A homestead in Kanzenze, Bugesera District, Rwanda accessing electricity through a tabletsized solar panel, placed on the roof; a member of the homestead charging his phone using solar power. Photo: ...

Gender equality is central to the World Bank’s mission of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. In Eastern and Southern Africa (AFE), where women and girls face unique disadvantages ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the Philippines, the World Bank supported the country’s efforts to scale up vaccination, strengthen its health system, and counter the impact of the pandemic, ...

The Côte d’Ivoire e-Agriculture Project benefited over 400,000 individuals between 2018 and 2023 working in selected agricultural value chains by improving market access and information through ...

Natural hazards, some fueled by a changing climate, have a devastating effect on children’s education and lives in every corner of the globe. Through its Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS), the ...

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces critical challenges for digital development, including underdeveloped digital infrastructure, lack of accessible and affordable connectivity, a stubborn digital gender ...

Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is set to potentially transform the labor market, presenting both opportunities and challenges. Studies about its possible impacts have generally focused on ...

The World Bank SHIFT (Securing Human Investments to Foster Transformation) program sought to improve the rights and conditions of home-based workers (HBWs) and other vulnerable women working in ...

In the face of dire challenges stemming from almost a decade of conflict in Yemen, the World Bank-supported Emergency Human Capital Project (EHCP) has worked to improve access to essential health, ...

Conservation effort: Nini in Indonesia has been planting mangrove seedlings at a government site since 2021, which provides her with a steady income. Countries around the globe are facing increasing ...

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) represents a critical barrier to development globally. It is the most extreme manifestation of gender inequality and the most prevalent form of violence worldwide, ...

The World Bank is supporting the government of Albania in harnessing cutting-edge institutional and public sector transformation to improve public services, boost human capital, and accelerate ...