership: The WAVES partnership involves tion, and the World Bank Group. actors at the global, national, and subnational levels. This includes foundations that have an WEALTH ACCOUNTING AND VALUATION interest in and are able to contribute to the OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WAVES promotion of NCA, such as the Bill & Melinda GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP. Gates Foundation and the MacArthur 2010–2019. See page 200. Foundation. WAVES brings together a broad coalition of United Nations agencies, governments, inter- national institutes, foundations, NGOs, and academics to implement natural capital accounting (NCA) where there are interna- tionally agreed standards, and to develop approaches for other ecosystem service accounts. Young children during activity time at the Cristobal Colon School, Guatemala City, Guatemala Photo: Maria Fleischmann / World Bank 140 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 LEGO Foundation, Billund, Denmark Hanne Rasmussen, CEO @LEGOFoundation The LEGO Foundation is a Danish corporate EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP foundation that aims to build a future where learning through play empowers children to GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION become creative, engaged, life-long learners. GPE . The foundation’s work is about challenging the Launched 2002. See page 142. status quo by re-defining play and re-imagining GPE works with 61 developing countries to learning. Re-defining play means changing the ensure that every child receives a quality way people understand the importance of play, basic education, prioritizing the poorest, the especially its value in helping children learn most vulnerable, and those living in fragile essential skills for life, such as problem solving, and conflict-affected countries. creativity, empathy, communication, and team- work. The LEGO Foundation focuses on chil- dren ages 0–12 years, with a special emphasis on early childhood, when children develop most rapidly both physically and mentally. 141 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Since 2002, the Global Partnership Photo: World Bank for Education and its partners have helped enroll 61 million more children in school GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION GPE Launched 2002 An estimated 124 million children of primary increased from 63 percent in 2002 to 72 and lower-secondary school age are currently percent in 2013. About 69 percent of girls out of school in developing countries. finished primary school in GPE partner coun- tries in 2013, compared with 54 percent in GPE works with 61 developing countries to 2000. Thirty-one GPE partner countries have ensure that every child receives a quality achieved gender parity in enrollment or have basic education, prioritizing the poorest, the more girls than boys in school. most vulnerable, and those living in fragile and conflict-affected countries. GPE mobilizes GPE is committed to working actively with financing for education and supports devel- the private sector and philanthropic founda- oping countries to build effective education tions to respond to the education challenge. systems founded on evidence-based plan- In 2011, a board seat was created to facilitate ning and policies. private sector and philanthropic engagement at the policy level, and to represent the inter- Established in 2002 as the Education for All ests and added value of the business commu- Fast Track Initiative, GPE has evolved into nity and foundations in improving education an independently governed partnership of and learning outcomes. governments, civil society, multilateral organ- izations, private sector entities, and founda- Several foundations are part of GPE: The tions. The World Bank Group is a founding William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the member of GPE, and remains an active board Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, member, host of the secretariat, trustee, and Dubai Cares, the LEGO Foundation, Open grant agent for a large number of GPE grants. Society Foundations, the Bernard van Leer Foundation, and Elma Philanthropies. Impact: To date, GPE has allocated US$4.4 billion to support basic education in the poorest countries. Since 2002, GPE and its partners have helped enroll 61 million more children in school. The primary school completion rate in GPE partner countries 142 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The MasterCard Foundation Toronto, Ontario, Canada Reeta Roy, President and CEO @MCFoundation The MasterCard Foundation’s mission is to lift of Social Science Research in Africa, United people out of poverty and promote prosperity Nations Africa Institute for Development and through education, skills training, and access to Economic Planning, Association of African finance. The Foundation collaborates with part- Universities, and National Research Founda- ners in 48 developing countries. tion of South Africa. Funding was provided by the Carnegie Corporation, TrustAfrica, The EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP MasterCard Foundation, and the World Bank Group. AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT. Dakar, Senegal. March 2015. CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST THE The African Higher Education Summit aimed POOR CGAP . to create a continental multi-stakeholder Created 1995. See page 106. platform to identify strategies for trans- CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading forming the African higher education sector. organizations that seeks to advance financial More than 500 participants attended the first inclusion. The MasterCard Foundation joined African Higher Education Summit, hosted by CGAP in 2009, and provides core funding as the Government of Senegal. well as designated funding for work specific Impact: Consultations were held throughout to clients: Africa with higher education institutions, The Clients at the Center Program aims to governments, students, academics, devel- help financial service providers offer more opment partners, employers, and business relevant, valuable, and appropriate finan- leaders to enable them to share their ideas cial services through a better understanding and technical expertise and build a shared of the financial needs and behavior of poor vision for higher education in Africa. The people as well as the impact of financial summit concluded with the Dakar Declara- services on their lives. tion and an Action Plan, which sets out key recommendations and action points. Partnership: The summit brought together partners across several sectors, including the African Union Commission, African Devel- opment Bank, Council for the Development 143 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 PARTNERSHIP FOR FINANCIAL Partnership: The MasterCard Foundation is INCLUSION. providing intellectual and financial capital, January 2012–June 2019. and the International Finance Corporation is The Partnership for Financial Inclusion aims providing its implementation expertise and to expand microfinance and advance digital client base. The partnership is also supported financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa. by the Development Bank of Austria and the The initiative pursues this goal by providing Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and collab- advisory services to microfinance institu- orates with knowledge partners such as CGAP. tions, banks, and mobile network opera- tors. This enables them to develop innovative The goal is to reach more services and products, as well as cost-effec- than five million people tive delivery channels to reach new markets, such as small-scale entrepreneurs and low- in Africa with accessible income and rural populations. financial services by 2017 Impact: The goal is to reach an estimated 5.3 million people in Africa with accessible finan- cial services by 2017. The initiative scales up microfinance across the continent to offer low-cost and diverse products to clients. For example, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, The MasterCard Foundation and the World Bank Group are working with a local microfinance institution that is breaking new ground in the provision of formal finan- cial services to the poor. This institution is employing an innovative agent banking busi- ness model and biometric technology so that it can help people obtain a loan to start a small business. The Partnership for Financial Inclusion also pursues an ambitious research and knowledge-sharing agenda to dissem- inate the lessons learned to the broader industry. 144 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 A banking agent processes a transaction in the Democratic Republic of Congo Photo: Anna Koblanck/International Finance Corporation SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WORLD BANK GROUP FOUNDATIONS COALITION S4YE . ROUNDTABLE SERIES DEVELOPING Launched 2014. See page 150. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH. S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of Washington, DC, USA. February 2015. governments, the private sector, civil society, The MasterCard Foundation presented its and foundations that provides leadership work on promoting financial inclusion and and catalytic action to generate a signifi- advancing youth learning at a roundtable cant increase in the number of young people discussion hosted by the World Bank Group. engaged in productive work by 2030. The discussion focused on The MasterCard Foundation’s Economic Opportunities for Partnership: The MasterCard Foundation is Youth strategy, which aims to improve the a board member of S4YE and has played an capacity of young men and women to find instrumental role in shaping the strategy and quality employment, grow their businesses, activities of the coalition. access finance, and expand the opportunities available to them. 145 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 A woman-entrepreneur creating bamboo boxes Photo: Stanislas Fradelizi/World Bank 146 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 MetLife Foundation New York, NY, USA Dennis White, President and CEO @MetLife Since its creation in 1976, MetLife Founda- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP tion has provided more than $600 million in grants and $70 million in program-related CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST THE investments to organizations that have a POOR CGAP . positive impact on their communities. The Created 1995. See page 106. foundation has committed to investing funds CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading to help low-income individuals and families organizations that seeks to advance enter the formal financial sector across the financial inclusion. MetLife Foundation Americas, Asia, and Europe. is a member of CGAP and supports the group’s work through research and knowl- edge-sharing. 147 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 JOINT LEARNING NETWORK FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE JLN Launched 2010 JLN is an innovative global learning network, JLN@5 was launched on January 26, 2016. It set up in 2010, which connects practitioners documents the network’s evolution from 2010 and policy makers from around the globe to to 2015 through a series of impact stories that co-develop knowledge that focuses on the show how JLN member countries have used practical “how-to” of achieving universal JLN’s unique collaborative learning approach health coverage. The World Bank Group, which to solve common challenges and accelerate was a co-founding member of JLN, continues their progress toward UHC. to play a central role, supporting JLN as the The Rockefeller Foundation provided cata- key learning platform for capacity building for lytic funding for JLN, which also receives universal health coverage (UHC). financial and in-kind support from member JLN has expanded from six countries in 2010 to countries as well as a host of other develop- 24 countries (nine full, 15 associate) in Africa, ment partners, including the Bill & Melinda Asia, Europe, and Latin America in 2016. Over Gates Foundation, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur the past five years, JLN has become an effec- Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), World tive, well-established, and valuable vehicle Bank Group, and WHO. for driving collaboration between policy makers and practitioners who are united by a common desire to address the practical chal- lenges of health systems reform to achieve UHC. Photo: Joint Learning Network 148 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Austin, TX, USA Janet Mountain, Executive Director @MSDF_Foundation The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (Dell EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP Foundation) focuses on urban poverty initi- atives that  directly and measurably trans- CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST THE form  the outcomes of impoverished urban POOR CGAP . children around the globe. The foundation has Created 1995. See page 106. committed more than $850 million to assist CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading nonprofit organizations working in major organizations that seeks to advance financial urban communities in India, South Africa, and inclusion. The Dell Foundation joined CGAP in the United States. Its grant portfolio focuses 2006. on education, health, and family economic stability—the factors essential to ensuring that underprivileged children escape poverty to become healthy, productive adults. 149 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Angela Jhanji Speaking on Behalf of S4YE at the Youth Forum - Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Malta 2015 Photo: Commonwealth Secretariat SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COALITION S4YE Launched 2014 S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of Partnership: S4YE was founded by the governments, the private sector, civil society, World Bank Group, Plan International, the and foundations that provides leadership International Youth Foundation, Youth and catalytic action to generate a signifi- Business International, RAND, Accenture, and cant increase in the number of young people the International Labor Organization. engaged in productive work by 2030. Its vision S4YE operates through its partners and is a world where all youth have access to job their networks, working to promote opportunities that empower them to escape increased collaboration and cultivating extreme poverty. cross-sector partnerships with key Impact: During its first five years of work stakeholders. The MasterCard Foundation, (2015–2020), the S4YE coalition is focusing its the Mozilla Foundation, and The Rockefeller interventions on Asia, the Caribbean, Latin Foundation are board members of S4YE. The America, the Middle East, North Africa, and Rockefeller Foundation hosted the launch Sub-Saharan Africa. The coalition seeks to of S4YE’s flagship report, The State of Youth scale up proven solutions and focus on areas Employment, at its headquarters in New York where the youth employment challenge City in October, 2015. is most urgent. It encourages knowledge sharing particularly through South-South learning and collaboration, and contributes to improving global understanding about what works to improve labor market outcomes for youth. 150 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Mo Ibrahim Foundation London, UK Hadeel Ibrahim, Founding Executive Director @Mo_IbrahimFdn The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was established SERVICE DELIVERY INDICATORS SDI in 2006 with a focus on the critical impor- PROJECT. tance of leadership and governance in Africa. Launched 2011 and ongoing. By providing tools to support progress in The SDI project is a five-year partnership leadership and governance, the founda- to develop and institutionalize an inno- tion aims to promote meaningful change vative set of indicators to measure the on the continent. The foundation is a non- quality and coverage of service delivery in grant-making organization that focuses on African primary schools and health clinics. defining, assessing, and enhancing govern- ance and leadership in Africa through four Impact: SDI has been implemented in main initiatives: the Ibrahim Index of African seven countries (Kenya, Mozambique, Governance, the Ibrahim Prize, the Ibrahim Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Forum, and Fellowships and Scholarships. Uganda), representing the experience of 350 million people in the delivery of services across health and education. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Repeat surveys have been implemented GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL in Tanzania. The project will be rolled ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page Madagascar, Mali, and Niger in 2016. Ethi- 20. opia and Zambia independently imple- mented surveys based on the project with GPSA generates knowledge, networking, technical assistance from the team. In and financing to build civil society’s Tanzania, the results from the SDI project capacity to promote social accountability. formed the basis for a major new strategy The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is a partner called Big Results Now. In Mozambique, to GPSA. following the release of the SDI results, the Ministry of Education launched a countrywide campaign against teacher and student absenteeism. 151 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Partnership: The partnership has been driven sive governments. The summit was organ- by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, ized in collaboration with the United Nations and includes the African Economic Research Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Consortium, the African Development Bank, Youth, Plan International, Restless Devel- the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and opment, the Asian Development Bank, and Good Ventures. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation Transparency International. The goal of the is a member of the Steering Committee. event was to help aspiring leaders tackle issues of governance and citizen engagement WORLD BANK GROUP YOUTH SUMMIT. in their communities. More than 1,450 people 2013–2014. attended in person or online. The executive director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation moderated the opening panel of the first youth summit, on the challenges faced by youth entrepreneurs. More than 400 young people from around the world partici- pated in the discussion via Internet and video connection from World Bank Group country offices.  The Mo Ibrahim Foundation also supported the second Youth Summit in 2014, which focused on the need for open and respon- Par ticipants share their thoughts on citizen engagement at the 2014 Youth Summit Photo: Simone D. McCour tie 152 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Mozilla Foundation Toronto, Canada Mark Surman, Executive Director @mozilla The Mozilla Foundation is the organizational EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP home of the Mozilla Project, a global commu- nity and public interest initiative that believes SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT the Web should be open and accessible to all. COALITION S4YE . To protect the Web as a public resource and Launched 2014. See page 150. empower its users, the foundation creates open- S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of source products, teaches 21st-century skills, and governments, the private sector, civil society, spurs grassroots advocacy campaigns. These and foundations that provides leadership efforts are made possible by full-time staff and and catalytic action to generate a signifi- thousands of volunteers around the world. cant increase in the number of young people engaged in productive work by 2030. Partnership: The Mozilla Foundation is a board member of S4YE and has played an instrumental role in shaping the strategy and activities of the coalition. 153 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 OPEN AID PARTNERSHIP OAP Launched November 2011 and ongoing The Open Aid Partnership (OAP) is a global the Government of Sierra Leone in initiative of the World Bank Group that conducting an Open Data Readiness convenes governments, donors, and civil Assessment, and developing and society to maximize the impact of aid- launching a national Open Data Portal related resources and enhance develop- (http://opendata.gov.sl/) to provide ment outcomes. Its mission is to improve public access to data across all the supply of and demand for open aid data sectors and ministries. and enable relevant stakeholders to leverage this enhanced capacity for aid-related deci- ϗ OAP is supporting the Government of sion-making. Countries currently involved Liberia in fulfilling its commitments include Bolivia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, to aid transparency as part of its Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. Partners include Open Government Partnership nongovernmental and civil society organiza- (OGP) National Action Plan. OAP is tions, as well as philanthropic organizations advocating for aid transparency such as the Foundation Center and not-for- commitments to be included in profit foundation Akvo. OGP Action Plans and more firmly OAP’s main objectives are to: integrated in the global OGP agenda going forward. ϗ Strengthen government capacity to ϗ OAP is documenting and sharing disclose and integrate development knowledge of the impact of aid data data into the planning, management, through case studies of open aid and coordination of aid resources. initiatives in Bolivia and Kenya. ϗ Improve donor disclosure of ϗ The Open Aid Map, launched at the standardized, accessible aid data 2014 World Bank Group/International that is interoperable with other Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, development data. displays the subnational locations ϗ Enhance civil society’s opportunities of donor-financed projects on an and capabilities to use data to engage interactive, open-source platform, in the policy-making processes. presenting a clear picture of who ϗ Measure and share the impact of is funding what and where across open aid data by coalescing donors, developing countries. governments, and civil society around results-based practices. Impact: OAP is raising awareness of the power Partnerships: Through this partnership, of open aid data. the Foundation Center and the World Bank Group explored the power of their joint data, ϗ With the intention to increase combining their data sets on projects in Haiti transparency around funding for financed by United States-based foundations the Ebola response, OAP supported and the World Bank Group. 154 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation New Delhi, India Uday Nabha Khemka, Managing Trustee and CEO The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation (The EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Khemka Foundation) is focused on social entrepreneurship, leadership and ethics, P8 GROUP. development and philanthropy infrastruc- 2009 and ongoing. ture, and climate change. The Khemka Foundation provided a grant to launch the Prince of Wales’ P8 Group, which brings together senior officials from leading public pension funds to develop actions related to global issues, particu- larly climate change. In March 2009, the International Finance Corporation hosted the annual summit of the P8 Group, and since then has been helping it explore sustainable investment opportunities in emerging markets. THE KHEMKA FORUM ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 2010. The World Bank Group is a partner in the Khemka Forum on Social Entrepre- neurship, housed at the Indian School of Business. This is a hub for investors, prac- titioners, philanthropists, and thought leaders in India around social entrepre- neurship. 155 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR POLIO Launched 2002 In 2002, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Immunization Support Project. The project (GPEI)—a major global public health effort— will be co-financed by Gavi (the Vaccine Alli- was at a crisis point. To meet the increasing ance) and the U.S. Agency for International financing gap for the program, the Bill & Development. Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as the Partnership: The World Bank Group provides UN Foundation (through funding from the financial resources through IDA and brings Rotary Foundation) and the U.S. Centers for its technical, economic, and project manage- Disease Control and Prevention, partnered to ment skills to the polio projects. The part- support an innovative financing mechanism nership has created significant incentives for developed by the World Bank Group that in lending to polio eradication efforts through turn supports GPEI. The foundations provide buy-down options, and continues to provide the resources to pay off—or “buy down”— a results-based structure for coordinating the current value of a country’s International and leveraging multiple sources of finance Development Association (IDA) credit when for routine immunization and other health the country successfully completes a vaccine services. distribution program to eliminate polio. This partnership allows developing countries to mobilize what ultimately becomes grant funding to eradicate polio if the money achieves results. The program also scales up support in interventions such as routine immunization and maternal and child health. Impact: To date, the program has supported $513 million in IDA financing for polio eradica- tion in Nigeria and Pakistan. Eleven projects have been “bought down” or are in process. In Pakistan, the partnership has “bought down” $227 million in IDA financing since 2003 to support the government’s Polio Eradica- tion Initiative. The funds supported procure- ment, timely supply, and effective use of the oral polio vaccine for Pakistan’s supplemen- tary immunization activities. Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the last two countries globally with endemic polio. Transmission rates are now at historic lows. To support this effort, and to improve access to routine immunization services, the World Bank Group is partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a partial “results- linked buy-down” for the Pakistan National 156 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Nike Foundation Portland, OR, USA Maria Eitel, President @nikefoundation The Nike Foundation’s mission is to promote EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP programs that offer on-the-ground solutions for girls, amplifying their results to the broader ADOLESCENT GIRLS INITIATIVE AGI . international aid community. The foundation 2008–June 2015. partners with larger organizations and agencies In October 2008, the World Bank launched to get girls’ issues on the international agenda, AGI, a public-private partnership to promote and to mobilize resources to support them. The the transition of adolescent girls from school Nike Foundation focuses on adolescent girls’ to productive employment through innova- health, economic empowerment, and educa- tive interventions that are tested and then tion. scaled up or replicated if successful. AGI developed and tested a core set of prom- ising interventions based on emerging good practices from around the world, ranging from business development skills training and services to technical and vocational training, targeting skills that are in high demand. In all projects, girls received life-skills training to address the most important barriers to the development of adolescent girls’ economic independence. Rigorous impact evaluation was an important part of the initiative and helped build the case for replication and scaling up based on rates of success. Impact: The initiative was piloted in eight countries—Afghanistan, Haiti, Jordan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Liberia, Nepal, Rwanda, and South Sudan—and reached some 17,000 girls. The results include: ϗ In Liberia, the Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women project began in 2010 and trained about 157 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 2,500 young women for wage employment Partnership: Nike’s expertise and creativity or self-employment plus life skills, with in social communications, design innovation, an emphasis on job placement and and consumer insights were a critical asset. follow-up support. The evaluation of the The Nike Foundation also participated in project showed that employment rose and supported AGI events at the World Bank by 47 percent while earnings increased Group and in several countries. In Afghani- by about $32 per month—an 80 percent stan and Haiti, Nike Foundation staff partici- increase. pated as team members at the project level, providing technical support for the launch of ϗ In Nepal, the Adolescent Girls Employment the pilot. Initiative began in 2010 and trained 4,410 young women. Livelihood trainings spanned 39 occupations across 44 districts GIRL HUB/GIRL EFFECT UNIVERSITY: of Nepal. Trainees also received life skills INVESTING IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND training and were either assisted with job YOUNG WOMEN. searches and placement or supported to April 2012–December 2014. start their own businesses. Preliminary In 2010, the Nike Foundation opened Girl assessments of the one-year program Hub country offices in Ethiopia, Nigeria, show positive outcomes. The treatment and Rwanda, and launched the Girl Effect group experienced a 16 percentage point University to demonstrate how to reach girls increase in nonfarm employment, for an through large-scale development programs. overall gain in employment of 47 percent Impact: The program developed core curricula relative to the control group. Average on girl-centered programming, along with monthly earnings increased by about 45 case studies and program tools based on percent. knowledge and experience from working ϗ In Jordan, a pilot tested the effect of with adolescent girls. It delivered more than employability skills training and the 13 learning experiences, with more than 430 use of job vouchers among community graduates. college graduates. The results from the Partnership: This partnership brings together impact evaluation found that while the resources and expertise from the Bill & job voucher was active, female graduates Melinda Gates Foundation, the Department with vouchers were 39 percent more for International Development (U.K.), the Nike likely to work than female graduates Foundation, and the World Bank Group. without vouchers. However, this effect was temporary and did not last beyond the expiry of the vouchers, although the training did boost self-confidence and mental well-being among the graduates. Insights from the evaluation were used to illuminate demand-side and regulatory constraints to the school-to-work transition of young people and inform the Building Active Labor Market Policies Program in Jordan. 158 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 REACHING OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN More than 750,000 ROSC PROJECT. children—more than half Launched 2004. of them girls—from the The project helped hard-to-reach children in 90 poorest sub-districts some of the poorest areas of Bangladesh gain better access to community-based primary in Bangladesh have had school education. ROSC provided grants to the opportunity to go to learning centers and stipends to students, school in more than 22,000 and distributed free books, stationery, and learning centers school uniforms to lessen the financial burden on poor families. Impact: More than 750,000 children—over half of them girls—from the 90 poorest sub- districts in Bangladesh have had the oppor- tunity to go to school in more than 22,000 learning centers. More than 90 percent of the students who enrolled in the program in 2005 completed grade five in 2009. Partnership: The Nike Foundation, as a donor to the International Development Association (IDA)–supported Partnership for Girls’ Educa- tion Trust Fund, was instrumental in financing the communications, social awareness, and community mobilization campaign to get the ROSC project off the ground. Building on the project’s success, and with IDA funding, the Government of Bangladesh launched ROSC II in 100 additional remote sub-districts and some urban slums. 159 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 CONNECT4CLIMATE C4C Created 2011 C4C is a global partnership, based at the C4C has worked closely with several founda- World Bank Group, whose goal is to commu- tions on a number of key events including: nicate more clearly and compellingly the ϗ Li Ka Shing Foundation partnered on effects of climate change, promote solu- tions, and empower people to act. C4C inter- the Fiat Lux: Illuminating Our Common acts with a global audience of more than a Home event, which reached 4.4 billion million individuals who engage via C4C’s people. social media channels. The partnership ϗ UN Foundation collaborated on the runs competitions, events, and mass public New Vision event on the sidelines of outreach activities to aggregate climate the World Economic Forum in Africa, change experiences, knowledge, and solu- reaching 3.1 million people in 40 tions and advance the movement for climate countries. action. It is supported by the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land, and Sea; the German ϗ Avatar Foundation supported a Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation special preview screening of the Year and Development; and the World Bank Group, of Living Dangerously series at the along with more than 250 partners from civil World Bank Group headquarters. society, media networks, international organ- ϗ European Climate Foundation izations, academic institutions, youth groups, partnered on a climate and the private sector. communications event at the June United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings in Bonn, Germany. 160 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The Nippon Foundation Tokyo, Japan Takeju Ogata, President @NipponZaidan The Nippon Foundation was established in 1962 Cooperation mental health initiative; Japan as a nonprofit philanthropic organization, active National Institute of Mental Health; Fundación in Japan and around the world. Initially, the foun- Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia; Carter Center; dation’s efforts focused largely on the maritime Kennedy Forum; iFred; Chatham House; Euro- and shipping fields, but its activities have since pean Commission’s Directorate General for expanded to include education, social welfare, Health and Food Safety; Fundación ONCE; public health, and other fields. With more than Grand Challenges Canada; Plan International 20 partner organizations in Japan and world- USA; and Fracarita International (Brothers of wide, the foundation funds and assists commu- Charity). nity-led efforts aimed at realizing a more Impact: The event aims to mobilize a global, peaceful and prosperous global society. multi-sector coalition to give visibility to mental health as a key issue in global devel- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP opment. The event will call for action and investment at the country, regional, and OUT OF THE SHADOWS: MAKING MENTAL global levels. It will also engage finance minis- HEALTH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ters on the economic and social benefits of PRIORITY. investing in mental health and psychosocial April 2016. support, and identify cost-effective, afford- At the 2016 World Bank Group/International able, and feasible interventions, including Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the World the integration of mental health services into Bank Group, WHO, and Harvard Univer- primary care and community settings as part sity will co-host a high-level event focused of the progressive realization of universal on mental health. The event has gained health coverage. the active support of several organiza- tions, including the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health; The Rockefeller Foundation; The Nippon Foundation; Secretariat for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Harvard Univer- sity Asia Center; Gulbenkian Foundation, Global Health Council; Wellcome Trust ; Open Society Foundations; World Economic Forum; U.S. State Department/Asia-Pacific Economic 161 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 World Bank Group President, Dr. Kim, and the Novak Djokovic Foundation founder, Novak Djokovic, sign a par tnership agreement to promote early childhood development Photo: Simone D. McCour tie 162 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Novak Djokovic Foundation Belgrade, Serbia Alberto Lidji, Global CEO @novakfoundation The Novak Djokovic Foundation (NDF) was estab- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP lished by the world renowned tennis player Novak Djokovic, with a focus on early childhood EARLY WINS FOR LIFELONG RETURNS education. Its mission is to enable children from INITIATIVE. disadvantaged communities to grow up, play, Launched 2015. and develop in stimulating, creative, and safe The World Bank Group launched a new part- settings, while learning to respect others and nership with NDF in 2015. The partnership care for their environment. includes a global advocacy component, high- lighting the importance of investing early in “It gives me great pleasure young children, and an operational compo- nent, beginning with investments to help to announce this new disadvantaged children in Serbia, Novak’s partnership with the Novak home country. Djokovic Foundation. Partnership: The Early Wins for Lifelong Working together—with Returns initiative will draw attention to the national governments like strong social and economic benefits of early that of Serbia, partners childhood education programs, and the role such as UNICEF, civil of these programs in fighting poverty. As a society or ganizations global spokesperson on early childhood development, NDF will help reach new audi- and foundations, and ences and influence policy makers to prior- champions like Novak itize investments in the early years of life. In Djokovic—we can achieve Serbia, the World Bank Group and NDF will early wins today that jointly support the Government of Serbia’s will yield incredibly high efforts to increase access to quality early childhood education programs. returns tomorrow, both for Serbia and for the world.” World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Young Kim 163 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PCD Established 1992 PCD is committed to improving the educa- tion, health, and nutrition of school-aged children in low- and middle-income coun- tries. The partnership works with govern- ments, communities, and agencies, providing technical assistance as well as strength- ening the evidence base on child develop- ment. PCD helps countries include effective and sustainable school health and nutrition programs, as well as training in HIV preven- tion, in their child development plans. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust support this partnership together with several other institutions. The World Bank Group provided funding from the Development Grant Facility. 164 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Omidyar Network Fund Redwood City, CA, USA Matt Bannick, Managing Partner @OmidyarNetwork The Omidyar Network Fund is dedicated to INDIA MICROFINANCE CREDIT harnessing the power of markets to create REPORTING PHASES I AND II. opportunities for people to improve their lives. 2009–2011 (Phase I), 2011–2014 (Phase II). The Omidyar Network Fund aims to invest in, The goal of this project is to address over- and help scale, innovative organizations to indebtedness and expand responsible access catalyze economic, social, and political change. to finance for India’s poor and underserved. Areas of programmatic focus include consumer The initial project was designed to assess the Internet and mobile, entrepreneurship, financial viability of, and develop a roadmap for, inte- inclusion, and government transparency. grating micro finance institutions (MFIs) with credit information bureaus, and build stake- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP holder awareness and support for integra- tion. The project scope has broadened to CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO ASSIST THE expand the number of MFIs providing data POOR CGAP . to credit bureaus and raising awareness Created 1995. See page 106. of end borrowers.  Omidyar Network Fund CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading has co-funded the Financial Infrastructure organizations that seeks to advance financial program of the International Finance Corpo- inclusion. Omidyar Network Fund joined CGAP ration (IFC) to enable the integration of Indian in FY2009. MFIs with credit bureaus to achieve greater financial inclusion. Impact: The project has led to the develop- ment of a common reporting format, a data extraction tool, and cooperation among stakeholders to broaden MFI coverage in credit bureaus. As a result, two credit bureaus are offering their services to the sector and most of the large MFIs have started reporting to the credit bureaus.  Two credit bureaus have a combined database of more than 100 million micro-client records—the largest repository of such data in the world. By the end of Phase II,  the project supported the 165 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 receipt of 63 million incremental inquiries in microfinance credit bureaus, reaching out to nine million low-income clients. Partnership: Frequent exchange of information between the partners has helped to improve the overall quality of the intervention. IFC helped influence the financial market further by collaborating with local specialists to build the capacity of smaller MFIs to participate in the credit reporting system. OPEN CONTRACTING PARTNERSHIP OCP . 2013 and ongoing. See page 94. OCP is a nonprofit organization that works with government at the state and city levels, companies, and civil society in developing and developed countries to open public contracting through disclosure, data, and engagement. Its goal is to ensure that the vast sums of money generated and spent through contracts are deployed honestly, fairly, and effectively. Partnership: The Omidyar Network Fund provides support via flexible project funding to the OCP. Open Society Foundations and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation are also supporting the partnership. 166 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Open Society Foundations New York City, NY, USA Christopher Stone, President @OpenSociety Open Society Foundations (OSF) works to build GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION vibrant and tolerant societies whose govern- GPE . ments are accountable and open to the partic- Launched 2002. See page 142. ipation of all people. Originally established GPE works with 61 developing countries to in 1993 as the Open Society Institute, to help ensure that every child receives quality basic countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the education, prioritizing the poorest, the most former Soviet Union make the transition from vulnerable, and those living in fragile and communism, it expanded in 2011 to include a conflict-affected countries. network of foundations dedicated to promoting the development of open societies in Africa, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . States. OSF aims to shape public policies that Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page ensure greater fairness in political, legal, and 20. economic systems and safeguard fundamental GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and rights. financing to build civil society’s capacity to promote social accountability. OSF is an active EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP partner, and provides grant support to GPSA. OSF also sits on GPSA’s steering committee. CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CGECCD . MONITORING OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES Established 1984. See page 84. BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CGECCD is a global alliance of committed CSOS . 2013–2014. partner agencies, institutions, and profes- sionals dedicated to working together to This project brought together the World Bank facilitate understanding of the importance Group, the International Renaissance Foun- of early childhood for social development dation (IRF) based in Kyiv, Ukraine, and OSF and poverty reduction, and to advocate for in an effort to build vibrant and tolerant soci- improved investments, policies, and actions eties whose governments are accountable to to support the holistic development of young their citizens. The partners organized a series children.  of training programs across several regions of Ukraine to enhance the capacity of CSOs and other community organizations to monitor 167 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 and evaluate municipal service delivery. United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Harvard Univer- Impact: By enhancing community control sity Asia Center; Gulbenkian Foundation, over the quality, efficiency, and governance Global Health Council; Wellcome Trust ; Open of municipal service delivery, the project Society Foundations; World Economic Forum; increased the accountability of local govern- U.S. State Department/Asia-Pacific Economic ment across Ukraine. Cooperation Mental Health Initiative; Japan Partnership: IRF brought valuable experi- National Institute of Mental Health; Fundación ence working with local CSOs. The World Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia; Carter Center; Bank Group contributed expertise in munic- Kennedy Forum; iFred; Chatham House; Euro- ipal governance, increasing accountability pean Commission’s Directorate General for in the water and sanitation sector by using Health and Food Safety; Fundación ONCE; tools such as scorecards and other feedback Grand Challenges Canada; Plan International mechanisms. USA; and Fracarita International (Brothers of Charity). OPEN CONTRACTING PARTNERSHIP Impact: The event aims to mobilize a global, OCP . multi-sector coalition to provide visibility to 2013 and ongoing. See page 94. mental health as a key issue in global devel- OCP is a nonprofit organization that works opment. The event will call for action and with government at the state and city levels, investment at the country, regional, and global companies, and civil society in developing levels. It will also engage finance ministers on and developed countries to open public the economic and social benefits of investing contracting through disclosure, data, and in mental health and psychosocial support, engagement. Its goal is to ensure that the and identify cost-effective, affordable, and vast sums of money generated and spent feasible interventions, including the integra- through contracts are deployed honestly, tion of mental health programs into primary fairly, and effectively. care and community settings as part of the progressive realization of universal health Partnership: OCP received support from OSF coverage. as well as The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Omidyar Network . PARTNERING TO COMBAT EBOLA. 2016. OUT OF THE SHADOWS: MAKING MENTAL HEALTH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT The World Bank Group continues to work PRIORITY. closely with the governments of Guinea, April 2016. Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as well as the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, At the 2016 World Bank Group/International foundations, and other partners, to help West Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the World Africa recover from the Ebola outbreak. The Bank Group, WHO, and Harvard Univer- World Bank Group has worked with several sity will co-host a high-level event focused foundations, including The Rockefeller on mental health. The event has gained Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates the active support of several organiza- Foundation, and Open Society Foundations, tions, including the U.S. National Institute of to help the countries recover from the crisis, Mental Health; The Rockefeller Foundation; and to prevent and respond to future crises. The Nippon Foundation; Secretariat for the 168 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Histor y teacher Nicoleta Caraiman (center) helps her students during a class exercise at the Scoala Frumusani School in the village of Frumusani, Romania. Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank ROMA EDUCATION FUND REF . Partnership: The program leveraged partner- 2005 and ongoing. ships between the REF, the World Bank Group, Open Society Foundations and the World and Open Society Institute. The Dynasty Bank Group were co-founders of REF, which Foundation was also a partner in this initi- was established within the framework of ative. the Decade of Roma Inclusion. The fund was created to close the education gap between Between 2015 and 2013, Roma and non-Roma children by providing REF granted funding for 415 better access to quality education, promoting Roma inclusion in all aspects of national projects supporting more education systems, and combating the segre- than 57,000 preschoolers, gation of Roma children in the classroom. REF 39,000 students in upper operates in 16 countries, providing grants, secondary schools, and university scholarships, and reimbursable 4,800 students in university grant programs to bridge financing to nongov- ernmental organizations and local govern- programs ments accessing European Union structural funds for Roma education projects. Impact: Between 2005 and 2013, REF granted funding for 415 projects supporting more than 57,000 preschoolers, 39,000 students in upper secondary schools, and 4,800 students in university programs. 169 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Citizens Speak Up for Communities in Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara Timur province have learned the value of speaking up. Their voices and actions Better Health Services have led to a significant improvement in local maternal and child health care for their families. In a program funded by the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, a coalition of partners including more than a dozen foundations, community members serve as advocates for better health care for mothers and children. Facilitators provide information about the services and standards that should be available at local clinics and health centers, such as the minimum number of health workers, working hours, and a list of services. Residents fill out score cards rating their real life experience. The results are used to advocate with the authorities for better conditions and services. Villagers are enthusiastic about the initiative, and say they have already seen improvements, with health workers showing up more regularly on time to open clinics. In Nita village, officials decided to subsidize the delivery kits needed for safe childbirth after receiving feedback that pregnant mothers could not always afford them. A baby is weighed at a health clinic in Nita village in East Flores, Indonesia Photo: World Bank 170 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Peace and Security Funders Group Washington, DC, USA Alexandra Toma, Executive Director @PSFundersGroup The Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG) WORLD BANK GROUP FOUNDATIONS is a network of public, private, and family foun- ROUNDTABLE SERIES TARGETING dations and individual philanthropists who FRAGILITY, CONFLICT, AND VIOLENCE contribute more than $400 million, via grants FROM THE ANGLE OF PRIVATE FUNDERS. and expenditures, to efforts promoting peace Washington, DC, USA. November 2014. and global security. PSFG works to facilitate the PSFG co-hosted a roundtable discussion with exchange of information and ideas, foster collab- the World Bank Group to discuss how private oration, and encourage new funders to join the funders target fragility, conflict, and violence. field. The network has more than 70 members, PSFG’s presentation outlined the work of the including The William and Flora Hewlett Foun- network and its foundation members, with dation, Open Society Foundations, the John D. the purpose of facilitating the exchange of and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and information and ideas and promoting collab- the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. oration. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP PSFG SPONSORED EVENT COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CVE . Washington DC, USA. June 2015. The World Bank Group hosted a PSFG-spon- sored event addressing violent extremism and what it means for the funder commu- nity. Expert representatives from the U.S. government, funders, and nongovernmental organizations spoke on the opportunities and challenges of CVE funding, highlighting failures and lessons learned. Key areas for discussion included the safety and well- being of local populations, funder community response, and due diligence. 171 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Walking to school in Ghana Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank 172 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 PepsiCo Foundation Purchase, NY, USA Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and CEO @PepsiCo Established in 1962, the PepsiCo Foundation is EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP the philanthropic anchor of PepsiCo, respon- sible for providing charitable contributions to 2030 WATER RESOURCES GROUP 2030 eligible nonprofit organizations. The foundation WRG . is committed to developing sustainable part- 2012–2017. nerships and programs in underserved regions The 2030 WRG is a unique partnership that provide opportunities for improved health, between the public sector, private sector, environment, and education. and civil society that helps governments The foundation’s focus areas are health accelerate reforms to ensure sustainable (including promoting healthy lifestyles and water resources management by changing better access to healthier foods), the environ- the “political economy” for water resources ment (including market-based approaches and reform. The 2030 WRG supports countries community-driven models that increase water in achieving water security by 2030 by facil- security), and education (particularly in under- itating collective action on water. The initi- served communities). ative is active in Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, South Africa, and Tanzania. By the end of its strategy cycle, which runs from July 2014 to June 2017, the initiative is expected to have a portfolio of 14 projects. Impact: The program has elevated awareness of the challenges and risks of water scarcity in selected countries, and demonstrated how stakeholders can effectively turn crises into opportunities. It has also helped forge public and private partnerships and empow- ered countries with tools to increase supply by reducing demand. In Jordan, the 2030 WRG helped shape the national water strategy. In South Africa, it catalyzed the formation of the Strategic 173 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Water Partners Network, which is developing projects to rehabilitate irrigation infrastruc- ture, reduce leakage in municipal supply, and recover clean water from polluted mine waste runoff. In India, pilot projects use micro-irri- gation to enhance agricultural water produc- tivity. In Mexico, the 2030 WRG has created cost curves and hydro-economic models to shape a new national water strategy and advance reforms in the water sector. In Mongolia, it is helping governments prioritize areas of engagement, and working groups are making headway in three priority areas. Partnership: The partners support the program by sharing their existing networks to expand its reach. These connections leverage support to enable new strategies that achieve measurable and sustainable progress in the fight to alleviate water insecurity. In addition to providing funding for the first three years, PepsiCo’s chairperson is one of the governing council members of 2030 WRG. The International Finance Corporation hosts the 2030 WRG. 174 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Robert Bosch Foundation Stuttgart, Germany Uta-Micaela Dürig and Dr. Joachim Rogall, Joint Chief Executives @BoschStiftung The Robert Bosch Stiftung (Bosch Foundation) companies have used the German dual is one of the leading private foundations of education system in various country settings. Europe. It focuses on the following topic areas: This research will seek to identify the key health, education, international relations, components of success in the dual system, culture, society, and science. Established in and explore which components are “export- 1964, the Bosch Foundation aims to advance the able” to developing countries. philanthropic and social endeavors of Robert The World Bank Group and the Bosch Foun- Bosch, who founded one of Germany’s largest dation are co-convening several discussions companies, Robert Bosch GmbH. to learn directly from private sector compa- nies and foundations about their experience EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP in this sector, and to disseminate the findings from their joint research. SKILLS AND JOB CREATION. 2014 and ongoing. The World Bank Group and the Bosch Foun- dation are collaborating on a joint effort around skills and job creation, which evolved from discussions at the 2014 World Bank Group Foundations Advisory Council meeting, titled Solving the Jobs Puzzle. The partner- ship is focused on exploring how to match demand with supply in the context of a rapidly changing job market. Partnership: The Bosch Foundation and the World Bank Group are contributing to the research component of the partnership. The World Bank Group produced a paper on Skills and Jobs: Lessons Learned and Options for Collaboration, which brought together existing research and data. The Bosch Foun- dation has commissioned a paper that will showcase examples of initiatives in which 175 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 A student carries out arc welding as par t of a higher education project in Afghanistan Photo: Sofie Tesson / Taimani Films / World Bank 176 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The Rockefeller Foundation New York City, NY, USA Judith Rodin, President @RockefellerFdn For more than 100 years, The Rockefeller EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Foundation’s mission has been to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the AFRICAN CENTER FOR ECONOMIC world. The Rockefeller Foundation pursues this TRANSFORMATION ACET . mission through dual goals: advancing inclusive 2008 and ongoing. economies that expand opportunities for ACET is a Ghana-based organization that more broadly shared prosperity; and building provides economic advisory services and resilience by helping people, communities, capacity building to African governments. and institutions prepare for, withstand, and ACET’s vision is that by 2025 all African coun- emerge stronger from acute shocks and chronic tries will drive their own growth agendas, stresses. To achieve these goals, the foundation led by the private sector and supported by works at the intersection of four focus areas— capable states with strong institutions and advancing health, revaluing ecosystems, policies. Funding and support for ACET’s advi- securing livelihoods, and transforming cities—to sory and research work has been provided address the root causes of emerging challenges by the World Bank Group, The William and and create systemic change. Flora Hewlett Foundation, and The Rocke- feller Foundation, among others. ACET is one of 15 organizations worldwide that conduct regional trend monitoring for The Rocke- feller Foundation. ACET has carried out many research projects in this capacity, including a study on the benefits and challenges of China’s engagements in Africa, and a review of South-South knowledge-sharing programs carried out by African countries, China, and the World Bank Group. 177 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 CENTERS FOR LEARNING ON EVALUATION CLEAR has supported more AND RESULTS CLEAR INITIATIVE . than 200 capacity-building 2010–pending extension to 2018. activities, including training CLEAR is a collaborative effort among donors sessions, workshops, and partner countries to strengthen coun- tries’ capability and systems for monitoring and roundtables, in 21 and evaluation (M&E) and performance countries, with more than management. The Rockefeller Foundation 2,000 participants and the World Bank Group are partnering to help developing countries build their capacity to support a focus on results. CGIAR FORMERLY KNOWN AS Impact: CLEAR supports capacity building THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON through regional centers in China, India, INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL Mexico, Senegal, and South Africa. More than RESEARCH . 200 activities, including training sessions, See page 82. workshops, and roundtables, took place in The Rockefeller Foundation supports CGIAR, 21 countries and involved more than 2,000 a strategic partnership committed to working participants. Topics ranged from strength- toward a food-secure future, through high- ening state government M&E practices to quality international agricultural research. creating a new cadre of highly trained profes- The Rockefeller Foundation has contributed sionals to deliver M&E services. In 2015, to CGIAR partnership projects with the World the Center for Learning and Evaluation and Bank Group, including: Results for Brazil and Lusophone Africa was ϗ International Center for Aquatic opened to promote and develop subnational Resources Management and Research and national M&E capabilities and systems in Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems. Lusophone countries. Since 2009. The Center supports the Partnership: Coordinating at the regional and development and early implementation global levels means that costly efforts to build of CGIAR’s Aquatic Agricultural Systems capacity are better aligned and resources research program, with a specific focus less fragmented. CLEAR regularly engages on the scale, global relevance, urgency, with the World Bank Group to capture best and implications for poor or vulnerable practice social innovations at the subnational communities living in marine and coastal level. For example, CLEAR Mexico collabo- ecosystems in developing countries. rated with the World Bank Group by leading ϗ Participatory Epidemiology Network a multi-country study on social systems’ for Animal and Public Health. 2011–2013. responses to natural disasters. The program enhanced expertise and institutional capacity in participatory epidemiology in the animal and human health and environment sectors to meet the expanding global demand for participatory disease surveillance. 178 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ϗ Water, Land, and Ecosystems (WLE) that will attract information technology firms, Program. 2014. The WLE Program was including business process outsourcing firms, contracted by The Rockefeller Foundation to Ghana and create jobs for Ghanaian youth. to provide strategic advice and support The World Bank Group provided $5 million for the implementation of the Global under the eGhana project. Resilience Challenge. FACILITY TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE CITY CREDITWORTHINESS INITIATIVE. PROJECTS THAT BUILD RESILIENCE. 2014–2018. Launched 2014. The City Creditworthiness Initiative provides The Rockefeller Foundation provided a grant cities and subnational authorities in devel- to IFC to support the development of infra- oping countries with hands-on technical structure projects that build resilience. The assistance to help them structure and close goal of the partnership is to increase the market-based financing transactions for supply of bankable infrastructure projects, climate-smart infrastructure projects. and the number of projects that reach finan- cial close. The foundation’s funds can be Impact: The Rockefeller Foundation funded used for legal, technical, or financial advi- the development of an online self-assess- sors when IFC is seeking to invest in or advise ment and planning toolkit (www.citycred.org) on an infrastructure transaction. By funding which aims to improve the creditworthiness advisory services for governments at critical and access to finance of local government junctures throughout the project cycle, this authorities in Arusha City, under the Tanzania partnership will help accelerate the develop- Creditworthiness Academy. ment of infrastructure projects. Partnership: The Rockefeller Foundation Impact: The Rockefeller Foundation’s funds provided crucial seed funding for this initia- are being used to address key bottlenecks tive, with additional parallel funding coming that stymie the development of infrastruc- from the World Bank Group’s Public-Private ture projects. They are helping clear the Infrastructure Advisory Facility Sub-National hurdles for large amounts of private sector Technical Assistance program. investment to follow. The Rockefeller Foun- dation and IFC will together seek to raise $50 DIGITAL JOBS AFRICA. - $100 million in support of this work. Every 2013 and ongoing. dollar of grant funding deployed from the This $100 million initiative aims to improve trust fund is expected to mobilize $20-$50 of one million lives in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, commercial investment in projects. Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa through information and communications technology skills training and jobs for high-potential but disadvantaged youth. Ultimately, the goal is to enhance the social and economic well- being of entire families, communities, and nations. Partnership: The Rockefeller Foundation grant to the Ghanaian government supports the establishment of world-class facilities 179 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Supporting the establishment of world-class facilities, attracting information technology firms to create jobs in Africa Photo: The Rockefeller Foundation 180 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Partnership: The Rockefeller Foundation is a Building on the work of the HIA, Ghana’s thought leader on the issue of resilience. national health insurance scheme has expanded more rapidly than originally envi- Every project that seeks funds from the facility sioned with the ongoing work under AHME. must demonstrate that it builds economic, New technologies and tools developed under social, and physical resilience. AHME enabled the Government of Ghana to Together, IFC and The Rockefeller Founda- identify and include the poorest communi- tion developed a resilience screen to assess ties in the National Health Interview Survey. projects. This instrument, if developed As a result, those identified as eligible have further, could influence how investors think been linked with specific health facilities about sustainability in the context of infra- where they can receive care. structure projects. Partnership: HIA was created by the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Bill & HEALTH IN AFRICA INITIATIVE HIA / Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rock- AFRICAN HEALTH MARKETS AND EQUITY efeller Foundation. The program aims to PROGRAM AHME . leverage the complementary strengths and 2009 and ongoing. resources of both institutions to fortify health HIA is an initiative of the World Bank Group systems by bringing together the public and to improve the quality of health care in Sub- private sectors. AHME is supported by the Bill Saharan Africa by linking governments to the & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United private sector. The initiative also supports Kingdom Department for International Devel- the creation of a positive regulatory environ- opment, and implemented by technical part- ment for investment in the health care sector ners, including Marie Stopes International in Africa. and the Grameen Foundation. In Ghana, the HIA aims to improve the private health sector in general, focusing on compet- JOINT LEARNING NETWORK JLN FOR itiveness, viability, and sustainable capacity. UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE. The project there emphasizes private health Launched 2010. See page 148. facilities owned by women, which tend to be JLN is an innovative global learning network, maternity homes, and thus impact mother set up in 2010, which connects practitioners and child. and policy makers from around the globe to co-develop knowledge that focuses on the Impact: In Ghana, the number of maternity practical “how-to” of achieving universal homes successfully licensed and accredited health coverage. With catalytic funding from rose from 114 in 2012 to 296 in 2014, with HIA The Rockefeller Foundation, delegations from support. There was a significant rise in family six founding countries came together for the planning services in private maternity homes pilot Joint Learning Workshop in India in 2010. between 2012 and 2014, with an increase in JLN receives financial and in-kind support the use of oral contraceptives and long-term from member countries as well as a host of contraceptives. The introduction of the new other development partners, including the services, including the Integrated Maternal Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Deutsche and Childhood Illnesses services, has driven Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenar- demand among service providers, and the beit, the World Bank Group, and WHO. rapid increases in services led to a corre- sponding increase in revenue. 181 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 OUT OF THE SHADOWS: MAKING MENTAL PARTNERING TO COMBAT EBOLA. HEALTH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT 2016. PRIORITY. The World Bank Group continues to work April 2016. closely with the governments of Guinea, At the 2016 World Bank Group/International Liberia, and Sierra Leone, and the United Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the World Nations, nongovernmental organizations, Bank Group, WHO, and Harvard Univer- foundations, and other partners to help West sity will co-host a high-level event focused Africa recover from the Ebola outbreak. The on mental health. The event has gained World Bank Group has worked with several the active support of several organiza- foundations, including The Rockefeller Foun- tions, including the U.S. National Institute of dation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- Mental Health; The Rockefeller Foundation; tion, and Open Society Foundations, to help The Nippon Foundation; Secretariat for the the countries recover from the crisis, and to United Nations Convention on the Rights of prevent and respond to future crises. Persons with Disabilities; Harvard Univer- sity Asia Center; Gulbenkian Foundation, SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT Global Health Council; Wellcome Trust ; Open COALITION S4YE . Society Foundations; World Economic Forum; Launched 2014. See page 150. U.S. State Department/Asia-Pacific Economic S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of Cooperation Mental Health Initiative; Japan governments, the private sector, civil society, National Institute of Mental Health; Fundación and foundations that provides leadership and Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia; Carter Center; catalytic action to significantly increase the Kennedy Forum; iFred; Chatham House; Euro- number of young people engaged in produc- pean Commission’s Directorate General for tive work by 2030. Health and Food Safety; Fundación ONCE; Grand Challenges Canada; Plan International Partnership: The Rockefeller Foundation is a USA; and Fracarita International (Brothers of board member of S4YE and hosted the launch Charity). of S4YE’s flagship report, The State of Youth Employment, at its headquarters in New York Impact: The event aims to mobilize a global, City on October 15, 2015. multi-sector coalition to provide visibility to mental health as a key issue in global devel- opment. The event will call for action and URBANIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE investment at the country, regional, and global PLATFORM UKP . levels. It will also engage finance ministers on 2011–2014. See page 194. the economic and social benefits of investing The Rockefeller Foundation was a member in mental health and psychosocial support, of UKP, which aimed to put the world’s best and identify cost-effective, affordable, and knowledge and data into the hands of policy feasible interventions, including the integra- makers and practitioners to harness urban tion of mental health programs into primary growth for better development outcomes. care and community settings as part of the progressive realization of universal health coverage. 182 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Rotary Foundation Evanston, IL, USA K.R. Ravindran, President @rotary As the charitable arm of Rotary, the Rotary EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP Foundation taps into a global network of Rotar- ians who invest their time, money, and exper- INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR POLIO. tise in specific priorities, such as eradicating Launched 2002. See page 156. polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants In 2002, the Global Polio Eradication Initi- empower Rotarians to approach challenges ative (GPEI)—a major global public health such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition effort—was at a crisis point. To meet the with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting increasing financing gap for the program, impact. the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UN Foundation, through funding from the Rotary Foundation and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, partnered to support an innovative financing mechanism developed by the World Bank Group that supports the GPEI. The foundations provide the resources to pay off—or “buy down”— the current value of a country’s Interna- tional Development Association credit when the country successfully completes a vaccine distribution program to eliminate polio. 183 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Zina was trained in Eg ypt in handicraf t work and now makes items from palm tree bi- products Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank 184 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Sawiris Foundation for Social Development Cairo, Egypt Noura Selim, Executive Director @SFSD_sawiris The mission of the Sawiris Foundation for EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP Social Development (Sawiris Foundation) is to contribute to the development of the Arab EGYPT DEVELOPMENT MARKETPLACE Republic of Egypt, create sustainable job oppor- DM . tunities, and empower citizens to build produc- 2012–2016. tive lives that realize their full potential. The Launched in November 2012, the Egypt DM foundation supports initiatives that encourage supports development and job creation for job creation through training, education, and young men and women in rural Egypt, and access to microcredit. The foundation also aims to strengthen the country’s ecosystem enhances efforts to improve health and infra- of social entrepreneurship and impact invest- structure and expand access to basic services. ment. DM runs as a competitive grant program to support social enterprises and identify early-stage development projects that are scalable or replicable while also having high potential for development impact. Impact: Thirty-seven social enterprises were selected (mostly nongovernmental organi- zations and foundations) and provided with funding, strategic guidance, mentoring, and training. The project will help create an esti- mated 200 jobs for young Egyptian men and women living in rural areas. Partnership: The Sawiris Foundation is one of three main donors (along with the United Kingdom Department for International Devel- opment and the Danish International Devel- opment Agency). In addition, more than 20 technical assistance partners provided capacity-building support to the Egypt DM winners throughout the project’s one-year duration. 185 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 THE POWER OF NUTRITION Launched 2015 Undernutrition contributes to nearly half of funds. The fund first matches investors’ all child deaths. In the worst-affected coun- money, and then uses it to encourage donors tries, one of every two children is left with a to allocate more funding to nutrition at the stunted body and brain. The Power of Nutri- country level—including through new grants, tion, a new independent fund launched in government funding, and International Devel- 2015, seeks to help millions of children reach opment Association financing. their full potential by putting a stop to under- The Power of Nutrition is committed to gener- nutrition. Backed by leading organizations ating real, measurable results for children. from private philanthropy and international development, the partnership aims to unlock The UBS Optimus Foundation, together with one billion dollars to tackle child undernutri- the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, tion in some of the world’s poorest countries. the United Kingdom Department for Interna- tional Development, UNICEF, and the World The partnership follows an innovative Bank Group are supporting the partnership. approach whereby every $1 of grant funding invested in the Power of Nutrition aims to unlock up to $5 of new public and private 186 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Silatech Doha, Qatar Mohammed AbdulAziz Al Naimi, Acting CEO, Board Member, and Executive Committee Member @Sliatech Founded in 2008, Silatech is a social enter- showcased the rich knowledge and innova- prise with a mission to connect young people tive approaches that are being developed to employment and enterprise opportunities. throughout the region. Silatech is committed to mobilizing interest, Partnership: The event drew more than 350 investment, knowledge, resources, and action delegates from throughout the Arab world, to drive large-scale comprehensive employment including representatives from leading non- and enterprise development programs. Silatech governmental organizations and civil society works with banks and other financial institu- organizations, policy makers, leaders from tions to open much-needed financing opportu- the private sector, researchers, and the media nities for young entrepreneurs, while providing to share insights and build effective partner- them with training and other support to help ships to support Arab youth employment. their new businesses succeed. EMERGENCY GRANT TO SUPPORT EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP YOUNG RURAL TUNISIANS AFFECTED BY CONFERENCE ON ARAB YOUTH MULTIPLE SHOCKS. EMPLOYMENT. Launched 2011 and ongoing. Amman, Jordan. April 2015. This project targets young people with little Silatech and the International Youth access to public services and livelihood Foundation (IYF) held a three-day conference opportunities in the Kasserine and Siliana designed to develop solutions to the region’s governorates, where the unemployment rate growing youth unemployment crisis. is far higher than the national average. The World Bank Group participated in the This community-based program provides event as a contributing partner by organizing immediate assistance to around 3,000 unem- a session on Lessons from the World Bank’s ployed youth, helping them build skills and Adolescent Girls Initiative and the Jordan fostering a cadre of positive change agents NOW Project. among the area’s marginalized young people. The program focuses on the most vulnerable, Impact: The program consisted of a crowd- targeting rural youth between the ages of 18 sourced agenda that featured 18 sessions and 34. organized by more than 20 contributing part- ners and leaders in youth development from The project is based on the principle that a across the region and the world. The content successful skills training program should be 187 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 demand-driven. Its design was the result of Partnership: The World Bank Group has extensive consultations with local youth, civil benefited from Silatech’s ICT knowledge to society organizations, business leaders, and expand outreach to young people in Tunisia. Tunisian government authorities. The private Silatech has benefited from the World Bank sector is fully integrated in the project, with Group’s institutional support base and the Tunisian branches of two leading interna- network in the country. tional companies, Microsoft and Manpower, Silatech is also co-financing the Tunisia organizing training modules as in-kind dona- Youth Inclusion Economic and Sector Work tions. (ESW) and Morocco Youth Inclusion ESW. Example of programs supported by this initiative: YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARAB Tunisia Youth Emergency Project. WORLD. 2011 and ongoing. Launched 2010 and ongoing. This partnership aims to address the lack of This project provides emergency income economic opportunity for youth in Tunisia support and short-term employment to and Morocco. Silatech contributes finan- approximately 3,000 young people (aged cially and in-kind to the partnership. Silatech 18–34 years) through cash-for-work, training, supported a World Bank Group report exam- apprenticeship, and self-employment oppor- ining youth employment in Morocco, the tunities. This partnership between Silatech, Morocco Youth Inclusion study, one of the Tunisiana, the largest mobile provider in the most comprehensive analyses to date. The country, and the World Bank Group focuses study highlights critical issues regarding the in particular on the poorest hinterland high level of inactivity-not just unemploy- regions of Kasserine and Siliana. Job seekers ment-among youth in Morocco. The results of in these governorates are able to apply for the research, which also includes a review of positions using SMS and USSD mobile tech- current youth-related programs and institu- nologies, the most basic levels of mobile tions, form a useful guide for policy makers connectivity that are available to the vast on how to integrate the challenge of youth majority of youth. Silatech and Tunisiana are inclusion into Morocco’s broader social and also developing mobile tools to determine economic agenda. project impact, reach, and performance, and to verify fund disbursements. Impact: Target goals have already been met— Providing income support and in some areas are being exceeded—in and employment to outreach to young people. thousands of young people Silatech is financing two information and in North Africa, through communications technology (ICT) platforms, cash-for-work, training, developed with Tunisiana: MobiFluss, which apprenticeship, and self- allows traceable cash transfer payments employment opportunities and satisfaction surveys by mobile; and MobiWorks, which is providing job-matching services and employability skills modules. To date, cash transfers have reached hundreds of young people, a third of them women. 188 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Impact: As a result of the joint preparation and dissemination of the Morocco Youth Inclusion study, a $5 million project was developed to support 5,000 youth in the informal sector. A larger lending operation supporting 700,000 youth in disadvantaged areas is also under preparation. Partnership: Silatech supported the study, which was conducted by the World Bank Group in collaboration with the Govern- ment of Morocco. Silatech also contributed by sharing its experiences with others in the region. 189 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 UNITING TO COMBAT NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES Established 2012 Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical ϗ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Diseases (NTDs) is a group of organizations is investing funds to explore the committed to achieving the WHO goal to feasibility of interrupting transmission control and eliminate 10 NTDs by 2020. By and mitigating the risks of drug working together, Uniting to Combat NTDs resistance, as well as the most aims to chart a new course toward health effective cross-sector approaches. and sustainability among the world’s poorest The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation communities. Affiliated organizations signed is also funding London’s Natural the London Declaration on NTDs, which was History Museum to demonstrate launched in 2012, and together partners from the private and public sectors have the feasibility of using integrated committed more than $120 million to scale up disease platforms to interrupt the deworming efforts, catalyze country demand transmission of soil transmitted for treatment, and develop new tools and helminth infections. strategies for interrupting transmission, to ϗ The END Fund focuses on mobilizing combat NTDs. In the past year, the collec- and directing resources to where tive NTD community has continued to make they can have maximum impact, significant progress toward the WHO road advocating for innovative, integrated, map targets. and cost-effective NTD programs, and Partners include: facilitating private sector engagement to address the devastating effects of ϗ Children’s Investment Fund NTDs. Foundation is investing funds for technical assistance to national ϗ The Global Partnership for Education, deworming programs, including in collaboration with the World Bank improved monitoring and evaluation, Group, is scaling up support for and operational research aimed at deworming programs in schools. exploring pathways to elimination in ϗ Mundo Sano is investing $8 million the future. over five years to test strategies ϗ World Bank Group is committing for deworming, in partnership $121 million from the International with local governments, and to Development Association, its fund for develop combination treatments in the poorest countries, to support NTD partnership with Chemo Group. control and elimination in the Sahel, including support for school-based deworming programs. ϗ Pharmaceutical companies have pledged drugs valued at US$17.8 billion for the 10 London Declaration Diseases through 2020. 190 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Sir Ratan Tata Trust Mumbai, India Ratan N. Tata, Chairman Established in 1919, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (Tata EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Trust) is one of the oldest philanthropic institu- tions in India. It provides grants to and partners CGIAR FORMERLY KNOWN AS with organizations that engage in innovative THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON and sustainable initiatives with the potential to INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL make a visible difference. The Tata Trust’s focus RESEARCH . areas include rural livelihoods and communi- See page 82. ties, education, health, enhancing civil society The Tata Trust is a member of CGIAR, a stra- and governance, and arts and culture. tegic partnership committed to working toward a food-secure future, through high- quality international agricultural research. The Tata Trust contributes to CGIAR part- nership projects with the World Bank Group, including: ϗ International Water Management Institute–Tata Policy Program. Since 2001. The program was designed to tackle a broad range of water, energy, livelihood, and environment-related issues facing India, by focusing on solutions and policy-oriented research. ϗ Enhancing Livelihoods through Livestock Knowledge Systems (ELKS). 2011–2013. ELKS aimed to apply knowledge from technical, social, and institutional research to improve livestock-based livelihoods. ϗ Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods of Marginal Communities through Targeted Livestock Research. 2015–2017. 191 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 PARTNERSHIP FOR NUTRITION RESULTS the nutritional components of ICDS, increase IN INDIA. multi-sector collaboration on nutrition, 2015 and ongoing. improve data on nutrition, build commitment The partnership aims to improve the effec- for nutrition, sharpen the focus on innova- tiveness of programs developed by the tion, and harmonize support to nutrition. Government of India and participating state governments to improve nutritional Partnership: The Tata Trust’s association with outcomes. In doing so, the partnership will Partnership for Nutrition Results in India has contribute to a reduction in malnutrition significantly raised the profile of the part- during the first thousand days of a child’s life, nership and its ability to advocate for nutri- with additional emphasis on pregnant and tion-related outcomes among government lactating women, adolescent girls, and the officials, development partners, civil society, most vulnerable. and other key stakeholders. The partnership is also supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates The partnership, in its first two years of oper- Foundation and the Children’s Investment ation, will complement the World Bank Group Fund Foundation. – supported Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project, part of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), which is providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India and participating states. The partnership aims to strengthen Plowing Fields in India Photo: Ray Witlin / World Bank 192 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Stars Foundation London, England Muna Wehbe, Chief Executive @StarsFdn The Stars Foundation was founded in 2001 by EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP the Al-Dabbagh Group. The foundation invests in organizations and ideas that transform the lives GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL of disadvantaged children and their communi- ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . ties globally. Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page 20. GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and financing to build civil society’s capacity to promote social accountability. The Stars Foundation is a partner to the GPSA. 193 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 URBANIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM UKP 2011–2014 UKP was a partnership between researchers, Impact: UKP facilitated city-to-city exchanges policy makers, the private sector, and knowl- across the world, convening a total of 800 edge brokers that aimed to put the world’s city leaders and 4,000 other urban stake- best knowledge and data in the hands of holders. UKP also produced several collabo- policy makers and practitioners to harness rative research projects to provide guidance urban growth for better development to city leaders, and launched the Global Lab outcomes. Through UKP’s activities, the World on Metropolitan Strategic Planning, which Bank Group has engaged with several foun- brought together planners and city leaders dations, including from the world’s mega-cities to work together toward finding solutions to urban challenges. ϗ Bloomberg Philanthropies The World Bank Group managed the Global ϗ Ford Foundation Lab in partnership with the Regional Plan ϗ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Association of New York. ϗ The Rockefeller Foundation Photo: World Bank 194 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture Basel, Switzerland Marco Ferroni, Executive Director @Syngenta The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agri- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP culture (Syngenta Foundation) is an inde- pendent, corporate foundation that focuses BIOCARBON FUND BIOCF . on supporting pre-commercial, smallholder 2004–2020. farmers. Its mission is to create value for The Syngenta Foundation provides funding as resource-poor small farmers in developing a participant in BioCF, a public-private initia- countries through innovation in sustainable tive administered by the World Bank Group. agriculture and the activation of value chains. BioCF aims to deliver cost-effective emis- The Syngenta Foundation works with  partners sions reductions from land use projects while in developing countries and emerging markets promoting environmental and socioeconomic to extend science-based know-how, facilitate benefits, including biodiversity conserva- access to quality inputs, and link smallholders tion and poverty alleviation. The fund’s port- to markets in profitable ways. These activities folio includes projects that generate carbon add value for rural communities and sustain- credits from afforestation and reforestation, ably improve food security.  reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation, and support sustainable agri- cultural land management. The partnership utilizes results-based payments to incentivize the uptake of climate-smart land management techniques on degraded farmland, generating devel- opment benefits for local communities and increased productivity of soil. Impact: The Syngenta Foundation partici- pates in the compliance and voluntary carbon windows of the BioCF (Tranche Two). ϗ In the compliance window, the fund has purchase agreements for carbon credits from seven afforestation/reforestation projects under the Clean Development Mechanism, which is providing incentives 195 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 for planting trees on more than 35,000 ϗ Biosciences eastern and central Africa- hectares of degraded land. International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub. Since 2004. ϗ In the voluntary carbon window, BioCF’s BecA-ILRI is a shared agricultural research first pilot project, the Kenya Sustainable and biosciences platform designed to Agricultural Land Management Carbon increase access to affordable, world- Project has helped 30,000 farmers, class research facilities, and create more than half of whom are female, and strengthen human resources in adopt sustainable agricultural land biosciences and related disciplines in management practices on 20,000 Africa. Funded with the Bill & Melinda hectares of agricultural land. This is Gates Foundation. being rolled out further to cover 50,000 hectares, benefitting a larger number ϗ Developing Maize Resistant to Stem of farmers. The project has received Borer and Storage Insect Pests for its first carbon payment, amounting Eastern and Southern Africa–IRMA III to more than $100,000, and has issued Conventional. 2009–2014. The project the first-ever Verified Carbon Standard aimed to develop and deploy maize credits for sustainable agricultural land varieties resistant to field and storage management. A second sustainable insect pests for countries in eastern and agricultural land management project in southern Africa. Zambia is currently under development ϗ Managing Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) with the support of the Syngenta in Eastern Africa through Accelerated Foundation. Development and Delivery. 2013–2016. The project aims to ensure a continuous CGIAR FORMERLY KNOWN AS flow of elite, MLN-resistant inbred THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON lines, hybrids and open-pollinated INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL varieties through rigorous screening RESEARCH . under natural disease pressure and See page 82. artificial inoculation. This project was The Syngenta Foundation is a member of complemented with support from the Bill CGIAR, a strategic partnership committed & Melinda Gates Foundation. to working toward a food-secure future, through high-quality international agricul- ϗ Evaluation and Selection of Heat tural research. The Syngenta Foundation has Drought Tolerance of the International contributed funding to, and participated in, Potato Center Potato Germplasm. CGIAR since 2006. Projects directly funded by 2014–2016. The project aims to improve Syngenta Foundation programs include the the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, following: and the sustainability of potato-based cropping systems in eastern Africa (with ϗ Affordable, Accessible, Asian Drought some spillover effects into West Africa). Tolerant Maize. 2010–2015. This public- private partnership sought to help ϗ HarvestPlus and Research Program on smallholder farmers in Asia grow more Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. food by developing affordable and Since 2004. The program seeks to combat accessible drought-tolerant maize. micronutrient malnutrition by breeding staple crops with higher levels of key 196 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Funding new and affordable index-based insurance products, and developing the technology for an SMS-based mobile Irrigated f ields in Nigeria Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank platform that expands outreach to 54,000 low-income farmers vitamins and minerals. Funded with the in February 2013, includes marker Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. development in rice breeding, crop health management, and research on rice ϗ Rice Intensification in West Africa. reproductive biology, plant architecture, Since 2010. The Syngenta Foundation and yield genes. is providing financial support to the Africa Rice Center. It aims to develop a ϗ Strengthening Bean Seed Systems public-private partnership approach— with Focus on Bio-Fortified Varieties to partnering with rice agribusiness and Respond to Bean Farmers and Market producer organizations in Burkina Faso, Demand in Burundi, Kenya, and Rwanda. Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Senegal— 2014–2017. A pilot strategy will test the to build sustainable, competitive rice value chain approach and accelerate the value chains to support food security in use of quality seed varieties. West Africa. The program aims to raise smallholder income by 50 percent. GLOBAL INDEX INSURANCE FACILITY ϗ Scientific Know-How and Exchange GIIF GRANT TO THE “KILIMO SALAMA” Program. Since 2010. The first phase of PROJECT IN KENYA. the program focused on characterizing 2010–2012. See page 128. the genetic diversity of rice using GIIF is a multi-donor trust fund that supports marker-assisted breeding applications, the development and growth of local markets and dealing with constraints on rice for indexed and catastrophic insurance productivity. The second phase, launched in developing countries, primarily in Latin 197 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 America and the Caribbean, South Asia, and Impact: This initiative resulted in 10 index Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. insurance products reaching 54,000 farmers in Kenya. A help line was launched with call Managed by the International Finance Corpo- agents to inform callers about index insur- ration (IFC) and jointly implemented with ance, product details, contract types, and the World Bank, this GIIF project addressed coverage information. The initiative has the scarcity of affordable insurance protec- also had an impact on the regional market, tion against weather and natural disasters especially in Rwanda, where 20,000 farmers in developing countries. The objective of the were insured in one year. The project team project was to develop index-based agricul- expanded coverage of this project to Tanzania tural insurance products in Kenya that offer after achieving positive results in Kenya. a promising alternative to traditional agricul- tural crop insurance against weather-related Partnership: The project offered an oppor- risks in farming. The project also helped tunity for Syngenta Foundation to learn and develop the financial market in a country test products before launching them. Mean- where farmers lack access to affordable while, the “Kilimo Salama” project team credit. benefited from the annual grantees work- shop, organized by the GIIF program, and the IFC provided a grant to the Syngenta Founda- program’s knowledge-sharing network. IFC’s tion to fund new and affordable index-based support helped the team expand the pilot. insurance products, develop the technology The partnership demonstrates the impor- for an SMS-based mobile platform that tance of insurance as a key driver of invest- expands outreach to low-income farmers, ment in farming and increased productivity. and scale up agricultural index insurance into a commercially viable and sustainable product. 35,000 new households received access to piped Photo: World Bank water, 1,000 more than the original target 198 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Thrive Networks, Oakland, CA, USA Melinda Griffith, Interim CEO @ThriveNet The Thrive Networks (formerly known as East Impact: The project enabled 35,000 new Meets West Foundation) works in the areas households to receive access to piped of education, medical and health care, clean water, which surpassed the original target water and sanitation, and infrastructure. Thrive by 1,000. The project established a total of Networks’ primary mission is to serve the poor 82 schemes (41 in central provinces, 41 in and the disadvantaged in Vietnam and South- Mekong provinces), exceeding the project east Asia. target of 75. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP VIETNAM UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. The World Bank Group partners with Thrive Launched May 2010–September 2013 Networks on projects funded by the Global (closed). Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA), a The project sought to improve the access partnership program established in 2003 to of poor students to secondary and profes- develop output-based aid approaches across sional secondary schools. The project was a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, financed by the World Bank Group and GPOBA health, and education. The World Bank Group is and implemented by Thrive Networks. the administrator, and Thrive Networks brings on-the-ground experience to help implement Impact: The grade point average of students the projects. who were recipients of this initiative increased annually, on a 10-point grading scale, from 5.95 in 2010–11 to 6.33 in 2012– VIETNAM RURAL WATER SUPPLY 13. Similarly, the average number of days DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. students were absent per year decreased Launched November 2007–June 2012 (closed). annually, from 3.7 to 3.3 days during imple- mentation. The project aimed to increase sustainable access to piped water services for low- income households in rural central prov- inces of Vietnam through an innovative, community-based approach involving a public-private partnership. 199 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 WEALTH ACCOUNTING AND VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WAVES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP 2010–2019 WAVES brings together a broad coalition of Nine donors have committed funds, including United Nations agencies, governments, inter- the European Union, Denmark, France, national institutes, foundations, nongov- Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, ernmental organizations, and academics to Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. implement natural capital accounting where The core implementing countries include there are internationally agreed stand- Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, ards, and to develop approaches for other Indonesia, Madagascar, the Philippines and ecosystem service accounts. Rwanda. This global partnership, led by the World Bank The WAVES partnership involves actors at Group, aims to promote sustainable develop- the global, national, and subnational levels, ment by ensuring that natural resources are including foundations such as the Bill & mainstreamed in development planning and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the John D. national economic accounts. By working with and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. ministries of planning and finance across the world, WAVES aims to enable more informed decision-making to support genuine green growth and long-term advances in wealth and human well-being. 200 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Trust for Social Achievement Sofia, Bulgaria Sarah Perrine, CEO The stated mission of Trust for Social EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP Achievement (TSA) is to break the poverty cycle by promoting opportunities that help SPRINGBOARD FOR SCHOOL READINESS. Bulgaria’s most disadvantaged citizens 2014 and ongoing. achieve educational and economic success. TSA’s engagement with the World Bank TSA supports long-term programs focused on Group is conducted mainly through the Roma in the following three areas: early projects and dialogue on Roma inclusion. childhood development, with an emphasis on This project has enabled more than 4,000 healthy parenting and increased participation Bulgarian children aged three to six years, in preschool; educational achievement and from vulnerable communities, to attend dropout prevention for at-risk pupils, with a focus on improving school participation and kindergarten. The World Bank Group’s learning and increasing graduation from high Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund, in school; and access to income opportunities, collaboration with the Poverty Action Lab specifically job connection, entrepreneurship, and with support from the Open Society and home ownership, for at-risk groups. Institute-Sofia, is conducting a randomized control trial of the project. The goal is to test different interventions and provide policy- relevant information and recommendations on the most cost-effective way to boost preschool participation for marginalized children in Bulgaria. 201 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Panel discussion at the African Higher Education Summit, in Dakar, Senegal Photo: ARUA Executive Committee at the African Higher Education Summit in Dakar. Trust Africa 202 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 TrustAfrica Dakar, Senegal Tendai Murisa, Executive Director @TrustAfrica TrustAfrica works to secure the conditions EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP for democracy and equitable development throughout the African continent. Led by AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION Africans, it convenes dialogues, catalyzes SUMMIT. ideas, and provides grants and technical Dakar, Senegal. March 2015. assistance to organizations working to The African Higher Education Summit set advance these goals. out to create a continental multi-stake- TrustAfrica’s programs focus on three areas: holder platform to identify strategies for democracy and civil society (securing the transforming the African higher educa- conditions for democracy by strengthening tion sector. More than 500 participants the capacity of civil society organizations); attended the first African Higher Educa- equitable development (fostering African tion Summit, hosted by the Government enterprise and extending the benefits of of Senegal. economic growth to all members of society); Impact: In preparation for the Summit, and African philanthropy (leveraging new consultations were held throughout and traditional forms of African giving to Africa with higher education institutions, advance democracy and development and governments, students, academics, devel- minimize reliance on external donors). opment partners, employers, and busi- ness leaders, for them to share ideas and technical expertise and begin to artic- ulate a shared vision for higher educa- tion in Africa. The summit concluded with the Dakar Declaration and an Action Plan, which set out several key recommenda- tions and action points. Partnership: The summit brought together partners across several sectors, including the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank, the Council for the 203 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Development of Social Science Research in Africa, the United Nations Africa Institute for Development and Economic Planning, the Association of African Universities, and the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Funding was provided by the Carnegie Corporation, TrustAfrica, The MasterCard Foundation, and the World Bank Group. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page 20. GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and financing to build civil society’s capacity to promote social accountability. TrustAfrica was actively involved in the technical working group formed to develop the structure and governance for GPSA, and is a member of the steering committee. 204 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 TY Danjuma Foundation Abuja, Nigeria TY Danjuma, Founder and Chairman @TYDFoundation The TY Danjuma Foundation is committed to EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP enhancing the quality of life of Nigerians by supporting initiatives that improve access to AFRICAN PROGRAM FOR health and educational opportunities. The ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL APOC . foundation focuses on enhancing community 1995–2015 (closed). See page 86. health care by providing free medical services APOC is the successor to the African River to rural communities, improving the quality of Blindness Control Program, and was created education for children and young people (ages to build on the success of that initiative, 18 years and younger), alleviating extreme supporting 19 central, eastern, and southern poverty in communities across the country by African countries. APOC closed in 2015, and providing clean drinking water, and encouraging is being replaced by the Expanded Special the education and empowerment of women. Projects for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) program. ESPEN will provide technical support to endemic countries to increase treatment coverage for neglected tropical diseases. 205 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Since its inception in 2000, Gavi has helped immunize half a billion children, leading to several million lives saved GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATION GAVI Established 2000 Gavi is a partnership between the main players Impact: Gavi has driven unprecedented in immunization, including donor govern- progress in global health by saving lives ments, developing countries, international through vaccines—one of the most cost- development and finance organizations, civil effective public health interventions avail- society, and the pharmaceutical industry. able. Gavi has helped immunize half a billion Gavi’s mission is to save children’s lives and children, leading to several million lives saved, protect people’s health by increasing access since its inception. It has played a pivotal role to immunization in the world’s poorest coun- in ensuring the continued introduction and tries. rollout of new vaccines and improved equity in coverage. Each year, 22 million children—many of them in the poorest and most remote communities— do not have access to the most basic vaccines. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the World Bank Group, WHO, and UNICEF, founded Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to fund vaccines for children in the world’s 70 poorest countries. The World Bank Group is a Gavi board member and partners with Gavi in delivering support for client countries in sustainable health financing and health systems strengthening. The World Bank Group supports Gavi through two major financial intermediary funds: the International Finance Facility for Immuniza- tion and the Advance Market Commitment for pneumococcal vaccines. 206 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 UBS Optimus Foundation Zurich, Switzerland Phyllis Costanza, CEO @UBS Established in 1999 by UBS AG, the UBS Optimus Partnership: UBS Optimus Foundation is a Foundation is an independent grant-making member of CGECCD and supports research foundation committed to improving the well- into the effectiveness of early childhood care being of children. The foundation believes and development interventions, including that all children deserve every opportunity to how they promote social healing and change grow and thrive, free from debilitating disease, in emergency and post-emergency settings. neglect, abuse, or marginalization. UBS Optimus Foundation supports the development, vali- THE POWER OF NUTRITION. dation, promotion and dissemination of inno- Launched 2015. See page 186. vative approaches and ideas to improve the The UBS Optimus Foundation, together with education, protection, and health of disadvan- the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, taged children around the globe, regardless of the United Kingdom Department for Interna- their political, religious, or ethnic backgrounds. tional Development, UNICEF, and the World It applies a systematic, four-phase value chain Bank Group, launched The Power of Nutrition, approach to grant-making and invests in lasting a new independent fund, which aims to help outcomes rather than temporary short-term millions of children reach their full potential. solutions. Backed by leading organizations from private philanthropy and international development, EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP the partnership seeks to unlock $1 billion dollars to tackle child undernutrition in some CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON EARLY of the world’s poorest countries. CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CGECCD . Established 1984. See page 84. CGECCD is a global alliance of committed partner agencies, institutions, and profes- sionals dedicated to working together to facilitate understanding of the importance of early childhood for social development and poverty reduction, and to advocate for improved investments, policies, and actions to support the holistic development of young children.  207 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DATA GPSDD Launched September 2015 GPSDD recognizes that a fundamental The World Bank Group is an Anchor Partner problem at the heart of efforts to eradicate of the GPSDD. It is supporting sector-specific extreme poverty is unreliable or nonexistent data initiatives, such as the $100M Global data. Financing Facility, which will help scale up global civil registration and vital statistics and The partnership is a body of more than 100 secure additional funding that would allow governments, civil society organizations, 10 to 15 countries to produce better quality, companies, and international organizations sustainable surveys underlying poverty and with a shared goal of using data to drive key economic indicators. development and help achieve the Sustain- able Development Goals (SDGs). GPSDD was The World Bank Group is also establishing formed to harness improved methods and a Trust Fund for Innovations in Develop- technology for using data to design and ment Data. The World Bank Group is closely deliver public services, fill gaps in our knowl- involved in the partnership’s working groups, edge, and monitor the SDGs. whose goals include convening a World Forum on the Data Revolution, fostering new collab- Partnership: The United Nations Foundation orations to advance development data, and will host GPSDD for the next three years. The developing new data standards and architec- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is one tures. of the key partners of GPSDD and has played an important role in shaping the organization through financial investments, thought leadership, and bringing together individuals and institutions with mutual interests and complementary skills. The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation is also a partner and will invest in improving data on the coverage of nutrition interventions and other key indicators in at least four countries by 2020, to prevent the loss of young lives from undernutrition. 208 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 United Nations Foundation Washington, DC, USA Kathy Calvin, President and CEO @unfoundation The United Nations Foundation (UN Foun- able Development Goals (SDGs) and Climate dation) connects the United Nations’ work Change to a broad public audience. The with supporters around the world, mobi- agenda emphasized the role of African entre- lizing engaged global citizens, businesses, and preneurs and businesses in achieving the nongovernmental organizations to help the SDGs and tackling climate change. C4C led the United Nations tackle challenges, including panel discussion on climate change, empha- climate change, global health, peace and secu- sizing the urgency with which climate change rity, women’s empowerment, poverty eradica- and poverty must be addressed. tion, energy access, and relations between the United States and the United Nations. The UN DATA2X. Foundation builds partnerships, grows constit- 2012 and ongoing. uencies, mobilizes resources, and advocates Data2X, named for the power women have policy changes to support the United Nations’ to multiply progress in their societies, works work for individual and global progress. to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. It does this by building part- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP nerships to improve data collection and use to guide policy, better leverage investments, CONNECT4CLIMATE C4C . and spur global economic and social progress. Created 2011. See page 160. The initiative is led by the UN Foundation, with C4C is a global partnership, based at the support from The William and Flora Hewlett World Bank Group, whose goal is to commu- Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates nicate more clearly and compellingly the Foundation, and with an ongoing collabora- effects of climate change, promote solutions, tion with the U.S. State Department. and empower people to act. The partnership interacts with a global audience of more than The World Bank Group contributes staff one million individuals who engage via C4C’s time, is a steering committee member, and social media channels. supports data collection and statistical capacity building on the issue of violence Partnership: During the World Economic against women, in close collaboration with Forum in Africa, C4C partnered with the UN UN Women, the United Nations Statistics Foundation and the Bertha Centre at the Division, and WHO. University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business to raise the profile of the Sustain- 209 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Impact: The partnership has identified 28 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN gaps in global data related to gender that it COOKSTOVES. is seeking to close. These gaps run across five 2010 and ongoing. domains: health, education, economic oppor- The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is a tunities, political participation, and human public-private partnership hosted by the UN security. Foundation to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environ- EVERY WOMAN EVERY CHILD. ment by creating a thriving global market for 2015. clean and efficient household cooking solu- Every Woman Every Child is a global move- tions. Traditional cookstoves are a threat ment that mobilizes and intensifies interna- to health and security in developing coun- tional and national action by governments, tries, especially for girls and women, as well multilaterals, and foundations to address as to the environment. Household air pollu- the major health challenges facing women, tion from traditional cooking is estimated to children, and adolescents around the world. kill 4.3 million people every year in devel- The movement puts into action the United oping countries. The Alliance’s 100 by 2020 Nations Secretary-General’s Global Strategy goal calls for 100 million households to adopt for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels by Health, which is a road map for ending 2020. preventable deaths within a generation and Partnership: The Alliance is working with ensuring the well-being of all women, chil- a strong network of public, private, and dren, and adolescents. The Global Financing nonprofit partners to accelerate the produc- Facility, which was launched by the World Bank tion, deployment, and use of clean cook- Group and partners at the Third International stoves in developing countries. By focusing Conference on Financing for Development in on the development of a market-based July 2015, is a key financing platform of this approach to drive clean cooking solutions strategy. It is a country-driven financing part- at scale, the Alliance provides the philan- nership that brings together, under national thropic sector with a range of programmatic, government leadership, stakeholders in policy, and advocacy funding and investment reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, options to advance the sector for clean, safe, and adolescent health, providing sustain- and efficient cooking solutions. The World able financing to accelerate efforts to end Bank Group is a member of the Alliance, along preventable maternal, newborn, child, and with more than 1,300 partners. To support its adolescent deaths by 2030. efforts, the World Bank Group helped prepare Partnership: The UN Foundation is a key a study to review experiences in distributing partner in this initiative, along with the Bill clean cookstoves, identify market barriers to & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank adopting improved cookstoves at scale, and Group, the private sector, and civil society. assess market development approaches. 210 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, supports the GPEI. The foundations provide TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA. the resources to pay off—or “buy down”— Established 2002. See page 116. the current value of a country’s Interna- The Global Fund is structured as a global tional Development Association credit when health partnership between developed coun- the country successfully completes a vaccine tries, developing countries, the private sector, distribution program to eliminate polio. civil society, and affected communities to attract, manage, and disburse resources rapidly, and make available and leverage additional resources, to prevent and treat these three communicable diseases. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DATA GPSDD . Launched September 2015. See page 208. GPSDD recognizes that a fundamental problem at the heart of efforts to eradicate extreme poverty is unreliable or nonexistent data. GPSDD was formed to harness improved methods and technology for using data to design and deliver public services, fill gaps in knowledge, and help monitor the Sustainable Development Goals. Partnership: The UN Foundation will host the GPSDD for the next three years. The founda- tion was selected for its institutional capacity and successful experience hosting several other independent multi-stakeholder initia- tives. INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR POLIO. Launched 2002. See page 156. In 2002, the Global Polio Eradication Initi- ative (GPEI)—a major global public health effort—was at a crisis point. To meet the increasing financing gap for the program, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UN Foundation, through funding from the Rotary Foundation and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, partnered to support an innovative financing mechanism, developed by the World Bank Group, that 211 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Panel discussion: Youth (Un)employment - Increasing the Employability of Young People, at the 2015 Grantmakers East Forum, in Istanbul, Turkey Photo: Grantmakers East Forum 2015 212 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Vehbi Koç Foundation Istanbul, Turkey Erdal Yildirim, President @vehbikocvakfi The Vehbi Koç Foundation is one of the WORLD BANK GROUP FOUNDATIONS largest charitable foundations in Turkey. ROUNDTABLE SERIES SHARING The foundation was established in 1969 by BEST PRACTICES FOR JOB CREATION Turkish entrepreneur Vehbi Koç, with the THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE aim of revitalizing philanthropy in Turkey. PARTNERSHIPS. The foundation’s focus areas are education, Washington, DC, USA. June 2015. health, and culture. The Vehbi Koç Foundation conducted a roundtable discussion at World Bank EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Group headquarters in Washington, DC, on creating innovative public-private GRANTMAKERS EAST FORUM. partnerships to tackle youth unemploy- Istanbul, Turkey. October 2015. ment. The seminar was based on the In October 2015, the Vehbi Koç Foundation Vehbi Koç Foundation’s Vocational Educa- and the World Bank Group participated in tion Program model, which was developed a panel at the Grantmakers East Forum, in partnership with the Turkish Ministry of on Youth (Un)employment–Increasing Education and the Koç Holding and Koç the Employability of Young People. The Group Companies. The model has been session explored concrete strategies and successful in improving the quality of instruments for increasing the employa- vocational education and raising aware- bility of youth. ness of its importance in Turkey. 213 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Protecting Our Planet: Huge images of animals, landscapes, and the planet were projected on the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica, while the A Light Display at St. sounds of nature reverberated through the church building. Peter’s Basilica The three-hour light display beamed across the famous Vatican Square in the center of Rome, in December 2015, and told the story of the interdependency of humans and life on earth with the planet. A gift to Pope Francis by a coalition of partners, convened by the World Bank Group’s Connect- 4Climate program, it was inspired by the themes of climate change, human dignity, and earth’s living creatures, brought to life in his Encyclical Laudato Si. The event, which drew global attention to the importance of preserving the natural environment and tackling climate change, featured the work of some of the world’s most renowned nature artists and filmmakers, including Brazil’s Sebastião Salgado and long-time photographer for National Geographic, Joel Sartore. Photo: Elisabetta Villa 214 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Vitol Foundation Amsterdam, the Netherlands Robin D’Alessandro, CEO @vitolgroup The Vitol Group first began making charitable Impact: The first phase of the initiative grants in 2002 with the aim of enabling children helped reduce the incidence of malaria and living in deprivation to reach their full potential schistosomiasis, and resulted in a doubling of in life. The Vitol Foundation’s goals are aligned funding from the International Development with the core values of Vitol: flexibility to change, Association. willingness to take risks, speed in responding Partnership: This partnership is one of the when needed, optimizing the power of partner- few water resource projects that successfully ships, and leveraging the Vitol Group’s global integrates a health component. reach and local understanding. The founda- tion supports projects in areas that are critical to child development: health, water, sanitation and hygiene, education, and livelihoods. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP MULTI PURPOSE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MWRD . 2013. MWRD was created to enhance regional inte- gration among the riparian countries (Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal) of the Senegal River Basin. It does this through a local part- nering organization working to develop multi- purpose water resources to foster improved community livelihoods. The objective of the second phase of MWRD is to improve coor- dinated management of water resources for socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable development. The Vitol Founda- tion grant is supporting health-related activ- ities, such as efforts to control malaria and neglected tropical diseases. 215 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Cattle waiting to be weighed before auction Photo: Swathi Sridharan (ICRISAT) 216 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Wellcome Trust London, UK Jeremy Farrar, Director @wellcometrust The Wellcome Trust aims to achieve extraordi- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP nary improvements in human and animal health by supporting the brightest minds in biomed- CGIAR FORMERLY KNOWN AS ical research and the medical humanities. The THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON Wellcome Trust focuses on three key areas of INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL activity: supporting outstanding researchers, RESEARCH . accelerating the application of research, and See page 82. exploring medicine in historical and cultural The Wellcome Trust is a member of CGIAR, a contexts. As well as funding research in the strategic partnership committed to working United Kingdom, the Wellcome Trust has a toward a food-secure future through high- particular focus in Africa (Kenya, Malawi, South quality international agricultural research. Africa, and Tanzania), Southeast Asia (the Lao The Wellcome Trust has contributed to CGIAR People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand, and partnership projects with the World Bank Vietnam), and India. Group, including: ϗ Development of Effective Rift Valley Fever Vaccines for Use in Sheep and Humans. 2012-2015. The project sought to control contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. ϗ Epidemiology of Zoonoses among Livestock and Their Keepers in East Africa. 2009–2012. This multidisciplinary project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, with the aim of understanding the mechanisms that drive the transmission of zoonotic diseases between livestock reservoirs and humans, and contributing to the design of interventions to improve human and animal health. 217 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 ϗ Infection Dynamics and Disease Burden Cooperation Mental Health Initiative; Japan of East African Cattle. 2006–2013. The National Institute of Mental Health; Fundación study looked at more than 80 infections Santa Fe, Bogotá, Colombia; Carter Center; to consider their effects as a whole. It Kennedy Forum; iFred; Chatham House; Euro- generated data on thousands of cases of pean Commission’s Directorate General for infection, examining records of the clinical Health and Food Safety; Fundación ONCE; signs shown by infected animals and Grand Challenges Canada; Plan International any impact on their health and growth, USA; and Fracarita International (Brothers of together with information on genetics, Charity). immunity, and nutritional status. Data Impact: The event aims to mobilize a global, are used to rank different infections multi-sector coalition to provide visibility to in order of their importance to identify mental health as a key issue in global devel- factors that predispose some cattle to a opment. The event will call for action and high burden of infectious diseases. The investment at the country, regional, and global findings from the research are also used levels. It will also engage finance ministers on to develop practical tools for diagnosing the economic and social benefits of investing infections in the field. in mental health and psychosocial support, and identify cost-effective, affordable, and OUT OF THE SHADOWS: MAKING MENTAL feasible interventions, including the integra- HEALTH A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT tion of mental health programs into primary PRIORITY. care and community settings as part of the April 2016. progressive realization of universal health At the 2016 World Bank Group/International coverage. Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the World Bank Group, WHO, and Harvard Univer- PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT sity will co-host a high-level event focused PCD . on mental health. The event has gained Established 1992. See page 164. the active support of several organiza- PCD is committed to improving the educa- tions, including the U.S. National Institute of tion, health, and nutrition of school-age chil- Mental Health; The Rockefeller Foundation; dren in low – and middle-income countries. The Nippon Foundation; Secretariat for the The partnership works with governments, United Nations Convention on the Rights of communities, and agencies, providing tech- Persons with Disabilities; Harvard Univer- nical assistance as well as strengthening the sity Asia Center; Gulbenkian Foundation, evidence base on child development. Global Health Council; Wellcome Trust; Open Society Foundations; World Economic Forum; U.S. State Department/Asia-Pacific Economic 218 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA, USA Larry Kramer, President @Hewlett_Found The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Group, the Hewlett Foundation, and The (Hewlett Foundation) makes grants to solve Rockefeller Foundation, among others. social and environmental problems at home and around the world. The foundation’s goals CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON EARLY include: helping to reduce global poverty; CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT limiting the risk of climate change; improving CGECCD . education for students in California and else- Established 1984. See page 84. where; improving reproductive health and rights CGECCD is a global alliance of committed worldwide; supporting vibrant performing arts partner agencies, institutions, and profes- in the community; advancing the field of philan- sionals dedicated to working together to thropy; and supporting disadvantaged commu- facilitate understanding of the importance nities in the San Francisco Bay Area. of early childhood for social development The Hewlett Foundation’s five program areas and poverty reduction, and to advocate for are: global development and population, educa- improved investments, policies, and actions tion, environment, performance arts (San Fran- to support the holistic development of young cisco Bay Area), and philanthropy. children.  EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP DATA2X. 2012 and ongoing. AFRICAN CENTER FOR ECONOMIC Data2X, named for the power women have TRANSFORMATION ACET . to multiply progress in their societies, works Established 2008 and ongoing. to advance gender equality and women’s ACET is a Ghana-based organization that empowerment. It does this by building part- provides economic advisory services and nerships to improve data collection and capacity building to African governments. use to guide policy, better leverage invest- The vision is that by 2025 all African coun- ments, and spur global economic and social tries will drive their own growth and trans- progress. The initiative is led by the United formation agendas, led by the private sector Nations Foundation, with support from The and supported by capable states with strong Hewlett Foundation and the Bill & Melinda institutions and good policies. Funding and Gates Foundation, and with an ongoing support for ACET’s advisory and research collaboration with the U.S. State Department. work has been provided by the World Bank 219 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 The World Bank Group contributes staff GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR time, is a steering committee member, and SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DATA supports data collection and statistical GPSDD . capacity building on the issue of violence Launched September 2015. See page against women, in close collaboration with 208. UN Women, the United Nations Statistics GPSDD recognizes that a fundamental Division, and WHO. problem at the heart of efforts to eradicate extreme poverty is unreliable or nonexistent Impact: The partnership has identified 28 data. GPSDD was formed to harness improved gaps in global data related to gender that methods and technology for using data to it is seeking to close, which run across five design and deliver public services, fill gaps in domains: health, education, economic oppor- knowledge, and help monitor the Sustainable tunities, political participation, and human Development Goals. security. Partnership: The Hewlett Foundation is one GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION of the key partners of GPSDD and is providing GPE . funding. Launched 2002. See page 142. GPE works with 61 developing countries to OPEN CONTRACTING PARTNERSHIP ensure that every child receives a quality OCP . basic education, prioritizing the poorest, the 2013 and ongoing. See page 94. most vulnerable, and those living in fragile OCP is a nonprofit organization that works and conflict-affected countries. with government at the state and city levels, companies, and civil society in developing GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL and developed countries to open up public ACCOUNTABILITY GPSA . contracting through disclosure, data, and Launched 2012 and ongoing. See page engagement, so that the vast sums of money 20. generated and spent through contracts are GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and deployed honestly, fairly, and effectively. financing to build civil society’s capacity to Partnership: The Hewlett Foundation promote social accountability. The Hewlett provides funding to OCP. Open Society Foundation was actively involved in consul- Foundations and the Omidyar Network are tations and the technical working group for also supporting the partnership. developing and designing GPSA. SERVICE DELIVERY INDICATORS SDI PROJECT. 2011 and ongoing. The SDI project is a five-year partnership to develop and institutionalize an innova- tive set of indicators to measure the quality and coverage of service delivery in African primary schools and health clinics. Impact: SDI has been implemented in seven countries (Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, 220 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda), the the World Bank Group support Uwezo, as do experience of 350 million people in service several other institutions. delivery across health and education. Repeat Impact: Uwezo’s goal is to contribute to an surveys have been implemented in Tanzania. improvement of at least 10 percent in chil- The project will be rolled out in the Demo- dren’s literacy and numeracy levels by shifting cratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Mali, the focus from infrastructure and enrollment and Niger in 2016. Ethiopia and Zambia inde- to the actual learning levels of children. pendently implemented surveys based on the project, with technical assistance from the team. In Tanzania, results from the SDI project formed the basis for a major new Supporting large-scale, strategy called Big Results Now. In Mozam- bique, following the release of the SDI results, community-based the Ministry of Education launched a country- assessments of children’s wide campaign against teacher and student learning and facilitating absenteeism. broad public awareness Partnership: The Hewlett Foundation’s exper- and debate tise was integral to the design of the SDI project, making the project more than just a data initiative. The foundation’s emphasis on evaluating data for their use and influ- ence has challenged the way the World Bank Group uses the knowledge it generates. The Hewlett Foundation is also a member of the SDI steering committee. The partner- ship works closely with the African Economic Research Consortium and the African Devel- opment Bank. It is also supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Good Ventures, and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. UWEZO. 2009 and ongoing. Uwezo—which means “capability” in Kiswa- hili—is an initiative to improve competen- cies in literacy and numeracy among children aged six to 16 years in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The program supports large-scale, community-based assessments of children’s learning (modeled on an India-based initi- ative). The findings are publicized to create broad public awareness and debate. Partnership: The Hewlett Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and 221 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 222 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2016 INDEX Aga Khan Development Network 10 , 13 -17, 84 Good Ventures 127 , 152 , 221 The Atlantic Philanthropies 19 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation 79 , 129-130 Avina Foundation 20 , 21 Grameen Foundation 44 , 131 - 132 , 181 BBVA Microfinance Foundation 10 , 23 Hindustan Unilever Foundation 11 , 133-134 Bernard van Leer Foundation 25 , 84 , 105 , 142 International Youth Foundation 11 , 135-136 , 150 , 187 Bertelsmann Foundation 20 , 26 - 28 Jacobs Foundation 137-138 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 5 , 29 -56, 58 , 69 , 70 , 76 , 82 , 86 , 88 , John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 51 , 104 , 139-140 , 104 , 106 , 116 , 127 , 132 , 140 , 144 , 148 , 152 , 156 , 158 , 164 , 168 , 181 , 182 , 171 , 200 183 , 190 , 192 , 194 , 196 , 197 , 200 , 206 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 219 , 221 LEGO Foundation 141 , 142 Bloomberg Philanthropies 49 , 57 - 58 , 67 , 74 , 75 , 98 The MasterCard Foundation 65 , 106 , 143 - 145 , 150 , 204 Blue Moon Fund 59 MetLife Foundation 106 , 147 BP Foundation 61 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation 149 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 63-64 , 86 Mo Ibrahim Foundation 20 , 127 , 151 - 152 , 221 Carnegie Corporation of New York 65-66 Mozilla Foundation 150 , 153 Children’s Investment Fund Foundation 5 , 10 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 57 , 67-70 , The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation 155 74 , 75 , 80 , 88 , 98 , 142 , 186 , 190 , 192 , 207 , 208 , 221 Nike Foundation 157 - 159 Citi Foundation 71 , 106 The Nippon Foundation 63 , 104 , 117 , 161 , 168 , 182 , 218 ClimateWorks Foundation 73 Novak Djokovic Foundation 11 , 162 , 163 Clinton Foundation 44 , 45 , 57 , 67 , 74 , 75 - 76 , 98 Omidyar Network Fund 165 - 166 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation 77 , 84 Open Society Foundations 5 , 11 , 20 , 45 , 64 , 84 , 94 , 104 , 117 , 118 , David and Lucile Packard Foundation 79 , 129 142 , 161 , 166 , 167 - 169 , 171 , 182 , 218 , 220 eBay Foundation 83 Peace and Security Funders Group 11 , 171 ELMA Philanthropies Services 85 PepsiCo Foundation 173-174 The END Fund 87 - 88 , 190 Robert Bosch Foundation 91 , 175 Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia 89-90 The Rockefeller Foundation 5 , 44 , 45 , 63 , 82 , 104 , 117 , 132 , 148 , 150 , European Foundation Centre 10 , 91-92 , 117 161 , 168 , 177 - 182 , 194 , 218 , 219 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 93 Rotary Foundation 45 , 156 , 183 , 211 FIA Foundation 95-96 Sawiris Foundation for Social Development 185 Ford Foundation 5 , 20 , 57 , 67 , 74 , 75 , 82 , 97 - 100 , 104 , 106 , 114 , 194 Silatech 135 , 187 - 189 FUNCATE (Fundação de Ciência, Aplicações e Tecnologia Espaciais) Sir Ratan Tata Trust 82 , 191-192 101 Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture 128 , 195-198 Fundação Itaú Social 103 Thrive Networks 199 Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal 105 TrustAfrica 20 , 65 , 143 , 203 - 204 Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales 10 , 107 Trust for Social Achievement 11 , 201 Fundación Fútbol con Corazón 10 , 109 TY Danjuma Foundation 86 , 205 Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y UBS Optimus Foundation 69 , 84 , 186 , 207 Políticas Públicas 113 United Nations Foundation 50 , 208 , 209-211 , 219 Fundación Mi Sangre 10 , 115 Vehbi Koç Foundation 213 Fundación ONCE 64 , 117-118 , 161 , 168 , 182 , 218 Vitol Foundation 215 Fundación Ramón Areces 119 Wellcome Trust 64 , 82 , 86 , 104 , 118 , 161 , 164 , 168 , 182 , 217 - 218 German Marshall Fund of the United States 121 The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 20 , 50 , 70 , 84 , 94 , 127 , Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy 10 , 123 142 , 152 , 166 , 168 , 171 , 177 , 208 , 209 , 219-221 Goldman Sachs Charitable Foundation 125 223 foundationsinfo@worldbank.org