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In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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The Kenya Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) aims to identify the impact of climate change on Kenya … back Kenya's aspiration of being an upper-middle-income country and reducing poverty in the next decade. In a business ….25 percent by 2050 compared to the baseline. Climate impacts Kenya's human, natural and physical capital and the impacts vary by …
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The International Development Association (IDA) has included jobs as a special theme since the 17th Replenishment of IDA (IDA17) in 2014, when it explicitly recognized the role played by labor markets in intermediating between growth and inclusion. This acknowledgment of jobs marked a shift in...
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This evaluation is the first stage of the Independent Evaluation Group's assessment of the World Bank's support for more, better, and more inclusive jobs through International Development Association (IDA) financing, and it assesses the implementation of IDA-supported interventions directly...
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Trade can dramatically improve women's lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women … policy on both women and men and to develop appropriate, evidence-based policies to ensure that trade helps to enhance … connections among the economic roles that women play as workers, consumers, and decision makers. Building on new analyses and new …
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The world today believes that supporting women entrepreneurs is vital for economic growth. As economic opportunities … increase, unprecedented numbers of women are entering the world of business and entrepreneurship. The number of women … entrepreneurs has risen in global economy including in developing countries. However, the majority of women entrepreneurs in …
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,000 in 2016, encouraged in part by increased government efforts to facilitate new business. Vietnam's women own 95,906 or … about 21 percent of formal enterprises. Vietnam has fewer differences between the legal statuses of men and women. However …, most banks have yet to consider adopting strategies that cater to women-owned SMEs. Even when women entrepreneurs do …
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence against women and girls that … affects at least 200 million women in the world. FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to impact the physical and mental health … of affected women and girls from the moment of the cutting, with prolonged and irreversible consequences during their …
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence against women and girls that … affects at least 200 million women in the world FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to impact the physical and mental health of … affected women and girls from the moment of the cutting, with prolonged and irreversible consequences during their entire lives …
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Women, business and the law focuses on this critical piece of the puzzle, objectively highlighting differentiations on … a job, providing incentives to work, building credit and going to court. Women, business and the law describes regional … opportunities for women. For men and women throughout the developing world, the chance to start and run a business or get a good job …
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