20 17 STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 MESSAGE FROM JIM YONG KIM “ We live in a time of multiple overlapping challenges both natural and man-made: conflict, climate change, forced displacement, famine. At the same time, aspirations around the world are rising. So we must tackle these challenges with greater urgency and creativity. Ending poverty is within sight, but we need to fundamentally re-think how we work. We need to come together – all of us – with drive and determi- nation, to leverage new sources of funding and find creative solutions from across the public and private sectors. As incubators of innovation, creativity, social entrepreneurship, civil society, and advocacy, founda- tions play a critical role in building a world where we can achieve equality ” of opportunity and extreme poverty becomes a distant memory. Jim Yong Kim President World Bank Group INTRODUCTION Never before has the goal of ending extreme poverty been so close. Yet we live in times of great uncertainty and upheaval. The challenges our world faces are daunting and complex, and felt in every corner of the world. More people are on the move today than at any time since World War II. Twenty million people face starvation in Yemen, South Sudan, So- malia and Nigeria. With 2016 the hottest year on record the devastating effects of climate change are plain to see. There is a new sense of urgency which is shaking up traditional patterns of thinking and doing, and bringing together unlikely partners. Only by accelerating this can we hope to capture the innovation and funding so desperately needed to break through these challenges and realize the promise that lies ahead. The stories in this publication demonstrate how transformative partner- ship can be when new ideas, perspectives and experiences are joined up. How partnerships on advocacy can travel through different networks and reach bigger audiences to fundamentally change minds and influ- ence policy. How innovation at a local level can redirect a system-wide approach through scaling up a creative idea. How coordinating different funding instruments can create a platform for leveraging much greater amounts of finance. The best partnerships draw on our differences and make them a source of strength. The book is a snapshot of partnerships between the World Bank Group and almost 100 foundations around the world. We work with well-estab- lished global leaders, younger philanthropies testing new approaches, corporate foundations, social entrepreneurs, and small, local community foundations. Our partnerships cover a broad range of priorities, from im- THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 proving health care systems to managing depleted freshwater resourc- es, supporting women’s economic empowerment to training teachers and designing green cities. This past year, foundations and the World Bank Group have joined forces in their commitment to invest in the crucial early years of life, across antenatal care, nutrition, and early stimulation and education. A new movement to scale up multi-sectoral interventions, and revitalize advo- cacy around a narrative that focuses on the importance of investing in the early years for a country’s economic growth, was kick-started by the launch of the Early Childhood Development Action Network in 2016. The partnership draws critical support from the Bernard van Leer Foun- dation, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, the Jacobs Foundation, and Open Society Foundations, amongst others. In Kaduna, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, states in Nigeria where young people have few prospects because of continuing conflict, an initiative started by The Rockefeller Foundation trains unemployed youth with dig- ital skills and links them to prospective employers using cellphones. The lives of millions of people in countries across Africa, East Asia, Lat- in America and South Asia have been changed by improving water and sanitation in their communities. The combined resources and expertise of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank Group have brought new innovative approaches to promoting behavioral change, like hand-washing in Peru, or to developing affordable, market-based sani- tation products in Kenya. In the following pages, these stories and many more help capture the diversity and depth of our partnership with philanthropy, and its vital contribution to our shared work towards ending poverty and ensuring equal opportunity. Penelope Lewis Head, Foundations Program Global Engagement World Bank Group THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS F O UND AT IO N S ABDULL A AL GHUR AIR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION Dubai, United Arab Emirates  � ������������������������������������������������������������� 13 AGA KHAN DE VELOPMENT NE T WORK Geneva, Switzerland  � ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17 ALL AN GR AY ORBIS FOUNDATION Cape Town, South Africa � ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 ARGIDIUS FOUNDATION Zug, Switzerland ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 27 THE ASIA FOUNDATION San Francisco, CA, USA  � ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 29 AVATAR ALLIANCE FOUNDATION Encino, CA, USA ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31 AVINA FOUNDATION Panama City, Panama ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 BBVA MICROFINANCE FOUNDATION Madrid, Spain  � ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 35 BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION The Hague, the Netherlands ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION Gütersloh, Germany �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 41 BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION Seattle, WA, USA ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 45 BLOOMBERG PHIL ANTHROPIES New York, NY, USA� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 83 BLUE MOON FUND Charlottesville, VA, USA  � ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 87 CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION Lisbon, Portugal �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 89 CARNEGIE CORPOR ATION OF NE W YORK New York, NY, USA �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 91 CHILDREN’S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION London, UK ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 95 CITI FOUNDATION New York, NY, USA ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 101 CLIMATE WORKS FOUNDATION San Francisco, CA, USA ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 103 CLINTON FOUNDATION New York, NY, USA  � �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 105 CONR AD N. HILTON FOUNDATION Agoura Hills, CA, USA �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 109 DAVID AND LUCILE PACK ARD FOUNDATION Los Altos, CA, USA ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 113 DUBAI CARES Dubai, United Arab Emirates� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 115 EBAY FOUNDATION San Jose, CA, USA� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 119 THE END FUND New York, NY, USA ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 121 EUR ASIA FOUNDATION OF CENTR AL ASIA Washington, DC, USA� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 123 EUROPE AN FOUNDATION CENTRE Brussels, Belgium ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 127 E WING MARION K AUFFMAN FOUNDATION Kansas City, MO, USA ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 131 FIA FOUNDATION London, UK� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 133 FORD FOUNDATION New York, NY, USA ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 139 FUNDAÇÃO ITAÚ SOCIAL São Paulo, Brazil� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 147 FUNDAÇÃO MARIA CECILIA SOUTO VIDIGAL São Paulo, Brazil ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 149 FUNDACIÓN GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ PAR A EL NUE VO PERIODISMO IBEROAMERICANO Cartagena, Colombia ������ 151 FUNDACIÓN ONCE Madrid, Spain �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 153 FUNDACIÓN R AMÓN ARECES Madrid, Spain ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 159 THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES Washington, DC, USA ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 161 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNIT Y PHIL ANTHROPY Johannesburg, South Africa ������������������������������������������������������������ 163 GLOBAL PHIL ANTHROPY FORUM San Francisco, CA, USA ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 165 GOLDMAN SACHS FOUNDATION New York, NY, USA ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 167 GOOD VENTURES San Francisco, CA, USA ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 169 GORDON AND BE T T Y MOORE FOUNDATION Palo Alto, CA, USA �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 171 GR AMEEN FOUNDATION Washington, DC, USA  � ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 173 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION Baltimore, MD, USA  � �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 175 JACOBS FOUNDATION Zurich, Switzerland �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 179 JOHN D. 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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Chicago, IL, USA� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 181 LEGO FOUNDATION Billund, Denmark  � ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 185 LI K A SHING FOUNDATION Hong Kong (SAR), China ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 187 THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION Toronto, Ontario, Canada� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 189 ME TLIFE FOUNDATION New York, NY, USA ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 193 MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION Austin, T X, USA ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 195 MO IBR AHIM FOUNDATION London, UK ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 197 NIKE FOUNDATION Portland, OR, USA� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 203 THE NIPPON FOUNDATION Tok yo, Japan ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 207 NOVAK DJOKOVIC FOUNDATION Belgrade, Serbia� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 211 OMIDYAR NE T WORK FUND Redwood City, CA, USA ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 215 OPEN SOCIE T Y FOUNDATIONS New York City, NY, USA 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PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION (GPE) � ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 199 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DE VELOPMENT DATA (GPSDD)� ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 202 STOP TB (STB) � ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 223 GLOBAL ROAD SAFE T Y FACILIT Y (GRSF) � ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 229 THE POWER OF NUTRITION����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 243 JOINT LE ARNING NE T WORK FOR UNIVERSAL HE ALTH COVER AGE (JLN)� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 251 OPEN CONTR ACTING PARTNERSHIP (OCP)������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 259 E ARLY LE ARNING PARTNERSHIP (ELP) � ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 268 ROMA EDUCATION FUND (REF)���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 273 SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COALITION (S4YE) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 274 INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR POLIO����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 282 UNITING TO COMBAT NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISE ASES� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 288 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ACRONYMS A4L Assessment for Learning CLEAR Centers for Learning on Evaluation and ABI Agribusiness Indicators Results ACE African Centers of Excellence CSO civil society organization ACET African Center for Economic CVE Countering Violent Extremism Transformation DCA DanChurchAid AGI Adolescent Girls Initiative DFID United Kingdom’s Department for AgriFin Agriculture Finance Support Facility International Development AHME African Health Markets and Equity DM Development Marketplace Program DNA deoxyribonucleic acid AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome DTMA Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa AKCSP Aga Khan Cultural Services Program Program AKDN Aga Khan Development Network E4C Education for Competitiveness AKESP Aga Khan Educational Services Pakistan ECCE early childhood care and education AKF Aga Khan Foundation ECD early childhood development AKHS Aga Khan Health Services ECDAN Early Childhood Development Action Network AKPBS Aga Khan Planning and Building Services ECEC Early Childhood Education and Care AKRSP Aga Khan Rural Support Program EFC European Foundation Centre AKTC Aga Khan Trust for Culture EFCA Eurasia Foundation Central Asia ALLFISH Alliance for Responsible Fisheries ELP Early Learning Partnership AML/CFT anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism ESMAP Energy Sector Management Assistance Program APOC African Program for Onchocerciasis Control ESPEN Expanded Special Projects for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical ARPA Amazon Region Protected Areas Diseases AUAEETC Accelerating Universal Access to Early FAO Food and Agriculture Organization and Effective Tuberculosis Care FBO Faith-Based Organization BecA-ILRI Hub Biosciences eastern and central Africa– International Livestock Research FFF Financing and Funding Framework Institute Hub FIA Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile BELDS Better Early Learning and Development FM BBVA BBVA Microfinance Foundation at Scale FNPI Fundación Gabriel García Márquez para BioCF BioCarbon Fund el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano BRAC Building Resources Across Communities FY fiscal year C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group G20 Group of Twenty (finance ministers and C4C Connect4Climate central bank governors) CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture GACP Global Alliance for Community Development Programme 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 The Vaccine Alliance CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poor GEF Global Environment Facility CGIAR Formerly known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural GERN Global Entrepreneurship Research Research Network CIAT International Center for Tropical GFF Global Financing Facility Agriculture GHG greenhouse gas CIFF Children’s Investment Fund Foundation GIIF Global Index Insurance Facility 10 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GMF German Marshall Fund OCDS Open Contracting Data Standard GMRH Global Medicines Regulatory OCP Open Contracting Partnership Harmonization ONCE National Organization of Spanish Blind GPE Global Partnership for Education People GPEI Global Polio Eradication Initiative OSF Open Society Foundations GPF Global Philanthropy Forum PEARL Program for Emerging Agricultural GPOBA Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid Leaders GPSA Global Partnership for Social PER Public Expenditure Review Accountability PHCPI Primary Health Care Performance GPSDD Global Partnership for Sustainable Initiative Development Data PNRI Partnership for Nutrition Results in India GPYD Global Partnership for Youth in PPAF Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund Development PROFISH Global Program on Fisheries 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 ICDS Integrated Child Development Scheme RNTCP Revised National Tuberculosis Control ICT information and communication Program technology S4YE Solutions for Youth Employment ID identification SDGs Sustainable Development Goals ID4D Identification for Development SDI Service Delivery Indicators IDA International Development Association SIEF Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund IFC International Finance Corporation SiM subscriber identification module IGSS Integrated Genotyping Service and SLCPs short-lived climate pollutants Support SMEs small and medium enterprises ILRI International Livestock Research SMS short message service Institute STB Stop TB IMF International Monetary Fund SUN Scaling Up Nutrition IRF International Renaissance Foundation TB tuberculosis IYF International Youth Foundation TDR Tropical Disease Research JLN Joint Learning Network TSA Trust for Social Achievement LF lymphatic philariasis UFA Universal Financial Access LGA Livestock Global Alliance UKP Urbanization and Knowledge Platform LSMS-ISA Living Standards Measurement Study– UN United Nations Integrated Surveys on Agriculture UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund M&E monitoring and evaluation USAID U.S. Agency for International MENA Middle East and North Africa Development MetroLab Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic USSD unstructured supplementary service Planning data MFIs micro-finance institutions WBG World Bank Group MFS Mobile Financial Services WHO World Health Organization MHP micro-hydro project WRG Water Resources Group MLN Maize Lethal Necrosis WRI World Resources Institute MMM Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides WSP Water and Sanitation Program NDF Novak Djokovic Foundation YPS Young Professionals Summit NTDs neglected tropical diseases 11 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Girls attend morning assembly at the Shaheed Mohamed Motaher Zaid School in Sana’a, Yemen Photo: Dana Smillie / World Bank 12 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ABDULLA AL GHURAIR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Abdulaziz Al Ghurair, Founder and Chairman @AGFforE The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Edu- cation, founded in 2015 and based in Dubai, EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP United Arab Emirates, is the largest pri- vately funded foundation in the Arab world Improving the Quality and Relevance focused exclusively on education. It works of Education for Arab Youth to improve access to quality education for February 2017 high-achieving, underserved Emirati and Arab youth. The founder, business leader The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Ed- Abdulla Al Ghurair, pledged one-third of his ucation and the World Bank Group (WBG) wealth to the foundation and set a target of announced a new strategic partnership in reaching 15,000 youth in a decade via sec- 2017 focused on improving the quality and ondary and higher education programs and relevance of education for Arab children scholarships valued at more than $1 billion. and youth. The partnership will be guid- ed by the Education for Competitiveness (E4C) initiative, which offers transforma- tive interventions to improve education systems. These include expanding early childhood development, strengthening ear- ly grade learning, promoting information for accountability, enhancing career guid- ance and opportunities, and boosting 21st century skills and values. Youth unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stands at 25 percent for males and 47 percent for females—the highest of all regions in the world. Although graduates cannot find jobs, more than a third of employers in MENA identify skills shortages as a major constraint to busi- 13 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ness operation and firm growth. One of the guidance materials and resources online main reasons for the skills mismatch is the that are customized to the needs of stu- quality of education. Learning outcomes dents in the region; and offering education- in the region are among the lowest in the al opportunities for Arab youth, including world. For example, in the 2015 Trends in skills development programs, boot camps, Mathematics and Science Study, all MENA internships, mentoring, and research to countries ranked below the international prepare them for jobs in the region. average, with only Dubai scoring above the PARTNERSHIP: The E4C initiative is being average. developed jointly by WBG and the Islamic IMPACT: The partnership will bolster WBG’s Development Bank Group, with the sup- regional efforts to achieve high-quality ed- port of regional and international partners. ucation and a brighter future for all. The The partnership follows the launch of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Educa- new Platform for Education, which was an- tion and WBG will leverage their expertise nounced by WBG President Jim Yong Kim and partnerships, and focus their E4C part- in February 2017. The Platform, which will nership on improving the school-to-work be hosted annually at the World Govern- transition by enhancing career guidance ment Summit in Dubai, will serve as a space and opportunities for Arab youth. Exam- to share global experience on education, ples include supporting a school counsel- launch new initiatives, and spark high-level ing graduate program that will train school debate and exchange among leaders, ex- counselors in college preparation and ca- perts, and policy makers. reer guidance; providing access to career 14 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Overcoming Barriers to Delivering Refugee Aid In Northern Uganda, refugees who fled the conflict settlement� They can purchase goods and services in South Sudan and now live in camps are benefit- through the agents or receive cash, giving them the ting from a new pilot program designed to better freedom to spend it as needed� distribute aid� Refugees sign up for mobile money The project is part of a broader initiative by the services with their cell phone and access the money Gates Foundation and the WBG’s International Fi- they need for basic goods� nance Corporation (IFC) with Airtel Uganda, which The pilot program was launched this year by Air- works to increase mobile access to financial ser- tel Uganda, in collaboration with Mercy Corps and vices across the country� Under the three-year, DanChurchAid (DCA), and is supported by the Bill & $3�7 million project funded by the Gates Founda- Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank Group tion , an Agent Quality Management company mon- (WBG)� The initiative benefits 10,000 refugees, itors and trains money agents in handling the var- mostly the elderly and mothers with young children, ious services they provide� The agents, often local in the largely isolated Yumbe region where no banks shop owners or other business operators, receive a exist and direct cash payments are logistically un- commission for registering new users and for every tenable due to the large number of refugees and se- transaction they complete� “The training ensures curity risks in the camps� the agents treat the clients well and abide by ser- vice standards for branding and pricing,” said Albert Mercy Corps and DCA provide funds for the refu- Kinuma, the IFC resident adviser for the project� gees through Airtel Uganda’s money service, which transfers it to the refugees’ mobile money ac- John Ngahu, an IFC operations officer involved in counts�When the money—the equivalent of about the project, called the pilot program for refugees a $10 a month—is transferred, the refugees can with- creative way to expand the service to a community draw it through Airtel money agents working at the in need� Providing mobile financial services in Uganda Pho- to: Cedric Maniala, Airtel Uganda 15 15 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SAMI Project Director conducts a mock inter- view at the SAMI Facilitators Workshop in Nai- robi, Kenya Photo: Tammy Mehdi / World Bank 16 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GENEVA, SWITZERLAND His Highness the Aga Khan, Founder and Chairman @akdn The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is an international group of devel- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP opment agencies with mandates that in- clude the environment, health, education, AFRICA REGION architecture, culture, micro-finance, rural development, disaster reduction, private Global Partnership for Social sector enterprise, and revitalization of his- Accountability (GPSA) toric cities. AKDN agencies conduct their 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) programs without regard to faith, origin, or gender. Agencies in AKDN include GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and financing to build the capacity of civ- il society to promote social accountability. • Aga Khan Academies Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) contributes to • Aga Khan Agency for Habitat the partnership, and provides in-kind sup- • Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance port through the Aga Khan University’s • Aga Khan Education Services Graduate School of Media and Communi- cations, based in Nairobi, which trains se- • Aga Khan Foundation lected civil society organizations, including • Aga Khan Fund for Economic Develop- GPSA grantees, to engage in and strength- ment en the role of the media in promoting ac- • Aga Khan Health Services countability and transparency. • Aga Khan Trust for Culture • Aga Khan University • University of Central Asia 17 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA WBG’s State and Peacebuilding Fund, with REGION co-financing from AKF USA. IMPACT: The partnership is directly bene- European Business Leader Forum on Early Childhood fiting local communities across Naryn and Osh provinces in the Kyrgyz Republic. As- October 2016 sociated activities support village govern- The first European Business Leader Fo- ment efforts to involve civil society groups rum on Early Childhood, held in Zurich in in local development strategies, and the October 2016, convened business leaders selection, delivery, and financing of com- from across Europe to explore how pri- munity infrastructure projects. Activities vate sector leadership can champion early include workshops on social cohesion and childhood education and care (ECEC). The pluralism in the Kyrgyz Republic, as well Jacobs Foundation convened this meeting as awareness-building efforts with oblast, in partnership with the Bernard van Leer district, and local authorities. Lessons Foundation , AKF, Compagnia di San Paolo, learned from new participatory approach- and King Baudouin Foundation. es will contribute to the design of future community-based development initiatives IMPACT: More than 50 participants, includ- in conflict-affected areas. ing business delegates from the following countries, attended the event: Switzerland, PARTNERSHIP: WBG benefits from the the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, extensive global operational and research Turkey, Romania, the United Kingdom, and resources of AKDN, which include founda- the United States. WBG presented the eco- tions, universities, research institutes, and nomic case for ECEC in the short- and long- ongoing development programs, such as the Mountain Societies Development Sup- terms. port Program in the Kyrgyz Republic. AKDN has benefited from WBG’s knowledge, re- Social Cohesion through Community-Based Development in sources, and global operational footprint in the Kyrgyz Republic community-driven development. 2013–17 Supports efforts to involve civil society This partnership between WBG and AKF groups in local development strategies works to promote social cohesion through and the selection, delivery, and financ- community-driven development, using pilot ing of community infrastructure proj- programs and a rigorous, evidence-driv- ects. en monitoring and evaluation framework. Funding is provided by a grant from the 18 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Boys fill up on fresh water in the Kyrgyz Republic Photo: Nick van Praag / The World Bank SOUTH ASIA REGION Development of Mini/Micro Hydro- Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS): power Projects Provision of Health Care Services 2010–15 2010–13 With support from WBG’s Third Pakistan The project strengthened health care ser- Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF-III), the vices by improving existing infrastructure Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) and staffing at local health care facilities in works to alleviate poverty and improve the the Thatta district of Pakistan. quality of life in the Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral regions of North Pakistan, by imple- IMPACT: Three health centers and one re- menting mini/micro hydropower projects. habilitation health center were upgraded, Achievements include providing basic light- benefitting almost 80,000 patients. ing, heating, and cooking facilities for vil- lagers; constructing mini/micro hydropow- AKHS received funding through WBG’s Pa- er projects; decreasing kerosene use and kistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. deforestation in the region; and promoting small enterprises to improve the socioeco- nomic conditions of local communities. 19 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 IMPACT: The micro-hydro projects (MHPs), IMPACT: Through the initiatives, the com- started in 2010, have been successfully munities have adopted methods to identify constructed and are functioning, provid- priorities, resources, needs, and solutions ing local communities with access to clean, to promote representative participation, cheap, and renewable energy for domestic good governance, accountability, and lighting and water heating. Villagers no lon- peaceful change. ger rely on kerosene or forest wood, with AKPBS and AKRSP have multiple partner- almost 30,000 people benefiting from in- ships with PPAF that focus on social mobi- stalled MHPs. The development of mini/mi- lization and capacity building. cro hydropower projects at the community level supports the broader poverty allevia- tion agenda of PPAF-III. Provision of Educational Services to Marginalized Communities of Thatta PPAF-III and the AKRSP entered into a 2010–13 partnership agreement in March 2000. To date, 636 community infrastructure proj- Aga Khan Educational Services Pakistan ects have been completed in Pakistan to (AKESP) was awarded a two-year proj- help PPAF and the Government of Pakistan ect for strengthening three government meet obligations under the Millennium De- schools and seven community schools in velopment Goals. marginalized communities of Thatta. Almost 30,000 people benefit from AKESP, in partnership with the WBG’s PPAF, installed micro-hydro projects has repaired and renovated the schools and provided furniture, uniforms, learning resource centers, computer laboratories, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund learning materials, teachers’ salaries, and (PPAF) - Aga Khan Planning and professional development for teachers. In Building Services (AKPBS), Aga Khan addition, AKESP formalized school man- Rural Support Program (AKRSP): agement committees and built their capac- ity. Social Mobilization 2010–15 Capacity Building 2010–13 IMPACT: The project has led to an improve- ment in the net student retention rate in all These partnerships help poor and vulner- PPAF-supported schools, especially prima- able communities in Gilgit-Baltistan and ry schools, as well as improved enrollment Chitral in North Pakistan build community rates, particularly among girls. groups to engage with and influence the decisions of their local governments and councils. 20 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Women fetch water from an artesian well in Pakistan Photo: Caroline Suzman / World Bank 21 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 EVENTS Walled City of Lahore Project 2006–13 Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) and Religious Leader Round Table WBG, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), Meeting and GoPunjab collaborated on a cultural April 2017 heritage initiative in the Walled City of La- hore. The initiative included developing a The objective of this convening was to fos- strategic plan for the area’s urban regen- ter more concrete collaboration between eration, an inventory of historic buildings, the World Bank and FBOs, in particular, in development of a heritage trail, and imple- the areas of early childhood development mentation of a pilot project that showcased and forced displacement—development methods and benefits of conserving cultur- priorities in which FBOs play pivotal roles. al assets, as well as their adaptive re-use. The meeting gathered together FBOs, re- PARTNERSHIP: Technical support from ligious leaders from different faith tra- AKTC, and later its subsidiary, the Aga Khan ditions, as well as relief and development Cultural Services Program (AKCSP), led to organizations. As an important actor in hu- an effective collaboration with GoPunjab. manitarian relief and early childhood inter- AKTC-AKCSP provided guidance and tech- ventions, AKF took part in the event. nical assistance on the detailed preparato- ry activities for the pilot project, as well as its implementation, and the identification of potential demonstration subprojects along the Shahi Guzargah, the Royal Trail that leads from Delhi Gate to the Lahore Fort. 22 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) 2005-ongoing Cities are the global centers of communication, Through C40, participating cities have a single entry commerce, and culture, and they are where the cli- point to access WBG programs on climate change– mate change battle will be won or lost� Cities ac- related capacity building and technical assistance� count for two-thirds of global energy consumption, WBG, Ford Foundation , Citi Foundation , Clinton Foun- and estimates suggest that city residents are re- dation , Children’s Investment Fund Foundation , Real- sponsible for as much as 80 percent of the world’s dania , and Bloomberg Philanthropies are all members greenhouse gas emissions� What our cities do indi- and funders of the network, with the latter four also vidually and in unison can set the agenda for a sus- participating on the board of directors� tainable future� The Ford Foundation is working with C40 to support C40 is a network of more than 70 megacities—home global cities to become more compact and connect- to one in 12 people on Earth—that share knowledge ed, thereby minimizing vehicle kilometers traveled and experience on climate-related issues such as and increasing access to public transportation, public transport, green buildings, and other emis- while also increasing economic prosperity by con- sions-reducing strategies� C40 supports collabo- necting housing to economic and employment op- ration around city-level climate action plans, resil- portunities� ience and adaptation in cities, and climate finance for cities� The Citi Foundation supports the climate finance ac- tivities of C40 Cities, with the goal of helping cities C40, the International Council for Local Environ- lower their carbon emissions and reduce the im- mental Initiatives, and World Resources Institute pacts of climate change� The partnership provides (WRI) have developed a common international advice and support to cities through the publication standard for measuring city greenhouse gas emis- of good practice guides, and organizes forums and sions—the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Communi- webinars jointly� In 2015, C40 cities partnered with ty-Level Emissions—with the support of the World the Citi Foundation and WRI Ross Center for Sus- Bank Group (WBG), U�N� Environment Programme, tainable Cities to launch an initiative that focuses and U�N� Human Settlements Programme� Common on scaling up sustainable urban services to support international metrics for cities help establish base- cities to deliver their transformative visions for a lines and track progress toward targets for climate sustainable future� change mitigation and adaptation in cities� A favela on the outskirts of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil Photo: Scott Wallace / World Bank 23 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 African Program for Onchocerciasis Control II (APOC) 1995-2015 APOC, the successor to the original African riv- During its two-decade existence, APOC established er-blindness control program, closed in 2015 and a large community-based health care system that is being replaced by the Expanded Special Projects distributes the drug for onchocerciasis, known as for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical river blindness� It also distributed drugs to con- Diseases (ESPEN) program� trol malaria and other tropical diseases, as well as micronutrients to improve nutrition� The pro- ESPEN aims to go beyond the prevention of the dis- gram, across 19 African countries, was extended eases to manage the disabilities that the diseases through 2015 to enable it to provide full coverage to cause� ESPEN will provide technical support to en- post-conflict countries and contribute to strength- demic countries to increase treatment coverage ening national health care delivery systems� for neglected tropical diseases, and contribute to poverty alleviation, increased productivity, and im- This was a multi-stakeholder partnership that in- proved quality of life for affected people in the Af- cluded The END Fund , Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- rica region� tion , Champalimaud Foundation , Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, TY Danjuma Foundation , and Wellcome At the national level, projects supported by ESPEN Trust � will be implemented by government entities, with the aim of promoting effective and accountable government structures and creating a strong and transparent budget management framework� A nurse prepares to vaccinate children in Liberia Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 24 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ALLAN GRAY ORBIS FOUNDATION CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Anthony Farr, Chief Executive Officer @AllanGrayOrbis The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation seeks to nurture and develop an entrepreneurial EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP mindset in the most promising of Southern Africa’s youth, through scholarship and fel- Global Entrepreneurship Research lowship opportunities. The foundation be- Network (GERN) lieves that such individuals are capable of 2013–ongoing (See page 155.) shaping and transforming the future of the Southern African region. GERN is one of the first global initiatives that is systematically gathering and dis- seminating knowledge on entrepreneur- ship. Its goals are to create better policies to support entrepreneurship for job cre- ation, and promote collaborative research among entrepreneurship research institu- tions. Lessons from the 2015 Global Entrepre- neurship Week in Mexico Photo: GEN 25 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Maasai women make, sell, and display their bead work in Kenya Photo: Georgina Goodwin / World Bank 26 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ARGIDIUS FOUNDATION ZUG, SWITZERLAND Nicholas Colloff, Executive Director @Argidius The Argidius Foundation of Switzerland promotes the growth of small- and medi- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP um-size enterprises to improve the lives of the poor through increased income gener- Global Entrepreneurship Research ation. Argidius works to help entrepreneurs Network (GERN) build profitable businesses and contribute 2013-ongoing (See page 155.) to the sustainable development of their communities. GERN is one of the first global initiatives that is systematically gathering and dis- seminating knowledge on entrepreneur- ship. Its goals are to create better policies to support entrepreneurship for job cre- ation, and promote collaborative research among entrepreneurship research institu- tions. 27 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Men in a village community in Sri Lanka Photo: Charles Sasiharan 28 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE ASIA FOUNDATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA David D. Arnold, President and Chief Executive Officer @Asia_Foundation The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit inter- national development organization com- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP mitted to improving lives across a dynam- ic and developing Asia. With six decades Global Partnership for Social of experience and deep local expertise, Accountability (GPSA) the foundation works across the region to 2012-ongoing (See page 160.) strengthen governance, empower women, expand economic opportunity, increase GPSA is a coalition of donors, govern- environmental resilience, and promote re- ments, and civil society organizations that gional cooperation. supports strengthening transparency and social accountability. The Asia Founda- tion joined as a Global Partner of GPSA in February 2017, and also participated in the GPSA Steering Committee. On February 2017, GPSA hosted the foun- dation’s director for economic governance in an event on “The Rise of the Audit So- ciety: Some Critical Reflections from the Trenches”. The event explored the chal- lenges of implementing social accountabil- ity initiatives in a field where practice out- paces theory. 29 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 James Cameron joins the premiere screening of Years of Living Dangerously via video message in Washington, D.C Credit: Leigh Vogel 30 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 AVATAR ALLIANCE FOUNDATION ENCINO, CA, USA James Cameron, Founder The Avatar Alliance Foundation works to included a video message from executive tackle issues of climate change, energy producer James Cameron. This was fol- policy, deforestation, indigenous rights, lowed by a panel discussion featuring The ocean conservation, and sustainable ag- New York Times Columnist Thomas Fried- riculture. Explorer, writer, producer, and man and leading global conservation scien- director James Cameron started the Ava- tist Dr. M. Sanjayan. tar Alliance Foundation with his wife, Suzy PARTNERSHIP: At the United Nations Cameron, to focus on energy policy and cli- Framework Convention on Climate Change mate change. 2016 meetings in Morocco, the Avatar Al- liance Foundation partnered with C4C to present the global world premiere of the EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP film as part of the “Film4Climate: Empow- ering Global Climate Action” event. During Connect4Climate (C4C) the event, the Film4Climate Global Video 2011-ongoing (See page 111.) Competition winners were announced, and a special screening of Leonardo DiCaprio C4C is a global partnership based at the and Fisher Stevens’ climate change docu- World Bank Group (WBG) that works to mentary Before the Flood was presented.   communicate clearly and compellingly about the effects of climate change, pro- mote solutions, and empower people to act. IMPACT: The Avatar Alliance Foundation partnered with C4C for a special screen- ing, in 2014, at the WBG headquarters of National Geographic’s Years of Living Dan- gerously - Fueling the Fire , featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gisele Bundchen. WBG President opened the event, which 31 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Training workshop on budget monitoring in the Dominican Republic Photo: Oxfam 32 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 AVINA FOUNDATION PANAMA CITY, PANAMA Gabriel Baracatt, Chief Executive Officer @FundacionAVINA The Avina Foundation was created in 1994 tion initiated a project to help integrate de- and focuses on producing the large-scale ported migrants into the labor market and changes necessary for sustainable devel- local economy in Guatemala. The project opment, by fostering collaboration among established an Intersectoral Committee for leaders from different sectors. The foun- Labor and Social Inclusion, one of the first dation has identified, incubated, and sup- initiatives of its kind in the country, bring- ported collaborative alliances centered ing together representatives from differ- around opportunities for systemic change, ent sectors, including the public and private state-of-the-art technology, innovative so- sectors, academia, and civil society. cial initiatives, and new business models. With a presence in 20 countries, the foun- Global Partnership for Social dation coordinates the Platform for Inno- Accountability (GPSA) vation with Purpose, an alliance to acceler- ate high-impact solutions and large-scale 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) transformations in favor of sustainable de- The GPSA is a coalition of donors, govern- velopment in Latin America. ments, and civil society organizations that supports strengthening transparency and social accountability. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Cities Alliance 1999–ongoing (See page 82.) Cities Alliance is a global partnership to re- duce urban poverty and promote the role of cities in sustainable development. IMPACT: In 2016, with support from the Cit- ies Alliance Catalytic Fund, Avina Founda- 33 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A woman serves her produce at a market in Guatemala Photo: Ma- ria Fleischmann / World Bank 34 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 BBVA MICROFINANCE FOUNDATION MADRID, SPAIN Javier M. Flores Moreno, General Director @FMBBVA BBVA Microfinance Foundation (FM BBVA) cro-finance lender Bancamía S.A.’s ordinary was created by the BBVA Group as part of bonds to support its Colombian operations. its corporate responsibility strategy. Since In 2016, IFC committed another $14 million it was publicly launched in May 2007 by Her as part of a second bond issuance, where a Majesty Queen Sofia, it has built up a port- further $12 million was placed with Bancol- folio of more than 1.8 million clients, with al- dex and Oikocredit, making it the first In- most 8,000 employees and more than 500 ternational Guarantee Fund Andean Region branch offices in Latin America and the Ca- local capital markets project in which IFC ribbean. Its mission is to promote inclusive successfully mobilized local and interna- and sustainable economic and social devel- tional investors. The funds allow Bancamía opment of disadvantaged people, by giving S.A. to expand its micro-finance operations them access to finance. in Colombia, where it currently serves more than 692,000 low-income customers. In 2016, the foundation joined the World EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Bank Group’s (WBG’s) Universal Financial Access initiative as a strategic private sec- Access to Finance for Entrepreneurs tor partner, committing to provide savings in Latin America and transactional accounts to more than 2008–ongoing 2.3 million clients by 2020. In April 2008, the International Finance IFC provided equity, debt financing, and Corporation (IFC) partnered with FM BBVA technical assistance to Latin American to co-invest in micro-finance institutions and Caribbean micro-finance institutions, in Latin America. The partnership has been co-investing with FM BBVA. helping to build the largest network of mi- cro-finance institutions in the region, pro- mote financial inclusion, and generate jobs in micro and small enterprises. In 2015, IFC purchased the entire public offering of mi- 35 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 “Financial access is key in reducing Universal Financial Access (UFA) poverty. The BBVA MicroFinance 2016-20 Foundation promotes the sustain- able and inclusive economic de- The UFA initiative provides adults outside velopment of vulnerable people in the formal financial system with access to basic financial services in the form of Latin America by supporting their transaction accounts. growth through entrepreneurship. We support the World Bank Group’s WBG has committed to enabling one billion goals to achieve Universal Finan- people to gain access to a transaction ac- cial Access by 2020, and we are count by 2020. The first phase of the initia- committed to work towards pro- tive included the assembly of a global net- work of partners, with the aim of sharing viding savings and transactional best practices and innovative solutions. accounts to more than 2.3 million of our customer base by the year PARTNERSHIP: FM BBVA, as well as 30 2020.” Javier M. Flores Moreno, General Di- other partners, including Grameen Foun- rector, BBVA Microfinance Foundation. dation , have pledged commitments toward achieving universal financial access. 36 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Tropical Disease Research (TDR) 1974-ongoing TDR is a global program of scientific collaboration ner of choice for research on diseases of poverty, that has promoted research on neglected tropical and enhancing financial sustainability� diseases for more than 40 years� TDR helps co- The TDR performance assessment framework, de- ordinate, support, and influence global efforts to veloped in consultation with key stakeholders, helps combat a portfolio of major diseases� It pioneered guide implementation of the strategy� It promotes insecticide-impregnated bed nets for protection continuous performance improvement through or- against malaria, and many other advances to com- ganizational review, learning, and informed decision bat tropical diseases� making while enhancing accountability to stake- The focus of TDR’s work is on research—developing holders, including beneficiaries, partners, and re- and evaluating methods, tools, and strategies for source contributors� effective treatment and control of disease, and ad- TDR is based at the World Health Organization dressing complex interactions influencing disease (WHO) and sponsored by the U�N� Children’s Fund, transmission and control� U�N� Development Programme, World Bank Group, To strengthen research capacity and knowledge and WHO� Since the program’s establishment in management, TDR supports training, leadership 1974, several foundations have provided grant sup- development, and project-related capacity build- port, including: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , ing, including efforts to identify emerging research ExxonMobil Foundation , Open Society Foundations , needs and building networks and collaborative Ford Foundation , The Nippon Foundation , John D. and partnerships� Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation , Calouste Gul- benkian Foundation , The Rockefeller Foundation , and Strategic priorities also include strengthening gov- Wellcome Trust � ernance through partnerships between endem- ic developing countries and developed countries, broadening the TDR support base, becoming a part- Private company employees pack pharmaceuticals in Moldova Photo: Victor Neagu / World Bank 37 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Nutritious meals are bringing more children to school in Laos Photo: Bart Verweij / World Bank 38 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS Michael Feigelson, Executive Director @BvLFoundation The Bernard van Leer Foundation is an in- ternational grant-making foundation based Early Childhood Development Action in The Hague. The foundation’s mission is Network (ECDAN) to improve opportunities for children up to 2017–ongoing (See page 117.) age 8 who are growing up in socially and economically difficult circumstances. The To address the challenges and opportu- foundation’s operations are in Brazil, In- nities in early childhood development, the dia, Israel, the Netherlands, Peru, Tanzania, United Nations Children’s Fund and WBG Turkey, and Uganda, as well as regional Eu- launched ECDAN at the 2016 WBG Spring ropean Union programs. Meetings. ECDAN engages with a broad range of stakeholders across constituen- cies, sectors, and levels of government, EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP as well as communities and families, to collaborate and advance progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Be—The Beginning of Life Goal targets for young children. 2016 The World Bank Group (WBG) supported European Business Leader Forum on the dissemination of the film Be—The Be- Early Childhood ginning of Life, which was produced in part- October 2016 nership with Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal and others. The inspirational film The first European Business Leader Fo- raised awareness of the importance of the rum on Early Childhood, held in Zurich in first years of life in childhood development. October 2016, convened business leaders Backed by scientific findings and inter- from across Europe to explore how pri- views with leading early childhood devel- vate sector leadership can champion early opment specialists, the film also depicted childhood education and care (ECEC). The the challenges faced by families with young Jacobs Foundation convened this meeting children in Brazil and around the world. in partnership with the Bernard van Leer 39 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation , Compag- WBG offered a presentation reinforcing the nia di San Paolo, and King Baudouin Foun- economic case for ECEC in the short- and dation. long-terms. IMPACT: More than 50 participants, in- Partnering with leading founda- cluding business delegates, attended the tion experts on education and early event from Switzerland, the Netherlands, childhood development Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Romania, the United Kingdom, and the United States. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim at the 2014 Bertelsmann Foundation Reception in Washington, D.C Photo credit: David Hills 40 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION GÜTERSLOH, GERMANY Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO @Bertelsmannfdn The Bertelsmann Foundation aims to iden- tify social problems and challenges at an EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP early stage and develop exemplary solu- tions to address them. Focus areas include Annual Bertelsmann Foundation– politics, society, the economy, education, Financial Times Conference health, and culture. April 2015 This annual conference brings together high-ranking international representatives of government, business, and labor, as well as thought leaders from the think tank and academic communities, to discuss global challenges. In April 2015, a session titled Mind the Gap: Prosperity in a Globalized World highlighted the World Bank Group’s (WBG’s) work with governments to es- tablish technology-based mechanisms to identify and track poor people, enabling more effective provision of social services. Annual Bertelsmann Foundation– Financial Times Conference April 2014 WBG President Jim Yong Kim was the key- note speaker at the opening reception of the 2014 conference, held at the Nation- al Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference was “A World Out 41 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 of Balance: A Surplus of Politics, a Deficit of it takes to drive transformational change Ideas”. Kim’s remarks focused on the need for inclusive and sustainable growth and for growth to be inclusive and sustainable. development, the costs and risks leaders face in bringing about change, and the sup- porting role partnerships and strategic in- German World Bank Forum struments can play. June 2013 This high-level event brings together a se- Global Partnership for Social lect group of leading figures from politics, Accountability (GPSA) the private sector, academia, and civil soci- 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) ety to discuss the most pressing develop- ment challenges. In 2013, the 11th German GPSA is a coalition of donors, govern- World Bank Forum focused on the role of ments, and civil society organizations that leadership in business and politics in driv- supports strengthening transparency and ing sustainable and inclusive economic social accountability. The Bertelsmann growth and development. Foundation funded the launch of the En- glish-language version of the Social Impact IMPACT: The event brought together scores Navigator, a practical guide for effective of international decision makers invited by nonprofits, published jointly by Phineo and the German Federal Ministry for Economic GPSA. Cooperation and Development, WBG, and the Bertelsmann Foundation, who jointly Participating in leading philan- organized the conference in cooperation thropic conferences and forums with GIZ’s (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Inter- to discuss the need for inclusive nationale Zusammenarbeit’s) Development growth and sustainable develop- Policy Forum. The leaders discussed what ment 42 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (The Global Fund) 2002-ongoing The Global Fund is a partnership between developed In 2016, donors contributed close to $ 36 billion to countries, developing countries, the private sector, the Global Fund� Programs supported have put 8�1 civil society, and affected communities to attract, million people on antiretroviral therapy for AIDS, manage, and disburse resources rapidly to prevent tested and treated 13�2 million people for TB, and and treat AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria� The distributed 548 million insecticide-treated nets to partnership supports country-led approaches that protect families against malaria� The Global Fund develop and implement effective, evidence-based mobilizes and invests nearly $4 billion a year to programs to respond to the three diseases� Through support programs run by local experts in more than its 2017–22 strategy titled Investing to End Epi- 140 countries� demics, the Global Fund aspires to save 14 million Foundations engaged in the Global Fund include the lives and prevent 194 million new infections from United Nations Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria� Foundation � The Gates Foundation provides cash The Global Fund works closely with partners at all contributions, is a member of the board and com- levels: membership on the board and its commit- mittees, and plays a key role in fundraising efforts� tees; resource mobilization, country coordination, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement; “The Global Fund is one of the best and kind- and implementation of programs in communities� est things people have ever done for one an- The World Bank Group helps countries identify pri- other. It is a fantastic vehicle for scaling up orities for HIV response and provides them with the treatments and preventive tools we have technical assistance to improve efficiency in allo- today—to make sure they reach the people cation and implementation� who need them.” - Bill Gates Children being tested for AIDS in Ukraine Photo: Yuri Mechitov / World Bank 43 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 “We partner with the World Bank be- cause of our shared vision of a world without poverty and our joint com- mitment to using evidence-based approaches to benefit the world’s poorest people. Through our com- bined resources and technical ex- pertise, we believe we can achieve impact at scale in areas like health, agriculture, financial inclusion and water and sanitation.” Gargee Ghosh, Di- rector of Development Policy & Finance at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Maternal and Child Welfare Center in Narsingdi, Dhaka Photo: Rama George-Alleyne / World Bank 44 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 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 value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foun- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP dation (Gates Foundation) works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In de- AGRICULTURAL veloping countries, the foundation focus- DEVELOPMENT es on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of AgResults (previously Agriculture hunger and extreme poverty. In the United Pull Mechanism Initiative) States, it seeks to ensure that all people— 2010–22 (all pilots to be completed by especially those with the fewest resourc- 2026) es—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. AgResults is an innovation lab that provides grants to private firms after they have The foundation’s Global Development Pro- achieved specific results in agriculture. The gram includes agricultural development; use of financial “pull mechanisms”—a mod- financial services for the poor; water, san- el rewarding the achievement of pre-de- itation, and hygiene; special initiatives fined results without preference to strate- (emergency response, urban poverty, and gies and technologies involved in achieving global libraries); and policy and advocacy. these results—is designed to encourage The Global Health Program includes enteric technological innovation as well as the and diarrheal diseases; integrated health adoption of better products, processes, solutions for family planning; nutrition; ma- and techniques. AgResults aims to deliv- ternal, neonatal, and child health; tobacco er in equal measure development benefits control; and vaccine-preventable diseases. and insights about pull mechanism tools. Benchmarking, monitoring, and assess- ing each pilot and its results will highlight approaches that can be replicated and ex- panded, as well as information about how best to design and use pull mechanisms. 45 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 IMPACT: The World Bank Group (WBG) has The Gates Foundation is a member of the solicited 38 pull mechanism ideas from 35 steering committee and a donor to AgRe- experts in four areas: inputs/increasing sults, along with the Australian Depart- yields, outputs/post-harvest management, ment of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Cana- livestock, and nutrition. More than $100 da’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade million has been committed by five donors, and Development, the UK Department for including the Gates Foundation. Work has International Development (DFID), and the started and is ongoing across all five initial U.S. Agency for International Development pilots, including on-farm storage in Ken- (AID). ya, vitamin A bio-fortified maize in Zambia, biocontrol of aflatoxin in Nigeria, green- house gas emissions in rice production in Agriculture Finance Support Facility (AgriFin) Vietnam, and commercialization of legume seeds in Uganda. Furthermore, a project on 2009–17 the development of a vaccine against bru- The AgriFin program, which worked to ex- cellosis, an animal disease that can easily pand smallholder financing in a sustainable infect humans through raw milk or poorly manner, completed its program in 2016, cooked meat, has commenced, with inter- with the formal closing of the trust fund. ested providers registering to participate in developing an improved vaccine. Initial Following completion of the program, the results involving private sector mobiliza- Gates Foundation supported a one year ex- tion are already apparent, with notable tension so as to facilitate the expansion of growth in on-farm storage for smallholders the AgirFin Network. Developed as part of in Kenya and the growth in Nigeria of maize the AgriFin program, the network of finan- treated to reduce aflatoxin. Moving for- ciers from more than 150 countries shares ward, the program will start to release criti- best practices related to the expansion of cal learning on how pull mechanisms can be agricultural financing. utilized to overcome market failures, cre- ate demand for private sector investment, IMPACT: The AgriFin program supported 10 and complement traditional approaches to financial institutions in 10 countries (sev- development. en in Africa, three in Asia) that invested in institutional capacity to expand their fi- PARTNERSHIP: A secretariat hosted at De- nancing of agriculture in a sustainable way. loitte Consulting oversees implementation More than 150,000 farmers benefited from of the pilots and assists the donor steering more than $500 million in lending. committee in the development of further pilots, with WBG acting as trustee for con- The AgriFin Network has continued to ex- tributing donors. pand and now has a registered membership of more than 2,000 financial professionals. 46 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The network is focused on peer-to-peer class research facilities and strengthen (banker-to-banker) interaction, with suc- capacity in biosciences and related dis- cessful agricultural lenders sharing techni- ciplines in Africa. cal know-how with other lenders. To date, • BREAD: Developing Vaccines for Crit- the network has compiled a substantial and ical Bovine Diseases Impacting Small- unique online technical resource center fo- holder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. cused exclusively on agricultural financing 2010–14. The project aimed to improve practices. The network’s website attracts cattle health on smallholder farms by more than 30,000 unique visitors each advancing vaccine assessment tech- year. nologies to characterize breed-specif- ic host responses to the parasite that PARTNERSHIP: WBG and the Gates Foun- causes East Coast fever. The Gates dation have increased their understanding Foundation provided a grant to the Na- of the unique challenges and opportunities tional Science Foundation. in agriculture finance as compared with mi- • Building an Economically Sustainable, cro-finance or rural finance. Integrated Seed System for Cassava in More than 150,000 farmers have Nigeria. 2015–19. The project will devel- op a cassava seed system in Nigeria to benefited from more than $500 supply high-quality planting materials million in lending to smallholder farmers who rely on this root crop for food security and income. • Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa Pro- CGIAR gram. 2006–15. The project aimed to 1971–ongoing (See page 79.) mitigate drought and other constraints to maize production in Sub-Saharan Af- The Gates Foundation supports CGIAR rica, by increasing maize yields by at (formerly known as the Consultative Group least one ton per hectare under mod- on International Agricultural Research), a erate drought—a 20 to 30 percent in- strategic partnership committed to work- crease over farmers’ previous yields. ing toward a food-secure future, through The project benefited 30 million to 40 high-quality international agricultural re- million people in 13 African countries. search. Other funders included Howard G. Buf- • Biosciences eastern and central Afri- fett Foundation , U.S. AID, and UK DFID. ca–International Livestock Research • East Africa Dairy Development. 2013–17. Institute (ILRI) Hub. 2004–ongoing. The goal is to help one million people in This shared agricultural research and Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda—179,000 biosciences platform, also funded by families living on small farms of one to Syngenta Foundation, was designed to five acres—lift themselves out of pov- increase access to affordable, world- 47 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Members of Beluso Women’s Group in Kakamega County, Kenya, prepare home-made dairy meal Photo: ILRI / Dorine Odongo 48 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 erty through more profitable produc- • Program for Emerging Agricultur- tion and marketing of milk. al Leaders (PEARL). 2014–18 . PEARL • Germplasm for Dairy Development in funds agricultural research, led by sci- East Africa—Phase 1. 2010–13. Phase 1 entists at national agricultural research determined the most appropriate geno- and academic institutions in Sub-Saha- types for the range of dairy production ran Africa, for sustainably increasing systems and levels of production op- the productivity of smallholder farmers. erated by smallholder farmers in East • State-of-the-Art Integrated Geno- Africa, and how these genotypes could typing Service and Support (IGSS) for be delivered to smallholders. The proj- Africa. 2014–19. IGSS is an innovative ect applied technology to determine the technology and research service that breed composition of cows owned by supports plant and livestock breeding smallholders, and combined this tech- programs for smallholder farmers and nique with traditional and participatory herders in Africa. The platform aims to appraisal of animal and farm perfor- make plant breeding a business mod- mance to determine which genotypes el that is responsive to the needs and are most profitable at different levels preferences of farmers, as well as to of production. provide support to breeders and other • HarvestPlus and the CGIAR Research scientists in integrating DNA marker Program on Agriculture for Nutrition technology and genomic tools in the de- and Health. 2004–ongoing. The pro- velopment and release of higher yield- gram seeks to combat micronutrient ing heat or drought tolerant varieties. malnutrition by breeding staple crops • Toward Development of a Vaccine for with higher levels of key vitamins and Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia. minerals. The program is funded with 2012–14. ILRI, the National Institute for Syngenta Foundation. agronomical research, and the J. Craig • Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Venter Institute, joined forces to explore Farmers: Enhanced Grain Legume Pro- the use of new synthetic bio-technolo- ductivity and Production in Sub-Saha- gies for genetically manipulating Mmm ran Africa and South Asia. 2015–19. The genomes, with the ultimate goal of cre- initiative aims to improve the visibility ating strains that can be developed as of existing varieties of grain legumes live vaccine derivatives, and identifying through improved communication virulence traits using subsequent in vi- among breeders and seed producers. tro and in vivo assays. The Gates Foun- The project created a framework and dation provided a grant through the Na- implementation plan which is adapt- tional Science Foundation. able to any organization, geography, and commodity, and allows for a flexible technical solution model that that can be augmented with additional data. 49 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Commercializing Agricultural Phase II: Enabling the Business of Systems Agriculture 2012–ongoing Through this partnership, the Gates Foun- dation and WBG are expanding their knowl- This initiative is identifying, measuring, and edge around the applications and limits of monitoring key issues within regulatory agribusiness indicators, as well as the con- frameworks that impact players in the agri- ditions for successful agricultural develop- business value chain, providing data and ment. analysis that allow policy makers to com- pare laws and regulations between differ- ent countries. Data have been collected on Phase I: Agribusiness Indicators issues spanning the agriculture value chain (ABI) (i.e., seed, fertilizer, machinery, water, live- 2009–13 stock, markets, finance, transport, infor- mation and communication technology This pilot tested ways to encourage a more (ICT), gender, and environmental sustain- commercially-oriented agriculture sec- ability), with actionable indicators devel- tor (access to improved seeds, fertilizers, oped as a resource for policy makers and finance, and transport services). Indica- other stakeholders. Ultimately, the project tors were tested across nine countries in aims to inform and encourage reforms that Sub-Saharan Africa—Burkina Faso, Ethi- foster an environment conducive to local opia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and regional business and support inclusive Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. The goal participation in agriculture value chains. was to raise awareness and demonstrate the usefulness of agribusiness indicators IMPACT: The project’s third year of data as new resources for judging the ability of collection has been completed and its 2017 the whole agriculture sector to respond to report was released. The report covers 62 changing needs and demands. countries and presents indicators for eight topic areas, along with additional data on IMPACT: Data from the project has been four others. The initiative is responding to used as inputs in four WBG projects in the wide demand for dissemination of the Sub-Saharan Africa. The innovative busi- report’s results and their operational use ness approach has stimulated discussion in policy dialogue and reform. Preparations among donors about the need to improve will begin for data collection in 80 coun- and scale up agribusiness indicators. Al- tries. though Phase I of ABI has closed, the work is being pursued through the Enabling the Business of Agriculture initiative. 50 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 more directly to producer organizations, Global Agriculture and Food Security civil society organizations, and small and Program (GAFSP) medium enterprises. The Gates Foundation 2010 supports the GAFSP Public Sector Window. GAFSP is a global effort to aid vulnerable IMPACT: To date, GAFSP has received populations afflicted by hunger and pover- pledges from Australia, Canada, Germany, ty. The program takes up where emergency Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, the Repub- and recovery assistance leaves off, target- lic of Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the ing transformative and lasting change in United States, and the Gates Foundation, agriculture and food security in poor coun- with funds going to countries that have tries through financial support to existing strategic, innovative, and credible plans in aid effectiveness processes. place to improve agricultural productivity and food security. Countries that have received GAFSP fund- ing are Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burki- The Public Sector Window has allocated na Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Ethiopia, The more than $1.2 billion to 31 countries, which Gambia, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Kyrgyz Re- has reached 7.3 million people, and is on public, the Lao People’s Democratic Repub- track to benefit a total of 12 million people, lic, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, many of them in the world’s poorest com- Nicaragua, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra munities. Leone, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, By providing a platform for coordinated Togo, Uganda, Yemen, and Zambia. In March donor financing around country programs, 2017, GAFSP awarded grants to Burki- GAFSP constitutes a unique and innovative na Faso, Ethiopia, Haiti, Myanmar, Nepal, arrangement to support bilateral and multi- Rwanda, and Tanzania for increasing food lateral efforts to help low-income countries production, improving nutrition, and accel- alleviate poverty, improve rural livelihoods, erating country-led efforts to end poverty. and increase food security and nutrition. GAFSP has two funding windows: the Public The program also facilitates the expan- Sector Window, which focuses on support- sion of agricultural investments. The Gates ing proposals designed and led by recipient Foundation provides funding as well as ex- countries, and the Private Sector Window, pertise, helping to improve the program as which provides long- and short-term loans, a whole through a continuous process of credit guarantees, and equity to support learning-by-doing, monitoring, and refining private sector activities to improve agri- its process and design. cultural development and food security. In October 2016, GAFSP launched a new ini- GAFSP has allocated more than tiative—known as the Missing Middle Initia- $1.2 billion, on track to benefiting tive—that is piloting ways to channel funds 12 million people, in 31 countries 51 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Potato Harvest in Bangladesh (GAFSP) Photo: Kimberly Parent 52 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Livestock Global Alliance (LGA): Con- Livestock in Africa: Improving Data necting Knowledge and Operations for Better Policies 2012–ongoing 2009–15 LGA is made up of five member institutions: This program was designed to strengthen the World Organisation for Animal Health, livestock data collection systems in Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization to provide a better understanding of the (FAO) of the United Nations, the Interna- use and function of livestock as an agricul- tional Fund for Agricultural Development, tural commodity and contributor to rural ILRI, and WBG. The alliance draws on the incomes. respective strengths, networks, and formal IMPACT: The program supported pilot proj- working partnerships of its members, with ects in Niger, Tanzania, and Uganda, and a view toward developing common, clear, helped increase awareness of the impor- and balanced advocacy documents on the tance of, and gaps in, the availability of live- sector. It also works to connect knowledge stock data. and investments to facilitate implementa- tion of livestock-related standards, guide- The initiative has promoted a better un- lines, and best practices benefiting poor derstanding of livestock holdings and their rural families and the global community at use, which is helping to facilitate the de- large. velopment of policies and interventions to support herders, pastoralists, and traders. IMPACT: LGA launched a first advocacy note on the potential contribution of the The Gates Foundation is integrating this livestock sector to the 2030 Global Agen- work into its broader research on data and da of the United Nations. Current activities policy, and linking it with international dia- include the development of a strategy for logue and action on the Global Strategy for advocacy and communication, and a guide Enhancing Agriculture Statistics. A second for better investment and expanding best phase of this project is being managed by practices and policies in projects. FAO. PARTNERSHIP: LGA is supported by the Gates Foundation and the French govern- ment, with WBG hosting a small secretariat. Livestock Micro Reforms for Agri- LGA members provide in-kind support, in- business cluding key technical staff. The Gates Foun- 2014–ongoing dation has supported LGA since its incep- tion, and has actively participated in shaping The Gates Foundation is supporting in- LGA’s vision, mission, and overall objectives. vestment climate reforms in the livestock sector in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Nigeria. The program’s objective is to increase the 53 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 access of smallholder farmers and others tive’s primary objective is to foster innova- working in the supply chain, to improved tion and efficiency in statistical research services and technologies, along with more on the links between agriculture and pov- stable, predictable income generation. The erty reduction in the region. LSMS-ISA program expects to facilitate more than 20 seeks to improve the availability and quality reforms in the livestock sector. of smallholder agriculture data, foster the use of these data for research, and inform This program represents the first time the policy decisions. It works with national sta- International Finance Corporation (IFC) and tistics offices in partner countries to im- the Gates Foundation have teamed up in prove the quality and relevance of agricul- the area of agriculture. It builds on existing ture statistics, by incorporating the latest partnerships with WBG on agriculture indi- methods and technologies into nationally cators. The program leverages extensive representative panel household surveys. WBG experience in livestock policy and IFC experience in livestock investments and IMPACT: To date, 20 waves of panel house- reforms. The program will leverage exist- hold surveys from eight countries have ing WBG partnerships with United Nations been completed. The data, which are made agencies, bilateral donors, and sub-region- publicly available, have been downloaded al bodies. more than 25,000 times, and more than 675 articles have been published that rely Supporting investment climate re- on LSMS-ISA data. Advances in survey forms in the livestock sector, and methods and innovations introduced by the increasing the access of smallhold- LSMS team in the ISA surveys have been er farmers and pastoralists to im- adopted by national statistics offices and proved services and technologies development partners, and the surveys themselves have been brought into the na- tional statistical systems of ISA partner countries. Recognizing the potential for im- Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on pact, several additional donors have con- Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) tributed to the project, including the UK’s DFID, European Union, U.S. AID, FAO, Inter- 2008–20 national Fund for Agricultural Development, Despite critical links between agriculture and World Food Programme. and economic development, agriculture statistics remain weak. WBG and the Gates Foundation are collaborating to improve household surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa through the LSMS-ISA initiative. The initia- 54 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Cattle graze in Ta Kuti village in Niger State, Nigeria Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank 55 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR Strengthening National Comprehen- THE POOR sive Agricultural Public Expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa Airtel Uganda 2009–16 2014–17 This partnership worked to expand data As part of IFC’s Financial Inclusion Frame- collection and analysis of public expendi- work, the Gates Foundation is supporting a ture on agriculture and develop an agricul- Mobile Financial Services (MFS) program ture sector public expenditure toolkit. The in Uganda that will conclude in 2017. The program supported the expansion of in- project has delivered technical support vestments in agriculture and the implemen- to Airtel Money Uganda, an Indian multi- tation of the Comprehensive Africa Agri- national telecommunications company, to culture Development Programme (CAADP). grow MFS in Uganda. Actions taken include These activities were fully aligned with developing a cash-in/out network to pene- priorities supported by the African Union trate rural regions of the country, increas- Commission and the Planning and Coordi- ing customer awareness and adoption, and nation Agency of the New Partnership for achieving product enhancement and stan- Africa’s Development. dardization. IMPACT: By building the capacity of na- IMPACT: The project has surpassed initial tional governments and increasing public expectations, with the operator tripling its sector expenditure on agriculture to meet customer base from 1.2 million to 3.7 mil- CAADP targets, the program supported Af- lion users. Airtel experienced a 96-percent rican smallholder farmers, including wom- increase in the number of active agents en, and helped expand agricultural growth to 35,000, and registered 299-percent across Africa. growth in monthly transactions to 22.9 mil- lion, with person-to-person transactions Supporting African smallholder surging by 203 percent to 1.2 million. The farmers, including women, and ex- results were delivered in two years, which panding agricultural growth across was a year ahead of schedule. Africa In addition, Airtel Uganda is testing mo- bile money bulk payment services in- tended to support the financial needs of nearly 700,000 refugees living in camps in northern Uganda. The ser- vices are currently being piloted in the Adjumani Refugee Camp, home to near- ly 200,000 refugees. (See page 17.) 56 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Financial Inclusion Support Frame- Tanzania Mobile Financial Scheme work (MFS) Rules 2013–20 2013–15 This multi-donor partnership is helping to Tanzania is one of the first countries in reach the goal of universal financial ac- the world to have successfully developed cess, by focusing on country-led techni- and implemented standard business rules cal assistance programs, innovative policy for interoperable mobile financial services guidance and models, and capacity build- transactions. This project supported the ing. The initiative is being implemented in creation of standards to increase market Indonesia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, access for affordable mobile financial ser- Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, and Viet- vices. The Gates Foundation provided fund- nam. More than 50 countries have made ing and partnered with the Tanzania-based commitments to expand financial inclusion, Financial Sector Deepening Trust, while IFC and WBG is further accelerating its support provided technical assistance and facilitat- to those countries. ed industry workshops. IMPACT: Bolstered by the Gates Founda- IMPACT: The first set of rules for interoper- tion’s strong emphasis on digital financial able person-to-person transfers was com- services, combined with WBG’s role as pleted, signed, and adopted by Airtel and technical and policy counterpart to national industry participants in September 2014. authorities, the Financial Inclusion Support More than 16 million mobile financial users, Framework has a goal of enabling one bil- conducting more than four million transac- lion people to become new account hold- tions, now transact the equivalent of over ers by 2020. The Gates Foundation brings 50 percent of Tanzania’s gross domestic private sector networks and advocacy po- product monthly. According to the Bank of tential, complementing WBG’s capacity and Tanzania, users have transferred more than know-how. $84 million since the launch of the service in October 2014. The Tanzania model is now 1 billion more adults with bank being used to implement similar interoper- accounts by 2020 ability in Uganda. The project helped create a commercial solution to mobile financial services in- teroperability and provide a secure plat- form for a more efficient and inclusive fi- nancial system. For the industry, the rules form the basis of a low-cost switching util- ity that enables providers to offer cheaper 57 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 services to more people while staying com- petitive on product, channel, and pricing. The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor’s (CGAP’s) Technology and Business Model Innovation Program Technical Assistance Program on 1995-ongoing (See page 129.) Ensuring Financial Integrity and Promoting Financial Access CGAP’s Inclusive Markets Initiative is 2013–17 co-funded by the Gates Foundation and CGAP. The program aims to create inclu- The project was created to help client coun- sive financial markets by leveraging the tries better understand the risks of money potential of digital finance. Furthermore, laundering and other threats to financial in- it seeks to demonstrate country success tegrity, while also promote financial inclu- cases where digital financial services are sion. The program provides technical assis- provided in a diverse and competitive eco- tance to help countries create risk-based system and are widely used. The program approaches and develop financial products, focuses on 10 countries: India, Pakistan, such as bank accounts and new payment Bangladesh, Myanmar, Ghana, Tanzania, methods, that promote financial inclusion Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Côte d’Ivoire. and comply with international standards on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The Global Findex IMPACT: The project promotes increased 2010–ongoing coordination among stakeholders, includ- ing financial intelligence units, AML/CFT The Global Findex database, the world’s supervisors, telecom regulators, and the most comprehensive database on finan- private sector. cial inclusion, provides in-depth data on how individuals save, borrow, make pay- PARTNERSHIP: The Gates Foundation pro- ments, and manage risks. Global Findex is vides funding for this program. WBG brings based on interviews with 150,000 adults in global experience and expertise in the ar- more than 140 countries. Since the release eas of financial integrity and financial in- of the first edition in 2012, the data have clusion. transformed the policy discussion around financial inclusion, by setting a benchmark for countries to use in measuring their re- sults. The second edition of the database was collected in 2014 and data collection for the third edition began in 2017. The aim of the initiative is to enable more adults to gain access to a bank account, to be able to send and receive payments, as well as 58 store money. THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 IMPACT: Global Findex has shown how ac- cess to financial services is stratified by Women, Business and the Law gender, income, and region. The data are 2009–ongoing used by WBG to measure progress and de- sign domestic strategies to achieve the goal Legal gender parity has improved around of universal financial access by 2020. Glob- the world, but many laws and regulations al Findex data on account ownership have continue to prevent women from improving been accepted as an indicator for the Unit- their own well-being and the well-being of ed Nations Sustainable Development Goals. their families by working or running a busi- Since its launch in April 2015, Global Findex ness. Since its inception in 2009, Women, has received more than 90,000 page vis- Business and the Law has collected unique its, including more than 15,000 downloads data on laws and regulations constraining of the World Bank Policy Research Working women’s entrepreneurship and employ- Paper. The Global Findex website receives ment. The data set shows how government more than 40,000 monthly unique visitors, policies limit women’s full economic partici- and the 2014 Global Findex report has been pation through unequal laws and a business downloaded more than 34,000 times. Glob- environment that fails to provide adequate al Findex has received regular media cov- support for businesses traditionally run by erage from outlets including The Financial women and where women work. Times , The Economist , The Wall Street Jour- IMPACT: Women, Business and the Law nal, The New York Times , The Guardian , BBC 2016 , the fourth in a series of reports, pro- News , The Huffington Post , BuzzFeed, The vides data on barriers to women’s entre- Hindu, and Xinhua News Agency. preneurship and employment in 173 econ- The initiative is funded by the Gates Foun- omies. The report enhances global data on dation, and the data are collected in part- laws and regulations that affect women’s nership with Gallup World Poll. WBG publish- prospects as entrepreneurs and employ- es the data and conducts related analysis. ees, while also making it easier to compare economies. The goal is to inform research and policy discussions on improving wom- en’s economic opportunities and outcomes. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Gates Foundation provide funding to the program. 59 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The Women, Business and the Law online gender database provides data organized by topic and/or country, with easy access to primary legal sources Photo: Image developed by WBG GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAM Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) program. ESPEN provides tech- African Program for Onchocerciasis nical support to help countries increase Control II (APOC) treatment coverage for neglected tropical 1995–2015 (closed) (See page 24.) diseases. APOC was the successor to the African riv- Every Woman Every Child er blindness control program, and was cre- ated to build on the success of that initia- 2015–ongoing (See page 135.) tive, supporting 19 African countries. APOC Every Woman Every Child is a global move- closed in 2015, and was replaced by the ment that mobilizes and intensifies interna- Expanded Special Projects for Control and 60 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 tional and national action by governments, multilateral organizations, and founda- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria tions, to address the major health challeng- es facing women, children, and adolescents 2002–ongoing (See page 43.) around the world. The Global Fund is a health partnership between developed countries, developing Expanded Special Projects for countries, the private sector, civil society, Control and Elimination of Neglected and affected communities, to attract, man- Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) age, and disburse resources rapidly to pre- 2016–20 (See page 24.) vent and treat these three communicable diseases. ESPEN replaces and builds on the now closed APOC, which supported 19 African countries in battling river blindness. ES- Global Medicines Regulatory PEN provides technical support to endemic Harmonization (GMRH) countries to increase treatment coverage 2011–ongoing for lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helmin- The GMRH initiative works for harmoniza- thiasis, and trachoma. The goal is to con- tion in the regulation of medicines, to in- trol and, where possible, eliminate these crease patients’ access to safe, effective, diseases by 2020. and good-quality essential medicines. It is currently funding the second phase of the East African Medicines Regulatory Harmo- Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance nization project, which focuses on imple- 2000–ongoing (See page 138.) menting joint registration of medicines in East African Community nations, including Gavi is a partnership between donor gov- Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, ernments, developing countries, interna- and Zanzibar. A small grant to finance simi- tional development and finance organiza- lar activities in the Economic Community of tions, civil society, and the pharmaceutical West African States region is expected to industry. become active within FY17. In addition, the program works to improve the effective By 2016, 580 million children had functioning of markets for generic medi- been immunized with Gavi-sup- cines that help crowd out substandard and ported vaccines, preventing 1.5 counterfeit drugs. million vaccine-preventable child IMPACT: Improved medicines, regulatory deaths every year policy, and harmonization efforts can lead to more competitive markets, econom- 61 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ic growth, improved access to new med- IMPACT: HIA in Kenya was the recipient of icines, better quality of pharmaceuticals the global Howard Award for innovation in in circulation, and better health outcomes. public-private dialogue. The award recog- Tangible progress in the East African Com- nized the sector-specific engagement pro- munity has encouraged other regional moted between the Government of Kenya economic communities to launch similar and the private health sector to achieve harmonization activities. The trust fund reforms in patient safety standards and has received additional funding from the improve the quality of care. The reforms Gates Foundation, and was extended until led to the adoption of new joint inspection the end of 2020 to allow for expansion into mechanisms and checklists by all health other sub-regions in Africa. regulatory bodies in Kenya. The introduction of mobile technology in Health in Africa (HIA) Initiative / Ghana, to improve the identification and African Health Markets and Equity enrollment of poor families, resulted in (AHME) Program more than 109,000 households being list- 2009-17 (closed) ed. Close to 175,000 people qualified as “extreme poor,” with half enrolled in health HIA was a WBG initiative to improve the insurance within six months. The cost per quality of health care in Sub-Saharan Af- capita was approximately $5 to $7, down rica by linking governments to the private from $15 to $95 per capita with the manual sector. The initiative also supported the system. The system has been adopted by creation of a positive regulatory environ- the government, and expanded with gov- ment for investment in the health care ernment resources. Poor families receive sector in Africa. the double benefit of insurance and cash In Ghana and Kenya, HIA worked to improve transfers. the private health sector in general, focus- PARTNERSHIP: HIA was created by WBG ing on improved regulation, competitive- in partnership with the Gates Foundation ness, viability, and sustainable capacity. In and The Rockefeller Foundation. AHME was Kenya, the project focused on improving supported by the Gates Foundation and UK the quality of care in service delivery. DFID, and implemented by technical part- HIA also supported targeting the extreme ners, including Marie Stopes International poor for enrollment in Ghana’s national and the PharmAccess Foundation . health insurance scheme. New technolo- gies and tools developed under the AHME program enabled the Government of Gha- na to identify and enroll the extreme poor in its social protection programs. 62 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 cluding children, and significantly expand- India: Accelerating Universal Access ed treatment for drug-resistant cases. to Early and Effective Tuberculosis Care The Gates Foundation and Clinton Founda- 2014–ongoing tion worked closely with WBG to support RNTCP in the development of the 2012–17 India accounts for 27 percent of the glob- National Strategic Plan, and provided sub- al tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, with an esti- stantial inputs for the preparation of the mated 2.8 million new cases and 480,000 program. deaths every year. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) is International Finance Corporation currently implementing its National Stra- (IFC)–Global Alliance for Improved tegic Plan 2012–17, which includes a sig- Nutrition (GAIN) Nutrition Challenge nificant increase in funding to accelerate Fund progress toward universal access to TB 2008–15 services. More than half the funds come from external sources, including a $100 The program, part of GAIN, was created to million International Development Associa- stimulate the private sector to produce low- tion (IDA) credit for the program, as well as cost, high-quality, fortified complementary grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, foods and supplements for infants and chil- Tuberculosis, and Malaria. dren living in low-income families. The pro- gram was funded by the Gates Foundation, Technical support for TB control in India Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Ca- is provided by the World Health Organiza- nadian International Development Agency, tion (WHO) and other partners. The Gates and USAID. IFC was responsible for the ad- Foundation and Clinton Foundation continue ministrative management of the trust fund, to provide significant technical support to as well as project identification, design, im- the program, focused on engaging private plementation, monitoring, and evaluation. A providers, and enhancing diagnostics and pilot project was implemented in Ecuador, technological innovations to improve effi- and possible replication was explored in Af- ciency and effectiveness. rica and Asia. IMPACT: Since 2006, more than 90 million people have been tested, more than 19 mil- Investment Partnership for Polio lion TB patients identified and treated, and millions of lives saved by RNTCP’s efforts. 2002–ongoing (See page 282.) The program has expanded and improved In 2002, the Global Polio Eradication Initia- services for poor and high-risk groups, in- tive—a major global public health effort— 63 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 was at a crisis point. To meet the program’s joined the meeting. increasing financing gap, the Gates Foun- dation together with other partners, sup- Partnership for Nutrition Results in ported an innovative financing mechanism, India developed by WBG, that provides resourc- es to pay off—or “buy down”—the current 2015–ongoing value of a country’s IDA credit once the The partnership works to improve the ef- country successfully completes a vaccine fectiveness of programs by the Govern- distribution program to eliminate polio. ment of India and state governments, to reduce malnutrition during the critical first Joint Learning Network (JLN) for 1,000 days from conception to a child’s Universal Health Coverage second birthday, with additional emphasis on pregnant and lactating women, adoles- 2010-ongoing (See page 251.) cent girls, and the most vulnerable people. JLN connects practitioners and policy mak- Part of the Integrated Child Develop- ers across countries to help bridge the gap ment Scheme (ICDS), the project works to between theory and the practical how-to of strengthen the nutritional components of implementing reforms to achieve universal ICDS, increase multi-sector collaboration, health coverage. improve data on nutrition, build commit- ment, sharpen the focus on innovation, and Partnering to Combat Ebola harmonize support to nutrition. 2014–16 The Gates Foundation brings understand- To help West African nations recover from ing and experience of the challenges and the Ebola outbreak of 2014, WBG worked opportunities in tackling malnutrition closely with the Governments of Guinea, Li- and stunting in India, particularly in the beria, and Sierra Leone, as well as the Unit- high-burden, critical geographies of Ut- ed Nations, civil society organizations, and tar Pradesh and Bihar. This partnership is other partners. also supported by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and Sir Ratan Tata Trust . In October 2014, WBG President Jim Yong Kim hosted a high-level meeting on the im- pact of the crisis and the critical needs of Partnership on HIV Efficiency and Effectiveness, and on Strengthening the affected countries. Presidents Ernest Decision Science for Country Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Alpha Condé Implementation and Results of Guinea, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Li- 2008–ongoing beria participated. The International Mone- tary Fund (IMF), United Nations, Open Soci- The Gates Foundation and WBG are work- ety Foundations , and Gates Foundation also 64 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ing together to provide data and analytics tional Center for Research on Women and to encourage governments to manage HIV WBG. Additional support is provided by the responses that deliver results, can be im- Global Partnership for Education. plemented most efficiently, and have pre- The first phase of work focused on analyz- dictable levels of resources that yield the ing existing data from 15 to 25 countries, to highest returns on investment. understand the economic impacts of child The partnership has evolved into a larg- marriage. The topics examined included er effort that focuses on the wider health health outcomes for the children of girls sector, combining the Gates Foundation’s who marry early, educational attainment, coordination of technical scientific exper- labor force participation rates and earn- tise with WBG’s implementation capacity, ings, decision making, and violence. The country platforms, and country lending. second phase includes data collection from The partnership focuses on global tools Ethiopia, Niger, and a third country, which that can be applied country-by-country to has yet to be announced. support science-based implementation, IMPACT: The second phase of the project with a focus on setting disease control pri- is designed to fill the gaps and deepen the orities. existing evidence, using the three coun- IMPACT: The partnership has helped in- tries as case studies. New data will be col- crease evidence of what works in HIV ser- lected to enable more in-depth analysis of vice delivery and how to implement low- the pathways through which child marriage cost, high-efficiency programs without impacts economic outcomes. The launch compromising quality. event for the global study is planned for 2017. Preventing Early Marriage 2014–ongoing Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) To end child marriage within a generation 2015–ongoing requires robust evidence to understand the cost to girls, families, communities, and so- PHCPI brings together country policy mak- cieties. The Gates Foundation and the Chil- ers, practitioners, advocates, and other dren’s Investment Fund Foundation have in- development partners, to accelerate in- vested $4.2 million over three years to fund vestments and catalyze improvements in the most extensive data modeling to date, primary health care in low- and middle-in- to establish the economic consequences of come countries through better measure- child marriage, early and forced marriage, ment and knowledge sharing. Many coun- and the economic case for stopping it. tries have identified primary health care as an urgent priority, but lack the data and The program is led jointly by the Interna- 65 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 practical knowledge needed to pinpoint focus on infrastructure and financing, to weaknesses, understand causes, and make include measures that track competence, improvements. PHCPI works with countries effort, skills, and practice on the ground— to strengthen their efforts in improving the such as the number of children per class- performance of primary health care sys- room; student-teacher ratio; teachers or tems, by using comparable performance medical personnel absent on a given day; information. and clinics with electricity, water, and san- itation. The Gates Foundation, WBG, and WHO launched the initiative on the sidelines of IMPACT: With the support of the Gates the United Nations General Assembly in Foundation, SDI was implemented in Nige- September 2015, to support countries in ria in 2013, capturing the service delivery improving the performance of frontline experience of Nigerians in 12 states. care delivery—the pillar of strong, resilient SDI is also supported by The William and health systems. Flora Hewlett Foundation, Good Ventures , and Mo Ibrahim Foundation . Roll Back Malaria (RBM) 1998-ongoing Stop TB (STB) The Gates Foundation is one of the part- 2001–ongoing (See page 223.) ners of RBM, the global partnership to com- The Gates Foundation supports STB, a col- bat malaria. The partnership was launched lective of 1,300 partners working together in 1998, by WHO, United Nations Children’s to transform the fight against TB in more Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Develop- than 100 countries. ment Programme, and WBG, to provide a coordinated global approach to fighting malaria. Strengthening SUN (Scaling Up Nutrition) Analysis in Africa Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) 2010-ongoing Project The SUN initiative was launched in 2010, 2013-17 to support national leadership and collec- tive action to address malnutrition in 10 The SDI project is a five-year partnership African countries. In 2012, the partnership to develop and institutionalize an innova- produced an analytical report, An Invest- tive set of indicators to measure the quality ment Framework for Nutrition , detailing the and coverage of service delivery in prima- financing needs, impacts, and economic ry schools and health clinics across Africa. benefits of reaching the global targets for These indicators move away from a central nutrition. Funding for the report was pro- 66 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 vided by the Gates Foundation and Chil- crease prices and reduce tobacco afford- dren’s Investment Fund Foundation . ability and consumption, reduce the risk of tobacco-related diseases and premature IMPACT: The analytics improve the quality mortality, reduce the direct and indirect of national plans through building capacity, negative economic impacts of tobacco use, sharing best practices, and leveraging ad- and control the illicit trade of tobacco. Par- ditional resources from WBG’s Internation- ticipating countries include Ukraine, Mol- al Development Agency and other sources, dova, Colombia, Armenia, Lesotho, Philip- to expand and strengthen nutrition pro- pines, Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, Chile, and grams. The global work informs high-level Indonesia, with talks underway with Belar- advocacy on the economic benefits of in- us, Turkey, Bangladesh, Gabon, Sierra Le- vesting in high-impact, nutrition-specific one, and Tanzania. interventions to reach nutrition targets. The program assists government agen- cies in developing countries to assess the Tropical Disease Research (TDR) health and economic costs of tobacco use, 1974–ongoing (See page 37.) and to design, enact, and monitor tobacco taxation policies. The process includes as- The Gates Foundation is a member of and sessments and discussions on the health active contributor to TDR, a global program and fiscal impacts of tobacco use, and tax of scientific collaboration that promotes structures at the country level. research on neglected tropical diseases. The WBG Tobacco Control Program is im- plemented through a multi-donor trust fund Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases financed by contributions from the Gates Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies . 2012–ongoing (See page 288.) These donors take part in the governance Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Dis- of the trust fund and participate in the se- eases is a group of organizations support- lection of priority countries for support un- ing WHO’s goal to control or eliminate 10 der the program. neglected tropical diseases by 2020. For its part, WBG provides expertise on health, governance, macroeconomics, pov- World Bank Group Tobacco Control erty, and customs and trade, and is working Program closely with international partners, includ- ing IMF, WHO, Campaign for Tobacco-Free 2015–ongoing Kids, and others. This program works with selected countries to implement tobacco tax reforms that in- 67 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GLOBAL LIBRARIES develop user skills and increase collabora- INITIATIVE tion among institutions. IMPACT: The main findings and recommen- China Rural Information and Communications Program Project: dations of this grant-funded work were Technical Assistance on Design and published by WBG in April 2014, in the re- Impact Evaluation port Information and Communications in the Chinese Countryside: A Study of Three Prov- 2009–14 inces . The Gates Foundation funded a WBG tech- nical assistance program to support the POLICY AND ADVOCACY Chinese government in researching the impact of rural ICT investments in select- Data2X ed provinces in China, as well as identify- 2012–ongoing ing key drivers of demand for ICT services from the perspective of the rural popula- Data2X, named for the power women have tion. The project worked to (i) accelerate to multiply progress in their societies, the development of relevant information works to advance gender equality by build- on service delivery in rural areas, (ii) sup- ing partnerships to improve data collection port an impact evaluation framework for and use gender disaggregated data and ICT projects in China, and (iii) research new analysis to guide policy, to better leverage models for providing access to public in- investments, and to spur global economic formation through local libraries and other and social progress. The initiative is led by institutions. the United Nations Foundation , with support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foun- The team worked in three provinces— dation and the Gates Foundation, and is an Guizhou, Jilin, and Shandong—and com- ongoing collaboration with the U.S. State pleted three studies: an ICT demand survey Department. of more than 3,000 households in 238 vil- lages, which found only one in four of the WBG is a steering committee member, and villages had its own public facility for Inter- contributes expertise and supports data net access; a Library Landscape Survey of collection and methodological research on staff at 3,000 village- and township-level women’s work and employment, in close libraries, which found more than half of the collaboration with the International Labour villages had a library or reading room and Organization and FAO. almost a third had an Internet connection; and an Impact Evaluation Study and analyt- IMPACT: The partnership has identified 28 ical reports, which emphasized the growing gaps in global data related to gender that demand for ICT services and the need to involve five domains: health, education, economic opportunities, political participa- 68 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 With WBG support, the Chongqing People’s Government, China, encourages local employees to improve living conditions for migrant workers, including setting up libraries in the corpo- rate campus Photo: Li Wenyong / World Bank tion, and human security. In 2014, Data2X suggested ways forward to close these prepared Mapping Gender Gaps , with a gaps using existing and new data sources, grant from The William and Flora Foundation and the potential use of big data as a new to the United Nations Foundation . The report source of data to advance gender equality. 69 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 supporting efforts to increase the input of Giving a BOOST to Expenditure civil society on budget matters. Currently, Analysis and Transparency 26 countries have made their BOOST data- 2012–18 bases available to the public, and another five countries are in the process of becom- This initiative produces expenditure analy- ing public. Within these countries, WBG has sis to foster informed debate around pub- provided workshops for government of- lic spending priorities and decision making ficials and civil society in using BOOST to at the country level. The BOOST databas- conduct public policy analysis. es generate customized analytical reports from item-level budget and expenditure data that are drawn directly from a govern- The BOOST Data Tool—Haiti ment’s public expenditure accounts. 2014–18 IMPACT: Projects have been launched in WBG undertook a PER in Haiti to support almost 80 countries, with BOOST databas- the government’s efforts to reform pub- es completed in more than 50 countries. lic financial management. With funding Support from the Gates Foundation led to from the Gates Foundation, WBG used the greater visibility of the BOOST program, BOOST database to collect and compile de- which was included in the IDA17 agree- tailed data on public expenditure in a sim- ment on country deliverables. As shown by ple, user-friendly format, to promote more evaluation reports, the funding was instru- in-depth analysis in the PER, develop ana- mental in solidifying the program’s status lytical capacity in the country, and provide and success by helping to establish formal input to policy dialogue. quality principles, retain talented individ- uals, expand country coverage, and intro- IMPACT: Public expenditure data in Haiti duce new strands of work, such as fiscal have up to now been fragmented and dif- transparency. ficult to collate. The BOOST database gives users access to data from multiple sourc- BOOST activities leverage WBG work in two es in a standard format and through an areas—Public Expenditure Reviews (PERs) easy-to-use platform, and serves as a tool and Open Budget initiatives. PERs serve as for better analysis and monitoring of the the basis for WBG dialogue with authorities budget. WBG led two technical trainings in on expenditure policy issues. BOOST sup- Port-au-Prince to build staff capacity, and ports the preparation of PERs by allowing the Ministry of Finance has indicated a will- country teams to generate customized an- ingness to take ownership of the tool. The alytical reports. More than 60 PERs have BOOST data set is considered the first con- been informed by BOOST platforms. solidated public expenditure data platform in Haiti. BOOST databases may be made publicly available on the WBG Open Budget Portal, 70 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 spending and other equity and efficiency The BOOST Data Tool—Tunisia analytics. 2015–18 In Tunisia, BOOST supported the govern- Global Partnership for Social ment in implementing governance reforms Accountability (GPSA) and improving fiscal transparency and ac- 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) countability. GPSA generates knowledge, networking, IMPACT: The program provided strategic and financing to build civil society’s capac- technical assistance to help shape and in- ity to promote social accountability. The form reform processes supported by World Gates Foundation is a GPSA Global Partner, Bank development policy loans in Tunisia. and has committed to explore opportuni- A specific pillar on access to information ties to collaborate with GPSA. and transparency included developing the first open budget portal/BOOST platform in Identification for Development Tunisia, which provided citizens and other (ID4D) stakeholders with comprehensive and de- tailed access to data on central govern- 2016–ongoing ment spending. An estimated 1.5 billion people, or one in The BOOST platform—financed by the five people in the world, are unable to pro- Gates Foundation—was one of 20 commit- vide any kind of formal identification. The ments made by the Tunisian government majority live in Africa and Asia, and a third in the context of its participation in the are children. When more people have for- Open Government Partnership. The Tunisia mal identification, and identification sys- BOOST portal was officially launched in its tems function well, individuals can better French and Arabic versions in December access vital services, such as health care, 2015. education, banking, and social assistance, and governments can function with greater The Tunisia PER operation is using the effectiveness and efficiency. BOOST platform to support analytical ap- plications in macro-fiscal analysis, wage ID4D helps countries establish robust and bill analysis, public investment efficiency, inclusive identification systems. The initia- and education spending. In addition, the tive has three pillars—country and regional PER team is working with the BOOST re- engagement, thought leadership, and glob- source team to roll out a pilot exercise to al convening and advocacy. map a higher share of central government Country engagement begins with an as- spending to regions in Tunisia, which will sessment of the domestic landscape, in help capture the spatial disaggregation of collaboration with other agencies. That is 71 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 followed by technical assistance to help countries design projects and interventions to build new systems or reform existing “Identification provides a founda- ones, and then financing for implementa- tion for other rights and gives a tion using various World Bank instruments. voice to the voiceless.” Makhtar Diop, IMPACT: ID4D works in more than 30 coun- World Bank Vice President for Africa tries. The Gates Foundation, as the first donor to the multi-donor trust fund, has been integral to expanding ID4D’s technical URBAN POVERTY assistance to more countries, developing technical guidance materials, and conduct- Cities Alliance ing research, including impact evaluations. 1999–ongoing (See page 82.) ID4D is also supporting regional approach- es to ensure that identification systems are Cities Alliance is a global partnership to re- established in a coherent manner, to accel- duce urban poverty and promote the role of erate regional integration through safe and cities in sustainable development. Via sup- orderly migration, mutual recognition, and port for the Alliance’s Land, Services, and infrastructure for common digital markets. Citizenship program, which was linked to WBG investments in Ghana, Mozambique, PARTNERSHIP: Identification is a Uganda, and Vietnam, the Gates Founda- multi-sectoral issue. ID4D brings togeth- tion financed programs in five nations, er 10 WBG units, and works closely with which benefitted 1.5 million slum dwellers development partners, civil society, aca- in 53 cities or municipalities, and helped demia, and donors at the country, regional, national and local governments respond to and global levels. For example, ID4D facili- the challenges and opportunities associat- tated the development of the “Principles of ed with rapid urbanization. Identification for Sustainable Development: Towards the Digital Age,” which has been IMPACT: The Gates Foundation trust fund endorsed by a broad range of international administered by WBG closed in 2015. The organizations. (See page 217, under the original grant from the foundation has di- profile of the Omidyar Network Fund.) rectly and indirectly leveraged more than $700 million in investments from major de- velopment organizations for cities and ser- vices, and just over $9 million in co-financ- ing from program partners. 72 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Working to align national, local, and community priori- ties in Mozambique Photo Credit: Cities Alliance The Gates Foundation has been a crucial Urbanization and Knowledge partner of WBG’s WSP, providing grant Platform (UKP) funding to develop and disseminate best 2011–15 practices in the water, sanitation, and hy- giene sector. The partnership has allowed The Gates Foundation was a member of WSP to scale up its global operations in 23 UKP, which aimed to put the world’s best countries across Africa, East Asia, Latin knowledge and data into the hands of policy America, and South Asia, while helping the makers and practitioners to harness urban Gates Foundation broaden its outreach in growth for better development outcomes. this sector to these regions. Examples of these partnerships include the following: WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE Promoting Hand-Washing Behavior Change Water and Sanitation Program 2006–13 (WSP) 1978–ongoing With Gates Foundation support, WBG test- ed innovative approaches to promoting 73 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 good hand-washing practices on a mass from three to 13 countries in Africa, East scale, to improve and protect the health of Asia, and South Asia, and has supported poor rural and urban families. governments by helping improve access to rural sanitation services for approximately IMPACT: The project was implemented with 49 million people over the past five years. several partners and in collaboration with national and local governments in Peru, WSP’s technical assistance on rural sanita- Senegal, Tanzania, and Vietnam, targeting tion to Indonesia’s Ministry of Health over a about a fourth of the population in those 10-year period resulted in a national rural countries. The program reached more than sanitation program that reached 23,000 66 million people, with a target audience villages. This project was documented as a that included women, mothers, caretak- case study demonstrating best practice in ers, and children between ages 5 and 9. increasing impact through adaptive learn- In Peru, the project was rolled out at the ing. national level and implemented in approx- The Gates Foundation’s investment in rural imately 800 randomly selected districts sanitation has been a game changer at the in more than 100 provinces. Local govern- global and country levels. The partnership ments in Peru used the knowledge provid- has enabled the Gates Foundation to broad- ed from the project to strengthen efforts en its outreach in rural sanitation, develop to promote hand washing. As a result, five new knowledge in the subsector, and lever- regional governments allocated funding to age WBG investment lending. The partner- continue the promotion of hand washing. ship has also enabled WBG to expand its rural sanitation program significantly at the Scaling Up Sanitation for the Rural global level. The partnership has influenced Poor sectoral dialogue and thinking, as well as 2010–ongoing donor investment in rural sanitation. This program supports national and local governments, as well as the domestic pri- Selling Sanitation: A Market vate sector, to provide greater access to Development Project for Household Sanitation in Kenya and use of improved sanitation facilities, stop open defecation, and improve hygiene 2012–14 behavior. Selling Sanitation was an initiative designed IMPACT: Leveraging the Gates Founda- to help millions of people across Africa ac- tion‘s support under the Total Sanitation/ cess affordable household sanitation prod- Sanitation Marketing initiative, the pro- ucts and services. The market develop- gram expanded its technical assistance ment approach, which aimed to accelerate 74 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students wash their hands in Liberia Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 75 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 the consumer market for sanitation, was Total Sanitation/Sanitation piloted in Kenya, with planned expansion to Marketing other African countries, including Tanzania 2006–13 and Uganda. The goal of this project was to increase ac- IMPACT: Two manufacturers have gone cess to basic sanitation and improve the to market with a range of plastic latrine health of poor households in rural villag- slabs designed to meet consumer prefer- es. With the Gates Foundation’s support, ences at a price point they can afford. In WBG’s WSP tested new approaches to the pilot phase, the program focused on generating sanitation demand and increas- launching a national consumer awareness ing the market-based supply of sanitation campaign, supporting manufacturers with products and services, while at the same distribution and sales, expanding into new time strengthening the enabling environ- regional markets, and addressing financial ment for expanded implementation. constraints and bottlenecks for consumers and businesses. IMPACT: More than four million people in India, Indonesia, and Tanzania underwent a This partnership has brought increased radical shift in their behavior, by stopping visibility and attention to the need to im- open defecation and starting to use ba- prove sanitation in East Africa, in large part sic sanitation facilities. This number is 75 due to the advocacy efforts of the Gates percent above the expected project out- Foundation. come. The tools and approaches developed through this program are now being used in other countries. 76 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Urban Sanitation vocacy for this work helped encourage the engagement of the international commu- 2012–ongoing nity. WBG also partnered with the Depart- WSP has undertaken analytical work to map ment of Water and Sanitation in Develop- and quantify, for the first time, the amount ing Countries of the Swiss Federal Water of untreated fecal matter entering the en- Resources Institute to develop an online vironment in urban settings. This approach, course on urban sanitation. which presents the analysis in a way that is easily understood by politicians and deci- World Water Week sion makers, helped shift the mindsets of development partners and governments, 2016 and encouraged more critical thinking World Water Week, organized by the Stock- about the effects of poor service delivery holm International Water Institute, has on sanitation in urban areas. become one of the most important annu- In 2016, WBG worked to advance the agen- al gatherings for actors engaged in wa- da of citywide inclusive sanitation, a frame- ter and development issues. World Water work for implementing multiple sanitation Week 2016, themed Water for Sustainable solutions in urban areas. Growth, took place in August 2016 in Stock- holm, Sweden. The event provided a unique IMPACT: This analytical and diagnostic forum for more than 2,500 experts, prac- framework is now being taken up by a range titioners, decision makers, and business of development partners, and forms the innovators to exchange ideas, foster new basis for the UNICEF/WHO Joint Monitoring thinking, and develop solutions. Programme’s measurement of sanitation indicators under Sustainable Development In partnership with WBG and the Gates Goal 6. Foundation, Thrive Networks convened a session titled “Smart Subsidy for Sanita- The Gates Foundation’s support and ad- tion: Experimental and Applied Evidence 77 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 of Success”, which examined the potential The session was moderated by the Gates for using smart subsidies to accelerate the Foundation. Speakers included experts adoption of sanitation by vulnerable popu- from all three organizations. lations. Cases from Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam were presented, including ran- domized control experiments and obser- vational studies associated with research from large field programs. 78 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CGIAR 1971-ongoing CGIAR (formerly known as the Consultative Group programs� The CGIAR Fund provides reliable and on International Agricultural Research), a world- predictable multi-year funding to enable research wide partnership supporting agricultural research planning over the long term, resource allocation for development, contributes to the global effort based on agreed priorities, and the timely and pre- to tackle poverty, hunger and major nutrition im- dictable disbursement of funds� The multi-donor balances, along with environmental degradation� trust fund finances research carried out by the cen- Fighting malnutrition is about giving hungry peo- ters through the CGIAR Research Programs� ple more food and improving the quality of the food The partnership has almost 10,000 scientists and they eat� staff in 96 countries, unparalleled research infra- CGIAR’s work is carried out by 15 centers that are structure, and dynamic networks across the globe� members of the CGIAR Consortium, in close collabo- CGIAR’s collections of genetic resources are the ration with hundreds of partners, including national most comprehensive in the world� and regional research institutes, civil society orga- Foundation partners include the Howard G. Buffett nizations, academia, development organizations, Foundation , Ford Foundation , Bill & Melinda Gates and the private sector� Foundation , The Rockefeller Foundation , Syngenta The 15 research centers generate and disseminate Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture , Sir Ratan Tata knowledge, technologies, and policies for agricul- Trust , Sir Dorabji Tata Trust , and Wellcome Trust � tural development through the CGIAR research Chicken health sampling site at Fincha Lake in Ethiopia Photo: ILRI / Collins 79 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Graduation Program: A Path to Self-Sufficiency A partnership between the World Bank’s Consulta- tive Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and the Ford Foundation helps the poorest and most vulnera- ble become self-sufficient� The program provides mentoring and other assistance for participants to seek a pathway out of destitution by developing a new livelihood� Building on the work of BRAC, the program is a ho- listic and sequenced set of interventions that ad- dresses the constraints imposed by extreme pov- erty� Components of the program can include cash grants and food assistance, coaching, access to financial services, skills training, and income-earn- ing opportunities, such as seed money for capital investment to engage in economic activity� By joining the program, participants agree to spe- cific objectives that become their checklist for progress� “They sometimes pin the objectives to the door and tick them off as achieved,” said Aude de Montesquiou, the technical lead for the gradua- tion program at CGAP� “They proudly show visitors their progress�” The objectives create a timeframe for participation, usually no more than three years, to prevent prolonged dependency on the coaching and assistance� Basket weaving at the Egyptian Refugee Multicultural Council in Cairo Photo: UNHCR Mehan 80 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Graduation comes with meeting all the objectives. An example of the sequential nature of the gradua- Results might include money saved in an account, tion program might begin with providing free rice to a metal roof instead of one made of dung, growing remove the immediate burden of feeding the fami- crops or raising livestock to consume and sell, and ly. Then financial literacy training would enable the ensuring that participants’ children are in school. family to open a bank account and start to devel- Underpinning such progress is the self-confidence op the habit of budgeting and saving money. Next, gained from achieving a measure of financial inde- basic training to support the skills required for pendence after lives of poverty and dependency. self-employment or finding a job would be combined with asset management and life skills coaching. If A 2016 CGAP study found that the Graduation Pro- a family plans to buy a cow or some goats, it is im- gram resulted in greater long-term benefits com- portant to understand the cost of vaccinations and pared with other types of interventions focused on how to plan for other costs, de Montesquiou noted. the poorest communities. The program has grown from 10 initial pilots to close to 60 graduation pro- grams, implemented by governments, nongov- ernmental organizations, and donors in almost 40 countries, reaching more than 2.5 million house- holds. The United Nations High Commissioner for Ref- ugees (UNHCR) recently adopted the graduation concept to support refugees fleeing conflicts in Syria and elsewhere. Pilot programs in seven coun- tries focus on the most vulnerable refugees, adap- ting to needs on the ground by adding legal assis- tance and psychosocial counseling where needed. A pilot program in Egypt, the country with the most urban refugees in the world—almost 200,000—pro- vides money to cover daily needs, and monthly food vouchers, along with training and coaching to move toward self-employment or a job. 81 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Cities Alliance 1999-ongoing The Cities Alliance, a global partnership, including and the New Urban Agenda adopted by the Third the World Bank Group (WBG), governments, non- U�N� Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban governmental organizations, foundations, and oth- Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador in 2016� ers, seeks to reduce urban poverty and promote the The Cities Alliance moved out of WBG in 2013, and role of cities in sustainable development� is now hosted by the U�N� Office for Project Ser- Originally launched in 1999, the Alliance has grown vices, based in Brussels, and operates through and evolved in its mission to support cities through a multi-donor trust fund� WBG remains a member effective local government, an active citizenship, of the partnership, with operational involvement in and an economy characterized by public and private many of the Cities Alliance’s most successful proj- investment� The alliance is also providing opportu- ects� nities for South-South learning� The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Avina Founda- Its Joint Work Programmes have focused partner- tion , Ford Foundation , and Omidyar Network Fund are ship activities in four strategic areas: equitable members of the Cities Alliance� economic growth, gender equality, resilient cities, A slum in Nairobi, Kenya Photo: Cities Alliance 82 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES NEW YORK, NY, USA Patricia E. Harris, Chief Executive Officer @BloombergDotOrg Bloomberg Philanthropies refers to all of Michael Bloomberg’s charitable activi- Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) ties, including his personal giving and the 2006–ongoing (See page 229.) Bloomberg Family Foundation. Bloomberg Philanthropies focuses on five key areas Bloomberg Philanthropies is funding the for creating lasting change: public health, Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safe- environment, education, government inno- ty, which works to improve road safety vation, and arts and culture. performance in 10 low- and middle-income countries. WBG contributes by providing technical assistance and training for man- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP aging the safety of road infrastructure and building capacity for program recipients. Cities Climate Leadership Group IMPACT: The partnership has helped build (C40) local capacity to address road safety legis- 2005–ongoing (See page 23.) lation, road infrastructure safety, training programs for enforcement, and city de- C40 is a network of the world’s megacities signs focused on pedestrians and cyclists. committed to addressing climate change GRSF has completed road safety inspec- through local action. The World Bank Group tions of more than 21,000 kilometers of na- (WBG), Ford Foundation, Citi Foundation , tional and state highways in 10 countries, Clinton Foundation, Children’s Investment with the potential to reduce traffic fatali- Fund Foundation, Realdania, and Bloomberg ties by more than 50 percent. Philanthropies are all members and funders of the network, with the latter four also PARTNERSHIP: GRSF leverages govern- participating on the board of directors. ment spending on proven road safety inter- ventions through initiatives supported by the grant fund. In China, a nationally-owned and resourced institution on road safe- ty surveying and inspection (ChinaRAP) is 83 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GRSF’s FY16 highlights Photo: Image devel- oped by GRSF operating. With support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, WBG, and the Asian Devel- Urbanization and Knowledge Plat- form (UKP) opment Bank, ChinaRAP’s rating systems and countermeasure plans are being incor- 2011–15 porated into 14 city and highway projects. Bloomberg Philanthropies was a member of UKP, which worked to provide policy makers and practitioners with top quality knowl- edge and data to harness urban growth for GRSF has completed road safety better development outcomes. inspections of more than 21,000 kilometers of national and state World Bank Group Tobacco Control highways in 10 countries, with the Program potential to reduce traffic fatalities 2015-ongoing by more than 50 percent. The program assists government agencies in developing capacity to assess the health and economic costs of tobacco use, and de- 84 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 sign, enact, administer, and monitor tobac- egal, Ethiopia, Chile, and Indonesia, with co taxation policies. This process includes initial discussions taking place in Belarus, assessments and discussions related to: (i) Turkey, Bangladesh, Gabon, Sierra Leone, health and fiscal impacts of tobacco use; and Tanzania. (ii) smoking patterns, tax structures, and WBG provides expertise on health, gover- smoking rates at the country level; and (iii) nance, macroeconomics, poverty, and cus- the socioeconomic and health impacts of toms and trade. It also works closely with increasing tobacco tax rates under differ- other international partners, including the ent tax policy scenarios, including impacts International Monetary Fund, World Health on consumption, prices, tobacco industry Organization, and Campaign for Tobac- employment, and smuggling. co-Free Kids. The goal of the program is to diminish to- PARTNERSHIP: The program is imple- bacco affordability and consumption. It mented through a multi-donor trust fund works to reduce tobacco-related diseases financed by contributions from the Bill & and deaths, as well as the direct and indi- Melinda Gates Foundation and Bloomberg rect negative economic impacts of tobacco Philanthropies. These donors participate in use, and to control the illicit trade of tobac- the governance of the trust fund and the co. selection of priority countries to receive Work has taken place or is currently under- support under the program. way in Ukraine, Moldova, Colombia, Arme- nia, Lesotho, the Philippines, Nigeria, Sen- 85 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A city park in Tianjin, China Photo: Yang Aijun / World Bank 86 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 BLUE MOON FUND CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, USA Diane Edgerton Miller, President and CEO @bluemoonfund The Blue Moon Fund works to build human and natural resilience to a changing and EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP warming world. It uses natural, social, and financial capital to implement new mod- Environmental and Social Risk Man- els in high-biodiversity regions around the agement for Financial Institutions in world. The Blue Moon Fund is willing to East Asia and the Pacific try unconventional forms of philanthropy 2013–14 (closed) to achieve its objectives. It works in Asia, North America, and the Tropical Americas. The program was created to help financial institutions utilize a more sustainable ap- proach to environmental and social issues in their practices, and to ensure that risks and impacts were identified, assessed, and monitored throughout the project life cycle. A grant from Switzerland’s State Secretar- iat for Economic Affairs helped expand the program well beyond what Blue Moon or the International Finance Corporation could have achieved on their own. 87 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Staff members at CMC Flamboyants Health Clinic in Guinea Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 88 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION LISBON, PORTUGAL Artur Santos Silva, Chairman @FCGulbenkian The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation works in the fields of arts, charity, education, and Out of the Shadows: Making Mental science. The foundation’s mission is to help Health a Global Development Priority change people’s perceptions of each other April 2016 by providing opportunities for better under- standing through culture. The foundation is At the 2016 World Bank Group (WBG)/In- particularly focused on children in school, ternational Monetary Fund Spring Meet- the socially marginalized, and relationships ings, a high-level event on mental health between young and old. It supports imagi- was hosted by the WBG, World Health Or- native interventions that contribute to the ganization, and Harvard University with protection of the environment and explore support from The Rockefeller Foundation, how environmental change affects the way The Nippon Foundation , Calouste Gulben- we live. kian Foundation, Wellcome Trust , Open So- ciety Foundations, Fundación Santa Fe, and Fundación ONCE . EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP IMPACT: The event engaged finance minis- ters on the economic and social benefits of African Program for Onchocerciasis investing in mental health and psychoso- Control II (APOC) cial support. It also identified cost-effec- 1995–2015 (closed) (See page 24.) tive, affordable, and feasible interventions, including the integration of mental health APOC, the successor to the original African programs into primary care and communi- river-blindness control program, closed in ty settings as part of the progressive real- 2015 and is being replaced by the Expand- ization of universal health coverage. Most ed Special Projects for Control and Elimi- importantly, the event signified the com- nation of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ES- mencement of the Global Mental Health PEN) program. Initiative (see page 172), a collaborative response to tackle mental health as a de- ESPEN will provide technical support to en- velopment challenge by pursuing multidis- demic countries to increase treatment cov- ciplinary approaches. erage for neglected tropical diseases. 89 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Political Science Professor at the University of Ghana gives a class lecture Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 90 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK NEW YORK, NY, USA Vartan Gregorian, President @CarnegieCorp The Carnegie Corporation of New York (the business leaders, to share their ideas and Carnegie Corporation) makes grants to technical expertise in seeking to build a promote international peace and advance shared vision for higher education in Afri- education and knowledge. ca. The summit concluded with the Dakar Declaration and an action plan. Its programs include: international peace and security; the Islam Initiative; higher ed- The summit brought together partners ucation and libraries in Africa and Eurasia; across several sectors, including the Af- urban and higher education; democracy rican Union Commission, the African De- and civic integration; and the future of jour- velopment Bank, the Council for the De- nalism education. velopment of Social Science Research in Africa, the United Nations Africa Institute for Development and Economic Planning, EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP the Association of African Universities, and the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Funding was provided by the Carn- African Higher Education Summit egie Corporation, TrustAfrica, The Master- March 2015 Card Foundation , and the World Bank Group (WBG). The “African Higher Education Summit” was a continental, multi-stakeholder forum to identify strategies for transforming the Regional Initiative to Support Excel- African higher education sector. More than lence in Higher Education in Africa 500 participants attended the first “African 2014-ongoing Higher Education Summit” in Dakar, hosted by the Government of Senegal. The African Centers of Excellence (ACE) initiative supports regional centers in build- IMPACT: Consultations were held through- ing long-term capacity to train a new gen- out Africa with higher education institu- eration of Africans who can develop and tions, governments, students, academics, apply science and technology to solve the development partners, employers, and 91 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 continent’s most pressing challenges. The ee that is supporting capacity building for WBG project assists universities in Africa fundraising in African universities. that are the most proactive and innovative PARTNERSHIP: Partners in funding include in developing higher levels of professional the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur skill development and applied research in Foundation , which funded the Centre for priority areas, such as maternal and child Dryland Agriculture at Bayero University health. The focus areas include science, in Kano, Nigeria, and Wellcome Trust , which engineering, math, health, and agricultural funded the West African Center for Cell Bi- sciences. ology of Infectious Pathogens at the Uni- The first phase of the project was launched versity of Ghana. in western and central Africa in 2014, and the second phase, covering eastern and southern Africa, began a year later. IMPACT: The Carnegie Corporation has in- vested significantly in tertiary education in Africa, including in the governance and management of higher education. The ACE project is leveraging this knowledge and experience, through a partnership with the Council for the Advancement of Higher Education, a Carnegie Corporation grant- 92 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF) Program 2009-ongoing GIIF is a multi-donor trust fund financed by the Eu- In June 2014, the Syngenta Foundation established ropean Union, Japan, and the Netherlands, that sup- Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise, a commer- ports the development and growth of local markets cial entity, to continue Kilimo Salama’s mandate to for index and catastrophic insurance in Sub-Saha- protect Africa’s smallholder farmers from climate ran Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America and the and disaster risks� GIIF supported the expansion Caribbean� GIIF’s objective is to expand the use of with a new grant for projects covering Kenya, Rwan- index insurance as a risk management tool in agri- da, and Tanzania� The new collaboration (2014–17) culture and food security, against climate and di- has, to date, insured more than one million farmers saster risks� To date, GIIF’s implementing partners in the three countries, through crop insurance for have covered more than 1�5 million farmers, pasto- maize, wheat, beans, sorghum, green grams, rice, ralists, and micro-entrepreneurs, with $150 million coffee, potato, sunflower, and cashew nuts� in sums insured� Asia Pacific Africa In Asia Pacific, GIIF has been working with Green One of GIIF’s first implementing partners in Sub-Sa- Delta Insurance Company Ltd� in Bangladesh on haran Africa was the Syngenta Foundation for Sus- developing weather index insurance products to tainable Agriculture, which in 2009 helped launch protect farmers against perils such as drought, ex- the Kilimo Salama project in Kenya� The initiative cess rain, heat waves, and cold spells� More than 25 resulted in 10 index insurance products reaching weather index insurance products, designed for a close to 54,000 farmers in Kenya and impacting large variety of crops, such as rice, potato, maize, the regional market, especially in Rwanda, where tomato, okra, and cassava, are being offered in the 20,000 farmers were insured in one year� The proj- country� Additionally, GIIF has active projects in Sri ect won the 2012 Financial Times/International Lanka, Indonesia, and the Philippines� Finance Corporation Sustainable Finance Award for Technology in Sustainable Finance, and has been referenced by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands as an example of an effective mi- cro-insurance program� Walking through a flooded rice field in the Philippines Photo: Nonie Reyes / World Bank 93 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Children in line for a daily meal in Ecuador Photo: Jamie Martin / World Bank 94 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CHILDREN’S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION LONDON, UK Kate Hampton, CEO @CIFFchild The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is an independent philanthropic or- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP ganization headquartered in London, with offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and New Delhi, In- Cities Climate Leadership Group dia. The foundation works with a wide range (C40) of partners seeking to transform the lives 2005–ongoing (See page 23.) of poor and vulnerable children in devel- oping countries. CIFF works to implement C40 is a network of the world’s megacities bold ideas to solve seemingly intractable committed to addressing climate change challenges for children, and to play a cata- through local action. The World Bank Group lytic role as a funder and influential actor to (WBG), Ford Foundation , Citi Foundation, deliver lasting change. Clinton Foundation , CIFF, Realdania, and Bloomberg Philanthropies are members and CIFF’s areas of work include improving the funders of the network, with the latter four health, nutrition, education and welfare of also participating on the board of directors. children and adolescents, deworming, and finding smart ways to minimize climate change. CIFF places particular emphasis on Early Learning Partnership (ELP) quality data and evidence, and measures 2014–ongoing (See page 268.) and evaluates progress to achieve large- scale, sustainable impact. ELP is a multi-donor trust fund, managed by WBG, that works with countries to build programs, policies, and research to scale early learning opportunities and improve outcomes for young children. ELP leverag- es WBG strengths—a global presence, ac- cess to policy makers, and strong technical analysis—to expand access to quality early learning. 95 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ELP works closely with governments, aca- incentives for improved learning outcomes demia, civil society, and international agen- for girls and adolescent young women. cies, including the United Nations Children’s PARTNERSHIP: This partnership impacts Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational, the education of girls and adolescent young Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and women during the transition out of prima- Global Partnership for Education (GPE). ry and lower-secondary education, when CIFF is an important partner and funder of many girls tend to drop out of school. GPE ELP, and its resources have enabled the has received support from several other expansion of programming in Africa and foundations, such as The Rockefeller Foun- South Asia. CIFF, Dubai Cares , and Conrad dation , Open Society Foundations , Conrad N. N. Hilton Foundation have supported an in- Hilton Foundation , and Dubai Cares . novative study in Tanzania on child devel- opment and preschool teacher training. Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2015–ongoing (See page 202.) 2002–ongoing (See page 199.) The GPSDD partnership was formed to har- ness improved methods and technology for Even as school enrollment increases, near- using data to design and deliver public ser- ly 250 million children worldwide continue vices, fill gaps in knowledge, and help mon- to struggle with minimum levels of read- itor the Sustainable Development Goals. ing, writing, and math. CIFF has respond- ed to this situation by partnering with GPE CIFF is a partner and will invest in improv- to support a robust, results-based funding ing data on the coverage of nutrition inter- model that focuses on improving learning ventions and other key indicators in at least outcomes for girls and adolescent young four countries by 2020. women in GPE partner countries. IMPACT: CIFF has provided support for Partnership for Nutrition Results in knowledge exchange and the implementa- India tion of GPE’s Gender Policy and Action Plan. 2015–ongoing The initiative helps partner countries de- velop gender-responsive education plans, The partnership contributes to improving encourages countries to organize policy di- the effectiveness of nutrition programs alogues on gender equality, and seeks ways run by the Government of India and partic- to address school-related gender-based vi- ipating state governments. In doing so, the olence. Furthermore, CIFF has pledged sup- partnership contributes to reducing mal- port for girls’ education projects through nutrition in early childhood—the first 1,000 GPE’s results-based financing, to create days—with additional emphasis on preg- 96 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 nant and lactating women, adolescent girls, ing investors’ money and then using it to and the most vulnerable populations. encourage more funding for nutrition at the country level—including through new The partnership complements the grants, government allocations, and Inter- WBG-supported Systems Strengthening national Development Association (IDA) fi- and Nutrition Improvement Project, part of nancing. the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), which provides technical assis- For example, the Power of Nutrition is in- tance to the Ministry of Women and Child vesting $20 million in Tanzania to co-fi- Development in the national government nance (with IDA and other partners) a larg- and participating states. er health and nutrition initiative that will bring crucial micronutrient supplements, IMPACT: This partnership helps strengthen education about better nutrition practices, the nutrition components of ICDS and im- and health care services to 20 million chil- prove data on nutrition. dren and five million women by 2020. This financing will lead to major reductions in The partnership benefits from CIFF’s tech- stunting, maternal anemia, and infant and nical expertise in the area of nutrition, as maternal mortality in the long term, and is well as the foundation’s experience in help- an example of how private capital can play ing form innovative partnerships to tackle a much greater role in helping the world’s global challenges. This partnership is sup- poor. ported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- tion and Sir Ratan Tata Trust . Preventing Early Marriage The Power of Nutrition 2014–ongoing 2015–ongoing (See page 243.) Ending child marriage within a generation requires robust evidence to understand the The Power of Nutrition is a United Kingdom– costs to girls, families, communities, and based charity dedicated to unlocking up to societies. The Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- $1 billion in new financing from outside the tion and CIFF have together invested $4.2 traditional donor base to accelerate prog- million over three years to fund the most ress in child nutrition. The foundation was extensive data modeling ever undertaken launched by CIFF, UBS Optimus Foundation , on the economic consequences of child, U.K. Department of International Develop- early, and forced marriage, as well as the ment, UNICEF, and WBG during the WBG-In- economic case for stopping it. ternational Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in 2015. The program, led jointly by the International Center for Research on Women and WBG, The Power of Nutrition seeks to leverage will strengthen the case for new programs new financing, with the fund first match- 97 THE WORLD THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND BANK GROUP FOUNDATIONS | AND FOUNDATIONS STORIES OF OF PARTNERSHIP | STORIES 2017 PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students at Aberdeen Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank to prevent child marriage and help generate greater attention and resources. Additional Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund support is provided by the Global Partner- (SIEF) ship for Education under work on out-of- 2012–ongoing school children. SIEF is a partnership program focused on IMPACT: The project will deliver a series of supporting and promoting evidence-based country studies as well as a global study policy making. The fund focuses on four ar- on the economic impacts and costs of child eas critical to healthy human development: marriage. early childhood development and nutrition; basic education; health systems and ser- vice delivery; and water supply, sanitation, and hygiene. IMPACT: SIEF works around the world, pri- marily in low-income countries, to bring its expertise in evaluating evidence and impacts to a range of programs and poli- 98 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 cy-making teams. Launched in 2012 with a grant from the U.K. Department for Inter- Uniting to Combat Neglected national Development, SIEF supports 61 Tropical Diseases (NTDs) impact evaluation projects in more than 30 2012–ongoing (See page 288.) countries. Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Dis- PARTNERSHIP: CIFF’s support has enabled eases supports World Health Organization SIEF to expand its research in early child- efforts to control and eliminate 10 NTDs by hood development programs. SIEF now 2020. Affiliated organizations signed the supports 29 impact evaluation projects fo- London Declaration on NTDs, which was cused on programs seeking to improve the launched in 2012, and public sector part- lives of young children. The impact evalua- ners have committed financial resources tions contribute to a global understanding and medicines to expand treatment and of how to craft programs and policies to develop new tools and strategies for inter- help the world’s most vulnerable have the rupting the transmission of NTDs. opportunity to live healthy and productive lives. 99 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Traffic congestion in Mexico Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank 100 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CITI FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY, USA Brandee McHale, President Citi Foundation & Director Corporate Citizenship @Citi Citi Foundation works to promote economic IMPACT: The Citi Foundation supports the progress and improve the lives of people in climate finance activities of C40, with the low-income communities around the world. goal of helping cities lower their carbon The foundation invests in efforts that in- emissions and reduce the impacts of cli- crease financial inclusion, catalyze job mate change. The partnership provides opportunities for youth, and reimagine ap- advice and support to cities through the proaches to building economically vibrant publication of good practice guides, and or- cities. Citi Foundation’s More Than Philan- ganizes forums and webinars. In 2015, C40 thropy approach leverages the expertise of partnered with the Citi Foundation and the Citi and its people to fulfill its mission and World Resources Institute Ross Center for drive thought leadership and innovation. Sustainable Cities to launch an initiative that focuses on expanding sustainable ur- ban services to support efforts by cities to EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP plan for a sustainable future. Cities Climate Leadership Group The Consultative Group to Assist the (C40) Poor (CGAP) 2005–ongoing (See page 23.) 1995–ongoing (See page 129.) C40 is a network of the world’s megacities CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading committed to addressing climate change organizations that seeks to advance finan- through local action. The World Bank cial inclusion. The partnership combines a Group, Ford Foundation, Citi Foundation, pragmatic approach to responsible market Clinton Foundation, Children’s Investment development with evidence-based advoca- Fund Foundation, Realdania, and Bloomberg cy to increase access to the financial ser- Philanthropies are members and funders of vices needed by the poor. the network, with the latter four also par- ticipating on the board of directors. Citi Foundation provides core funding to CGAP, as well as an additional grant for CGAP’s work in East Asia. 101 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Farm land bordering an industrial area in South Africa Photo: John Hogg / World Bank 102 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA Charlotte Pera, President and CEO @ClimateWorks ClimateWorks Foundation (ClimateWorks) velopment projects on short-lived climate was established in 2008 by the William and pollutants (SLCPs) and GHGs. SLCPs are Flora Hewlett Foundation, David and Lucille agents that have a relatively short lifetime Packard Foundation, and McKnight Founda- in the atmosphere and a warming influ- tion , to help philanthropy meet the challenge ence on climate. They include black carbon, of global climate change. ClimateWorks methane and tropospheric ozone, the most partners with an international network of significant contributors, after carbon diox- affiliated organizations—the ClimateWorks ide, to the human enhancement of the glob- Network—to support smart policies in the al greenhouse effect. geographic regions and economic sectors IMPACT: The project contributed to the that have the greatest potential for reduc- Group of Eight report on integration of SL- ing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The CPs in WBG activities, as well as the 2014 network’s goal is to inspire the adoption of WBG report Climate-Smart Development: effective policies to limit annual global GHG Adding Up the Benefits of Actions that Help emissions to 44 billion metric tons by 2020 Build Prosperity, End Poverty and Combat and 35 billion metric tons by 2030. Climate Change on the economic, social, and environmental benefits associated with policies and projects to reduce emis- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP sions in select sectors and regions. Quantification of Environmental PARTNERSHIP: WBG has benefited from Benefits from Infrastructure Devel- ClimateWorks’ partnerships with the Euro- opment Projects pean Commission’s Joint Research Centre 2012–14 in Italy and Oxford Economics in the Unit- ed Kingdom, which provided valuable con- ClimateWorks provided funding and exper- tributions to the analysis. ClimateWorks tise to support an effort at the World Bank has benefited from access to WBG’s proj- Group (WBG) to assess and track the im- ect-level information and expertise. pact of sector policies and World Bank de- 103 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A woman and child in India Photo: World Bank / Curt Carnemark 104 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CLINTON FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY, USA Kevin Thurm, Acting Chief Executive Officer @ClintonFdn The Clinton Foundation is an operational foundation whose mission is to improve EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP global health, increase opportunity for girls and women, reduce childhood obesity and Cities Climate Leadership Group preventable diseases, create economic op- (C40) portunity and growth, as well as help com- 2005–ongoing (See page 23.) munities address the effects of climate change. C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change The funds raised by the foundation are spent through local action. The World Bank Group directly on programs, and not as grants to (WBG), Ford Foundation , Citi Foundation, other charitable organizations. The major- Clinton Foundation, Children’s Investment ity of the Clinton Foundation’s charitable Fund Foundation , Realdania, and Bloomberg work is performed and implemented by its Philanthropies are members and funders of staff and partners on the ground. the network, with the latter four also par- ticipating on the board of directors. IMPACT: C40 works in an aligned partner- ship with the Clinton Climate Initiative Cit- ies program, which was started by the Clin- ton Foundation. India: Accelerating Universal Access to Early and Effective Tuberculosis Care 2014–ongoing India accounts for 27 percent of the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, with an esti- mated 2.8 million new cases and 480,000 105 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 deaths every year. The Revised National Tu- cluding children, and significantly expand- berculosis Control Program (RNTCP) is cur- ed treatment for drug-resistant cases. rently implementing its National Strategic PARTNERSHIP: The Bill & Melinda Gates Plan 2012–17, which includes a significant Foundation and Clinton Foundation worked increase in funding to accelerate progress closely with WBG to support RNTCP in the toward universal access to TB services. development of the 2012–17 National Stra- More than half of these funds come from tegic Plan. The two foundations provided external sources, including a $100 million substantial inputs for the program’s prepa- International Development Association ration and continue to provide technical credit for Accelerating Universal Access to support in its implementation. Early and Effective Tuberculosis Care, as well as grants from the Global Fund to Fight Engaging private providers, en- AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. hancing diagnostics, and support- Technical support for TB control in India is ing technological innovations to provided by the World Health Organization improve efficiency and effective- and other national and international part- ness in the provision of early and ners. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation effective tuberculosis care and the Clinton Foundation provide sig- nificant technical support to the program, focused on engaging private providers, en-   hancing diagnostics, and supporting tech- nological innovations to improve efficiency and effectiveness. IMPACT: Since 2006, more than 90 million people have been tested, more than 19 mil- lion TB patients detected and treated, and millions of lives saved by RNTCP’s efforts. The program has expanded and improved services for poor and high-risk groups, in- 106 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Data2X: Quantifying the Economic Contributions of Women For centuries, governments have failed to properly “If we have a better idea of how women are partici- account for the contributions women make to the pating in the economy, how they are not participat- economy� How much do cooking and cleaning, gath- ing or how they are excluded from the economy, we ering water, raising children, and other daily tasks, can build policies that better enable that participa- mostly handled by women, contribute to a nation’s tion,” said Emily Courey Pryor, the Data2X Execu- economic production? There was no standard way tive Director� to measure and collect comparable data� The goal of the Women’s Work and Employment The Women’s Work and Employment partnership, partnership is to improve the way countries mea- which includes the World Bank Group (WBG), the sure employment and work, particularly the overall Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , The William and Flo- workload that women shoulder, and how much that ra Hewlett Foundation , and Data2X at the United Na- work contributes to the labor force� That means tions Foundation , is supporting efforts to modernize canvasing poor communities, such as through field the compilation and accounting of such data� studies conducted in Ghana and Malawi, to calcu- late how the multiple tasks performed by women Data2X works with United Nations agencies, gov- and girls contribute to economic output and can be ernments, civil society, academics, and the private included in labor statistics, and therefore taken into sector to close gender-based data gaps and advo- account when formulating policies� cate for policies that support gender equality� Ad- hering to new international standards, Data2X pro- “Good policy can’t be designed with bad data,” ex- vides technical expertise to improve the collection plained the World Bank’s Amparo Palacios-Lopez� and use of data disaggregated by sex� Collecting data from women in Malawi Photo: WBG 107 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Children participate in class at the Wodia Berete School in Guinea Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 108 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CONRAD N� HILTON FOUNDATION AGOURA HILLS, CA, USA Peter Laugharn, President and CEO @hiltonfound The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Hilton Foundation) is a family foundation, estab- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP lished in 1944 by the man who started Hil- ton Hotels. It provides funds to nonprofit Early Childhood Development Action organizations working to improve the lives Network (ECDAN) of disadvantaged and vulnerable people 2017–ongoing (See page 117.) throughout the world. To address the challenges and opportu- The Hilton Foundation’s priority areas in- nities in early childhood development, the clude strengthening congregations of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Catholic Sisters, helping children affected and the World Bank Group (WBG) launched by HIV and AIDS, supporting older youth in ECDAN at the 2016 WBG Spring Meetings. foster care, ending chronic homelessness, ECDAN engages a broad range of stake- preventing substance abuse, and provid- holders across constituencies, sectors, ing safe water. The Hilton Foundation also and levels of government, as well as com- gives priority to the following program ar- munities and families, to collaborate and eas: confronting sight loss, nurturing Cath- advance progress toward achieving the olic schools, responding to disasters, edu- Sustainable Development Goals that relate cating students for the hospitality industry, to young children. This effort seeks to com- and overcoming multiple sclerosis. plement the work of related global partner- ships, such as Scaling Up Nutrition, Global Partnership for Education (GPE), and Every Woman Every Child, which are already ef- fectively coordinating action to promote various aspects of early childhood devel- opment. The Hilton Foundation played a central role in supporting the launch of the initiative and galvanizing and coordinating engage- ment from philanthropists. 109 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Bernard van Leer Foundation, Hilton Foun- Early Learning and Development at Scale dation, and Open Society Foundations are (BELDS) initiative. part of the Interim Executive Group until a IMPACT: In the role of convener, BELDS is longer-term governance structure is set up. uniquely positioned to support the devel- opment of equitable and sustainable early Early Learning Partnership (ELP) childhood care and education (ECCE) anal- 2014–ongoing (See page 268.) yses and planning approaches that best fit partner countries’ contexts. BELDS will in- ELP is a multi-donor trust fund, managed volve multiple stakeholders (governments, by WBG, that works with countries to build development partners, civil society, and programs, policies, and research to scale the private sector), to support knowledge early learning opportunities and improve exchange and strengthen the capacity of outcomes for young children. ELP leverag- developing country partners in the areas es WBG strengths—a global presence, ac- of planning and implementation of nation- cess to policy makers, and strong technical ally-owned ECCE projects. analysis—to expand access to quality early learning. PARTNERSHIP: This partnership will help to achieve ECCE-related indicators in the ELP works closely with governments, ac- GPE results framework, and strengthen na- ademia, civil society, and international tional education sector plans by building a agencies, including UNICEF, United Nations strong and sustainable platform for knowl- Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Orga- edge and good practice exchange on ear- nization, and GPE. Hilton Foundation, Dubai ly childhood education. GPE has received Cares , and Children’s Investment Fund Foun- support from several other foundations, dation have also supported an innovative such as The Rockefeller Foundation , Open study in Tanzania on child development and Society Foundations , Children’s Investment preschool teacher training. Fund Foundation , and Dubai Cares . Global Partnership for Education (GPE)   2002–ongoing (See page 199.) The Hilton Foundation contributed to the Alliance for Open Society Internation- al (acting as an interlocutor) in a pooled fund mechanism to support GPE’s Better 110 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Connect4Climate (C4C) Global Partnership Program 2011-ongoing C4C, a global partnership program based at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Media Zones World Bank Group (WBG), works to communicate to communicate innovations, partnerships, and dis- the effects of climate change more clearly and cussions as a call to action for humanity to engage compellingly, promote solutions, and empower peo- the SDGs; and the Avatar Alliance Foundation , which ple to act� supported a special preview screening of the “Year of Living Dangerously” series at WBG headquarters C4C hosts a knowledge partnership of more than and during the COP22 in Marrakech� 350 organizations, runs advocacy initiatives tar- geting influential industries and audiences, and In addition, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation part- interacts with a global audience of more than one nered on the C4C–led Film4Climate Global Video million people active on social media� Competition through the support of Vulcan Pro- ductions, receiving more than 860 entries from 155 Activities include competitions, events and mass countries and driving a global discussion on Twit- public outreach to bring together climate change ter reaching more than 314 million impressions; the experiences, knowledge, and solutions for advanc- Stanley Foundation and partners, which worked with ing the movement for climate action� C4C on the “1�5C: The Record We Must Not Break campaign for the Rio Olympics”; the Ford Founda- C4C is supported by the Italian Ministry of Environ- tion, which partnered with C4C at the Doc Corner ment, Land, and Sea, the German Federal Ministry at the Cannes Film Festival to launch the Film4C- for Economic Cooperation and Development, and limate competition; the PVBLIC Foundation , which WBG, along with hundreds of partners from civil so- partnered on SDG Media Zone at high-level United ciety, media networks, international organizations, Nations events to communicate innovations, part- academic institutions, youth groups, and the pri- nerships, and discussions as a call to action for vate sector� humanity to engage the SDGs; and the European Foundation partners include the Li Ka Shing Foun- Climate Foundation, which partnered on a climate dation , which supported the “Fiat Lux: Illuminating communications event at United Nations climate Our Common Home” event in 2015 that reached 4�4 change talks in Bonn, Germany� billion people; the United Nations Foundation , which collaborated on the “New Vision” event at the World Economic Forum in Africa to reach 3�1 million people in 40 countries, and most recently partnered on the WBG President Jim Yong Kim on a giant screen in Times Square showing the Action4Climate trailer celebrating youth documentary films Photo: Leigh Vogel / Connect4Climate 111 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Fishermen in Albania preparing their fishing nets for the next fishing session Photo: Genti Shkullaku / World Bank 112 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION LOS ALTOS, CA, USA Carol S. Larson, President and CEO @PackardFdn The goals of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Packard Foundation) are to EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance repro- Global Program on Fisheries ductive health, and conserve and restore (PROFISH) and Alliance for the earth’s natural systems. The majority Responsible Fisheries (ALLFISH) of grants are distributed in three areas: 2005–16 (closed) conservation and science; population; and children, families, and communities. PROFISH and ALLFISH worked to establish frameworks and processes to engage the fisheries industry and other stakeholders to improve fisheries governance, advance the recovery of fish stocks, and make fish- eries sustainable. The Packard Foundation supported efforts to measure the economic losses of fisher- ies mismanagement, while the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation supported the cre- ation of the 50 in 10 partnership to improve sustainable fisheries. 113 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students at the Second Bourj Hammoud Public School in Lebanon Photo Dominic Chavez / World Bank 114 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 DUBAI CARES DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Tariq Al Gurg, CEO @DubaiCares The mission of Dubai Cares is to increase children’s access to quality primary edu- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP cation. This is achieved through integrat- ed programs involving school feeding; Global Partnership for Education deworming activities; early childhood ed- (GPE) ucation; curriculum development; literacy 2002–ongoing (See page 199.) and numeracy; teacher training; school in- frastructure; and water, sanitation, and hy- Dubai Cares has received funding to sup- giene in schools. port GPE’s Better Early Learning and Devel- opment at Scale (BELDS) initiative, which offers GPE partner countries the opportu- nity to engage in a multinational dialogue on early childhood care and education (ECCE). BELDS will provide a convening role and improve knowledge and good practice on what works in ECCE to ensure equitable access to, and quality of, early childhood education within a partner country’s edu- cation system. Furthermore, Dubai Cares has committed to support GPE’s Assess- ment for Learning (A4L) initiative, which works to create cost-effective ways to link national assessment initiatives already un- derway to support the development of a set of global metrics to monitor progress in learning outcomes across partner coun- tries. 115 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 IMPACT: Working with stakeholders and the ECCE institutions through the design, de- private sector, BELDS focuses on improv- velopment, and implementation of multina- ing the exchange of knowledge to strength- tional workshops and other knowledge-ex- en the capacity of developing country change activities to sharpen the focus on partners to plan and implement national- ECCE in national education sector plans. ly-owned education sector projects with a The partnership on A4L will strengthen focus on ECCE. In addition, A4L will devel- collaboration between international orga- op a diagnostic tool for analyzing national nizations, regional networks, and national assessment systems, provide support to governments to develop robust systems to existing regional assessment networks in assess learning outcomes in partner coun- Asia and Africa, and contribute to the de- tries. GPE has received support from sev- velopment of an internationally compara- eral other foundations, including Open Soci- ble measure of reading and mathematics ety Foundations , The Rockefeller Foundation , to monitor learning outcomes at the end of Conrad N. Hilton Foundation , and Children’s primary and lower-secondary education. Investment Fund Foundation . PARTNERSHIP: The partnership involving BELDS will deepen collaboration with other 116 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) 2016-ongoing In 2016, the U�N� Children’s Fund and the World Bank level, and strengthening public awareness of the Group (WBG) launched ECDAN, comprising more importance of young children’s development� than 80 stakeholders, including U�N� agencies, The primary goal of ECDAN is to accelerate results foundations, businesses, academics, civil society at the country level� To guide this process, ECDAN organizations, regional early childhood develop- designed a country engagement strategy which ment (ECD) networks, and others� ECDAN engages a addresses the different needs of individual coun- broad range of stakeholders across constituencies, tries� Learning countries will start to shape and de- sectors, and levels of government, as well as com- fine ECDAN while they advance their own country munities and families, to collaborate and advance efforts for young children� A larger group of action progress toward achieving the Sustainable Devel- countries will expand coordination and scale-up in opment goals for young children� 2018� As a second stage, ECDAN will engage with ECDAN complements and works closely with related additional countries interested in exchanging les- global partnerships and strategies such as Scaling sons learned or sharing resources and improving Up Nutrition, Global Partnership for Education, End their early childhood development policies� Violence Against Children Partnership, and Every ECDAN includes many foundations� The Bernard van Woman Every Child, which are coordinating action Leer Foundation , Conrad N. Hilton Foundation , and to promote different aspects of ECD� Open Society Foundations continue to be particularly The ECDAN strategy calls for strengthening col- active and are part of the Interim Executive Group, laboration on ECD efforts at the global and nation- which is steering ECDAN, until a longer-term gover- al levels, sharing knowledge across countries, and nance structure is set up� increasing the demand for services for young chil- dren and their families through expanded and coor- “The Early Childhood Development Action dinated advocacy initiatives� Network (ECDAN) is poised to catalyze a powerful movement akin to the Child Survival ECDAN’s priority is to help countries support par- Revolution: An Early Childhood Revolution. By ents and other caregivers of young children by fo- working together and investing in young chil- cusing on interventions to improve the quality and dren on a much greater scale, we can ensure coverage of services for all young children and fam- ilies, investing in and building the capacity of the that they all reach their full potential. Those ECD workforce (e�g�, health workers, teachers, and children, and ultimately their whole societies social workers), strengthening national data and and economies will benefit immensely.” - Pe- evidence on early childhood development across ter Laugharn, President and CEO, Conrad N. sectors, bolstering financing for equitable and af- Hilton Foundation fordable services for young children at the country Faten Ahmed holds her one year old son, while listening to some advice from a maternity health worker in Egypt Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 117 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 An Information-communication revolution on Vanuatu’s Malekula Island Photo: Tom Perry / World Bank 118 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 EBAY FOUNDATION SAN JOSE, CA, USA Amy Millington, President @ebayfoundation The eBay Foundation is committed to stra- of small businesses in emerging countries tegic grant making to create economic op- from growing, increasing revenue and cre- portunity for people around the world. The ating jobs. foundation makes strategic social invest- IMPACT: This collaboration is about inno- ments that leverage its talent and tech- vation and shared learning, and examines nology to deliver long-term impact to non- how data can be mined to reduce costs and profit partners. It is committed to engaging serve SME clients. employees in charitable giving and volun- teer programs. PARTNERSHIP: The eBay Foundation’s role is critical in helping identify new approach- es to enable greater economic inclusion. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP The study is co-produced by IBM and the SME Finance Forum, an initiative owned by Study to Identify Data-Driven the Group of Twenty (G20) and managed by Solutions for Financing Small and IFC. Work is currently being completed as a Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in deliverable for Germany’s G20 Presidency. Emerging Markets 2015–17 The eBay Foundation collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the first time to help find data-driven solutions for financing SMEs in emerging markets. The world’s digital data are ex- pected to double every two years between now and 2020, and, five years from now, 60 percent of the world’s digital data will come from emerging markets. Currently, limited access to finance prevents millions 119 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Eye examination in Mali Photo: Ray Witlin / World Bank 120 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE END FUND NEW YORK, NY, USA Ellen Agler, CEO @TheENDFund The END Fund is a collaboration between In Côte d’Ivoire, nearly 2,000 community progressive philanthropists around the drug distributors and 185 health and gov- globe, aimed at tackling neglected tropical ernment workers were trained in prepa- diseases (NTDs). The END Fund, a leader in ration for the treatment campaign. In the the global health movement to tackle NTDs, Democratic Republic of Congo, the END works collaboratively with committed part- Fund grant allowed for the expansion of ners, including global health organizations, efforts to address the significant burden visionary investors, pharmaceutical com- of LF, along with river blindness. The first panies, leaders from developing countries round of treatment, completed in early affected by NTDs, and victims of the dis- 2015, reached more than one million peo- eases. ple. In addition, more than 5,000 commu- nity drug distributors were trained in 2014. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases African Program for Onchocerciasis 2012–ongoing (See page 288.) Control II (APOC) 1995–2015 (closed) (See page 24.) Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Dis- eases supports World Health Organization APOC, the successor to the African riv- efforts to control and eliminate 10 NTDs by er blindness control program, is being re- 2020. Affiliated organizations signed the placed by the Expanded Special Projects London Declaration on NTDs, which was for Control and Elimination of Neglected launched in 2012, and public sector part- Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) program. ners have committed financial resources and medicines to expand treatment and IMPACT: Funding from the END Fund sup- develop new tools and strategies for in- ported community-directed treatment, terrupting the transmission of NTDs. Chil- training and capacity building, communi- dren’s Investment Fund Foundation is a ty education on NTDs, social mobilization partner along with The END Fund and Bill & efforts, and treatment activities targeting Melinda Gates Foundation. people at risk for river blindness and lym- phatic philariasis (LF). 121 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Accounting charts in India Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank 122 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 EURASIA FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL ASIA WASHINGTON, DC, USA Azalia Dairbekova, President @ef_ca The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia learning on local budgeting. (EFCA) was created in 2005 to meet the IMPACT: The program trained 1,200 local needs of local partners in Central Asia and government and civil society representa- devolve management responsibilities to tives, and increased citizen participation in local staff. Based in Almaty, Bishkek, Du- hearings that resulted in changes to local shanbe, and Osh, EFCA staff manage a budgets. By using peer-to-peer learning broad portfolio of programs, developing networks, the program sought to improve local organizations via technical assis- the practice of local budget participation, tance and grants. Eurasia Foundation and transparency, and accountability, includ- EFCA have invested more than $40 million ing oversight by civil society organizations in Central Asia to support local initiatives (CSOs). in community development, private enter- prise, education, and public administration. PARTNERSHIP: The partnership gave EFCA the opportunity to learn from the most in- novative models and approaches for pro- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP moting greater government accountability and transparency around the world. WBG Transparency and Accountability in benefited from better understanding the Local Budgeting needs and capacities of local self-govern- 2012–14 ment and CSOs, and is funding a follow-up program that will expand peer-to-peer This partnership between the World Bank learning pilots. Group (WBG) and EFCA raised awareness and understanding of the process, legisla- tion, roles, and responsibilities of local gov- ernment and nongovernmental stakehold- ers involved in local budgeting. Funded by WBG and implemented by EFCA, the proj- ects focused on training and peer-to-peer 123 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The Early Years Fellowship: Building Leadership to Promote Early Childhood Development in Africa As a young doctor in Madagascar, Patricia Norolalao under a program launched in 2017 by the World learned about the importance of early childhood de- Bank Group’s (WBG’s) Early Learning Partnership velopment. Then she saw the proof in her own child. (ELP). She and 19 other Fellows—all young profes- sionals in Africa with backgrounds in health, edu- At a training session in 2011 on preventing chron- cation, and social protection—will spend one to two ic malnutrition, Norolalao heard a United Nations years working with WBG teams and governments to Children’s Fund expert talk about losing “a window increase investment in the early years. All share a of opportunity” in the earliest stages of life. A year desire to give children the best possible start in life, later, Norolalao gave birth to her second child, a based on what they have experienced in their own son, who received micronutrients and early stimu- personal and professional lives. lation to help him develop physically and mentally. Now, family, friends, and teachers call the boy “spe- Aichatou Cisse, an economist from Mali, sought cial” for his brightness, and he is among the tallest the fellowship after working with a nongovernmen- of his age group. tal organization that helped provide health insur- ance for children in the first five years of life. The “That’s what it was,” said Norolalao, who was cho- program achieved indisputable results—only sev- sen as one of the first Africa Early Years Fellows en deaths among 3,000 participants in a country 124 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 where, on average, one in five children do not sur- Selected from 3,000 applicants, the first 20 Fel- vive their fifth birthday� lows will support the early childhood agenda in 15 African countries while participating in a profes- “It brought me where I am today,” said Cisse� “I sional development program to build their technical thought, ‘What can I do more? What can I do stron- expertise and leadership capacity� ger?’“ “These Fellows will be the next generation of lead- The ELP was initiated in 2012 with funding from the ers in their countries, and we are so grateful to have Children’s Investment Fund Foundation � The ELP cre- the chance to work with them,” said ELP Program ated the fellowship program to address a lack of ca- Manager Amanda Devercelli� pacity in African countries to increase investments in early childhood� Malnutrition, poverty, lack of Like others in the program, Cisse plans to remain in preschool, and other obstacles in poor communities her home country after the fellowship ends� Half the prevent children from fully growing their minds and population of Mali is under age 14, requiring signifi- bodies, leaving them less able to compete in modern cant and varied policies and programs to overcome societies and contribute to economic growth and myriad challenges� shared prosperity� “People ask, are you working on nutrition or edu- cation?” Cisse said, explaining the need for a holis- tic approach that gives children the best possible The first cohort of Africa Early Years Fellows participate in professional development activities in Washington, D.C start� “I’m working on both�” Photo: Anita Gurgel 125 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A merchant fills a bag of mandarins at an outdoor market in Zagreb, Croatia Photo: John Mackedon / World Bank 126 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 EUROPEAN FOUNDATION CENTRE BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Gerry Salole, CEO @The_EFC The European Foundation Centre (EFC) is provided an open space for the exchange an international association of more than of knowledge and ideas for collaboration 200 foundations and corporate funders between WBG, philanthropic organizations, dedicated to creating an enabling legal and and private corporations on the global jobs fiscal environment for foundations and agenda. promoting collaboration. Several EFC initiatives seek to promote World Bank–EFC on the World cross-border philanthropy as well as the Development Report 2015 growth of philanthropy. EFC currently com- January 2015 prises more than 45 regional philanthropic support groups, including the Asia Pacific WBG and EFC joined forces to present the Philanthropy Consortium, the Arab Foun- 2015 edition of WBG’s flagship World Devel- dations Forum, and the Africa Grantmakers opment Report, titled Mind, Society, and Be- Network. havior, to a round table of representatives of European foundations and civil society organizations at EFC’s Philanthropy House EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP in Brussels, Belgium. Participants debated the report’s central message, that basing development policies on insights into how EFC Hosts the World Bank and Foun- people think and make decisions will help dations on Solving the Jobs Puzzle governments and civil society achieve de- May 2015 velopment goals more effectively. On the margins of its Annual General As- sembly in Milan, Italy, in May 2015, EFC World Bank–EFC Seminars on the hosted a round table on jobs, organized Roma by the World Bank Group (WBG) in collab- 2013–14 oration with the Robert Bosch Foundation. The event, titled “Solving the Jobs Puzzle”, EFC and WBG partnered to highlight the difficult situation of Roma communities liv- 127 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ing in Europe, and showcase examples of a range of stakeholders, including policy successful Roma integration. makers. EFC and WBG disseminated the information on their websites, and some The Roma make up the largest and most aspects of the discussions were aired on vulnerable minority group in Eastern Eu- social media. rope. The socioeconomic gap between an average Roma family and an average Euro- The discussions helped reinforce and am- pean family broadens every day. Address- plify both partners’ messages and enabled ing these deep inequalities is a human WBG to reach a wider range of European rights issue, as well as a smart economic civil society organizations and foundations. strategy for the countries concerned. As EFC strengthened its advocacy with WBG a result of rapidly aging populations, 10 to analysis and data. 20 percent of new labor market entrants in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Euro- Fostering engagement and discus- pean countries are young Roma. sion with leading philanthropic net- works  IMPACT: Panel discussions organized by the two partners were well attended by 128 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) 1995-ongoing CGAP is a global partnership of more than 30 partnership stronger, smarter, and more innova- leading organizations that seek to advance finan- tive� Under the current five-year strategic frame- cial inclusion� CGAP develops innovative solutions work, CGAP focuses on understanding demand; through practical research and active engagement providing financial innovations for smallholder fam- with financial service providers, policy makers, and ilies; developing robust provider systems; building funders to enable approaches at scale� an enabling and protective policy environment; and promoting effective and responsible funding for fi- Housed at the World Bank Group, CGAP combines nancial inclusion� a pragmatic approach to responsible market devel- opment with an evidence-based advocacy platform CGAP’s foundation members include the Bill & Me- to increase access to the financial services the linda Gates Foundation, Citi Foundation, Ford Foun- poor need to improve their lives� dation, The MasterCard Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, MetLife Foundation, and CGAP members provide inputs to the group’s five- Omidyar Network Fund� year strategy and annual work plan, participate in its governance, and contribute toward core funding� The involvement of foundations makes the global Lend a Helping Hand in Myanmar (Winner of CGAP Photo Contest 2016) Photo: Zay Yar Lin 129 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A young entrepreneur who works at a creative agency in Thailand Photo: Gerhard Jörén / World Bank 130 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION KANSAS CITY, MO, USA Wendy Guillies, President and CEO @KauffmanFDN The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation al data on the number of newly registered (the Kauffman Foundation) helps individu- firms in 136 economies over 2004–14. To als attain economic independence by ad- allow comparison of data from different vancing educational achievement and en- countries, the Entrepreneurship Database trepreneurial success, consistent with the uses a consistent unit of measurement, aspirations of founder Ewing Marion Kauff- source of information, and concept of en- man. trepreneurship that is applicable to a di- verse sample of participating economies. Between 2008 and 2014, the Kauffman EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Foundation provided funding for the collec- tion and analysis of data on entrepreneur- The Entrepreneurship Database ship, and supported several publications 2007–15 and events to disseminate the information. The Entrepreneurship Database is a unique source of comparable, cross-country data The Global Entrepreneurship on new business registration, intended to Research Network (GERN) promote greater understanding of the dy- 2013–ongoing (See page 155.) namics of private enterprises around the GERN is one of the first global initiatives world. The data provides a deeper analysis to gather and disseminate knowledge on of the relationship between new firm reg- entrepreneurship systematically, and en- istration, the regulatory environment, and courage the testing of new instruments to economic growth. support entrepreneurship in a more effec- The Entrepreneurship Database and the tive manner. The Kauffman Foundation is a World Bank Group’s Doing Business jointly founding member of GERN and the partner- developed a data collection methodology to ship’s main funder. measure entrepreneurial activity. The 2015 Entrepreneurship Database contains annu- 131 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Dar es Salaam’s new bus transit system Photo: Hendri Lombard / World Bank 132 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FIA FOUNDATION LONDON, UK Saul Billingsley, Executive Director @FIAFdn FIA Foundation was established in 2001 by the Fédération Internationale de l’Au- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP tomobile (FIA). The foundation focuses on global road safety, practical environmen- Consultations on the World Bank tal research and interventions to improve Group’s Environmental and Social air quality and tackle climate change, and Framework high-impact strategic advocacy in the ar- February 2015 eas of road traffic injury prevention and motor vehicle fuel efficiency. FIA works to FIA Foundation contributed to the consul- ensure Safe, Clean, Fair, and Green mobili- tations on the World Bank Group’s (WBG’s) ty for all for a sustainable future. Through Environmental and Social Framework, with funding partnerships with international de- a document titled Designing World Bank velopment organizations, it supports pro- Safeguards to Ensure Road Traffic Injury grams, pilot initiatives, and campaigns in Prevention: Submission to World Bank Con- more than 80 countries. sultation. The submission outlined three principle recommendations: making road safety a major priority within the frame- work, acknowledging the high rate of injury and loss of life due to poorly designed road projects, and using a star rating target sys- tem for road infrastructure. IMPACT: In 2016, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the new Environmental and Social Framework that expands protections for people and the environment in Bank-financed investment projects. Echoing the recommendations made by FIA Foundation and other stake- holders, the expanding protections in the 133 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 framework — which is precedent-setting for WBG — also include community health The Global Road Safety Facility and safety measures that address road (GRSF) safety, emergency response and disaster 2012–ongoing (See page 229.) mitigation. GRSF contributed to the launch of the Unit- ed Nations Decade of Action for Road Safe- Road Safety Week: Saving Lives Is ty on May 11, 2011, and leads WBG’s partic- Crucial for Reducing Poverty, ipation in the United Nations Road Safety Boosting Growth Collaboration. May 2015 WBG and FIA Foundation launched GRSF in “Road Safety Week” was convened by WBG 2006. The U.K. Department for Internation- and Global Road Safety Facility partners, al Development, Bloomberg Philanthropies , with a special focus on improving safety and the FIA Foundation are active partners for children. The event in Washington, DC, in the facility. gathered senior officials and representa- tives of the private sector, nongovernmen- IMPACT: The FIA Foundation is GRSF’s tal organizations, and civil society. longest-standing donor and supports the partnership’s mission to play an important At the event, FIA Foundation launched a role in thought leadership, profile, and re- joint report with the United Nations Chil- search, building evidence and funding for dren’s Fund, titled Safe to Learn: Safe Jour- road safety. neys to School Are a Child’s Right .   134 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Every Woman Every Child 2015-ongoing The health of women, children, and adolescents is Every Woman Every Child has mobilized hundreds of critically important to almost every area of human partners, with more than 300 organizations having development and progress, and directly impacts the made commitments to advance the Global Strate- Sustainable Development Goals adopted by world gy for Women’s and Children’s Health� All partners leaders in September 2015� have an important role to play: governments and policy makers, donor countries and philanthropic Every Woman Every Child is a global movement that institutions, the United Nations and other multilat- mobilizes and intensifies international and national eral organizations, civil society, the business com- action by governments, multilateral organizations, munity, health workers and their professional asso- and foundations to address major health challeng- ciations, and academic and research institutions� es facing women, children, and adolescents� The United Nations partners include the U�N� Children’s movement puts into action the U�N� Secretary-Gen- Fund, World Health Organization, U�N� Population eral’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Fund, and U�N� Secretary General, as well as the Adolescents’ Health, which is a road map to ending Partnership on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health� preventable deaths within a generation and ensur- Several foundations support the movement, includ- ing overall well-being� ing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and United Nations Foundation � The Global Financing Facility (GFF) launched by the World Bank Group and partners in July 2015 is a key financing platform for Every Woman Every Child that works with national governments to bring together stakeholders in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, to provide sustainable financing to end preventable maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent deaths by 2030� GFF partners include the Governments of Norway and Canada, Merck for Mothers, the U�S� Agency for International Development, The Japan International Cooperation Agency, Gavi, and The Global Fund� A mother attends a nutritional cooking class in Nampula, Mozam- bique, with her two children Photo Kate Holt / MCSP and Jhpiego 135 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Investing in the Early Years: A Vital Strategy for Young Lives and the Future Investing in the early years of life is a moral and economic imperative that transforms a child’s ex- istence and can alter the trajectory of a nation’s growth and competitiveness� Despite progress in recent decades toward ending extreme poverty, one in four children under age 5, 159 million children, are stunted due to lack of nu- trition and other basic needs� Nearly half of all chil- dren aged 3 to 6 do not have access to pre-primary education� Scientific and economic evidence shows that such deprivation has life-long consequences, permanently limiting a child’s physical and cogni- tive capacity� Grandmother and grandson in Myanmar Photo: Tom Cheatham / World Bank 136 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 As countries prepare for a more digitalized glob- Past success with a variety of projects shows the al economy requiring the ability to analyze, learn, way forward. WBG’s evaluation of an early childhood communicate and collaborate, failing to address development project in Indonesia showed that chil- problems in the early years condemns millions of dren who participated had higher levels of physical children to lives of economic exclusion because well-being and socio-emotional and cognitive com- they will lack the brain power to succeed. petence compared with other children. In Peru, the rate of stunting decreased to 14 percent in 2013— “If you do not have the gray matter infrastructure, half the figure from eight years earlier—as a result no matter what other infrastructure you build, of a program focused on conditional cash transfers you’re not going to be able to compete,” said World and results-based financing that targeted people in Bank Group (WBG) President, Jim Yong Kim. rural areas and the poorest communities. Evidence suggests that every dollar invested in nu- Examples of partnerships supporting investments trition brings back a return on investment of $18. in the early years include the Scaling Up Nutrition Each additional dollar invested in quality preschool movement, which was launched in 2010 and now programs will yield a return of between $6 and $17, comprises more than 50 countries and 100 devel- and young children who received early stimulation opment partners. The Global Nutrition for Growth interventions as infants and toddlers earn 25 per- Compact of 2013 made financial commitments to cent higher wages as adults. prevent stunting in at least 20 million children and save at least 1.7 million lives by 2020. The Global “We are eager to see the ECD (early childhood de- Partnership for Education, End Violence Against velopment) narrative shift—with a new paradigm Children Partnership, and Every Woman Every Child that frames ECD as both an economic and a so- are all coordinating action to promote various as- cial justice issue, and one that is foundational for pects of early childhood development. In 2016, a the achievement of the Sustainable Development group of foundations pledged their support for Goals,” said a letter of support to Dr. Kim and Unit- the Early Childhood Development Action Network, ed Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Di- launched by WBG and UNICEF (refer to page 117). rector Anthony Lake. The letter was signed by the leadership of several philanthropic organizations, including the Bezos Family Foundation , Bernard van Leer Foundation , Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foun- dation , Jacobs Foundation , Children’s Investment Fund Foundation , Conrad N. Hilton Foundation , Novak Djokovic Foundation , LEGO Foundation , Open Society Foundations , and The ELMA Philanthropies Services . 137 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance 2000-ongoing Gavi, a partnership comprising the main players in contributed to averting more than eight million fu- immunization, works to increase access to vaccines ture deaths� From its inception in 2000 through De- in the world’s poorest countries to save children’s cember 2016, Gavi disbursed more than $10 billion lives and protect people’s health� to more than 70 countries� It has helped immunize half a billion children, leading to several million lives The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Founda- saved� tion), along with the World Bank Group (WBG), World Health Organization, and U�N� Children’s Fund, WBG is a Gavi board member and partners with Gavi founded Gavi, to fund immunization for children in in delivering support for client countries in sus- the world’s poorest countries� The Gates Foundation tainable health financing, health systems and data is currently Gavi’s second largest donor and one of strengthening, and regulatory harmonization for the most influential Gavi board members� the licensing of vaccines� In addition, WBG supports Gavi through two major financial instruments: the Despite increased support by developing countries, International Finance Facility for Immunization, and 19 million children are still not immunized with basic the Advance Market Commitment for pneumococcal vaccines� By 2016, Gavi had helped immunize 580 vaccines� million children and played a pivotal role in ensur- ing the continued introduction and rollout of new vaccines and improved equity in coverage, which Isatu gets a vaccination for her 5 week old son at the Ola During Children’s Hos- pital in Sierra Leone Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 138 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FORD FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY, USA Darren Walker, President @FordFoundation The Ford Foundation’s newly articulat- ed central mission is to fight inequality. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Across eight decades, the Ford Foundation has worked to reduce poverty and injus- 1 in 3 Art Exhibition tice, strengthen democratic values, pro- 2014–ongoing mote international cooperation, and ad- vance human achievement. The foundation Research from the World Health Organi- believes in the inherent dignity of all people zation shows that more than one in three and is guided by a vision of social justice—a women worldwide are subject to violence world in which all individuals, communities, over the course of their lives, mostly at the and peoples work toward the protection hands of their husbands or partners. and full expression of their human rights; In May 2014, the World Bank Group (WBG) are active participants in the decisions that exhibited 1 in 3, an art exhibition dedicat- affect them; share equitably in the knowl- ed to gender-based violence. The exhibition edge, wealth, and resources of society; brings together hard data with some 80 nu- and are free to achieve their full potential. anced, powerful artworks that explore the The Ford Foundation focuses on seven in- ways in which violence affects the lives of terconnected areas: civic engagement and women and girls around the world. government; free expression and creativ- ity; equitable development; gender, racial, Estimates of lost productivity due to the vi- and ethnic justice; inclusive economies; In- olence range from 1.5 to 2 percent of gross ternet freedom; and youth opportunity and domestic product, or roughly what most learning. developing countries spend on primary ed- ucation. IMPACT: After showing at WBG headquar- ters in Washington, DC, the exhibition trav- eled to Brazil, Germany, Senegal, Kenya, and the United Nations in New York and Ge- 139 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Construction cranes at sunset in Iran Pho- to: Curt Carnemark / World Bank 140 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 neva. on the provision of financial assets (or credit) to women for livestock and Support from the Ford Foundation has been aquaculture projects and, second, on crucial in enabling this powerful exhibition projects linking women farmers to ag- to travel and be shown in several locations. ricultural markets and other associated services. CGIAR • Informal Markets for Poverty Reduc- tion and Food Security: Exploring Pol- 1971–ongoing (See page 79.) icy Options in Nicaragua and Hondu- The Ford Foundation supports CGIAR (for- ras . 2015–16 (closed). Ford Foundation merly known as the Consultative Group on provided funding to CIAT for a project International Agricultural Research), a aimed at understanding informal mar- strategic partnership committed to work- ket channels for agricultural goods in ing toward a food-secure future through Honduras and Nicaragua, and to identi- high-quality international agricultural re- fy policy options for increasing the val- search. The foundation has contributed to ue that the informal market provides to CGIAR since 2006, and partnership proj- poor producers and consumers. ects with WBG include the following: • Public Policies on Linking Farmers • Evaluating the Impacts of Fair Trade for to Markets in Colombia and the Latin All Initiative on Smallholder Producers American Region . 2013–15 (closed). Ford and Farm Workers. 2013–17. Ford Foun- Foundation provided funding to CIAT for dation provided funding to the Interna- a study of the effect of public policies tional Center for Tropical Agriculture on agricultural supply chains in Colom- (CIAT) for an evaluation laying out a bia. process for documenting the effects of • the Fair Trade for All certification, using Cities Alliance robust scientific methods. 1999–ongoing (See page 82.) • Evaluating the Impacts of Livestock, Aquaculture Microcredit, and Value Cities Alliance is a global partnership to re- Chain Programs on Women’s Empow- duce urban poverty and promote the role of erment. 2011–15 (closed). Ford Founda- cities in sustainable development. The alli- tion funded a project through the Inter- ance supports cities in providing effective national Livestock Research Institute, local government, an active citizenship, which sought to understand the nu- and an economy characterized by public anced links between women’s econom- and private investment. ic empowerment and women’s agency IMPACT: Through its Just Cities campaign, and the exercise of choice from a rights the Ford Foundation supports civil society perspective. The project focused first organizations, social movement groups, 141 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 practitioners, researchers, and public and private sector partners in working for equi- Connect4Climate (C4C) table, sustainable, and prosperous cities in 2011–ongoing (See page 111.) the Global South. The campaign focuses on areas driving metropolitan growth, such as C4C is a global partnership, based at WBG, urban planning, transportation infrastruc- with the goal to communicate more clear- ture, and housing, and seeks to make that ly and compellingly the effects of climate growth more socially inclusive. change, promote solutions, and empower people to act. The partnership interacts The Ford Foundation joined Cities Alliance with a global audience of more than one in 2014 as an associate member, transi- million active users on social media, hosts tioning to a full member in 2016. a knowledge partnership of more than 350 organizations, and runs several advocacy initiatives targeting influential industries Cities Climate Leadership Group and audiences. (C40) 2005–ongoing (See page 23.) The Ford Foundation partnered with C4C at the Doc Corner at the Cannes Film Festi- C40 is a network of the world’s megacities val to launch the Film4Climate Global Video committed to addressing climate change Competition in 2016. through local action. The WBG, Ford Foun- dation, Citi Foundation, Clinton Foundation , Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Re- Consultative Group to Assist the aldania, and Bloomberg Philanthropies are Poor (CGAP)–Ford Foundation Graduation Program members and funders of the network, with the latter four also participating on the 1995–ongoing (See page 129.) board of directors. CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading IMPACT: The Ford Foundation is work- organizations that works to advance finan- ing with C40 to support cities in becom- cial inclusion. The partnership combines a ing more compact and connected, and to pragmatic approach to responsible market increase access to public transportation. development with evidence-based advoca- The partnership also focuses on connect- cy to increase access to the financial ser- ing housing to economic and employment vices needed by the poor. opportunities to boost prosperity. Based on pioneering poverty reduction work by the Building Resources Across Commu- nities (BRAC) organization in Bangladesh, CGAP launched the Graduation Program in 2006, to help families move out of extreme 142 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Woman shows the significant enhancements made to bathrooms in Peru as part of CGAP–Ford Foundation’s Graduation Pilot to improve the living conditions of families in extreme poverty, 2011 Photo: Mi- chael Rizoo, CGAP poverty into food security and sustainable 7.5 percent increase in food consumption), livelihoods. The partnership between CGAP spent more time working, went hungry on and the Ford Foundation was established fewer days, experienced lower levels of to understand how safety nets, livelihood stress, and reported improved physical training, and access to financial services health. Close to 60 governments and large can be sequenced to create pathways for donors are now picking up the graduation destitute households to move out of ex- program approach and integrating the les- treme poverty. sons learned into their social protection operations. IMPACT: Under this program, 10 pilot proj- ects have been implemented in eight coun- The Ford Foundation joined CGAP in 2002 tries. For each pilot site, a rigorous learning and funded a series of controlled trials to agenda, including impact assessments and explore whether BRAC’s program for the qualitative research, was implemented. The poorest could work in different countries results showed that participants increased and contexts. CGAP and the Ford Founda- incomes (e.g., 15 percent increase in pro- tion launched the Graduation Program part- ductive assets, and 96 percent increase in nership in 2006, testing and adapting the savings) and household consumption (e.g., approach through 10 pilot programs in eight 143 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Pakistan, Peru, and the Republic of Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) Yemen. The MasterCard Foundation funded qualitative research in all 10 pilot sites. 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) GPSA, an initiative led by WBG and inde- Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic pendently governed by a multi-stakehold- Planning (MetroLab) er steering committee, is a coalition of 2013–ongoing donors, governments, and civil society or- ganizations that supports strengthening MetroLab was created to foster leader- transparency and social accountability. ship, learning, and innovation in metropol- itan planning. It targets mayors and direc- The Ford Foundation was involved in the tor-level personnel to build their technical technical working group that formed to de- competence and leadership abilities in the velop GPSA’s strategic direction and gov- public sector, and their capacity to engage ernance structure, and was its first funder. with stakeholders in a productive and sus- The foundation committed to a second tainable manner. tranche of funding, disbursed in 2016, and completed its tenure on the Steering Com- The Ford Foundation provided funding mittee in 2017. through the Regional Plan Association and contributed concepts and ideas to Metro- Lab. WBG is the lead institution. Strategic Community Investment– Royalty Management and Stakehold- IMPACT: MetroLabs have been organized in er Engagement in the Mining Sector Mumbai, New York, Seoul, Dar es Salaam, 2013–14 Paris, Rio, Tokyo, and Seoul, with a princi- pal outcome of shared learning among the The Ford Foundation and the International cities involved. Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a joint project in Soto Norte Province, Colombia, The Ford Foundation and WBG benefit from which had experienced a recent influx of increased access to and deeper dialogue mining companies. The project provided with each other’s clients. The partnership tools to communities and local govern- also leveraged the skills and knowledge of ments to engage with each other, thereby the Regional Plan Association. strengthening community-level participa- tion and government responsiveness to support local development objectives. IMPACT: The project worked to improve the living standards of local communities and 144 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Construction of a fountain post in the Demo- cratic Republic of the Congo Photo: Cordaid offer alternatives for income generation other than mining. Urbanization and Knowledge Platform (UKP) This partnership between the Ford Founda- 2011–15 tion and IFC complemented projects under- taken by each organization independently The Ford Foundation was a member of that promoted stronger accountability of UKP, which worked to put the world’s best local governments in the region. The Ford knowledge and data into the hands of policy Foundation benefited from IFC’s local ex- makers and practitioners, to harness urban perience, networks, and expertise, while growth for better development outcomes. IFC benefited from the Ford Foundation’s programmatic approach. The Ford Founda- tion offered a unique platform to dissem- inate IFC’s experience in the extractives sector across Latin America and globally. 145 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Boys play soccer in the suburbs of Salvador in Brazil Photo: Mariana Ceratti / World Bank 146 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FUNDAÇÃO ITAÚ SOCIAL SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL Alfredo Egydio Setubal, President @ItauSocial The Fundação Itaú Social (Itaú Social Foun- dation) partners with government, the pri- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP vate sector, and civil society organizations to establish strategic alliances. Mais Educação (More Education) Program 2015–17 The Itaú Social Foundation and the World Bank Group partnered to evaluate Mais Ed- ucação, a federal school program intend- ed to reduce student dropout rates and improve learning. The program provides financial resources to states in Brazil so they can extend the primary school day to seven consecutive hours. It also promotes a more diverse curriculum and a wide range of extracurricular activities. IMPACT: The evaluation found strong evi- dence that the initiative successfully sup- ported the expansion of a longer primary school day across Brazil. However, it also revealed a need for significant improve- ment in the program design and implemen- tation. Ongoing assessments will focus on the program’s effects on other socioeco- nomic outcomes, such as teenage preg- nancy and crime. 147 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Be — The Begin- ning of Life Photo: CineMaterial 148 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FUNDAÇÃO MARIA CECILIA SOUTO VIDIGAL SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL Eduardo de Campos Queiroz, CEO Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal is a Brazilian family foundation dedicated to EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP promoting early childhood development (ECD) in Brazil through producing and dis- Be — The Beginning of Life seminating knowledge and information on 2016 the issue. The World Bank Group supported the dis- semination of the film Be—The Beginning of Life , which was produced in partnership with the Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vid- igal, the Bernard van Leer Foundation, and others. The inspirational film raised aware- ness 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.   149 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Daily life in Lima, Peru Photo World Bank / Dominic Chavez 150 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FUNDACIÓN GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ PARA EL NUEVO PE- RIODISMO IBEROAMERICANO CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA Jaime Abello Banfi, Managing Director and Co-Founder @FNPI Fundación Gabriel García Márquez para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI) EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP works in the field of journalism in Lat- in America and the Caribbean. FNPI helps Seminars in Journalism in Latin journalists contribute to democratic pro- America cesses and development by offering work- 2013–14 shops and seminars. The foundation also fosters cooperation between journalists’ In June 2013, the Government of Colombia, networks and provides incentives for pro- the World Bank Group (WBG), the mayor of fessional development. Cali, and FNPI partnered to organize a one- day seminar for 25 journalists from Central America, Colombia, and Mexico. The objec- tive was to create a network of reporters to cover violence as a development challenge. In May 2014, the Inter-American Devel- opment Bank, FNPI, and WBG organized a four-day workshop with 20 journalists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cos- ta Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on in- vestigative journalism and media coverage of citizen security issues. The workshop resulted in a series of stories published by participants in their respective media out- lets, which explored the complexities of violence in political, economic, and social contexts. 151 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Men and women at the entrance of a school that teaches people with disabilities, Romania Photo Flore de Préneuf / World Bank 152 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FUNDACIÓN ONCE MADRID, SPAIN Miguel Carballeda Piñeiro, Chairman @Fundacion_ONCE Fundación ONCE (ONCE Foundation) was tre, Open Society Foundations, The Nippon established in Spain in 1988 by the Na- Foundation , and Wellspring Advisors , to ex- tional Organization of Spanish Blind Peo- plore possibilities for partnership involving ple (ONCE), as a way for blind persons to disability inclusiveness. The participants show solidarity with and help improve the agreed to develop a map of activities in the lives of other groups representing people area of disability, to identify the various ac- with disabilities. The foundation’s main tors and recipients of programs, and con- source of financing is from the 3 percent of tinue exploring opportunities for partner- gross receipts obtained from the sales of ship and collaboration. ONCE lotteries. ONCE Foundation provides a gold standard of diversity programs and Out of the Shadows: Making Mental is recognized by The Economist–supported Health a Global Development Priority Global Diversity List as one of the top 10 disability networks for engaging with thou- April 2016 sands of companies to integrate disabled At the 2016 WBG/International Monetary people into the workforce. Fund Spring Meetings, a high-level event focused on mental health was hosted by the WBG, World Health Organization, and EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Harvard University. Other supporters of the event included The Rockefeller Foundation , Foundations for Inclusive The Nippon Foundation , Calouste Gulbenkian Development Consultation Foundation , Wellcome Trust , Open Society November 2015 Foundations , Fundación Santa Fe, and ONCE Foundation . The World Bank Group (WBG) hosted a half-day consultation in Washington, DC, IMPACT: The event engaged finance minis- with several foundations including ONCE ters on the economic and social benefits of Foundation, the Council on Foundations, investing in mental health and psychoso- Essl Foundation , European Foundation Cen- cial support. It also identified cost-effec- 153 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 tive, affordable, and feasible interventions, including the integration of mental health World Bank Group Foundations programs into primary care and community Round Table Series—Disability Inclusion Matters settings as part of universal health cover- age. Most importantly, the event signified November 2015 the commencement of the Global Mental At a round table discussion hosted by WBG Health Initiative (see page 172), a collab- in Washington, DC, the ONCE Foundation orative response to tackle mental health as presented its work on creating opportuni- a development challenge. ties for persons with disabilities. The ses- sion included a discussion on partnership World Bank Group–ONCE Foundation opportunities in the area of inclusion, as Collaboration on Disabilities well as other areas, such as mental health. June 2016   WBG and the ONCE Foundation have joined forces in a memorandum of understanding to advance the social and economic devel- opment of persons with disabilities through education, employment, skills develop- ment, training, and universal design and accessibility for all. IMPACT: The collaboration focuses on joint research, capacity building, workshops, conferences, and building on successful models. In the Latin America and Caribbe- an region, this work will focus on inclusive tourism, making cities inclusive and acces- sible, accessible transportation systems, and inclusive education. 154 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Research Network (GERN) 2013-ongoing GERN is a collaboration among leading organiza- entrepreneurship; standardize data; conduct ex- tions that fund, conduct, and apply entrepreneur- periments and evaluation of entrepreneurship pro- ship research� It is part of the Global Entrepre- grams; and gain a better understanding of policy neurship Network, a collection of entrepreneurial barriers� support programs and initiatives operating in 160 The World Bank Group, Ewing Marion Kauffman countries� Foundation , Endeavor Insight, and U�K� National En- GERN is one of the first global initiatives to sys- dowment for Science Technology and the Arts are tematically gather and disseminate knowledge on among the 13 founding members of GERN� Addition- entrepreneurship, measure impact, and encourage al foundations supporting GERN include the Allan the testing of new instruments to support entre- Gray Orbis Foundation and Omidyar Network Fund � preneurship in a more effective manner� Its goal is to support better policies that encourage entrepre- “Collaborating with leading organizations and neurship and lead to job creation� scholars will make the potential for improved learning and research in entrepreneurship In particular, GERN works to generate useful and massive.” - Dane Stangler, Vice President, actionable knowledge for entrepreneurs, policy Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman makers, and others; fill gaps in what we know about Foundation Global Entrepreneurship Week’s (GEW) Logo - GEW celebrates innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare Photo: http://gew.co/ 155 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Open Contracting Partnership Promotes Government Transparency In the aftermath of Ukraine’s Maidan revolution in 2014, activists and reformers shaping the new leadership sought changes in the country’s gov- ernment contracting process� They wanted a sys- tem that opened the process to public scrutiny, so they approached the Open Contracting Partnership, then hosted by the World Bank Group (WBG)� The partnership committed to developing a trans- parent procurement framework—the Open Con- tracting Data Standard (OCDS)—that detailed what governments should publish throughout the con- tracting process to ensure that the huge sums of money involved were spent honestly, fairly and ef- fectively� A woman signs papers at the local welfare office in Ukraine Photo: Dmytro Derkach / World Bank 156 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 In Ukraine, where public procurement accounts the information public provided a significant op- for about 45 percent of the annual budget, a pilot portunity for businesses,” said Gavin Hayman, the project for low-value contracts showed the bene- partnership’s executive director. “Previously, they fits of OCDS and open contracting. The micro-proj- didn’t want to engage with the government on pro- ect’s success led to its expansion into Prozorro curement because there was no real competition.” (Ukrainian for “transparent”), a sophisticated an- According to a survey of 300 entrepreneurs, con- ti-corruption electronic procurement system. The ducted by the U.S. Agency for International Develop- new government eventually passed a law to make ment, 80 percent of respondents believe Prozorro the use of Prozorro mandatory for all tenders na- either significantly or partially reduces corruption. tionwide. In 2016, more than 25 countries committed to im- Kathrin Frauscher, a former WBG open contracting plement the principles of open contracting, and specialist who is now the initiative’s program direc- about half are working to implement ODCS. tor, noted the “bottom-up” approach to change in Ukraine. The Open Contracting Partnership operates an open data help desk that supports more than 80 “They didn’t start by passing the law first and then partners from governments, civil society and the changing institutions,” she said. “Some enterprising private sector in more than 35 countries with policy volunteers shared a common dream. They bet on a and technical advice. Initially incubated by WBG, the new approach and it was indisputably effective.” partnership grew, with funding from The William and So far, greater transparency in government con- Flora Hewlett Foundation , Open Society Foundations , tracting has increased competition, with the aver- Laura and John Arnold Foundation , Sunlight Founda- age number of bids per tender rising by 15 percent tion , and Omidyar Network Fund . The Open Society in two years. The result is an average 9.7 percent in Foundations has been a key supporter of the part- savings on government contracts. nership’s work in Ukraine. “Opening up the procurement process by making 157 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Women near a Community Center in the suburbs of Sal- vador, Brazil Photo: Mariana Ceratti / World Bank 158 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 FUNDACIÓN RAMÓN ARECES MADRID, SPAIN Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra, Director @FundacionAreces Fundación Ramón Areces focuses on sup- porting science, fostering research, and Forum on Development Policies in a contributing to the dissemination of knowl- Global World, The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the edge in three specific areas: life and earth Construction of Inclusive Societies: sciences, social sciences, and the human- The Fight against Inequality ities. 2016 In September 2016, the Fundación Ramón EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Areces sponsored an international forum in Madrid, Spain, on the 2030 Sustainable Flagship Report: Latin American Development Goals and the fight against Entrepreneurs: Many Firms but Little inequality. WBG addressed the forum on Innovation topics including institutional changes in the June 2014 labor market and inequality in education. Fundación Ramón Areces hosted the World Bank Group (WBG) Chief Economist for Lat- in America and the Caribbean, at its head- quarters in Madrid, Spain, in June 2014, to present the WBG’s flagship report, L atin American Entrepreneurs: Many Firms but Lit- tle Innovation. The report utilized new data sets that cover issues such as firm cre- ation, firm dynamics, export decisions, and the behavior of multinational corporations, and synthesized the results for a compre- hensive analysis of the status, prospects, and challenges of entrepreneurship in the region. 159 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) 2012-ongoing GPSA, an initiative led by the World Bank Group and Foundations have played a key role in the design, independently governed by a multi-stakeholder governance, and funding of GPSA� The Ford Founda- steering committee, is a coalition of donors, gov- tion , Aga Khan Foundation , Open Society Foundations , ernments, and civil society organizations that sup- and Bertelsmann Foundation have provided fund- ports strengthening transparency and social ac- ing� Other partner foundations include The Asia countability� Foundation , Avina Foundation , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , BMW Foundation , The William and Flora GPSA currently supports 32 projects in 25 coun- Hewlett Foundation , Charles Stewart Mott Foundation , tries� Overall, more than 52 countries have opted German Marshall Fund , Konrad Adenauer Stiftung , into the program, making their civil society organi- Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation , Mo Ibrahim Foun- zations eligible for funding for social accountability dation , Peter Ustinov Foundation , Stars Foundation , initiatives in sectors including health, education, Sindh Education Foundation , Sunlight Foundation , social protection, water, procurement, and budget TrustAfrica , and World Wide Web Foundation � Grupo transparency� de Institutos, Fundcções e Empresas, an associ- ation of Brazilian social investors, is also a Global In addition to providing grants, GPSA leads a Knowl- Partner� The U�S� Agency for International Develop- edge and Learning platform that supports grantees ment (USAID) is a donor� and other stakeholders in the field� GPSA’s Global Partners network is comprised of2 “We have a huge responsibility to build ca- more than 300 organizations, including civil society pacity in countries to provide information groups, foundations, universities and think tanks, and data and make it accessible to all.” – multilateral and bilateral institutions, and the pri- Kristalina Georgieva, CEO, World Bank vate sector� Community meeting to promote transparency in the budget process in Ghana Photo: SEND-Ghana 160 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, DC, USA Karen Donfried, President @gmfus The German Marshall Fund of the United countability. States (GMF) is a nonpartisan American GMF was actively involved in the technical public policy and grant-making institution working group that formed to develop the dedicated to promoting better understand- structure and governance for GPSA. It is ing and cooperation between North Amer- now an official Global Partner. ica and Europe on transatlantic and global issues. Young Professionals Summit (YPS) Through programming, convening, re- search and analysis, networking, and grant 2012–14 making, GMF focuses on aid development; YPS, part of the GMF Brussels Forum, democracy and civil society; cities and ur- convenes high-potential young profession- ban issues; climate and energy; economics, als and enables them to exchange views trade, and investment; foreign and trans- with select international decision makers atlantic relations; immigration and integra- on pressing transatlantic and global chal- tion; youth empowerment; and security and lenges. In addition to having WBG experts defense. speak at YPS, WBG also supported the event by sponsoring young professionals from Latin America, the Middle East, and EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Sub-Saharan Africa to travel to Brussels and participate in the summit. Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) IMPACT: The program built the leadership capacity of young professionals and gave 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) them an opportunity to network with their GPSA, an initiative led by the World Bank peers. Group (WBG) and independently governed WBG and GMF gained a better understand- by a multi-stakeholder steering committee, ing of some of the challenges and concerns is a coalition of donors, governments, and facing youth and young professionals in the civil society organizations that supports participating countries. strengthening transparency and social ac- 161 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Women at a community meeting discuss the reconstruction of their village in Indonesia Photo: Nugroho Nurdikiawan Sunjoyo / World Bank 162 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Jenny Hodgson, Executive Director @globalfundcf The Global Alliance for Community Philan- thropy (GACP) is a multi-donor and EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP multi-stakeholder collaboration engaged in a series of joint research and learning ac- Role of Community Philanthropy in tivities to advance the practice of commu- Sustainable Development nity philanthropy. 2014 The World Bank Group hosted a panel dis- cussion with GACP in July 2014 on the role of community philanthropy in sustaining development. The discussion showcased experiences and community-led initiatives in Northern Ireland and Haiti, and highlight- ed how communities can come together to mobilize resources instead of being driven by external donor priorities. 163 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 WBG President Jim Yong Kim speaks at the opening plenary of the GPF Conference in Washington D.C, 2017 Photo: GPF “If we are to solve large problems, it will be together. The World Bank Group has a deep understanding of the role that the public, private and philanthropic sectors can play in advancing inclusive development worldwide. In recent years, efforts to collaborate have been accelerat- ed, in large measure because of the Bank’s leadership. At a minimum, the World Bank helps to set priorities and mobilize resources. But, more than that, it transfers a treasure trove of knowledge about what works, what is needed, and when. It is that ‘open source’ approach to knowl- edge sharing that allows each actor—including philanthropists—to be his or her most effective. The resulting cross-sector collaboration is invaluable and may be the single most effective way to assure that growth is not only robust, but inclusive, and that development is not only rapid but broad-based. Working with the Bank’s leadership has been a game-changer.” - Jane Wales, Chief Executive Officer, Global Philanthropy Forum 164 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY FORUM SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA Jane Wales, Chief Executive Officer @gpforg Established in 2001, the Global Philanthro- “Trust and Legitimacy—Solving Problems py Forum (GPF) is a peer-learning net- Together”. work of philanthropists and social inves- IMPACT: The conference promoted dis- tors committed to advancing international cussion around ways philanthropy and civil causes. Through conferences, programs, society can help rebuild social capital and and match-making services, GPF seeks to restore societal cohesion, such as model- build a community of philanthropists, and ing collaborative problem-solving across to inform, enable, and enhance the strate- disciplines, sectors, cultures, and even ide- gic nature of its members’ giving and so- ologies. cial investing. A project of the World Affairs Council, GPF now has affiliates in Latin The World Bank Group (WBG) President, America, Africa, and Asia, and members in Jim Yong Kim, participated in the opening 98 countries. plenary and spoke about the need to ensure that globalization brings benefits to all, the importance of investing in the early years, EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP and the urgency of realizing a new vision for financing development. He argued that 2017 Global Philanthropy Forum WBG should play the role of honest broker (GPF) Conference between big capital and the poor. April 2017 The annual GPF Conference, which brings together about 500 philanthropists, pro- vides opportunities for GPF members to learn from and engage with speakers during plenary panels and theme-focused working groups, as well as to collaborate and take action on the topics discussed. The theme of the 2017 GPF Conference was 165 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Ciiru launched her own business in Kenya, FunKidz, which produces children’s furniture, accessories and educational learning tools in- spired by African stories Photo: Golman Sachs 166 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GOLDMAN SACHS FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY, USA John F.W. Rogers, Chairman @GS10KWomen Goldman Sachs has long embraced its re- as many as 70 percent of women-owned sponsibility to help address social and eco- small- and medium-sized enterprises in de- nomic challenges around the world. The veloping countries are unserved or under- company makes meaningful contributions served by financial institutions – resulting that harness its business expertise, rela- in a credit gap of around $285 billion. tionships and knowledge to address critical Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women and IFC cre- needs in the communities in which it works ated the first-ever global finance facility – and sometimes beyond. Since 2008, the for women-owned small-and-medium en- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women initiative terprises to enable 100,000 women around has helped foster economic growth by pro- the world to access capital. viding women entrepreneurs in 56 coun- tries with business education and access IMPACT: This public-private partnership, to capital. spurred by private sector innovation, has catalyzed new investments from both the public and private sectors. To date, the fa- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP cility has committed over $600 million to banks in 17 emerging markets and reached Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity more than 30,000 women. Facility First global finance facility for 2014–22 women-owned small and medium In 2014, Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women enterprises worked alongside the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help address one of the biggest obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs around the world – lack of access to capital to help grow their businesses. IFC estimates that 167 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students at Zanaki Primary School in Tanzania Photo: Sarah Farhat / World Bank 168 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GOOD VENTURES SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA Cari Tuna, President @GoodVentures Good Ventures is a philanthropic founda- and Zambia independently implemented tion with the mission of helping humani- surveys based on the project, with techni- ty thrive. The foundation provides grants cal assistance from the team. In Tanzania, across various thematic areas, including the results from the SDI project formed the health, education, and research, with a fo- basis for a major new strategy called Big cus on co-funding projects with other de- Results Now. In Mozambique, following the velopment partners to leverage impact. release of the SDI results, the Ministry of Education launched a countrywide cam- paign against teacher and student absen- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP teeism. Good Ventures has emphasized the im- Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) portance of how SDI data are used—by Project policy makers, media, nongovernmental 2013–17 organizations, and donors—rather than simply focusing on the process of collect- The World Bank Group partnered with Good ing high-quality data. Like The William and Ventures to develop the SDI project to mea- Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Bill & Me- sure the quality and coverage of African linda Gates Foundation , Good Ventures high- primary schools and health clinics. lights the importance of data as a powerful IMPACT: SDI has been implemented in Ken- instrument for social accountability. The ya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanza- foundation’s last grant was in 2014. The Mo nia, Togo, and Uganda, covering the expe- Ibrahim Foundation is also involved in the rience of 350 million people in the delivery partnership as a member of the Steering of services across health and education. Committee. Repeat surveys have been implemented in Collecting high-quality data to Tanzania, and the project was rolled out in measure the quality and coverage the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mad- agascar, Mali, and Niger in 2016. Ethiopia of African primary schools and health clinics 169 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Deforestation in Bhutan Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank 170 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION PALO ALTO, CA, USA Harvey V. Fineberg, President @MooreFound Established in September 2000, the Gor- plemented by the World Bank Group (WBG). don and Betty Moore Foundation (Moore The Moore Foundation contributes to the Foundation) seeks to advance environmen- collaborative ARPA endeavor by channeling tal conservation, scientific research, and funds through another project partner, the patient care around the world and in the World Wildlife Fund. San Francisco Bay Area. Global Program on Fisheries (PROFISH) and Alliance for EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Responsible Fisheries (ALLFISH) 2005–16 (closed) Amazon Region Protected Areas Program II (ARPA II) PROFISH and ALLFISH worked to estab- 2002–ongoing lish frameworks and processes to engage the fishing industry and other stakehold- ARPA II seeks to expand and consolidate ers in an effort to improve the governance the system of protected areas in the Bra- of fisheries, advance the recovery of fish zilian Amazon region that were launched stocks, and make fisheries sustainable. under the original ARPA Program. These initiatives are supported by WBG’s IMPACT: This project is expanding the work GEF, with support from the Moore Founda- carried out during the first phase of the tion and the David and Lucile Packard Foun- ARPA Program, building on its achieve- dation , among others. ments, innovations, and lessons learned. It is expected to create 13.5 million hect- The Moore Foundation supported the cre- ares of new protected areas, consolidate ation of the 50 in 10 partnership to improve 32 million hectares of protected areas, and sustainable fisheries, while the David and increase funding levels. Lucile Packard Foundation supported ef- forts to measure the economic losses in- The project is supported by a grant from the curred through fishery mismanagement. Global Environment Facility (GEF), and im- 171 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Mental Health Initiative 2016-ongoing In April 2016, the World Bank Group and the World In Liberia, training and capacity building is being Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global provided for mental health providers to enable them Mental Health Initiative, which calls for address- to respond to the psychosocial needs in communi- ing mental health as an integral part of the global ties affected by the Ebola crisis� health and development agenda� Another project in Nigeria provides mental health Addressing mental health as an integral part of the support for displaced people in the northeast of the development agenda adds value by increasing the country who have been affected by the Boko Haram effectiveness of programs in other sectors, such as insurgency� In Burundi, the Democratic Republic of health, maternal and child health, nutrition, educa- Congo, and Rwanda, the Great Lakes Emergency tion, social protection, and jobs� Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Women’s Health Project expands health interventions for Successful approaches encompass integrated poor and vulnerable women and girls� And in Koso- health services at the community level, in schools vo, support for the mandatory health insurance and workplace programs, and initiatives to address system facilitates the provision of mental health the mental health and psychosocial needs of dis- and psychosocial support services� placed populations� Other work involves financing mental health sup- Mental health problems are especially common in port in the Republic of Yemen in partnership with conflict- and crisis-affected populations, poten- health services delivered by WHO and the U�N� Chil- tially impairing the ability of affected persons and dren’s Fund, and expanding Lebanon’s National Vol- their families to take advantage of development untary Service Program to address mental health programs� issues in communities hosting Syrian refugees� In Nepal, a mental health project helps people in re- The Rockefeller Foundation provides support for gions affected by the 2014 earthquake� conducting country assessments for programs un- der this initiative� “Out of the Shadows: Making Mental Health a Global Priority” global event held at the WBG as part of the WBG-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C, 2016 Photo: World Bank 172 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 GRAMEEN FOUNDATION WASHINGTON, DC, USA Steve Hollingworth, President and CEO @GrameenFdn The Grameen Foundation helps the world’s bly of a global network of partners, with the poorest people reach their full potential, goal of sharing best practices and innova- connecting their determination and skills tive solutions. Grameen Foundation, as well with the resources they need. The founda- as 30 other partners, including the BBVA tion provides access to essential financial Microfinance Foundation , have pledged services and information on agriculture commitments toward achieving universal and health—assistance that can have wide- financial access. scale impact by addressing the specific needs of poor households and communi- ties. The foundation also develops tools to improve the effectiveness of poverty-fo- cused organizations. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP Universal Financial Access (UFA) 2016–20 The objective of the UFA initiative is to pro- vide adults currently outside the formal financial system with access to basic ser- vices that enable them to manage their fi- nancial lives through transaction accounts, which facilitate storing money, as well as sending and receiving payments. The World Bank Group has committed to enabling one billion people gain access to a transaction account by 2020. The first Getting to Universal Financial Access 2020 Photo phase of the initiative included the assem- credit: World Bank Group 173 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students participate in training programs at school in Thailand to enhance skills relevant to the job market Photo: Gerhard Jörén / World Bank 174 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION BALTIMORE, MD, USA William S. Reese, Chief Executive Officer @IYFtweets The International Youth Foundation (IYF) The World Bank Group (WBG) participated believes that educated, employed, and en- as a contributing partner, by organizing a gaged young people possess the power to session on Lessons from the World Bank’s solve the world’s toughest problems, and Adolescent Girls Initiative and the Jordan that every young person deserves the op- NOW Project. portunity to realize his or her full potential. IMPACT: The program consisted of a crowd- IYF’s programs are catalysts for change sourced agenda that featured 18 sessions that help youth work and lead. organized by more than 20 contributing Recognizing that no one sector of society partners and leaders in youth development alone has the resources or expertise to ad- from across the region and world. The con- dress the myriad challenges facing today’s tent showcased the rich knowledge and youth, IYF is mobilizing a global community innovative approaches being developed of businesses, governments, and civil so- throughout the region. ciety organizations committed to develop- The event drew more than 350 delegates ing the power and promise of young people. from the Arab world, including represen- IYF’s global network includes 175 partners. tatives from leading nongovernmental organizations and civil society organiza- tions, policy makers, leaders from the pri- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP vate sector, researchers, and the media, to share insights and build effective partner- Conference on Arab Youth ships to support Arab youth employment. Employment April 2015 Global Youth Forum Silatech and IYF held a three-day confer- June 2016 ence in Amman, Jordan, designed to devel- op solutions to the region’s growing youth The “Global Youth Forum 2016” gathered unemployment crisis. more than 150 partners and representa- tives from the public and private sectors, 175 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 civil society, and young people themselves to exchange new and innovative ideas and Solutions for Youth Employment support the actions of the global commu- Coalition (S4YE) nity. The forum addressed development 2014–ongoing (See page 274.) topics of fundamental importance to young people, including the building blocks of S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of education, health, and employment; con- governments, the private sector, civil so- text-setting issues such as climate change, ciety, and foundations, which provides migration, and technology; and the areas in leadership and catalytic action to gener- which policy makers are most concerned ate a significant increase in the number of about young people: voice, governance, young people engaged in productive work peace, and violence. by 2030. IMPACT: The forum included open discus- IYF is a founding partner and board mem- sions, based on evidence and experience, ber of S4YE, and has played an instrumen- of the most effective ways to address op- tal role in shaping the coalition’s strategy portunities and challenges facing young and activities. people, and to engage them in develop- ment. The participants learned new ways World Bank Group Tourism Forum to support the transition of young people to 2015: “Driving Development through adulthood, and to involve young people in Tourism” efforts to achieve sustained, peaceful, and December 2015 broad-based economic development. The key themes of the forum included the need The forum in Washington, DC, explored the to collaborate across sectors, the vital im- role of the tourism sector in reducing pov- portance of evidence in designing effective erty, boosting economic growth, building programs, and the need to find innovative social progress, and ensuring peace. new solutions to achieve these objectives. IYF’s president participated in a panel dis- WBG and its Global Partnership for Youth in cussion and shared his expertise on youth Development (GPYD) organized the “Global skills development in the tourism industry. Youth Forum” in Washington, DC. The presi- He described the Passport to Success pro- dent of IYF spoke of the complexities youth gram, which has trained more than 113,000 face growing up in an increasingly uncer- youth in critical life skills. tain world. Silatech also participated in a panel discussion on the role of GPYD.   176 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SAMI: Helping People Amplify Their Voices and Impact For years, classrooms at the Malimbwe Primary greater social accountability� School in Mitundu, Malawi, had only one textbook “Social media opens new avenues for advocacy as that was shared by everyone� No one knew why� well as communications,” Lansner said of Facebook Only when people from the community began press- and other online platforms� “Community radio is an ing local officials did an answer emerge: a clerical important tool nearly everywhere,” he added, “es- error had left the school off the list for receiving pecially in areas that are hardest to reach�” new materials� Organizing meetings through school networks suc- A truck full of books arrived in February 2016, the ceeded in Malawi, while a traditional dance troupe result of efforts by the Malawi Economic Justice that traveled from village to village was effective Network to strengthen the accountability and ef- in some parts of Bangladesh� In rural Kyrgyzstan, fectiveness of textbook distribution� The group is a man on horseback with a megaphone proved to supported by the World Bank Group’s Global Part- be the best way to inform people about upcoming nership for Social Accountability (GPSA), which meetings� helps communities keep governments and local au- thorities accountable� The GPSA supports projects in 25 countries with a network of more than 300 global partners, includ- GPSA grantees from Malawi and seven other coun- ing foundations, businesses, civil society groups, tries benefitted from workshops and training orga- universities and think tanks� nized by the Social Accountability Media Initiative (SAMI)� Managed in collaboration with the Aga Khan The Aga Khan Foundation , which also contributes to University Graduate School of Media and Commu- the GPSA’s overall budget, decided to support the nications in Nairobi and funded by the Aga Khan partnership as part of its “Quality of Life” mission� Foundation , the workshops involved mentoring and “We want to make sure civil society organizations coaching on how to raise awareness of the chal- are able to thrive and exist over decades and gener- lenges and needs in local communities and how to ations without repeated grants or outside financial lobby for policy change� The SAMI project also orga- support or political support,” said Dilafruz Khonik- nizes round table discussions and other events that boyeva of Aga Khan Foundation –USA� “That way, the engage local government officials with civil society changes aren’t just for one period� They’re sustain- groups to promote active interaction� able�” SAMI Project Director Thomas Lansner noted that evolving technology presents opportunities for A Standard 2 primary school student holds the only English textbook then available in her class in Malawi. Photo: TR Lansner, Social Accountability Media Initiative [SAMI] Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) 177 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A little girl reads her paper in class in rural Nepal Photo: Aisha Faquir / World Bank 178 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 JACOBS FOUNDATION ZURICH, SWITZERLAND Sandro Giuliani, Managing Director @Foundation_JF The Jacobs Foundation is one of the world’s leading charitable foundations dedicated EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP to facilitating innovations for children and youth. The foundation was established in European Business Leader Forum on 1989 by Klaus J. Jacobs and his family, to Early Childhood provide young people with better oppor- October 2016 tunities for development, to help them be- come productive and socially responsible The first European Business Leader Fo- members of society. The foundation’s role rum on Early Childhood, held in Zurich in is to serve as a source of ideas and a pro- October 2016, convened business leaders moter of innovation in the field of child and from across Europe to explore how pri- youth development. vate sector leadership can champion early childhood education and care (ECEC). The Jacobs Foundation convened this meeting in partnership with the Bernard van Leer Foundation , Aga Khan Foundation, Compag- nia di San Paolo, and King Baudouin Foun- dation. IMPACT: More than 50 participants attend- ed the event, including business delegates from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Bel- gium, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Romania, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The World Bank Group presented the economic case for ECEC. 179 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Parched soil by the White Nile in Sudan Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank 180 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 JOHN D� AND CATHERINE T� MACARTHUR FOUNDATION CHICAGO, IL, USA Julia Stasch, President @macfound The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (MacArthur Foundation) works EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP to foster the development of knowledge, nurture individual creativity, strengthen in- Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund stitutions, help improve public policy, and II (CEPF II) provide information to the public, primarily (Phase II) 2008–ongoing through support for public interest media. CEPF works to strengthen the involvement Its international programs focus on human and effectiveness of civil society in con- rights and international justice, peace and tributing to the conservation and manage- security, conservation and sustainable de- ment of biodiversity. The partnership pro- velopment, higher education in Nigeria and vides small grants to local communities and the Russian Federation, migration, and nongovernmental organizations—such as population and reproductive health. The family-based land users, community asso- MacArthur Foundation grantees work in ciations, and international organizations— about 60 countries around the world. to protect critical ecosystems and develop the capacity of civil society to protect and manage biodiversity in the context of sus- tainable development, including poverty re- duction and shared prosperity. IMPACT: Donors have contributed a total of $270 million (over Phases 1 and 2) to CEPF, which invested the resources in 24 biodi- versity hotspots across the globe, through more than 2,000 grants addressing con- servation challenges and opportunities. CEPF reports that 63 percent of the grants were allocated to local organizations and 37 percent to international organizations, 181 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 benefiting about 2,000 communities and that are the most proactive and innovative creating more than 13 million hectares of in developing higher levels of professional protected areas. skill development and applied research in priority areas, such as maternal and child PARTNERSHIP: CEPF II is a joint initiative health. The focus areas include science, of l’Agence Française de Développement, engineering, math, health, and agriculture Conservation International, the Europe- sciences. an Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur The first phase of the project was launched Foundation, and the World Bank Group in western and central Africa in 2014, and (WBG). CEPF is hosted and administered by the second phase, covering eastern and Conservation International. southern Africa, began a year later. PARTNERSHIP: Partners include the Regional Initiative to Support MacArthur Foundation, which funded the Excellence in Higher Education in Centre for Dryland Agriculture at Bayero Africa University in Kano, Nigeria, and the Well- 2014–ongoing come Trust , which funded the West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Patho- The African Centers of Excellence (ACE) gens at the University of Ghana. The Carn- initiative supports regional centers in build- egie Corporation of New York also supports ing long-term capacity to train a new gen- this initiative. eration of Africans who can develop and apply science and technology to solve the   continent’s most pressing challenges. The WBG project assists universities in Africa 182 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Woman participating in a community discussion about water supply and sanitation in Nepal Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank 183 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Roma student at school in Romania Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 184 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 LEGO FOUNDATION BILLUND, DENMARK John Goodwin, CEO @LEGOFoundation The LEGO Foundation is a Danish corporate foundation that works to build a future in EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP which learning through play empowers chil- dren to become creative, engaged, life-long Roma Education Fund (REF) learners. The foundation’s work is about 2005–ongoing (See page 273.) challenging the status quo by re-defining play and re-imagining learning. Re-defining Open Society Foundations and the World play means changing the way people un- Bank Group (WBG) were co-founders of derstand the importance of play, especially REF, which was established to close the its value in helping children learn essen- education gap between Roma and non-Ro- tial skills for life, such as problem solving, ma children, by providing better access to creativity, empathy, communication, and quality education, promoting Roma inclu- teamwork. The LEGO Foundation focuses sion in all aspects of national education on children ages 0–12 years, with a special systems, and combating the segregation emphasis on early childhood, when children of Roma children in the classroom. develop most rapidly physically and men- WBG provided funding through the De- tally. velopment Grant Facility until September 2016. WBG’s Director of Strategy and Op- erations in the Europe and Central Asia Region is a member of the REF Board, and WBG provides technical advice to the fund. The Open Society Foundations and Lego Foundation are funding REF, and the former has a seat on the board. 185 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 “It is our hope that this project will inspire reflection, rekin- dling our quest for spiritual and scientific wisdom, renewing our hope and steadfastness. While science and technology can broaden human perspec- tive, it is only through love that humanity can prevail.” - Li Ka- shing, Founder, Li Ka Shing Foundation Images of animals, landscapes and the planet projected on St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy Photo: Elisabetta Villa 186 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 LI KA SHING FOUNDATION HONG KONG (SAR), CHINA Li Ka-shing, Founder @LKSF The Li Ka Shing Foundation seeks to inspire Huge images of animals, landscapes, and societal improvement through support- the planet were projected on the façade ing education and health care initiatives. of St. Peter’s Basilica, while the sounds of The foundation focuses on encouraging a nature reverberated through the church culture of giving, pushing for educational building. The three-hour light display that reform, and supporting medical develop- was beamed across Vatican Square told ments. the story of the interdependency of hu- mans and life on Earth with the planet. The show sought to educate and inspire change EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP on climate action across generations, cul- tures, languages, religions, and class. Connect4Climate (C4C) The event was inspired by the themes of 2011–ongoing (See page 111.) climate change, human dignity, and earth’s living creatures in the Pope’s Encyclical C4C is a global partnership, based at the Laudato Si, and drew global attention to the World Bank Group (WBG), that works to importance of preserving the natural envi- communicate more clearly and compelling- ronment and tackling climate change. The ly the effects of climate change, promote light show featured the work of some of the solutions, and empower people to act. world’s most renowned nature artists and filmmakers, including Sebastião Salgado of In December 2015, under the auspices of Brazil and long-time National Geographic WBG’s C4C initiative in partnership with photographer Joel Sartore. Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc., Li Ka Shing Foundation, Okeanos, Oceanic Preserva- tion Society, and Obscura Digital, a gift of contemporary public art entitled Fiat Lux: Il- luminating Our Common Home was present- ed to Pope Francis on the opening day of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. 187 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Participant of CGAP’s Graduation Trickle Up Ultra Poor Pilot, imple- mented in West Bengal, India Photo: Trickle Up, 2010 188 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA Reeta Roy, President and CEO @MastercardFdn The MasterCard Foundation’s mission is to lift people out of poverty and promote EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP prosperity through education, skills train- ing, and access to finance. The foundation African Higher Education Summit collaborates with partners in 48 developing March 2015 countries. The “African Higher Education Summit” was a continental multi-stakeholder forum to identify strategies for transforming the African higher education sector. More than 500 participants attended the summit in Dakar, hosted by the Government of Sen- egal. IMPACT: Consultations were held through- out Africa with higher education institu- tions, governments, students, academics, development partners, employers, and business leaders, to share their ideas and technical expertise in seeking to build a shared vision for higher education in Afri- ca. The summit concluded with the Dakar Declaration and an action plan. PARTNERSHIP: The summit brought to- gether partners across several sectors, including the African Union Commission, African Development Bank, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, United Nations Africa Institute 189 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 for Development and Economic Planning, Association of African Universities, and Partnership for Financial Inclusion National Research Foundation of South 2012–19 Africa. Funding was provided by the Car- negie Corporation of New York , TrustAfrica, The goal of Partnership for Financial Inclu- The MasterCard Foundation, and the World sion is to expand micro-finance and advance Bank Group (WBG). digital financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative provides advisory ser- vices to micro-finance institutions, banks, Consultative Group to Assist the and mobile network operators, enabling Poor (CGAP) them to develop innovative services and 1995–ongoing (See page 129.) products as well as cost-effective delivery channels to reach new markets, such as CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading small-scale entrepreneurs and low-income organizations that seeks to advance finan- and rural populations. cial inclusion. The MasterCard Foundation joined CGAP in 2009, and provides core IMPACT: The goal of the partnership is to funding as well as designated funding for reach an estimated 5.3 million people in work specific to the Clients at the Center Africa with accessible financial services Program. The latter works to help finan- by 2017. For example, in the Democratic cial service providers offer more relevant, Republic of Congo, The MasterCard Foun- valuable, and appropriate financial ser- dation and WBG are working with a local vices through a better understanding of the micro-finance institution, which is using an financial needs and behavior of poor people innovative banking business model and bio- as well as the impact of financial services metric technology to help people obtain a on their lives. loan to start a small business. Partnership for Financial Inclusion also pursues an am- The foundation also supported the CGAP bitious research and knowledge-sharing Graduation Program, which is based on agenda to disseminate the lessons learned BRAC’s pioneering Challenging the Fron- to the broader industry. tiers of Poverty Reduction–Targeting the Ultra Poor program and works to help fam- In September 2016, the International Fi- ilies “graduate” from extreme poverty into nance Corporation (IFC) and The Master- food security and sustainable livelihoods. Card Foundation launched the Digital Fi- In 2011, The MasterCard Foundation, in col- nancial Services and Risk Management laboration with BRAC, conducted qualita- Handbook to support the expansion of mo- tive research on pilots in four countries. bile money and agent banking to increase financial inclusion. The handbook, a knowl- 190 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 edge product of Partnership for Financial that provides leadership and catalytic ac- Inclusion, is intended for use by micro-fi- tion to generate a significant increase in nance institutions, banks, mobile network the number of young people engaged in operators, and payments service providers productive work by 2030. that are implementing digital financial ser- vices. WBG Foundations Round table PARTNERSHIP: The MasterCard Founda- Series—Developing Economic Opportunities for Youth tion is providing intellectual and financial capital, and IFC is providing its implemen- February 2015 tation expertise and client base. The part- The MasterCard Foundation presented its nership is also supported by the Develop- work on promoting financial inclusion and ment Bank of Austria and Bill & Melinda advancing youth learning at a round table Gates Foundation, and collaborates with discussion hosted by WBG in Washington, knowledge partners such as CGAP. D.C. The discussion focused on The Mas- terCard Foundation’s Economic Opportu- Solutions for Youth Employment nities for Youth Strategy, which works to Coalition (S4YE) improve the capacity of young men and 2014 (See page 274.) women to find quality employment, grow their businesses, access finance, and ex- S4YE is a coalition of governments, the pri- pand the opportunities available to them.  vate sector, civil society, and foundations 191 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A small business owner in Ghana Photo: Arne Hoel / The World Bank 192 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 METLIFE FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY, USA A. Dennis White, President and CEO @MetLife Since its creation in 1976, MetLife Founda- tion has provided more than $600 million EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP in grants and $70 million in program-relat- ed investments to organizations that have Consultative Group to Assist the a positive impact on their communities. Poor (CGAP) The foundation has committed to investing 1995–ongoing (See page 129.) funds to help low-income individuals and families enter the formal financial sector CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading across the Americas, Asia and Europe. organizations that seeks to advance finan- cial inclusion. MetLife Foundation is a mem- ber of CGAP and supports the group’s work through research and knowledge-sharing. 193 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Women selling fruit at the market in Vietnam Photo: Hiu Huenh - CGAP 2013 Photo contest 194 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION AUSTIN, TX, USA Janet Mountain, Executive Director @MSDF_Foundation The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (Dell Foundation) focuses on urban poverty ini- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP tiatives that directly and measurably trans- form the outcomes of impoverished urban Consultative Group to Assist the children around the globe. The foundation Poor (CGAP) has committed more than $850 million to 1995–ongoing (See page 129.) assist nonprofit organizations working in major urban communities in India, South CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading Africa, and the United States. Its grant organizations that seeks to advance finan- portfolio focuses on education, health, and cial inclusion. Dell Foundation joined CGAP family economic stability—the factors es- in 2006, and supports the partnership with sential to ensuring that underprivileged annual contributions. children escape poverty to become healthy, productive adults. 195 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 About 150 fourth graders attend class outside near Lilongwe, Malawi, where only a fraction have textbooks Photo Credit Josef S. Trommer / World Bank 196 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 MO IBRAHIM FOUNDATION LONDON, UK Hadeel Ibrahim, Executive Director @Mo_IbrahimFdn The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was established in 2006 with a focus on the critical impor- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP tance of leadership and governance in Afri- ca. By providing tools to support progress Global Partnership for Social in leadership and governance, the founda- Accountability (GPSA) tion aims to promote meaningful change 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) on the continent. The foundation is a non- grant-making organization that focuses on GPSA, an initiative led by the World Bank defining, assessing, and enhancing gov- Group (WBG) and independently governed ernance and leadership in Africa through by a multi-stakeholder steering commit- four main initiatives: the Ibrahim Index of tee, is a coalition of donors, governments, African Governance, the Ibrahim Prize, the and civil society organizations that gener- Ibrahim Forum, and Fellowships and Schol- ates knowledge, networking, and financing arships. to build civil society’s capacity to promote social accountability. The Mo Ibrahim Foun- dation is a Global Partner of GPSA. Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) Project 2013–17 The SDI project is a five-year partnership to establish an innovative 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 Ken- ya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanza- 197 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 nia, Togo, and Uganda, representing the experience of 350 million people in the de- WBG Youth Summit livery of services across health and educa- 2013–14 tion. Repeat surveys have been implement- ed in Tanzania, and are being expanded in In 2013, the executive director of the Mo the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mada- Ibrahim Foundation moderated the opening gascar, Mali, and Niger. In addition, Ethio- panel of the first Youth Summit, focusing on pia and Zambia independently implemented challenges faced by youth entrepreneurs. surveys based on the project, with techni- More than 400 young people from around cal assistance from the WBG team. the world participated in the discussion via Internet and video connection from WBG In Tanzania, the results from the SDI proj- country offices. ect formed the basis for a major new strat- egy called Big Results Now. In Mozambique, A year later the Mo Ibrahim Foundation also following the release of the SDI results, the supported the second Youth Summit. The Ministry of Education launched a country- goal of the event was to help aspiring lead- wide campaign against teacher and student ers tackle issues of governance and citizen absenteeism. engagement in their countries. PARTNERSHIP: The partnership has been PARTNERSHIP: The summit was organized driven by The William and Flora Hewlett in collaboration with the United Nations Of- Foundation , and includes the African Eco- fice of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on nomic Research Consortium, African De- Youth, Plan International, Restless Devel- velopment Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foun- opment, the Asian Development Bank, and dation, and Good Ventures . The Mo Ibrahim Transparency International. Foundation is a member of the steering   committee. 198 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2002-ongoing An estimated 121 million children of primary and gender parity in enrollment or have more girls than lower-secondary school age are currently out of boys in school� school in developing countries� GPE is committed to working with the private sec- GPE works with more than 60 developing countries tor and philanthropic foundations to respond to the to ensure that every child receives a quality basic education challenge� Currently, 19 foundations are education, prioritizing the poorest, the most vulner- active members of the constituency, including the able, and those living in countries affected by fra- Children’s Investment Fund Foundation , The Rocke- gility and conflict� GPE mobilizes financing for ed- feller Foundation , Dubai Cares , Aga Khan Foundation , ucation and supports developing countries to build Robert Bosch Foundation , LEGO Foundation , The Mas- effective education systems using evidence-based terCard Foundation , and Wellspring Advisors. planning and policies� Several foundations support GPE knowledge pro- Established in 2002 as the Education for All Fast grams, including Building Early Learning and De- Track Initiative, GPE has evolved into an inde- velopment at Scale, which focuses on integrating pendently governed partnership of governments, analysis on Early Childhood Care and Education into civil society, multilateral organizations, private national education sector planning and implemen- sector entities, and foundations� The World Bank tation; Assessment for Learning, which strengthens Group is a founding member of GPE, and remains an collaboration and development of national assess- active board member, host of the secretariat, trust- ment systems; and GPE’s Gender Equality Strategy ee, and grant agent for many GPE grants� and Policy, which supports gender responsive edu- cation sector planning and implementation� To date, GPE has allocated $4�6 billion to support ba- sic education in the poorest countries� Since 2002, In March 2017, the GPE board approved a Financing GPE and its partners have helped enroll 64 million and Funding Framework that includes a new knowl- children in school� The primary school completion edge and innovation exchange mechanism that will rate in GPE partner countries increased from 63 create additional collaborative platforms for en- percent in 2002 to 73 percent in 2013� More than 70 gagement between foundations and GPE� percent of girls finished primary school in GPE part- ner countries in 2014, compared with 56 percent in 2002, and 36 GPE partner countries have achieved Nancy Quaye works on her math lessons at Beajah Public School in Liberia Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 199 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 South-South Knowledge Sharing Helps Build Better National Identification Sys- tems for Citizens Approximately 1�1 billion people in the world—roughly one in six—don’t have an officially recognized form of identification (ID) to prove who they are� Without an official ID, people cannot fully participate in their so- cieties, often finding themselves without a vote and unable to open a bank account, enter the workforce, go to school or enroll for social service benefits� A partnership between the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping de- veloping countries learn about new approaches and technologies for ID programs by exposing them to one of the world’s largest biometric ID systems� Children in India hold their birth certificates Photo: ID4D / WBG 200 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Identification for Development (ID4D) sent delega- Alphonce Malibiche, the director of ID management tions from Tanzania and Morocco to India to study for Tanzania’s National Identification Authority, and the Aadhaar program, a digital system that has en- 10 other officials spent more than a week in India rolled more than 1 billion people using iris and fin- in 2016 with WBG and Gates Foundation represen- gerprint technology. The South-South knowledge tatives. They met with the designers and managers exchange has influenced how these African coun- of the Aadhaar program and viewed enrollment pro- tries are implementing their own new ID systems. cesses, including a hospital visit to see how babies are registered at birth. For Morocco, the chance to witness the Aadhaar program in operation and learn about the challeng- Malibiche said the experience showed how a gov- es and advantages in implementing it caused the ernment ID can change people’s lives. He now be- government to reshape its approach. Moroccan of- lieves a multi-biometric authentication that uses ficials are working to create a National Population iris and fingerprint verification can help Tanzania Register (NPR) with each person receiving a unique prevent fraud and provide confidence for service identification number, like in India. The program in providers and citizens. Morocco aims to enroll more than 80 percent of the A set of Principles for Identification for Sustainable population within five years. WBG is providing $100 Development created by WBG and development million in financing, with half for the NPR and the partners, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- rest to improve targeting of social services for the tion , calls for universal coverage and accessibility, a poor. secure and sustainable system, and protecting the privacy and rights of participants. 201 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) 2015-ongoing The lack of reliable, robust data is a major obstacle anon and using low-orbit satellites to detect illegal to efforts to eradicate extreme poverty� fishing in Southeast Asia� GPSDD is a partnership of more than 150 govern- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a key ments, civil society organizations, companies, and partner that has helped shape the organization international organizations that aims to build and through financial investments and thought leader- use data to drive development and help achieve ship� The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation , an- the Sustainable Development Goals� It is currently other key partner, will invest in improving data on hosted at the United Nations Foundation � nutrition interventions and other key indicators in at least four countries by 2020� In 2016, working closely with the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Development Data Group, GPSDD launched a WBG, an anchor partner of GPSDD, supports sec- new multimillion-dollar call for proposals to support tor-specific data initiatives such as the $100 million collaborative data innovations for sustainable de- Global Financing Facility, which is dedicated to ex- velopment—financed by WBG’s Trust Fund for Sta- panding global civil registration and vital statistics, tistical Capacity Building� and securing additional funding to help countries produce better quality, sustainable surveys on pov- In 2017, GPSDD announced funding for 10 projects erty and economic indicators� involving the production, dissemination, and use of data, primarily in low-income and lower-middle-in- In addition, WBG is establishing a Trust Fund for come countries� The selected projects include a Innovations in Development Data and collaborates rich mix of innovations in development data and are with the partnership’s working groups on conven- being carried out in 20 countries across Africa, the ing a World Forum on the Data Revolution and other Middle East, and Asia� Project examples include im- issues� proving the registration of Syrian refugees in Leb- UN World Data Forum in Cape Town, 2017 Photo: StatsS- APhotography_Mbongiseni Mndebele 202 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 NIKE FOUNDATION PORTLAND, OR, USA Maria Eitel, President and Chief Executive Officer @nikefoundation The Nike Foundation’s mission is to pro- training and services to technical and voca- mote programs that offer on-the-ground tional training. In all projects, girls received solutions for girls, amplifying their results life skills training to address the most im- to the broader international aid community. portant barriers to the development of ado- The foundation partners with larger orga- lescent girls’ economic independence. Rig- nizations and agencies to get girls’ issues orous impact evaluation was an important on the international agenda and mobilize part of the initiative and helped build the resources to support them. The Nike Foun- case for replication and expansion based dation focuses on adolescent girls’ health, on rates of success. economic empowerment, and education. IMPACT: The initiative was piloted in Af- ghanistan, Haiti, Jordan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Liberia, Nepal, Rwan- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP da, and South Sudan, and reached 17,000 girls. Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI) In Liberia, the Economic Empowerment of 2008–15 Adolescent Girls and Young Women proj- In October 2008, the World Bank Group ect began in 2010 and trained about 2,500 (WBG) launched AGI, a public-private part- young women for wage employment or nership to promote the transition of ado- self-employment plus life skills, with an lescent girls from school to productive em- emphasis on job placement and follow-up ployment, through innovative interventions support. The evaluation of the project that are tested and then expanded or repli- showed that employment rose by 47 per- cated if successful. cent while earnings increased by about $32 per month—an 80 percent rise. AGI developed and tested a core set of promising interventions based on emerg- In Nepal, the Adolescent Girls Employment ing good practices from around the world, Initiative began in 2010 and trained 4,410 ranging from business development skills young women. Livelihood trainings spanned 203 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 39 occupations across 44 districts of Ne- pal. Participants also received life skills training and were either assisted with job searches and placement or supported to start their own businesses. Preliminary as- sessments of the one-year program show the treatment group experienced an in- crease of 16 percentage points in nonfarm employment as part of an overall 47 per- cent gain in employment compared with the control group. Average monthly earnings increased by about 45 percent. In Jordan, a pilot program tested the ef- Young women at a vocational education and training fects of employability skills training and center in Morocco Photo: Dana Smillieb / World Bank the use of job vouchers among commu- nity college graduates. The results from Girl Hub/Girl Effect University: the impact evaluation found that female Investing in Adolescent Girls and graduates with vouchers were 39 percent Young Women more likely to work than female graduates 2012–14 without vouchers. While this effect did not last beyond the expiry of the vouchers, the In 2010, the Nike Foundation opened Girl training also boosted self-confidence and Hub country offices in Ethiopia, Nigeria, mental well-being among the graduates. and Rwanda, and launched the Girl Effect Insights from the evaluation were used University to demonstrate how to reach to illuminate demand-side and regulatory girls through large-scale development pro- constraints to the school-to-work transi- grams. tion of young people, and inform the Build- ing Active Labor Market Policies Program in Jordan. 204 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 IMPACT: The program developed core cur- ricula on girl-centered programming, along with case studies and program tools based on knowledge and experience from work- ing with adolescent girls. It delivered more than 13 learning experiences, with more than 430 graduates. PARTNERSHIP: This partnership brings to- gether resources and expertise from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , U.K. De- partment for International Development, Nike Foundation, and WBG. 205 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Shadow of a patient at JFK Medical Center and E.S. Grant Mental Health Hospital in Liberia Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 206 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE NIPPON FOUNDATION TOKYO, JAPAN Takeju Ogata, President @NipponZaidan The Nippon Foundation was established in 1962 as a nonprofit philanthropic organiza- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP tion, active in Japan and around the world. Initially, the foundation’s efforts focused Out of the Shadows: Making Mental largely on the maritime and shipping fields, Health a Global Development Priority but its activities have since expanded to April 2016 include education, social welfare, public health, and other fields. With more than 20 At the 2016 World Bank Group (WBG)/In- partner organizations in Japan and world- ternational Monetary Fund Spring Meet- wide, the foundation funds and assists ings, the WBG, World Health Organization, community-led efforts aimed at realizing a and Harvard University hosted a high-level more peaceful and prosperous global soci- event focused on mental health, with the ety. support of The Nippon Foundation and oth- er development organizations and founda- tions. IMPACT: The event engaged finance minis- ters on the economic and social benefits of investing in mental health and psychoso- cial support. It also identified cost-effec- tive, affordable, and feasible interventions, including the integration of mental health programs into primary care and community settings as part of universal health cover- age. Most importantly, the event signified the commencement of the Global Mental Health Initiative (see page 172), a collab- orative response to tackle mental health as a development challenge. 207 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 2. Cooperation in vocational training in in- World Bank–The Nippon Foundation formation and communication technol- Agreement for Cooperation in ogies Support of Disabled People April 2016 3. Fostering partnerships to build global networks to support disabled people The Nippon Foundation signed a Memoran- dum of Understanding with WBG to cooper- 4. Collaboration on the promotion and ate in carrying out joint projects to support preparation of conferences of business disabled people. leaders with disabilities, including inter- national forums to encourage persons The two partners will develop programs with disabilities to take on leadership that support the independence of disabled roles people, covering five specific areas: 5. Pooling of efforts and expertise, includ- 1. Collaboration on activities related to ing temporary staff transfers. disability, including those related to the creation of employment opportunities for disabled people 208 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A disabled boy plays with his wheelchair in a rehabilitation center in Cambodia Photo: Masaru Goto / World Bank 209 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 “We are very happy to see that this fantastic early childhood develop- ment project with the World Bank is coming to our country. It brings us one step closer to ensuring that every child is given equal access to the resources needed to support their growth and development. I was fortunate to have a loving fam- ily and support from an early age to pursue my dreams, and my team at the Novak Djokovic Foundation has been working hard to build those same foundations in Serbia so oth- ers have the same opportunities to become champions of their dreams too.” - Novak Djokovic, Founder, Novak Djokovic Foundation Children in primary school on the first day of classes in the new school year in Albania Photo: GentiShkullaku / World Bank 210 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 NOVAK DJOKOVIC FOUNDATION BELGRADE, SERBIA Alberto Lidji, Global CEO @novakfoundation The Novak Djokovic Foundation (NDF) was established by world-renowned tennis EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP player Novak Djokovic in 2007, with a focus on early childhood education. Its mission Early Wins for Lifelong Returns is to enable children from disadvantaged Initiative communities to grow up, play, and develop 2015–ongoing in stimulating, creative, and safe settings while learning to respect others and care The World Bank Group (WBG) launched for their environment. a new partnership with NDF in 2015. The partnership includes a global advocacy component, highlighting the importance of investing early in young children, and an operational component, beginning with in- vestments to help disadvantaged children in Serbia, Novak Djokovic’s home country. The Early Wins for Lifelong Returns initia- tive draws attention to the strong social and economic benefits of early childhood education programs, and the role of these programs in fighting poverty. As a global spokesperson on early childhood devel- opment, Novak Djokovic helps reach new audiences and influence policy makers to prioritize investments in the early years of life. In Serbia, WBG and NDF are jointly supporting government efforts to increase access to quality early childhood education programs. 211 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Children in the classroom in Belgrade, Ser- bia Photo: Z. Mrdja / World Bank 212 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 support learning and information for par- Inclusive Early Childhood Education ents and caregivers about how to promote and Care (ECEC) Project early stimulation for infants and young 2017–ongoing children. Participants also will benefit from better services for health, nutrition and The project, which builds on the Early Wins stress management. for Lifelong Returns Initiative, will sup- port an increase in preschool facilities and PARTNERSHIP: The project was designed qualified teachers, and include measures under the leadership of the Serbian Minis- to enhance access for vulnerable groups try of Education, Science and Technologi- through a targeted grant scheme for par- cal Development, with technical assistance ticipating municipalities. from WBG, and in close cooperation with partners such as the United Nations Chil- Access to early education in Serbia re- dren’s Fund, Novak Djokovic Foundation, mains inequitable. More than 80 percent Open Society Foundations , European Com- of wealthy children are enrolled in ECEC mission, and other partners active in early programs, compared with less than 10 per- childhood development. WBG and NDF hope cent of children from the poorest families. that Serbia’s investment in its future will Access for Roma children averages only 6 serve as a model throughout the Western percent. The ECEC project will bring univer- Balkans and beyond. sal access to ECEC within reach in Serbia. IMPACT: The new project will go beyond strengthening formal education. In at least   30 municipalities, the project will add about 17,000 preschool spaces for children, and 213 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Indentification cards for women in a local finance cooperative in Mumbai, India Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank 214 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 OMIDYAR NETWORK FUND REDWOOD CITY, CA, USA Matt Bannick, Managing Partner @OmidyarNetwork The Omidyar Network Fund is dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP opportunities for people to improve their lives. It supports innovative organizations Cities Alliance to catalyze economic, social, and politi- 1999–ongoing (See page 82.) cal change. Areas of programmatic focus include consumer Internet and mobile ac- Cities Alliance is a global partnership to re- cess, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, duce urban poverty and promote the role and government transparency. of cities in sustainable development. The Omidyar Network Fund joined Cities Alli- ance in 2016, and was the first member from the private sector and foundations constituency. Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) 1995–ongoing (See page 129.) CGAP is a global partnership of 34 leading organizations that seeks to advance finan- cial inclusion. The Omidyar Network Fund joined CGAP in 2009. The Global Entrepreneurship Research Network (GERN) 2013–ongoing (See page 155.) GERN is one of the first global initiatives to gather and disseminate knowledge sys- 215 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 tematically on entrepreneurship and en- Two credit bureaus have a combined da- courage the testing of new instruments to tabase of more than 100 million micro-cli- support entrepreneurship in a more effec- ent records—the largest repository of such tive manner. data in the world. By the end of Phase II, the project supported the receipt of 63 mil- lion incremental inquiries in micro-finance India Microfinance Credit Reporting credit bureaus, reaching out to nine million Phases I and II low-income clients. 2009–11 (Phase I), 2011–14 (Phase II) PARTNERSHIP: The Omidyar Network This project addressed over-indebted- Fund’s involvement in Phase I facilitated ness, and expanded responsible access the implementation of critical groundwork. to finance for poor and underserved com- In Phase II, the fund’s involvement was pri- munities in India. The initial project was marily through the support of awareness designed to assess the viability of, and de- workshops. Frequent exchange of infor- velop a roadmap for, integrating micro-fi- mation between the partners has helped to nance institutions (MFIs) with credit infor- improve the overall quality of the interven- mation bureaus, and to build stakeholder tion. IFC collaborated with local specialists awareness and support for integration. The to build the capacity of smaller MFIs to par- project scope has broadened to expand the ticipate in the credit reporting system. number of MFIs providing data to credit bureaus and raising awareness of end bor- rowers. In 2013, the Omidyar Network Fund Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) co-funded the Financial Infrastructure pro- 2013–ongoing (See page 259.) gram of the International Finance Corpora- tion (IFC) to enable the integration of Indian OCP is a nonprofit organization that works MFIs with credit bureaus to achieve greater with government at the state and city lev- financial inclusion. els, companies, and civil society in develop- ing and developed countries, to open public IMPACT: The project led to the develop- contracting through disclosure, data, and ment of a common reporting format, a data engagement. Its goal is to ensure that the extraction tool, and cooperation among vast sums of money generated and spent stakeholders to broaden MFI coverage in through contracts are deployed honestly, credit bureaus. As a result, two credit bu- fairly and effectively. The Omidyar Network reaus are offering their services to the Fund provides support through flexible sector, and most of the large MFIs have project funding to OCP that also includes started reporting to the credit bureaus. open contracting projects not run by OCP. 216 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The Omidyar Network Fund also sits on individuals to provide government-recog- OCP’s Advisory Board, which is chaired by nized credentials that can be used as proof the World Bank Group (WBG). of identity. Organizations endorsing the shared principles recognize the potential of strengthened identification systems to Principles on Identification for support development and the achievement Sustainable Development of the Sustainable Development Goals. 2017–ongoing The principles have been endorsed by a Some 1.5 billion people in the developing wide range of development organizations, world lack proof of identity. Every person including WBG, Center for Global Develop- has the right to participate fully in their ment, Digital Impact Alliance, Identification society and economy, but without proof for Development Africa, International Orga- of identity, people may be denied access nization for Migration, United Nations High to rights and services such as opening a Commissioner for Refugees, Asian Devel- bank account, attending school, collecting opment Bank, Plan International, Omidy- benefits, or otherwise engaging in modern ar Network Fund, and Bill & Melinda Gates society. The principles are intended to ap- Foundation .   ply to the broad concept of “legal identifi- cation” systems that register and identify 217 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A little girl playing with a doll and a toy stroller in Ka- zakhstan Photo: Maxim Zolotukhin / World Bank 218 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA Christopher Stone, President @OpenSociety Open Society Foundations (OSF) works to build vibrant and tolerant societies in which EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. Original- Early Childhood Development Action ly established in 1993 as the Open Society Network (ECDAN) Institute, its mission was to help countries 2017 (See page 117.) in Central and Eastern Europe and the for- mer Soviet Union make the transition from To address the challenges and opportuni- communism. The organization expanded in ties in early childhood development (ECD), 2011 to include a network of foundations the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) dedicated to promoting the development and the World Bank Group (WBG) launched of open societies in Africa, Asia, Europe, ECDAN at the 2016 WBG Spring Meetings. Latin America, and North America. OSF OSF plays a key role in ECDAN. works to shape public policies that ensure greater fairness in political, legal, and eco- Global Partnership for Education nomic systems and safeguard fundamental (GPE) rights. 2002 (See page 199.) OSF has contributed to the Alliance for Open Society International, acting as an in- terlocutor in a pooled fund mechanism to support GPE’s Better Early Learning and Development at Scale (BELDS) initiative. IMPACT: BELDS will build a platform for exchanging knowledge and good practic- es on early childhood care and education (ECCE) that will be accessible to all partner countries. It will engage with a wide range 219 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 of partners and institutions already active More than 80 percent of wealthy children in ECCE, to collect and organize a body of in Serbia are enrolled in ECEC programs, knowledge on accessible and equitable compared with less than 10 percent of chil- ECCE tools for developing-country part- dren from the poorest families. Access for ners to use to strengthen capacity. Roma children averages only 6 percent. The project will strengthen universal access to PARTNERSHIP: This partnership seeks to ECEC. bring several foundations together with GPE to leverage financing and technical IMPACT: In at least 30 municipalities, the expertise to strengthen analysis, planning, project will add about 17,000 preschool and implementation of ECCE in national ed- spaces for children and support learning ucation sector plans. and information for parents and caregivers about how to promote early stimulation for infants and young children. In addition, par- Global Partnership for Social ents and caregivers will benefit from better Accountability (GPSA) services for health, nutrition, and managing 2012–ongoing (See page 160.) stress. GPSA, an initiative led by WBG and inde- PARTNERSHIP: The project was designed pendently governed by a multi-stakeholder under the leadership of the Serbian Minis- steering committee, is a coalition of donors, try of Education, Science and Technologi- governments, and civil society organiza- cal Development, with technical assistance tions that generates knowledge, network- from WBG, and in close cooperation with ing, and financing to build civil society’s partners such as UNICEF, the Novak Djokov- capacity to promote social accountability. ic Foundation , OSF, the European Commis- OSF is an active partner, provides parallel sion, and other partners who are active in funding support to GPSA, and sits on the ECD. partnership’s steering committee. Monitoring of Municipal Services by Inclusive Early Childhood Education Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Care (ECEC) Project 2013–14 2017–ongoing This project brought together WBG, In- The project, which builds on the Early Wins ternational Renaissance Foundation (IRF) for Lifelong Returns Initiative, will support based in Ukraine, and OSF in an effort to an increase in preschool facilities and qual- build vibrant and tolerant societies in which ified teachers in Serbia, and include mea- governments are accountable to their cit- sures to enhance access for vulnerable izens. The partners organized a series of groups through a targeted grant scheme training programs across several regions for participating municipalities. 220 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 of Ukraine, to enhance the capacity of CSOs Rockefeller Foundation , Nippon Foundation, and other community groups to monitor Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Wellcome and evaluate municipal service delivery. Trust , OSF, Fundación Santa Fe, and Fun- dación ONCE . IMPACT: By enhancing community control over the quality, efficiency, and governance IMPACT: The event engaged finance minis- of municipal service delivery, the project ters on the economic and social benefits of increased the accountability of local gov- investing in mental health and psychoso- ernments across Ukraine. cial support. It also identified cost-effec- tive, affordable and feasible interventions, IRF brought valuable experience working including the integration of mental health with local CSOs. WBG contributed exper- programs into primary care and communi- tise in municipal governance, increasing ty settings as part of the progressive real- accountability in the water and sanitation ization of universal health coverage. Most sector by using tools such as scorecards importantly, the event signified the com- and other feedback mechanisms. mencement of the Global Mental Health Initiative (see page 172), a collaborative Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) response to tackle mental health as a de- velopment challenge, by pursuing multidis- 2013-ongoing (See page 259.) ciplinary approaches. OCP is a nonprofit organization that works with government at the state and city lev- Partnering to Combat Ebola els, companies, and civil society in develop- 2014–16 ing and developed countries to open public contracting through disclosure, data, and WBG worked closely with the Governments engagement. Its goal is to ensure that the of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as well vast sums of money generated and spent as the United Nations, nongovernmental through contracts are deployed honestly, organizations, foundations, and other part- fairly, and effectively. ners, to help West Africa recover from the Ebola outbreak. Out of the Shadows: Making Mental In October 2014, WBG President Jim Yong Health a Global Development Priority Kim hosted a high-level meeting on the April 2016 impact of the Ebola crisis and the critical needs of the affected countries. Presi- At the 2016 WBG/International Monetary dents Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings, a high-lev- Alpha Condé of Guinea, and Ellen Johnson el event on mental health was hosted by Sirleaf of Liberia participated. The meeting the WBG, World Health Organization, and was also attended by IMF, United Nations, Harvard University with support from The OSF, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 221 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Participants from the Roma Education Fund listen during a discussion with WBG President Jim Yong Kim in Romania Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank By the end of 2016, the Roma Ed- Roma Education Fund (REF) ucation Fund had supported more 2005–ongoing (See page 273.) than 460 projects, with more than 500,000 school children benefit- OSF and WBG were co-founders of REF, ting across 13 countries. which was established within the frame- work of the Decade of Roma Inclusion, to close the education gap between Roma and non-Roma children. 222 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Stop TB (STB) 2001-ongoing. STB’s work reaches more than 100 countries and in- placed on appropriate therapy; at least 90 percent volves 1,500 partners, with a focus on access to tu- of the most vulnerable, underserved, and at-risk berculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment, research populations should be reached; and treatment suc- and development for new TB diagnostics, drugs and cess should be achieved for at least 90 percent of vaccines, and tackling drug resistant- and HIV-as- all people diagnosed with all forms of TB� Adhering sociated TB� to the Global Plan will ensure that 29 million people are treated, 10 million lives are saved, and 45 million It is hosted by the U�N� Office for Project Services in people are prevented from getting TB� Geneva� The World Bank Group (WBG) has been an active partner since STB was established in 2001, STB has successfully advocated for major reduc- and is a permanent member of the coordinating tions in the prices of TB diagnostics and medicines, board� WBG staff collaborate with partners at the and increased capacity and empowerment for global and country levels, including on a regional TB-affected people and communities� The annual initiative in southern Africa to reduce the preva- World TB Day campaign mobilizes global support for lence of TB in the mining sector� In these economies, the 2030 goal of eliminating TB� miners, ex-miners, and mining communities have TB Partners include international and technical or- rates that far surpass the World Health Organiza- ganizations, government programs, research and tion (WHO) threshold of a public health emergency� funding agencies, foundations, nongovernmental The partnership supports the Global Plan to End TB organizations, civil society, community groups, and 2016–2020: The Paradigm Shift, which sets the tar- the private sector� Supporting funders and partners get of ending the tuberculosis epidemic by 2030, as include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Kochon envisaged under the U�N� Sustainable Development Foundation , United Nations Foundation , U�S� Centers Goals and the WHO End TB Strategy� for Disease Control and Prevention, and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria� The Global Plan also sets the 90-(90)-90 targets that call for a trio of achievements by 2020: at least 90 percent of people with TB should be reached and Person with TB in Lesotho Photo: SAM NUTTALL / WHO 223 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Daily life in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 224 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 PEACE AND SECURITY FUNDERS GROUP WASHINGTON, DC, USA Alexandra Toma, Executive Director @PSFundersGroup The Peace and Security Funders Group challenges of CVE funding, highlighting (PSFG) is a network of public, private, and failures and lessons learned. Key areas for family foundations and individual philan- discussion included the safety and well-be- thropists that contribute more than $400 ing of local populations, funder community million through grants and expenditures to response, and due diligence. efforts promoting peace and global secu- rity. PSFG works to facilitate the exchange WBG Foundations Round Table of information and ideas, foster collabora- Series—Targeting Fragility, Conflict, tion, and encourage new funders to join the and Violence from the Angle of field. The network has more than 70 mem- Private Funders bers, including The William and Flora Hew- November 2014 lett Foundation, Open Society Foundations , John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Founda- PSFG co-hosted a round table discussion tion , and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. with WBG to discuss how private funders target fragility, conflict, and violence. PS- FG’s presentation outlined the work of the EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP network and its foundation members, with the purpose of facilitating an exchange of PSFG Sponsored Event—Countering information and ideas and promoting col- Violent Extremism (CVE) laboration. June 2015 The World Bank Group (WBG) hosted a PS- FG-sponsored event in Washington, D.C., addressing violent extremism and what it means for the funder community. Expert representatives from the U.S. government, funders, and nongovernmental organiza- tions spoke about the opportunities and 225 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Child at public water station in Bolivia Video Still: Stephan Bachenheimer / World Bank 226 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 PEPSICO FOUNDATION PURCHASE, NY, USA Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman and CEO @PepsiCo Established in 1962, the PepsiCo Founda- tion is the philanthropic anchor of PepsiCo, EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP responsible for providing charitable contri- butions to eligible nonprofit organizations. 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 The foundation is committed to developing WRG) sustainable partnerships and programs in 2012–17 underserved regions, to provide opportuni- ties for improved health, environment, and The 2030 WRG is a unique partnership be- education. tween the public sector, private sector, and civil society. The 2030 WRG supports coun- The foundation’s focus areas are health, tries in achieving water security by 2030, including promoting healthy lifestyles and by facilitating collective action on water. better access to healthier foods; the en- The group accelerates reforms to ensure vironment, including market-based ap- sustainable water resources management proaches and community-driven models by changing the “political economy” for wa- that increase water security; and educa- ter resources reform. It is active in Bangla- tion, particularly in underserved communi- desh, India, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, South ties. Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam, and is about to start in Ethiopia and the state of São Paolo in Brazil. By the end of its strategy cycle, in June 2017, the initiative is expect- ed to have a portfolio of 14 projects. IMPACT: The program has elevated aware- ness of the challenges and risks of water scarcity in selected countries, and demon- strated how stakeholders can effectively turn crises into opportunities. 227 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 In South Africa, it catalyzed the formation PARTNERSHIP: The partners share their of the Strategic Water Partners Network, existing networks to expand WRG’s reach, which is developing projects to rehabilitate to leverage support and enable new strat- irrigation infrastructure, reduce leakage in egies that achieve measurable and sus- municipal supply, and recover clean water tainable progress in the fight to alleviate from polluted mine waste runoff. In India, water insecurity. In addition to providing it supported statewide irrigation efficiency funding for the first three years, PepsiCo’s programs in Karnataka, and a climate-resil- chairperson is one of the governing council ient agriculture program in Maharashtra. In members of 2030 WRG. The International addition, the program helped develop new Finance Corporation hosts 2030 WRG. economic incentives for water resource management in Mongolia and Peru, and new methodologies in Mexico and Peru for prioritizing investments in water infra- structure, based on sustainability criteria including environmental, economic, and so- cial considerations. 228 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) 2006-ongoing GRSF, a partnership program administered by the launched� Similarly, in India, the government rede- World Bank Group (WBG), was established in 2006 signed more than 30 percent of a 14,000-kilometer with a mission to help address the growing cri- road network to enhance safety following a survey sis of road traffic deaths and injuries in low- and funded by the partnership� middle-income countries� GRSF provides funding, Under its Strategic Plan for 2013–20, GRSF sets knowledge, and technical assistance designed to three goals for expanding its work: help countries leverage road safety investments and help govern- expand their road safety institutions and capacity; ments expand scientific, technical, and managerial expand global road safety funding, coordination, capacity� and advocacy; and make road safety components Over the past six years, GRSF funding has been part of all WBG–funded road infrastructure proj- channeled to more than 30 countries and resulted in ects� $500 million committed to road safety investments� The FIA Foundation is GRSF’s longest-standing do- The complexity of delivering effective road safe- nor and supports the partnership’s mission to play ty solutions has led GRSF to support systemic ap- an important role in thought leadership, profile, proaches that recognize the multi-sector nature of research, building evidence, and funding for road road safety, known as the “Safe System” approach� safety� The U�K� Department for International De- GRSF encourages an active dialogue between the velopment, Bloomberg Philanthropies , Australian transport and health sectors in devising interven- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Swedish tions that strengthen capacity, improve data col- International Development Cooperation Agency, lection, and reform post-crash medical care� GRSF and Government of the Netherlands have all been has been able to complete road safety inspection of essential partners in funding and supporting GRSF more than 21,000 kilometers of national and state operations� Other partners include the World Re- highways in 10 countries, with the potential to re- source Institute, Global Road Safety Partnership, duce traffic fatalities by over 50 percent� Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, GRSF is unique and innovative in terms of lever- National Association of City Transportation Of- aging government spending on proven road safety ficials, Vital Strategies, and World Health Orga- interventions as a result of initiatives undertaken nization� WBG contributes by providing technical through the grant fund� For example, in China, a na- assistance and training for infrastructural safety tionally owned and resourced institution on road management and capacity building for the program safety survey and inspection (ChinaRAP) has been recipients� TransMilenio buses near the Simon Bolivar station in Colombia Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 229 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings in Japan, 2012 Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank 230 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 REALDANIA COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Jesper Nygard, Chief Executive Officer @Realdaniadk Realdania is a philanthropic association that works to better the quality of life and EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP benefit the common good by improving how cities are constructed and support- Cities Climate Leadership Group ing buildings and their heritage. Realdania (C40) grew out of a 150-year-old mortgage cred- 2005–ongoing (See page 23.) it association that sold its credit activities in 2000 and now works to create value C40 is a network of the world’s megacities through development and change, dialogue committed to addressing climate change and knowledge, and partnerships and net- through local action. The World Bank Group works. (WBG), Ford Foundation , Citi Foundation, Clinton Foundation , Children’s Investment Fund Foundation , Realdania, and Bloomberg Philanthropies are members and funders of the network, with the latter four also par- ticipating on the board of directors. 231 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students work on an engine at Sisli Vocational High School in Turkey Photo: Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank 232 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ROBERT BOSCH FOUNDATION STUTTGART, GERMANY Uta-Micaela Dürig, Chief Executive @BoschStiftung The Robert Bosch Stiftung (Bosch Founda- ship focused on exploring how to match de- tion), one of the leading private foundations mand with supply in the context of a rapidly of Europe, focuses on health, education, in- changing job market. ternational relations, culture, society, and PARTNERSHIP: The Bosch Foundation and science. Established in 1964, the Bosch WBG contributed to the research compo- Foundation works to advance the philan- nent of the partnership. WBG produced a thropic and social endeavors of Robert paper on Skills and Jobs: Lessons Learned Bosch, who founded one of Germany’s larg- and Options for Collaboration , which brought est companies, Robert Bosch GmbH. together existing research and data. The Bosch Foundation commissioned a paper that showcased examples of companies EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP using the German dual education system in different countries. This research sought Skills and Job Creation to identify the key components of success 2014–15 in the dual system—which combines ap- prenticeships with vocational education The World Bank Group (WBG) and the to develop skills—to explore what could be Bosch Foundation collaborated on a part- used successfully in developing countries. nership promoting skills and job creation that evolved from discussions at the 2014 WBG Foundations Advisory Council meet- ing, “Solving the Jobs Puzzle”. The partner- 233 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students at the Oneputa Combined School in Namibia Photo: John Hogg / World Bankk 234 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY, USA Rajiv J. Shah, President @RockefellerFdn For more than 100 years, The Rockefel- ed by capable states with strong institu- ler Foundation’s mission has been to pro- tions and policies. Funding and support for mote the well-being of humanity through ACET’s advisory and research work has advancing inclusive economies that ex- been provided by the World Bank Group pand opportunities for shared prosperity, (WBG), The William and Flora Hewlett Foun- and building resilience by helping people, dation , and The Rockefeller Foundation, communities, and institutions prepare for among others. ACET is one of 15 organi- and cope with acute shocks and chronic zations worldwide that conduct regional stresses. To achieve its goals, the founda- trend monitoring for The Rockefeller Foun- tion works at the intersection of four focus dation, including a study on the benefits areas—advancing health, revaluing eco- and challenges of China’s engagements in systems, securing livelihoods, and trans- Africa, and a review of South-South knowl- forming cities—to address the root causes edge-sharing programs carried out by Af- of emerging challenges and create system- rican countries, China, and WBG. In 2016, ic change. ACET successfully launched the Africa Transformation Forum in Kigali. Although the program between ACET and WBG, En- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP hancing ACET Capacity to Strengthen Afri- can Governments for Transformation, clos- es in 2017, support from other foundation African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) partners will not be impacted. 2008-ongoing Centers for Learning on Evaluation ACET is a Ghana-based organization that and Results (CLEAR Initiative) provides economic advisory services and 2010–21 capacity building to African governments. ACET’s vision is that by 2025 all African CLEAR is a global program, supported by countries will drive their own growth agen- The Rockefeller Foundation and WBG, to das, led by the private sector and support- develop monitoring and evaluation (M&E) 235 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 capacity at the local and regional levels. It PARTNERSHIP: CLEAR regularly engages brings together academic institutions and with WBG to capture best practice social donor partners through a network of mul- innovations at the regional and local levels. tiple centers, to contribute to the use of For example, CLEAR Mexico collaborated evidence in decision making in developing with WBG by leading a multi-country study countries. on the response of social systems to nat- ural disasters. In South Africa, a partner- IMPACT: CLEAR has set up centers in ac- ship with The Rockefeller Foundation and ademic institutions in Brazil, China, India, the CLEAR center includes a joint execu- Mexico, Senegal, and South Africa, with tive education course on impact investing the mandate to deliver and help replicate in South Africa, which highlights practical the effective development of M&E capac- methods and tools to evaluate the success ity. The centers offer a menu of services and improve the performance of impact in- to strategic partners and clients in their vesting funds and programs. regions, including governments, civil so- ciety, and the private sector. The services CLEAR has helped build in-country include technical assistance to build client capacity in monitoring and eval- M&E systems, knowledge and research uation through training sessions, services, and training courses. In FY16, workshops, and round tables, the network of centers delivered capaci- reaching more than 13,500 partic- ty-building services to nearly 13,500 indi- viduals, compared with 2,000 three years ipants. earlier. 236 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 CGIAR City Creditworthiness Initiative 1971-ongoing (See page 79.) 2014–18 The Rockefeller Foundation supports The City Creditworthiness Initiative pro- CGIAR (formerly known as the Consultative vides cities and local authorities in devel- Group on International Agricultural Re- oping countries with hands-on technical search), a strategic partnership committed assistance to help them structure and com- to working toward a food-secure future plete market-based financing transactions through high-quality international agricul- for climate-smart infrastructure projects. tural research. The Rockefeller Foundation IMPACT: In Arusha, Tanzania, The Rocke- has contributed to CGIAR partnership proj- feller Foundation funded analytical work to ects with WBG, including the International address the challenge of raising revenue. Center for Aquatic Resources Management Priority areas for action focused on analy- and the Research Program on Aquatic Ag- sis of compliance rates, payment timelines, ricultural Systems. The center supports the identification and registration of land and development and early implementation of property, capacity building and training, CGIAR’s Aquatic Agricultural Systems re- and development of the Local Government search program, with a specific focus on the Revenue Collection Information System. scale, global relevance, urgency, and impli- Through these activities, WBG—with fund- cations for poor or vulnerable communities ing from The Rockefeller Foundation—has living in marine and coastal ecosystems in helped Arusha increase local financing and developing countries. It also supports the make concrete progress toward creditwor- Participatory Epidemiology Network for thiness. In addition, arrangements were Animal and Public Health, which enhances secured with donors, partners, and WBG expertise and institutional capacity in par- teams to sustain the progress achieved ticipatory epidemiology in the animal and into the future. human health and environment sectors, to meet the expanding global demand for PARTNERSHIP: The Rockefeller Founda- disease surveillance through observation tion provided crucial seed funding for this of existing conditions and practices. And initiative, with additional parallel funding the center supports the Water, Land, and coming from WBG’s Public-Private Infra- Ecosystems Program contracted by The structure Advisory Facility Sub-National Rockefeller Foundation to provide strategic Technical Assistance program. advice and support for the implementation of the Global Resilience Challenge. 237 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 startups and online freelancing opportuni- Digital Jobs Africa ties. The activities will focus on the states 2013-ongoing of Kaduna, Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, where youth employment is notably high This $100 million initiative works to improve due to ongoing conflict. one million lives in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa, by helping high-potential but disadvantaged youth gain access to skills training and jobs Improves one million lives in Egypt, in the field of information and communica- Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nige- tion technology (ICT). ria, and South Africa, by helping IMPACT: In 2015, WBG, with the support of high-potential but disadvantaged The Rockefeller Foundation, released the youth gain access to skills training first comprehensive study on online out- and jobs in the field of information sourcing, The Global Opportunity in Online and communication technology Outsourcing. The study helped interested companies, governments, and individuals connect to outsourcing through a web- based toolkit that diagnoses the feasibility Enterprise Surveys Using Multi-Tier of establishing the online outsourcing in- Framework Methodology dustry in developing countries. The study 2017-ongoing was disseminated at events in Nigeria and Kenya in May 2015, with discussions on the The Rockefeller Foundation is contributing potential for online outsourcing with policy to WBG’s Energy Sector Management As- makers, local online outsourcing intermedi- sistance Program (ESMAP), to support its aries, and workers. work in improving access to energy, includ- ing the development of a multi-tier frame- In 2016, WBG launched a Digital Jobs ini- work that measures factors such as quan- tiative in Nigeria, which seeks to connect tity, quality, affordability, and duration of young people from poor communities and supply. conflict-affected areas with work in the ICT sector. As part of the initiative, WBG IMPACT: ESMAP has helped with develop- partners with The Rockefeller Foundation ing The Rockefeller Foundation’s 1,000 Vil- in efforts to leverage ICT–related invest- lage Plan for mini-grids in India. In addition, ment in Nigeria, to support cultivating digi- The Rockefeller Foundation’s hands-on tal skills among youth, link job seekers with experience can help WBG’s work in other prospective firms and employers, and bol- geographic areas, with the results allow- ster the growth of digital jobs through local ing donors, investors, and governments to 238 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 gain better understanding of various en- investment that follows. The Rockefeller ergy realities and improve the targeting of Foundation and IFC will together seek to investments. The plan will also help efforts raise $50 million to $100 million for this by client countries to reach Sustainable work. Every dollar of grant funding de- Development Goal 7, ensuring universal ployed from the trust fund so far is ex- access to affordable, reliable, and modern pected to mobilize $800 - $1000 of com- energy services by 2030. mercial investment in projects. Funds have been committed to 10 projects in the power, PARTNERSHIP: The Rockefeller Founda- transport, waste, water, and housing sec- tion’s engagement with WBG is consistent tors, with two projects reaching financial with the foundation’s latest strategy to completion. leverage more of its own funding with larg- er funding institutions. ESMAP expects to PARTNERSHIP: The Rockefeller Founda- build on the initial work with The Rockefel- tion is a thought leader on the issue of resil- ler Foundation in Kenya and India involving ience. Every project that seeks funds from knowledge on energy access, as well as the facility must demonstrate that it builds other ESMAP priority areas, including clean economic, social, and physical resilience. energy and energy efficiency. Global Partnership for Education Facility to Support Infrastructure (GPE) Projects That Build Resilience 2002-ongoing (See page 199.) 2014-ongoing The Rockefeller Foundation provided a The Rockefeller Foundation provided a contribution to GPE to explore the feasibil- grant to the International Finance Corpo- ity of risk financing for education as part ration (IFC) to support infrastructure proj- of GPE’s Financing and Funding Framework ects that build resilience. The partnership’s (FFF). goal is to increase the supply of bankable IMPACT: FFF builds on the foundation infrastructure projects and the number of GPE’s operational reforms, target- of projects that reach financial close. The ing resources and supporting partners to foundation’s funding can be used for legal, strengthen education systems. The part- technical, financial, environmental, or so- nership will impact girls and adolescent cial advisors when IFC considers an infra- young women around the transition from structure transaction. primary and lower-secondary education, IMPACT: The Rockefeller Foundation’s when many tend to drop out of school. funds are used to address bottlenecks that PARTNERSHIP: GPE is partnering with stymie the development of infrastructure global market leader Willis Towers Watson, projects, clearing hurdles for the private 239 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Facility with solar panels on a farm in Mali Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank 240 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 to identify the main causes of sudden dis- dards and the quality of care. Most impor- ruptions in education systems and quantify tantly, this collaboration also led to the their impact, investigate the value of exist- adoption of new joint inspection mecha- ing catastrophe risk models and risk trans- nisms and checklists by all health regulato- fer programs, and explore the feasibility of ry bodies in Kenya. political risk insurance for education sys- In Ghana, the introduction of mobile tech- tems. nology resulted in more than 109,000 households being enrolled in government Health in Africa Initiative (HIA)/ health care. Almost 175,000 people were African Health Markets and Equity identified as among the poorest and most Program (AHME) vulnerable, with half enrolled within the 2009–17 (closed) first six months. The cost per capita was approximately $5 to $7, down from $15 to HIA was an initiative of WBG to improve the $95 per capita with the manual system. quality of health care in Sub-Saharan Af- The system has been adopted by the gov- rica by linking governments to the private ernment, and expanded with government sector. The initiative also supported the resources. Poor families receive the double creation of a positive regulatory environ- benefit of insurance and cash transfers. ment for investment in the health care sec- tor in Africa. PARTNERSHIP: HIA was created by WBG in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates In Ghana and Kenya, HIA worked to im- Foundation and The Rockefeller Founda- prove the private health sector, focusing tion. The program leveraged the comple- on improved regulation, competitiveness, mentary strengths and resources of both viability, and sustainable capacity. In Ken- institutions, bringing together the public ya, the project focused on improving the and private sectors to fortify health sys- quality of care in service delivery. In Gha- tems. AHME was also supported by the U.K. na, new technologies and tools developed Department for International Development, under AHME enabled the government to and implemented by technical partners, in- identify and enroll the extreme poor in its cluding Marie Stopes International and the social protection programs in a timely and PharmAccess Foundation. cost-effective manner. IMPACT: HIA in Kenya received the global Joint Learning Network (JLN) for Howard Award for innovation in public-pri- Universal Health Coverage vate dialogue. The award recognized the 2010-ongoing (See page 251.) engagement between the Kenyan gov- ernment and the private health sector in JLN is a global learning network, set up in achieving reforms for patient safety stan- 2010, that connects practitioners and poli- 241 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 cy makers from around the globe to devel- op knowledge that focuses on the practical Solutions for Youth Employment how-to of achieving universal health cov- Coalition (S4YE) erage. 2014-ongoing (See page 274.) S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of Out of the Shadows: Making Mental governments, the private sector, civil soci- Health a Global Development Priority ety, and foundations that provides leader- April 2016 ship and catalytic action to achieve a sig- nificant increase in the number of young At the 2016 WBG/International Monetary people engaged in productive work by Fund Spring Meetings, a high-level event 2030. on mental health was hosted by the WBG, World Health Organization, and Harvard University with support from The Rocke- Urbanization and Knowledge feller Foundation, The Nippon Foundation , Platform (UKP) Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Wellcome 2011–15 Trust , Open Society Foundations , Fundación Santa Fe , and Fundación ONCE . The Rockefeller Foundation was a member of UKP, which worked to put the world’s IMPACT: The event engaged finance minis- best knowledge and data into the hands of ters on the economic and social benefits of policy makers and practitioners, to harness investing in mental health and psychosocial urban growth for better development out- support. It also identified cost-effective, comes. affordable, and practical interventions, including the integration of mental health programs into primary care and commu- nity settings, as part of the progressive realization of universal health coverage. Most importantly, the event launched the Global Mental Health Initiative (see page 172), a collaborative response to tackle mental health as a development challenge by pursuing multidisciplinary approach- es. Already a series of active and pipeline country projects with mental health com- ponents are being implemented or planned. In addition, a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation provides support for conduct- ing country assessments. 242 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The Power of Nutrition 2015-ongoing Undernutrition contributes to nearly half of all child The partnership follows an innovative approach deaths. In the worst-affected countries, one of whereby every one dollar of grant funding invested every two children is left with a stunted body and in The Power of Nutrition is multiplied four times: brain. the fund first matches investors’ money, and then uses it to encourage donors to allocate more funding The Power of Nutrition was launched during the to nutrition at the country level—including through 2015 Spring Meetings of the International Mone- new grants, government funding, and International tary Fund and the World Bank Group (WBG) by the Development Association (IDA) financing. For ex- Children’s Investment Fund Foundation , UBS Opti- ample, The Power of Nutrition is investing $20 mil- mus Foundation , U.K. Department of International lion in Tanzania to co-finance (with IDA and other Development, U.N. Children’s Fund and WBG. The partners) a larger health and nutrition initiative that partnership seeks to help millions of children reach will bring crucial micronutrient supplements, edu- their full potential by putting a stop to undernutri- cation about better nutrition practices, and health tion. Backed by leading organizations from private care services to 20 million children and five million philanthropy and international development, the women by 2020. This financing will lead to large- partnership aims to unlock $1 billion to tackle child scale reductions in stunting, maternal anemia, and undernutrition in some of the world’s poorest coun- infant and maternal mortality in the long term, and tries. is an example of how private capital can play a much greater role in helping the world’s poor. Mothers with small children learn about nutrition near Mityebili, Uganda Photo: Stephan Gladieu / World Bank 243 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A nurse vaccinates a child against polio in Lebanon Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank 244 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ROTARY FOUNDATION EVANSTON, IL, USA John F. Germ, President @rotary As the charitable arm of Rotary, the Rota- ry Foundation taps into a global network EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise in specific priorities such Investment Partnership for Polio as eradicating polio and promoting peace. 2002-ongoing (See page 282.) Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illit- In 2002, the Global Polio Eradication Initia- eracy, and malnutrition, with sustainable tive (GPEI)—a major global public health ef- solutions that leave a lasting impact. fort—was at a crisis point. To address the initiative’s increasing financing gap, sev- eral foundations and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partnered to support an innovative financing mecha- nism, developed by the World Bank Group, that supports GPEI. 245 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Soha, a young businesswoman in Egypt Photo: Dana Smillie / World Bank 246 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SAWIRIS FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CAIRO, ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Noura Selim, Executive Director @SFSD_sawiris The Sawiris Foundation for Social Devel- neurship and impact investment. The Egypt opment (Sawiris Foundation) works to DM runs as a competitive grant program contribute to the development of the Arab to support social enterprises and identify Republic of Egypt, create sustainable job early-stage development projects with high opportunities, and empower citizens to potential for impact that can be expanded build productive lives that realize their full or replicated. potential. The foundation supports initia- IMPACT: The project selected 37 social tives that encourage job creation through enterprises, mostly nongovernmental or- training, education, and access to micro- ganizations and foundations, and provid- credit. The foundation also enhances ef- ed them with funding, strategic guidance, forts to improve health and infrastructure mentoring, and training, to help create an and expand access to basic services. estimated 200 jobs for young Egyptian men and women in rural areas. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP: The Sawiris Foundation was one of three main donors, along with Egypt Development Marketplace the U.K. Department for International De- (DM) velopment and the Danish International De- 2012–16 (closed) velopment Agency. In addition, more than 20 technical assistance partners provided Launched in November 2012, the Egypt DM capacity-building support to the Egypt DM supported development and job creation winners throughout the project’s one-year for young men and women in rural Egypt, duration. and worked to strengthen social entrepre- 247 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Rows of solar panels at a thermo-solar power plant in Morocco Photo: Dana Smillie / World Bank 248 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SHELL FOUNDATION LONDON, UK Sam Parker, Director @ShellFoundation Shell Foundation is an independent chari- ty that was established by the Shell Group EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP in 2000 to create solutions to global de- velopment challenges. The foundation ap- Access to Energy in Africa and Asia plies business thinking to major social and 2015-ongoing environmental issues linked to the energy sector, and deploys a blend of financial and The International Finance Corporation and nonfinancial resources to accelerate social Shell Foundation are supporting an invest- innovation and harness private markets ment fund dedicated to providing financing to deliver public benefit. The foundation to manufacturers and distributors of mod- works with a few entrepreneurial partners ern off-grid energy solutions, primarily in to identify the underlying market failures Africa and Asia. The fund has capital com- behind intractable problems and create mitments of nearly $30 million and plans new social enterprises to solve them. Over to raise additional capital in the medium the past 15 years, these partners have cre- term, to ensure that it is a reliable financ- ated 35,000 jobs, improved more than 22.6 ing source for companies as they continue million livelihoods, saved 6.2 million tons of their growth path. carbon dioxide emissions, and secured in- Due to innovations in business models and vestments of almost $5 billion. lower costs for components such as solar panels, companies can offer affordable, high-quality energy products to more than two billion people worldwide who lack ac- cess to reliable and affordable electricity. PARTNERSHIP: Swiss asset manager re- sponsAbility Investments AG launched the fund, with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs providing support for technical assistance funding, to strength- 249 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 en client companies to ensure sustainable “This fund is not only serving a crit- business growth and maximum develop- ical need in the market but will also ment impact. generate a significant economic, IMPACT: The lack of a track record and social and environmental impact the necessary collateral hinder the bor- on the lives of nearly 20 million rowing ability of manufacturers, import- people in the next three years. We ers, and distributors of modern, off-grid also look forward to the fund pro- energy solutions. The new responsAbility viding validation to the wider in- fund provides loans, typically ranging from vestor community that this market $500,000 to $3 million, to commercially vi- segment is indeed creditworthy.” - able business models for improving energy Simon Desjardins, Portfolio Director – Access access. to Energy, Shell Foundation 250 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN) 2010-ongoing JLN, a community of practitioners and policy mak- In September 2015, a new partnership with the Pri- ers from 27 countries, works to bridge the gap be- mary Health Care Performance Initiative was creat- tween theory and practice in advancing toward uni- ed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (the Gates versal health coverage� Foundation), WBG, and WHO� The initiative devel- oped a menu of Primary Health Care Indicators and Launched in 2010, JLN has evolved into a global other practical tools to support data collection and learning platform that contributed to the U�N� Gen- reporting by policy makers and system managers� eral Assembly, World Bank Group (WBG), and the Furthermore, in September 2016, the Gates Founda- World Health Organization (WHO) endorsing univer- tion deepened its partnership with JLN through an sal health coverage as a key Sustainable Develop- investment to revitalize and expand the technical ment Goal� work of the network as well as country coordina- tion� Under this investment, WBG will lead the effort JLN promotes joint learning and knowledge ex- to intensify and scale up in-country support to JLN changes to provide the essential tools and skills member countries� required to build resilient health systems� To date, JLN members have co-developed more than 60 With technical and financial support from WBG and knowledge resources, ranging from guides and its partners, JLN in 2016 launched the Revisiting tools to country briefs and case studies� Health Financing Technical Initiative to help health practitioners spread their knowledge on financing In 2015, WBG partnered with The Rockefeller Foun- mechanisms� dation to create a trust fund focused on develop- ing and sustaining JLN and its knowledge-sharing The Republic of Korea became a JLN Associate platform� Through JLN’s learning laboratory, coun- Member in 2015 and provided financial and in-kind try members exchange ideas, co-develop tools and support, graduating to full membership in 2017 and resources, and test ideas for resolving challenges joining the JLN Steering Group� In addition, a new in achieving universal health care� JLN partnership under the World Bank-Japan Joint Universal Health Coverage Initiative has been ap- proved� A patient is attended to by medical staff at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Guatemala Photo: Maria Fleischmann / World Bank 251 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Young man at a vocational education and training cen- ter in Morocco Photo: Dana Smillie / World Bank 252 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SILATECH DOHA, QATAR Sabah Ismail Haidoos, Chief Executive Officer @Silatech Founded in 2008, Silatech is a social enter- World Bank’s Adolescent Girls Initiative and prise with a mission to connect young peo- the Jordan NOW Project.” ple to employment and enterprise opportu- IMPACT: The program featured 18 sessions nities. Silatech is committed to mobilizing organized by more than 20 contributing interest, investment, knowledge, resourc- partners and leaders in youth development es, and action to propel comprehensive from across the region and the world. The employment and enterprise development content showcased the deep knowledge programs. Silatech works with banks and and innovative approaches being devel- other financial institutions to open financ- oped throughout the region. ing opportunities for young entrepreneurs, while providing them with training and oth- PARTNERSHIP: The event drew more than er support to help their new businesses 350 delegates from throughout the Arab succeed. world, including policy makers, research- ers, and representatives from leading nongovernmental and civil society organi- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP zations, the private sector, and the media, to share insights and build partnerships to Conference on Arab Youth support Arab youth employment. Employment April 2015 Emergency Support for Young Rural Tunisians Silatech and the International Youth Founda- tion held a three-day conference in Amman, 2011–16 Jordan, to develop solutions to the region’s In Tunisia’s Kasserine and Siliana gover- youth unemployment crisis. norates, where the unemployment rate far The World Bank Group (WBG) participated exceeds the national average, the project in the event as a contributing partner, by provided emergency income support and organizing a session on “Lessons from the short-term employment to approximate- ly 3,000 young people ages 18–34 years. 253 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The program design resulted from consul- tations involving local youth, civil society Global Youth Forum organizations, business leaders, and the June 2016 Tunisian government. The “Global Youth Forum 2016” gathered Tunisian branches of two leading interna- more than 150 partners and representa- tional companies, Microsoft and Manpower, tives from the public and private sectors, organized training modules as in-kind do- civil society, and young people themselves, nations. Through Tunisiana, the country’s to exchange innovative ideas and sup- largest mobile provider, job seekers in the port the actions of the global community. two governorates could apply for positions The forum addressed development topics using SMS and USSD mobile technologies, important to young people, including the the most basic levels of mobile connectiv- building blocks of education, health, and ity available to most young people. In addi- employment; context-setting issues such tion, Silatech financed two information and as climate change, migration, and technol- communication technology (ICT) platforms ogy; and areas of concern for policy makers developed with Tunisiana: MobiFluss, which regarding young people, including voice, allows traceable cash transfer payments governance, peace, and violence. and satisfaction surveys by mobile device, and MobiWorks, which provides job-match- IMPACT: Participants learned new ways to ing services and skills training. support the transition of young people to adulthood, and to involve young people in IMPACT: The project, which closed in 2016, efforts to achieve sustained, peaceful, and benefited almost 4,000 young people, broad-based economic development. Key half of them women, exceeding the origi- themes included the need to collaborate nal target of 3,000. Participants were part across sectors of society, the importance of youth community projects, vocational of evidence in designing effective pro- trainings, and apprenticeships, and many grams, and the need for innovative solu- received start-up grants for new enterpris- tions to achieve the objectives. es. PARTNERSHIP: WBG and its Global Part- PARTNERSHIP: WBG benefited from Silat- nership for Youth in Development (GPYD) ech’s ICT knowledge, which helped expand organized the “Global Youth Forum” in outreach to young people across Tunisia. Washington, D.C. Silatech participated in a Silatech benefited from WBG’s institutional panel discussion on the role of GPYD, and support base and network in the country. the president of the International Youth Foundation spoke of the complexities youth face growing up in an increasingly uncer- tain world. 254 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 IMPACT: One of the results of the Morocco Youth Opportunities in the Arab Youth Inclusion study was a $5 million proj- World ect that was developed to support 5,000 2010–15 youth in the informal sector. A larger lend- ing operation supporting 700,000 youth in This partnership worked to address the disadvantaged areas is also under prepa- lack of economic opportunity for youth in ration. Tunisia and Morocco. Silatech, which con- tributed financially and in-kind to the part- PARTNERSHIP: Silatech supported the nership, supported a WBG report, The Chal- study conducted by WBG in collaboration lenge of Youth Inclusion in Morocco, one of with the Government of Morocco, and con- the most comprehensive analyses to date tributed by sharing its experiences with of youth employment in the country. The others in the region. study highlighted critical issues beyond unemployment that contribute to the high level of inactivity among youth in Moroc- co. The research, which included a review of youth-related programs and institutions, provided a useful guide for policy makers on integrating the challenge of youth inclu- sion into Morocco’s broader social and eco- nomic agenda. Providing income support and em- ployment to thousands of young people in North Africa, through cash-for-work, training, appren- ticeship, and self-employment op- portunities 255 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Sifting grain in India Photo: Ray Witlin / World Bank 256 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SIR RATAN TATA TRUST MUMBAI, INDIA Ratan N. Tata, Chairman @tatatrusts Established in 1919, the Sir Ratan Tata ronmental issues facing India, by focusing Trust (Tata Trust) is one of the oldest phil- on solutions and policy-oriented research; anthropic institutions in India. It provides Enhancing Livelihoods through Livestock grants and partners with organizations Knowledge Systems, which worked to ap- that engage in innovative and sustainable ply knowledge from technical, social, and initiatives with the potential to make a visi- institutional research to improve live- ble difference. The Tata Trust’s focus areas stock-based livelihoods; and Enhancing include rural livelihoods and communities, Sustainable Livelihoods of Marginal Com- education, health, enhancing civil society munities through Targeted Livestock Re- and governance, and arts and culture. search, a project funded by the Tata Trust with three grants. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP Partnership for Nutrition Results in India (PNRI) CGIAR 2015-ongoing 1971-ongoing (See page 79.) PNRI works to improve the effectiveness The Tata Trust is a member of CGIAR (for- of programs developed by India’s national merly known as the Consultative Group on government and participating state gov- International Agricultural Research), a ernments to improve nutritional outcomes. strategic partnership committed to work- It contributes to a reduction in malnutrition ing toward a food-secure future through during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, high-quality international agricultural re- with additional emphasis on pregnant and search. The Tata Trust contributes to lactating women, adolescent girls, and the CGIAR partnership projects with the World most vulnerable. Bank Group (WBG), including the Interna- IMPACT: In its first two years of opera- tional Water Management Institute–Tata tion, the partnership complemented the Policy Program, designed to tackle a broad WBG-supported Systems Strengthen- range of water, energy, livelihood, and envi- 257 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 ing and Nutrition Improvement Project, as PARTNERSHIP: The Tata Trust’s associa- part of the Integrated Child Development tion with PNRI has significantly raised the Scheme (ICDS), which provides technical profile of the partnership and its ability to assistance to the Ministry of Women and advocate for nutrition-related outcomes. Child Development. The partnership works The partnership is supported by the Bill & to strengthen the nutritional components Melinda Gates Foundation and Children’s In- of ICDS, increase multi-sector collabora- vestment Fund Foundation . tion, improve data on nutrition, sharpen the focus on innovation, and build commitment and harmonize support for nutrition.   258 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) 2013-ongoing OCP is a nonprofit organization that seeks to ensure cess to timely, useful information across all stages that the vast sums of money generated and spent of government contracting� through public contracts are deployed honestly, The OCP open data help desk supported more than fairly, and effectively� 80 partners from governments, civil society, and OCP works with governments at the state and city the private sector in more than 35 countries with levels, companies, and civil society in developing policy and technical advice throughout the year� and high-income countries to open public contract- Examples of progress include Ukraine, where open ing through disclosure, data, and engagement� contracting is at the heart of a nationwide public Hosted for two years by the World Bank Group procurement reform in which journalists and civil (WBG), OCP is now an independent organization society organizations can now investigate fraud- that complements services offered by WBG’s Open ulent contracts with much greater ease� Nigeria’s Contracting Program to government clients� civil society contracting monitoring tool, Budeshi, is being expanded to Uganda and Malawi� In 2016, more than 25 countries committed to im- plement the principles of open contracting, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation , Open Soci- about half of those are now actively working on ety Foundations , Laura and John Arnold Foundation , implementing the Open Contracting Data Standard Sunlight Foundation , and Omidyar Network Fund pro- (OCDS)� OCDS should help them provide easy ac- vide funding for OCP� Fishing in East Timor, Indonesia Photo: Alex Baluyut / World Bank 259 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Opening Plenary at the Skoll Forum on Social Entrepre- neurship, Oxford, UK, 2017 Photo: Skoll Foundation 260 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SKOLL FOUNDATION PALO ALTO, CA, USA Sally Osberg, President and CEO @SkollFoundation Jeff Skoll created the Skoll Foundation in preneurship” seeks to accelerate entre- 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable preneurial approaches and solutions to the world of peace and prosperity. The foun- world’s most pressing problems, by uniting dation’s mission is to drive truly transfor- social entrepreneurs with essential part- mative change—equilibrium change—by ners in a collaborative pursuit of learning, supporting social entrepreneurs who rec- leverage, and large-scale social change. ognize the systems in need of change and The 2017 forum was held in Oxford, England, then advance social progress by developing and discussions focused on the theme of powerful models for change that disrupt a “Fault Lines: Creating Common Ground.” suboptimal status quo and transform our World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim world for the better. spoke at the forum’s opening plenary. To- By identifying the people and programs al- gether with Jeff Skoll, Kim stressed the ready bringing positive change around the urgency and importance of forging new world, Skoll empowers them to extend their partnerships across the public and private reach, deepen their impact, and fundamen- sectors and sourcing new, innovative ideas tally improve society on a local-to-global from social entrepreneurs to tackle the scale. The Skoll Foundation has invested world’s most pressing challenges. approximately $400 million worldwide, in- IMPACT: Forum delegates represented cluding through the Skoll Awards. more than 60 countries and participated in a range of interactive events with the goal of advancing social entrepreneurship. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP Skoll World Forum on Social Entre- preneurship April 2017 The “Skoll World Forum on Social Entre- 261 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Inside the Maternity Ward in Muembe, Mozambique Photo: Seema Thomas / World Bank 262 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 STARS FOUNDATION LONDON, UK Muna Wehbe, Chief Executive @StarsFdn The Stars Foundation, founded in 2001 by the Al-Dabbagh Group, invests in organiza- EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP tions and ideas that transform the lives of disadvantaged children and their communi- Global Partnership for Social ties globally. Accountability (GPSA) 2012-ongoing (See page 160.) GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and financing to build civil society’s ca- pacity to promote social accountability. The Stars Foundation is a Global Partner of GPSA, and has consulted on several occa- sions on its Impact Award and its initiatives supporting women and girls. 263 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Early stage of reforestation efforts in Kenya’s Eastern Province Photo: Flore de Preneuf / World Bank 264 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 SYNGENTA FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE BASEL, SWITZERLAND Marco Ferroni, Executive Director @Syngenta The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable diversity conservation and poverty allevia- Agriculture (Syngenta Foundation) is an in- tion. The fund’s portfolio includes projects dependent corporate foundation focused that generate carbon credits by expanding on supporting pre-commercial smallhold- and restoring forests, reduce emissions er farmers. The mission of the foundation by decreasing deforestation, and support is to create value for resource-poor small sustainable agricultural land management. farmers in developing countries through The partnership uses results-based innovation in sustainable agriculture and payments to create incentives for cli- links to markets. The Syngenta Foundation mate-smart land management techniques works with partners in developing coun- on degraded farmland. tries and emerging markets to extend sci- ence-based know-how and support access IMPACT: The Syngenta Foundation partic- to quality resources for production. These ipates in BioCF’s Tranche 2 funding, which activities benefit rural communities and has purchase agreements for carbon cred- improve food security. its from six tree-planting projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). In 2012, the fund reached a carbon credits EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP purchase agreement with the Plantar Group project, the first CDM project conceived in BioCarbon Fund (BioCF) Brazil. The project uses replanted trees—a renewable resource—to make charcoal 2004–20 that is used instead of fossil fuels, such as The Syngenta Foundation provides funding coal coke, to produce pig iron. The Plantar as a participant in BioCF, a public-private Group was the first company in the world initiative administered by the World Bank to produce 100 percent of its pig iron from Group. BioCF works to deliver cost-effec- renewable charcoal. tive emissions reductions from land use BioCF’s pilot project, the Kenya Sustain- projects while promoting environmental able Agricultural Land Management Carbon and socioeconomic benefits, including bio- 265 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Project, has helped 40,000 farmers, more than half of them women, use sustainable CGIAR agricultural land management practices on 1971-ongoing (See page 79.) 45,000 hectares of land. The project’s first carbon payment exceeded $100,000, and The Syngenta Foundation is a member of it issued the first Verified Carbon Standard CGIAR (formerly known as the Consultative credits for sustainable agricultural land Group on International Agricultural Re- management. In 2016, the project complet- search), a strategic partnership committed ed its final verification of carbon credits, to working toward a food-secure future which showed that it had generated more through high-quality international agricul- than the expected volume of credits for a tural research. The foundation has con- carbon payment exceeding $400,000. tributed funding and participated in CGIAR since 2006. Initiatives include the follow- In Zambia, the Community Markets for Con- ing: servation (Zambian nonprofit organization) • Affordable, Accessible, Asian Drought Landscape Management Project, support- Tolerant Maize , a public-private part- ed by the Syngenta Foundation, focuses on nership that helped smallholder farmers sustainable agricultural land management in Asia grow more food and reducing emissions from uncontrolled • Biosciences Eastern and Central Afri- deforestation and forest degradation on ca-International Livestock Research more than 200,000 hectares of land. More Institute Hub , a shared agricultural re- than 16,000 farmers initially participated in search and biosciences center in Africa, training to improve crop yields, to reduce also funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates the need for agricultural expansion in for- Foundation , to increase access to af- est areas. Community Conservation Areas fordable, world-class research facilities and associated Community Conservation and strengthen human resources in bio- Plans, as well as Green Zones, have been sciences and related disciplines created to increase soil and forest pro- • Developing Maize Resistant to Stem tection. In addition, nine chiefdoms in five Borer and Storage Insect Pests for districts of Zambia’s Eastern Province col- Eastern and Southern Africa –Insect laborated for the first time to implement Resistant Maize for Africa III Conven- project activities. tional, which worked to develop and de- ploy maize varieties resistant to field and storage insect pests • Managing Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) in Eastern Africa through Accelerated Development and Delivery, also funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , which worked to ensure a continuous flow of elite MLN-resistant varieties 266 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 • Evaluation and Selection of Heat diversity of rice, constraints on produc- Drought Tolerance of the Internation- tivity, rice breeding, crop health man- al Potato Center Potato Germplasm , agement, and other research which worked to improve the livelihoods • Strengthening Bean Seed Systems of small-scale farmers and the sustain- with Focus on Bio-Fortified Varieties to ability of potato-based cropping sys- Respond to Bean Farmers and Market tems, mostly in East Africa Demand in Burundi , Kenya, and Rwan- • HarvestPlus and Research Program on da, a pilot strategy to test the value Agriculture for Nutrition and Health , chain approach and accelerate the use also funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates of quality seed varieties. Foundation , which seeks to combat mi- cronutrient malnutrition by breeding staple crops with higher levels of key • vitamins and minerals Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF) Grant to the “Kilimo Salama” Project • Rice Intensification in West Africa , in Kenya which partners with rice agribusiness 2010–12 / 2014–17 (See page 93.) and producer organizations in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Senegal, GIIF is a multi-donor trust fund that sup- to bolster food security in West Africa ports the development and growth of local by raising smallholder income, improv- markets for index and catastrophic insur- ing nutrient management, and support- ance in developing countries, primarily in ing staffing and events such as the 3rd Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin Africa Rice Congress in 2013 America and the Caribbean. • Scientific Know-How and Exchange Program , which focuses on the genetic 267 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Early Learning Partnership (ELP) 2014-ongoing ELP is a multi-donor trust fund, managed by the World Bank Group (WBG), that works with coun- tries to build programs, policies, and research to scale early learning opportunities and improve outcomes for young children� ELP leverages WBG strengths—a global presence, access to policy makers, and strong technical analysis—to expand access to quality early learning� Since its founding, ELP has strategically invested $5�5 million in activ- ities to improve the life chances of young children in Africa and South Asia� To date, these funds have supported 32 activities in 26 countries, including project preparation, ac- tion research, and piloting and evaluating new ap- proaches� That initial investment has already cata- lyzed significantly more funding for early childhood from WBG resources, host country governments, and other donors� This includes more than $75 mil- lion in direct financing for new activities that pro- mote early childhood development (ECD), as well as the integration of ECD expertise, training, and services into preexisting activities, totaling $301 million� In addition, ELP funds are providing critical resources to ensure activities totaling $286 million are evidence-based, with adequate monitoring and quality assurance as they scale� Students participate in class lessons at the Kashadaha Anando school in Bangladesh Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 268 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The ELP approach at the country level is simple: ELP The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is invites WBG staff and partners to apply for fund- an important partner and its resources have en- ing to support early learning and ECD in their work abled the expansion of programming in Africa and programs� Through this competitive process, ELP South Asia� The U�K� Department for International responds to specific country needs and opportuni- Development has committed grants to expand ELP’s ties, stimulates creativity, and ensures that fund- research capacity, and the Conrad N. Hilton Founda- ing goes where it can be used most effectively� In tion, CIFF, and Dubai Cares recently provided a grant addition to the grants ELP makes to country-level to support an innovative study in Tanzania on child activities, it also identifies opportunities to con- development and preschool teacher training� tribute to the global evidence base of success- ful approaches for scaling access to quality early “The Early Learning Partnership is invest- learning� ELP’s ambitious work program addresses ing in proven interventions that give a young pressing issues in early learning, including engag- child the strongest possible start in life. With ing the non-state sector, investing in early learning the combined resources of the World Bank, to build future skills, measuring learning quality and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation outcomes, and supporting operations research and and other partners, we are able to pool ex- process and impact evaluations to help countries pertise, analytics and flexible seed fund- get to scale� ing for countries to build sustainable policy ELP works closely with governments, academia, and programme environments for the early civil society, and international agencies, including years.” - Saul Morris, Director at the Chil- the U�N� Children’s Fund, U�N� Education, Scientif- dren’s Investment Fund Foundation ic and Cultural Organization, and Global Partner- ship for Education� Based on ELP’s initial success, the program is expanding substantially to increase investments in early learning and ECD around the world� 269 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Sanitation facility in Bangladesh Photo: Mahmud Rahman / World Bank 270 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THRIVE NETWORKS OAKLAND, CA, USA Melinda Griffith, Interim CEO @ThriveNet The Thrive Networks (formerly known as East Meets West Foundation) works in the EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP areas of education, medical and health care, clean water and sanitation, and in- Vietnam Upper Secondary Education frastructure. The Thrive Networks’ primary Enhancement Project mission is to serve the poor and disadvan- 2010–13 (closed) taged in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The project, financed by WBG and GPOBA The World Bank Group (WBG) partners with and implemented by the Thrive Networks, the Thrive Networks on projects funded by worked to improve the access of poor stu- the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid dents to secondary and professional sec- (GPOBA), a program established in 2003 to ondary schools. develop aid approaches across a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, health, IMPACT: The grade point average of stu- and education. WBG is the administrator, dents in this initiative increased annually, and the Thrive Networks brings on-the- on a 10-point grading scale, from 5.95 in ground experience to help implement the 2010–11 to 6.33 in 2012–13. Similarly, the projects. average number of days students were ab- sent per year decreased annually, from 3.7 to 3.3 days. World Water Week 2016 “World Water Week”, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute, has become one of the most important annual gatherings focused on water and development. “World Water Week 2016”, 271 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 themed Water for Sustainable Growth, took works convened a session, “Smart Subsidy place in Stockholm, Sweden, and provided for Sanitation: Experimental and Applied a unique forum for more than 2,500 ex- Evidence of Success”, which examined the perts, practitioners, decision makers, and potential for subsidies to accelerate the business innovators from around the globe, adoption of sanitation by vulnerable popu- to exchange ideas, foster new thinking, and lations. Cases from Bangladesh, Cambodia, develop solutions. and Vietnam showed randomized control experiments and observational studies of In partnership with WBG and the Bill & large field programs. Melinda Gates Foundation , the Thrive Net- 272 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Roma Education Fund (REF) 2005-ongoing REF, which was established within the framework ucation gap between the majority and Roma com- of the Decade of Roma Inclusion launched in 2005, munities at all education levels� A key challenge is was created to close the education gap between how to mobilize the political will and commitment of Roma and non-Roma children in Central and South- state and education authorities to scale up and in- eastern Europe and the Balkans� REF operates in tegrate model interventions developed by REF into 16 countries, providing grants, university scholar- their education systems� ships, and reimbursable grant programs to support Co-founded by the Open Society Foundations (OSF) better access to quality education, promote Roma and the World Bank Group (WBG), the program in- inclusion in all aspects of national education sys- cludes a diverse group of partners and funders� tems, and combat the segregation of Roma children WBG provided funding through the Development in the classroom� Grant Facility until September 2016 and sits on the By the end of 2016, REF had supported more than REF board� WBG also provides technical advice, 460 projects in 13 countries across all levels of ed- while OSF provides funding and has a seat on the ucation� In addition, a project funded by the Velux board� Other foundation partners include the Net- Foundation supported training for Roma teachers in work of European Foundations , Velux Foundations , three countries� and Porticus Foundation � With the close of the Decade of Roma Inclusion in 2015, the fund continues its work to close the ed- Children in school in Romania Photo: Flore de Préneuf / World Bank 273 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Solutions for Youth Employment Coalition (S4YE) 2014-ongoing S4YE is a multi-stakeholder coalition of public S4YE was founded by the World Bank Group, Plan agencies, the private sector, civil society, and foun- International, International Youth Foundation (IYF) , dations that provides leadership and catalytic ac- Youth Business International, RAND Corporation, tion toward significantly increasing the number of Accenture, and International Labour Organization� young people engaged in productive work by 2030� S4YE operates through its partners and their net- Its vision is a world where all youth have access to works, with IYF, The MasterCard Foundation , and The job opportunities that empower them to escape ex- Rockefeller Foundation among its board members� treme poverty� The MasterCard Foundation has played an instru- During its first five years of work (2015–20), the mental role in shaping the strategy and activities S4YE coalition is focusing its activities on innova- of the coalition and has provided support to various tions in youth employment throughout the world� activities, including S4YE’s communications out- The coalition seeks to expand proven solutions, de- reach, efforts to include youth voice in operations, sign and pilot innovations, and focus on areas where and strategy and efforts to building a wider part- the youth employment challenge is most urgent� nership base� It encourages innovation and knowledge-shar- ing, particularly through South-South learning and The Rockefeller Foundation hosted the launch of collaboration, and contributes to improving global S4YE’s flagship report, The State of Youth Employ- understanding about what works to improve labor ment, at its New York headquarters in October 2015� market outcomes for youth� Soukaina and Mouna work in a marketing department in Rabat, Morocco Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank 274 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 TRUST FOR SOCIAL ACHIEVEMENT SOFIA, BULGARIA Sarah Perrine, CEO The Trust for Social Achievement (TSA) The project, funded by the America for Bul- works to break the poverty cycle, by pro- garia Foundation and the World Bank Group moting opportunities that help Bulgaria’s (WBG), was designed and implemented in most disadvantaged citizens achieve edu- partnership with TSA. The project enabled cational and economic success. TSA sup- more than 4,000 Bulgarian children ages ports programs that focus on Roma com- 3 to 6 years from vulnerable communities munities in early childhood development, to attend kindergarten. WBG’s Strategic educational achievement, and dropout Impact Evaluation Fund, in collaboration prevention for at-risk students, as well as with the Poverty Action Lab and with sup- income opportunities, including jobs, entre- port from the Open Society Institute-Sofia, preneurship, and home ownership. conducted a randomized control trial of the project to develop policy-relevant infor- mation and recommendations on the most EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP cost-effective way to boost preschool par- ticipation for marginalized children. Springboard for School Readiness 2014 (closed) End of school year ceremony in Bulgarian village school – primary graduates per- forming in national costumes Photo: IvelinaTaushanova / World Bank 275 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 University students listen to their political science pro- fessor in Ghana Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 276 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 TRUSTAFRICA DAKAR, SENEGAL Fouad Abdelmoumni, Acting Executive Director @TrustAfrica TrustAfrica works to secure the conditions toward creating a shared vision for higher for democracy and equitable development education on the continent. The summit throughout the African continent. Led by concluded with the Dakar Declaration and Africans, it convenes dialogues, develops an action plan. ideas, and provides grants and technical PARTNERSHIP: The summit brought to- assistance to organizations working to ad- gether partners across several sectors, vance these goals. including the African Union Commission, TrustAfrica’s programs focus on democra- African Development Bank, Council for the cy and civil society, equitable development, Development of Social Science Research and African philanthropy. in Africa, U.N. Africa Institute for Develop- ment and Economic Planning, Association of African Universities, and National Re- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP search Foundation of South Africa. Funding was provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York , TrustAfrica, The MasterCard African Higher Education Summit Foundation , and the World Bank Group. March 2015 More than 500 participants attended the Global Partnership for Social first “African Higher Education Summit” in Accountability (GPSA) Dakar, which was hosted by the Govern- 2012-ongoing (See page 160.) ment of Senegal, to identify strategies for transforming the African higher education GPSA generates knowledge, networking, sector. and financing to build civil society’s capaci- ty to promote social accountability. TrustA- IMPACT: In preparation for the summit, frica was actively involved in the technical consultations were held throughout Africa working group that was formed to develop with higher education institutions, govern- the structure and governance for GPSA, ments, students, academics, development and is a member of the steering committee. partners, employers, and business lead- ers, to share ideas and technical expertise 277 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Sleeping under a protective bed net in Ni- geria Photo: Arne Hoel / World Bank 278 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 TY DANJUMA FOUNDATION ABUJA, NIGERIA Sunday Udo, Chief Executive Officer @TYDFoundation The TY Danjuma Foundation supports ini- tiatives that improve access to health and EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP educational opportunities in Nigeria. The foundation focuses on enhancing commu- African Program for Onchocerciasis nity health care by providing free medical Control (APOC) services to rural communities, improving 1995–2015 (closed) (See page 24.) the quality of education for children and young people (aged 18 years and younger), APOC, the successor to the African River alleviating extreme poverty in communities Blindness Control Program, is being re- by providing clean drinking water, and en- placed by the Expanded Special Projects couraging the education and empowerment for Control and Elimination of Neglected of women. Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) program. ES- PEN will provide technical support to en- demic countries to increase treatment cov- erage for neglected tropical diseases. 279 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Children at preschool receive nutritious meals in Indo- nesia Photo: ErlyTatontos / World Bank 280 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION ZURICH, SWITZERLAND Phyllis Costanza, CEO @UBSoptimus Established in 1999 by UBS AG, the UBS Optimus Foundation is an independent EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP grant-making foundation committed to improving the well-being of children. It The Power of Nutrition supports the development of innovative 2015-ongoing (See page 243.) approaches and ideas to improve the edu- cation, protection, and health of disadvan- The UBS Optimus Foundation, together with taged children around the globe, regard- the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, less of their political, religious, or ethnic U.K. Department for International Develop- backgrounds. The foundation applies a ment, U.N. Children’s Fund, and World Bank four-phase value chain in grant making, Group, launched The Power of Nutrition and invests in lasting outcomes rather than fund to help millions of children reach their short-term solutions. full potential. Backed by leading organizations in private philanthropy and international develop- ment, the partnership seeks to unlock $1 billion dollars to tackle child malnutrition in some of the world’s poorest countries. 281 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Investment Partnership for Polio 2002-ongoing In 2002, a worldwide public health partnership bought down $227 million in IDA financing since called the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was at 2003 to support the government’s Polio Eradication a crisis point� To provide crucial financial support, Initiative, including procurement and the effective the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Founda- use of the oral polio vaccine� tion) partnered with the United Nations Foundation Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the last two coun- through funding from the Rotary Foundation and U�S� tries with endemic polio, though transmission rates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in an are historically low� To improve access to routine innovative financing mechanism developed by the immunization services, WBG partnered with the World Bank Group (WBG)� Gates Foundation to develop a partial results-linked Under the mechanism, countries that successfully buy-down for the ongoing Pakistan National Immu- complete a vaccine distribution program to elim- nization Support Project� The project is co-financed inate polio have their credit with the International by the U�S� Agency for International Development Development Association (IDA)—WBG’s fund for and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance� the poorest nations—paid off or “bought down” by The partnership has created significant incentives funding from the foundations� The program also for lending to polio eradication efforts through buy- expands support for interventions such as routine down options, and provides a results-based struc- immunization and maternal and child health� ture for coordinating and leveraging multiple sourc- To date, the program has supported $513 million in es of finance for routine immunization and other IDA financing for polio eradication in Nigeria and health services� Pakistan� In Pakistan alone, the partnership has Fatima, a Syrian refugee, watches as her child gets vaccinated, at a refugee registration center near Tripoli in Lebanon Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 282 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION WASHINGTON, DC, USA Kathy Calvin, President and CEO @unfoundation The United Nations Foundation (U.N. Foun- awareness-raising campaigns seeking to dation) connects the United Nations’ work create a global conversation on the Sus- with supporters around the world, mobi- tainable Development Goals (SDGs) and cli- lizing engaged global citizens, businesses, mate change. Examples include the “2013 and nongovernmental organizations to help World Economic Forum in Africa”, the “Earth tackle challenges including climate change, To Paris Coalition”, the “Earth To Marrakech global health, peace and security, wom- Coalition”, and SDG Media Zones. en’s empowerment, poverty eradication, energy access, and relations between the Data2X United States and the United Nations. The U.N. Foundation builds partnerships, grows 2012-ongoing constituencies, mobilizes resources, and Data2X, named for women’s power to mul- advocates for policy changes to support tiply progress in their societies, works to the United Nations’ work for individual and advance gender equality and women’s em- global progress. powerment. It does this by building part- nerships to improve data collection and by using gender data to guide policy, better EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP leverage investments, and spur global eco- nomic and social progress. The initiative Connect4Climate (C4C) is led by the U.N. Foundation, with support 2011-ongoing (See page 111.) from The William and Flora Hewlett Founda- tion and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, C4C is a global partnership, based at the as well as an ongoing collaboration with the World Bank Group (WBG), with the goal of U.S. State Department. communicating more clearly and compel- lingly the effects of climate change, pro- WBG contributes expertise, is a steering moting solutions, and empowering people committee member, and supports data to act. Since 2013, the U.N. Foundation collection, methodological research, and has partnered with C4C across a range of improved statistical capacity on women’s 283 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 The UN Foundation presents “Earth to Marrakech” at the Connect- 4Climate Digital Media Zone at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Photo: Riccardo Savi work and employment, in close collabora- tional and national action by governments, tion with the International Labour Organi- multilateral organizations, and foundations zation and the Food and Agriculture Orga- to address the major health challenges nization. facing women, children, and adolescents around the world. IMPACT: The partnership has identified 28 gaps in global data related to gender that it is seeking to close. These gaps exist across Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves five domains: health, education, economic 2010-ongoing opportunities, political participation, and human security. The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is a public-private partnership, hosted by the U.N. Foundation, to save lives, improve live- Every Woman Every Child lihoods, empower women, and protect the 2015-ongoing (See page 135.) environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household Every Woman Every Child is a global move- cooking solutions. Traditional cookstoves ment that mobilizes and intensifies interna- are a threat to health and security in de- 284 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 veloping countries, especially for girls and civil society, and affected communities, to women, as well as to the environment. prevent and treat these three communica- Household air pollution from traditional ble diseases. cooking is estimated to kill 4.3 million peo- ple every year in developing countries. The Global Partnership for Sustainable alliance’s 100 by 2020 goal calls for 100 Development Data (GPSDD) million households to adopt clean and effi- cient cookstoves and fuels by 2020. 2015-ongoing (See page 202.) IMPACT: Clean cooking is increasingly rec- The GPSDD partnership was formed to har- ognized as critical for addressing a broad ness improved methods and technology for range of global goals, from saving lives to using data to design and deliver public ser- mitigating climate change. The alliance has vices, fill gaps in knowledge, and help mon- successfully advocated for the inclusion itor the SDGs. of clean cooking and household air pollu- tion indicators to track progress in several Investment Partnership for Polio of the SDGs, and ensured that clean cook- 2002-ongoing (See page 282.) stoves and fuels were on the agendas of the 2016 G20 Summit, Women Deliver Con- In 2002, the Global Polio Eradication Ini- ference, and World Humanitarian Summit. tiative (GPEI)—a major global public health More than 50 countries have included clean effort—was at a crisis point due to an in- cooking in their national climate plans. creasing financing gap. Several founda- tions joined forces with the U.S. Centers for PARTNERSHIP: The alliance is working Disease Control and Prevention to support with public, private, and nonprofit partners an innovative financing mechanism devel- to accelerate the production, deployment, oped by WBG that supports GPEI. and use of clean cookstoves in developing countries through market-based approach- es. WBG is a member of the alliance, along with more than 1,600 partners, including   foundations. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 2002-ongoing (See page 43.) The Global Fund is structured as a health partnership between developed countries, developing countries, the private sector, 285 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Students at a vocational education and training center in Morocco Photo: Dana Smillie / World Bank 286 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 VEHBI KOÇ FOUNDATION ISTANBUL, TURKEY Erdal Yildirim, General Manager @vehbikocvakfi The Vehbi Koç Foundation, one of the larg- est charitable foundations in Turkey, was World Bank Group Foundations established in 1969 by entrepreneur Vehbi Round Table Series—Sharing Best Practices for Job Creation through Koç, with the goal of revitalizing philanthro- Public-Private Partnerships py in the country. The foundation’s focus areas are education, health, and culture. June 2015 The Vehbi Koç Foundation conducted a round table discussion at WBG headquar- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP ters in Washington, D.C., on creating inno- vative public-private partnerships to tack- Grantmakers East Forum le youth unemployment. The seminar was October 2015 based on the Vehbi Koç Foundation’s Voca- tional Education Program model, which was The Vehbi Koç Foundation and the World developed in partnership with the Turkish Bank Group (WBG) participated in a panel Ministry of Education and the Koç Holding at the Grantmakers East Forum in Istanbul and Koç Group Companies. The model has on “Youth (Un)employment—Increasing the been successful in improving the quality Employability of Young People.” The ses- of vocational education and raising aware- sion explored strategies and instruments ness of its importance in Turkey. for increasing the employability of youth. 287 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2012-ongoing Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases sup- velopment, and delivery of products for combatting ports World Health Organization (WHO) efforts to infectious diseases, including vaccines and diag- control and eliminate 10 neglected tropical diseases nostics to prevent and respond to future disease (NTDs) by 2020� Affiliated organizations signed the outbreaks, such as Ebola; drugs, diagnostics, and London Declaration on NTDs in 2012� insecticides to tackle the growing threat of diseas- es of emerging resistance, including malaria and Partners have committed resources and medi- TB; and drugs and diagnostics for NTDs� cines to expand treatment and develop new tools and strategies for interrupting the transmission Investments by the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda- of NTDs, as well as catalyze country demand for tion explore the feasibility of interrupting disease treatment� The U�S� Agency for International De- transmission and mitigating the risks of drug resis- velopment (USAID) maintained a budget of $100 tance� Other partners include The END Fund , Mundo million for each year from 2014 to 2016, with work Sano , and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation , all in 17 countries in Africa, seven in Asia, and seven endorsers of the London Declaration� in Latin America� The United Kingdom government Department for International Development creat- ed the Ross Fund of more than 350 million pounds ($500 million) in 2016 to strengthen research, de- Mother comforts baby after she received vaccinations at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Sierra Leone Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank 288 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 WELLCOME TRUST LONDON, UK Jeremy Farrar, Director @wellcometrust The Wellcome Trust works for improve- ments in human and animal health by sup- EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP porting the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities. The CGIAR Wellcome Trust focuses on supporting out- Founded 1971 (See page 79.) standing researchers, accelerating the ap- plication of research, and exploring med- The Wellcome Trust is a member of CGIAR icine in historical and cultural contexts. It (formerly known as the Consultative Group funds research in the United Kingdom and on International Agricultural Research), a has a particular focus on Africa (Kenya, strategic partnership committed to work- Malawi, South Africa, and Tanzania), South- ing toward a food-secure future through east Asia (the Lao People’s Democratic Re- high-quality international agricultural re- public, Thailand, and Vietnam), and India. search. Programs include the following: • Afrique One–African Science Partner- ship for Intervention Research Excel- lence , which received support from the Wellcome Trust’s Africa Institution Ini- tiative to contribute to the introduction of post-doctorate positions in African universities. A second phase, led by nine African universities and including five African and two European partner institutions, focuses on building capac- ity to address endemic zoonotic dis- eases (diseases that are transmissible between animals and humans). • Antibiotic Resistance: Mitigation Op- portunities in Livestock Sector De- velopment , which received a Wellcome 289 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 A portrait of a patient at the E.S. Grant Mental Health Hospi- tal in Monrovia, Liberia Photo: Dominic Chavez / World Bank Trust grant supporting its research into • Infection Dynamics and Disease Bur- how livestock contributes to increased den of East African Cattle , a study that resistance to antibiotics in low- and generated data on thousands of cases middle-income countries, with empha- of animal infections to rank them by sis on solutions that promote animal importance, identify factors that pre- welfare and are environmentally and dispose some cattle to a high burden of socially sustainable. infectious diseases, and develop practi- • Development of Effective Rift Valley cal tools for diagnosing infections in the Fever Vaccines for Use in Sheep and field. Humans , which sought to control con- tagious bovine pleuropneumonia. 290 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 • Out of the Shadows: Making Mental Regional Initiative to Support Excel- Health a Global Development Priority lence in Higher Education in Africa April 2016 2014-ongoing At the 2016 World Bank Group (WBG)/In- The African Centers of Excellence (ACE) ternational Monetary Fund Spring Meet- initiative works to strengthen the long-term ings, a high-level event on mental health, capacity to train a new generation of Afri- was hosted by the WBG, World Health Or- cans who can develop and apply science ganization, and Harvard University, with and technology to solve pressing challeng- support from The Rockefeller Foundation, es. The WBG project targets regional cen- The Nippon Foundation, Calouste Gulbenkian ters across Africa, including universities, Foundation , Wellcome Trust, Open Society that are the most proactive and innovative Foundations , Fundación Santa Fe, and Fun- in professional skill development and ap- dación ONCE . plied research in priority areas, such as maternal and child health, science, engi- IMPACT: The event engaged finance minis- neering, math, and agricultural sciences. ters on the economic and social benefits of investing in mental health and psychoso- PARTNERSHIP: The Carnegie Corporation cial support. It also identified cost-effec- of New York has invested significantly in tive, affordable, and feasible interventions, tertiary education in Africa, including in including the integration of mental health the governance and management of higher programs into primary care and communi- education. Many ACEs are building on their ty settings as part of the progressive real- initial partner funding or have attracted ad- ization of universal health coverage. Most ditional funding. For example, the J ohn D. importantly, the event signified the com- and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has mencement of the Global Mental Health funded the Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Initiative (see page 172), a collaborative at Bayero University in Nigeria, and the response to tackle mental health as a de- Wellcome Trust has funded the West Af- velopment challenge by pursuing multidis- rican Center for Cell Biology of Infectious ciplinary approaches. Pathogens at the University of Ghana.  291 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Young women learn computer skills in Pakistan Photo: Visual News Associates / World Bank 292 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION MENLO PARK, CA, USA Larry Kramer, President @Hewlett_Found The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ACET’s vision is that, by 2025, all African (Hewlett Foundation) makes grants to solve countries will drive their own growth agen- social and environmental problems at home das, led by the private sector and supported and around the world. The foundation’s by capable states with strong institutions goals include helping to reduce global pov- and policies. Funding and support for AC- erty, limiting the risk of climate change, im- ET’s advisory and research work has been proving education for students in Califor- provided by the World Bank Group (WBG), nia and elsewhere, improving reproductive Hewlett Foundation, and The Rockefeller health and rights worldwide, supporting Foundation , among others. vibrant performing arts in the communi- In 2016, ACET successfully launched the ty, advancing the field of philanthropy, and Africa Transformation Forum in Kigali. Al- supporting disadvantaged communities in though the program between ACET and the San Francisco Bay Area. WBG, E nhancing ACET Capacity to Strength- The Hewlett Foundation’s five program ar- en African Governments for Transformation, eas are global development and population, closes in 2017, support from other founda- education, environment, performance arts tion partners will not be impacted. (San Francisco Bay Area), and philanthropy. Data2X EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIP 2012-ongoing Data2X, named for women’s power to mul- African Center for Economic tiply progress in their societies, works to Transformation (ACET) advance gender equality by building part- 2008-ongoing nerships to improve data collection and use gender disaggregated data and analysis to ACET is a Ghana-based organization that guide policy, better leverage investments, provides economic advisory services and and spur global economic and social prog- capacity building to African governments. ress. The initiative is led by the United Na- 293 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 tions Foundation, with support from Hew- ed Nations Foundation . The report suggest- lett Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates ed ways forward to close these gaps using Foundation , and an ongoing collaboration existing and new data sources, and the po- with the U.S. State Department. tential use of “big data” as a new source of gender data. WBG is a steering committee member, and contributes expertise, supporting data col- lection and methodological research on Global Partnership for Social Ac- women’s work and employment, in close countability (GPSA) collaboration with the International Labour 2012-ongoing (See page 160.) Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization. GPSA generates knowledge, networking, and financing to build civil society’s capac- IMPACT: The partnership has identified 28 ity to promote social accountability. The gaps in global data related to gender that Hewlett Foundation was actively involved involve five domains: health, education, in consultations and the technical working economic opportunities, political participa- group for developing and designing GPSA, tion, and human security. In 2014, Data2X and has been in ongoing contact with the prepared the Mapping Gender Gaps with a GPSA secretariat, exploring synergies and grant from Hewlett Foundation to the Unit- opportunities. 294 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 delivery across health and education. Re- Global Partnership for Sustainable peat surveys have taken place in Tanzania, Development Data (GPSDD) and the project was rolled out in the Demo- 2015-ongoing (See page 202.) cratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Mali, and Niger in 2016. Ethiopia and Zambia in- The GPSDD partnership was formed to har- dependently implemented surveys based ness improved methods and technology for on the project, with technical assistance using data to design and deliver public ser- from the team. In Tanzania, results from vices, fill gaps in knowledge, and help mon- the SDI project formed the basis for a major itor the Sustainable Development Goals. new strategy called Big Results Now. In Mo- zambique, following the release of the SDI Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) results, the Ministry of Education launched a countrywide campaign against teacher 2013-ongoing (See page 259.) and student absenteeism. OCP is a nonprofit organization that works PARTNERSHIP: The Hewlett Foundation’s with governments at the state and city lev- support and expertise has been—and con- els, companies, and civil society in develop- tinues to be—integral to the design and im- ing and developed countries to open public plementation of the SDI project, making it contracting through disclosure, data, and more than just a data initiative. The foun- engagement. Its goal is to ensure that the dation’s emphasis on evaluating data for vast sums of money generated and spent their use and influence has challenged the through contracts are deployed honestly, way WBG uses the knowledge it generates. fairly and effectively. The Hewlett Foundation is a member of the SDI steering committee. The partnership, Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) which works closely with the African Eco- Project nomic Research Consortium and the Afri- can Development Bank, is also supported 2013–17 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Good The SDI project is a five-year partnership Ventures , and Mo Ibrahim Foundation. to develop and implement an innovative set of indicators to measure the quality and coverage of service delivery in African pri- mary schools and health clinics. IMPACT: The project has been implement- ed in Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda to examine the experience of 350 million people in service 295 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 and a business environment that fails to Women, Business and the Law adequately support the businesses women 2009-ongoing tend to choose to run. Although legal gender parity has improved IMPACT: Women, Business and the Law 2016 , around the world, major differences per- the fourth in the series, provides data on sist, with laws and regulations continuing barriers to women’s entrepreneurship and to prevent women from improving their employment in 173 economies. The report own well-being and that of their families enhances the global data on laws and reg- by working or running a business. Since its ulations that affect women’s prospects as inception in 2009, the publication Women, entrepreneurs and employees, while also Business and the Law has collected unique making it easier to compare economies. data on laws and regulations constraining PARTNERSHIP: The Hewlett Foundation women’s entrepreneurship and employ- and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provide ment. The data set illuminates how gov- funding. ernment policies limit women’s full eco- nomic participation through unequal laws 296 INDEX Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education 13-14 Aga Khan Development Network 10, 17-22, 40, 17 7, 179, 199 Allan Gray Orbis Foundation 25, 155 Argidius Foundation 27 The Asia Foundation 29, 180 Avatar Alliance Foundation 31, 111 Avina Foundation 33, 82, 180 BBVA Microfinance Foundation 10, 35-36, 173 Bernard van Leer Foundation 10, 18, 39-40, 110, 117, 137, 149, 179 Bertelsmann Foundation 41-42, 180 Bezos Family Foundation 137 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 15, 24, 37, 43, 4 4-78, 82, 85, 97, 106, 107, 121, 129, 135, 138, 160, 169, 181, 198, 200, 201, 205, 217, 221, 223, 241, 251, 258, 266, 267, 272, 282, 283, 288, 294, 295, 296 Bloomberg Philanthropies 23, 67, 83-85, 95, 101, 105, 134, 142, 230, 231 Blue Moon Fund 87 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 24, 37, 89, 153, 221, 242, 281 Carnegie Corporation of New York 91-92, 182, 190, 27 7, 281 Children’s Investment Fund Foundation 10, 23, 63, 64, 65, 67, 83, 95-99, 101, 105, 110, 116, 121, 125, 137, 142, 199, 202, 231, 243, 249, 258, 269, 281, 288 Citi Foundation 23, 83, 95, 101, 105, 127, 140, 229 ClimateWorks Foundation 103 Clinton Foundation 23, 63, 83, 95, 101, 105-106, 142, 231 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation 96, 109-110, 116, 117, 137, 269 David and Lucile Packard Foundation 103, 113, 171 Dubai Cares 96, 110, 115-116, 199, 269 eBay Foundation 119 The ELMA Philanthropies 137 The END Fund 24, 121, 288 Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia 10, 123 European Foundation Centre 10, 127-128, 273 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 131, 155 FIA Foundation 133-133, 229 Ford Foundation 23, 37, 79, 80, 82, 83, 95, 101, 105, 111, 129, 139-145, 160, 231 Fundação Itaú Social 147 THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND FOUNDATIONS | STORIES OF PARTNERSHIP 2017 Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal 39, 137, 149 Sir Ratan Tata Trust 64, 79, 97, 257-258 Fundación Gabriel García Márquez para el Nuevo Skoll Foundation 260-261 Periodismo Iberoamericano 151 Stars Foundation 160, 263 Fundación ONCE 10, 89, 153, 221, 242, 291 Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture 47, Fundación Ramón Areces 159 49, 79, 93, 265-267 German Marshall Fund of the United States 11, 181, Thrive Networks 7 7, 271-272 160 Trust for Social Achievement 11, 276 Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy 10, 163 TrustAfrica 91, 160, 190, 27 7 Global Philanthropy Forum 11, 164-165 T Y Danjuma Foundation 24, 279 Goldman Sachs Foundation 167 UBS Optimus Foundation 97, 243, 281 Good Ventures 66, 169, 198, 295 United Nations Foundation 43, 68, 69, 107, 111, 135, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation 113, 171 202, 223, 283-285 Grameen Foundation 36, 173 Vehbi Koç Foundation 287 International Youth Foundation 175-176, 253, 254, Wellcome Trust 24, 37, 79, 89, 92, 153, 182, 221, 242, 274 289-291 Jacobs Foundation 18, 39, 137, 179 The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 59, 66, 68, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 37, 103, 107, 157, 160, 167, 160, 169, 198, 202, 226, 235, 92, 181-182, 225, 281 259, 283, 293-296 Lego Foundation 137, 185, 199 Li Ka Shing Foundation 111, 186-187 The MasterCard Foundation 129, 14 4, 189-191, 199, 274, 27 7 MetLife Foundation 129, 193 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation 129, 195 Mo Ibrahim Foundation 66, 160, 169, 197-198, 295 Nike Foundation 203-205 The Nippon Foundation 37, 89, 153, 207-208, 221, 242, 281 Novak Djokovic Foundation 137, 210-213, 220 Omidyar Network Fund 72, 82, 129, 153, 155, 157, 215- 217, 259 Open Society Foundations 37, 64, 89, 86, 110, 116, 117, 137, 153, 157, 180, 185, 213, 219-222, 225, 242, 259, 273, 291 Peace and Security Funders Group 225 PepsiCo Foundation 227-228 Realdania 29, 83, 95, 101, 105, 142, 231 Robert Bosch Foundation 127, 199, 233 The Rockefeller Foundation 37, 62, 79, 89, 96, 110, 116, 153, 172, 199, 221, 225, 235-242, 251, 274, 291, 293 Rotary Foundation 245, 282 Sawiris Foundation for Social Development 247 Shell Foundation 249-250 Silatech 175, 176, 253-255 foundationsinfo@worldbank.org