The development objective of the Emergency Human Capital Project is to provide essential health, nutrition, water and sanitation services to the population of Yemen. This Project paper seeks the approval...
Les pays de la région CEMAC pourraient renforcer leur capital humain en investissant davantage dans l’éducation, la santé et l’assistance sociale. Un indice de capital humain situé entre 0,27 et 0,46 suggère...
Togo was able to affectively reach the urban informall sector with a fully digital social assistance program, Novissi. The denser telecommunications and financial networks found in cities better facilitated...
This report provides an overview of human capital in Armenia, focusing on education, health, and social protection. It highlights improvements in early childhood education, vocational training, maternal...
Romania is the fastest growing economy in the European Union (EU), but also maintains one of the highest poverty rates. To ensure continued economic growth, the Government of Romania (GoR) has made human...
Marketing to women isn’t just about promoting goods and services to them. It requires an understanding of women’s needs, as well as preferences, across various market segments. Working with International...
Every summer, World Bank Group staff and their families would meet for a day of fun outdoor activities. Following the tradition started in the early 1950’s, the World Bank Group staff gathered for the...
On 22 July 2013, much of the world’s attention turned toward England and the news of the birth of a son to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. For staff in the World Bank Group Archives, the occasion brought...
With summer and baseball season in full swing, the Archives highlights an annual tradition that took place under Eugene Black, the third President of the World Bank Group. In 1949, when Black became President...
Branchless banking services have taken on a significant challenge: developing new channels through which to provide financial services to customers who have mostly used only cash before. Understanding...
Branchless banking services have taken on a significant challenge: developing new channels through which to provide financial services to customers who have mostly used only cash before. Understanding...
The Water and Sanitation Program's (WSP) Global Scaling Up Handwashing Project (HWWS) is testing an array of interventions to promote handwashing with soap among mothers and children in rural Vietnam...
On September 30, 1963, the International Development Association (IDA) Board of Governors adopted resolution number thirty nine. The Boards of Governors wish to record their sense of the profound loss...