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Female Labor Force Participation in Bangladesh: What Do We Know? How Can We Address it in Operations?

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2019-06) World Bank Group

This knowledge note is designed to support operational teams to design interventions to help address the challenges of female labor force participation in Bangladesh. The note presents a brief overview of the status and dynamics of female labor force participation in Bangladesh, along with a discussion of underlying causes. It identifies potential areas for investment and policy intervention and provides good practice case examples from World Bank projects around the world.
Closing the Gap: The State of Social Safety Nets 2017

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2017-04) World Bank Group

There is an increasing global focus on social protection. For the first time social protection (SP) is part of a comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. As a reflection of this global focus, there has been an explosion of activity in social safety nets programs around the world. The number of developing countries with social safety nets (SSN) doubled in the last two decades from 72 to 149 countries There has also been an increasing complexity of SSN systems or programs in pursuit of greater results. A growing commitment to SSN is also evident in the fact that countries tend to spend more on SSN over time. A growing commitment to SSN is also evident in the fact that countries tend to spend more on SSN over time. More needs to be done as significant gaps in coverage remain around the globe. Much effort continues to be put into experimenting with new SSN instruments, and learning what works, especially with respect to promoting productive inclusion.
A Decade of Rural Transformation: Lessons Learnt from the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project—JEEViKA

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2017) World Bank Group

The objective of this booklet is to document a decade of journey of the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP) from 2006 to 2016 in the one of the poorest states in India. The project was successfully completed and a follow-on project, Bihar Transformative Development Project (BTDP) commenced in 2016 to expand the BRLP model. This booklet is a joint effort of the Bihar Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (BRLPS) (locally known as JEEViKA) and the World Bank and aims to share the lessons learnt with the development practitioners and colleagues around the world who have the same motivation and goals for rural poverty alleviation and transformation for shared prosperity.
Knowledge Externalities from Poverty Mapping in the European Union

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016-03) World Bank Group

The Poverty Mapping in the European Union (EU) project, an initiative of the World Bank and European Commission (EC) in cooperation with EU member states, has developed a set of high-resolution poverty maps by using information from recent national population censuses and household income surveys to estimate the rates of monetary poverty for small geographic areas in EU member states. This disaggregated information can help guide allocations of EU funds to the areas in highest need as well as inform decision making and policies at the national and sub -national levels in each of the EU member states. This brief outlines several of the key knowledge externalities gained in the context of this project that have improved the World Bank’s approach to poverty mapping, including methodological innovations in small area poverty estimation and enhancements to the publicly available poverty mapping software PovMap.
Lessons Learned from Poverty Mapping in the European Union

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016-03) World Bank Group

The Poverty Mapping in the European Union (EU) project, an initiative of the World Bank and European Commission (EC) in cooperation with EU member states, has developed a set of high-resolution poverty maps by using information from recent national population censuses and household income surveys to estimate the rates of monetary poverty for small geographic areas in EU member states. This disaggregated information can help guide allocations of EU funds to the areas in highest need as well as inform decision making and policies at the national and sub- national levels in each of the EU member states.
Changing Lives in the Nile Basin

(World Bank, Entebbe, 2015-05-01) World Bank Group

A remarkable program of cooperation in the Nile basin is bringing change to millions of people living in poverty. By promoting trust and cooperation between the 10 Nile countries, the Nile basin initiative (NBI) has enabled these countries to advance a shared vision for development of the region based on sustainable management and equitable use of the Nile water resources. Countries have come together to plan and implement development projects that are proving to be transformative in terms of food, water, and energy security - as well as improving the resilience of some of the poorest in society. Once implemented, these projects promise to benefit nearly 30 million people.