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STARTS 2.0
Government of Karnataka, World Bank
STARS 2.0
As a Project Management Unit for World Bank-funded Strengthening Teacher-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project, we are providing technical and managerial services for improving the status...
Project Management Unit to Support Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project in Himachal Pradesh, India
Strengthening Teacher-Learning and Results for States (STARS)
Project Management Unit to Support Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project in Himachal Pradesh, India
As a Project Management Unit for World Bank-funded Strengthening Teacher-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project, we are providing technical and managerial services for improving the status...
Improving early childhood education in Himachal Pradesh by enhancing teacher performance and training
Strengthening education service delivery through capacity building of school leadership
Assisting establishment of a State Level Assessment Centre for decentralised and real-time assessment of student learning outcomes
Developing data systems and monitoring and evaluation framework for regular...
Financial and procurement management support to state functionaries
Strengthening vocational education and training in the state in order to ease the school-to-work transition
Undertaking research on status of education in the state and documenting best practices
Project Management Unit for effective Implementation and Monitoring of Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Scheme and other skill related initiatives, Puducherry, India
SANKALP
Project Management Unit for effective Implementation and Monitoring of Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Scheme and other skill related initiatives, Puducherry, India
To ensure effective implementation and monitoring of World Bank-funded Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood
Designing and developing a comprehensive framework for monitoring of SANKALP...
Assisting PSDS & District/Regional Administration in developing skilling ecosystem to...
Monitoring of skill development at U.T and District/Regional level with special focus on women...
Assisting PSDS in review of sectoral skill gap study, youth aspiration study and job market...
Facilitating industry-institute linkages and enhancing employability of youth
Capacity building of district skill experts and other staff by organising training programmes...
Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH), India
SAMRIDH
Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH), India
Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH), India
India’s first healthcare focused blended finance facility, SAMRIDH aims to catalyse market solutions and innovations to improve access to affordable and quality...
300 Million+
Mobilised through India’s First Healthcare Blended Finance Facility
16,000+
Medical Staff, Community Health Workers & Nurses Trained
1200+
Health Facilities Reached
23 Million+
People Reached
Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI)
NORWAY INDIA PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (NIPI)
Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI)
NIPI aims to provide strategic, catalytic, and innovative support to India’s National Health Mission (NHM) by testing scalable interventions in four high focus states of Bihar...
10 of 11
Scale-up of 10 of 11 NIPI Innovations with Government of India
7,00,000+
Newborns & 5000+ Mothers Reached
40,000+
Health Functionaries Trained
SAMVEG: Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies, India
SAMVEG
SAMVEG: Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies, India
SAMVEG aims to fill critical gaps in health systems, encourage innovations, scale-up & sustain interventions to improve Maternal, Newborn...
3.5 Million+
Pregnant Mothers and 3.1 Million+ infants to be given equitable access to MNCH services
13 Million+
Children (under the age of 5) to benefit from scale-up of MNCH good practices
Enhanced capacity building for public and private sector stakeholders
MANZIL: Aspire to Achieve
Manzil
MANZIL: Aspire to Achieve
Manzil enables access to quality vocational/skill education & economic opportunities to empower young girls aged 14-21 years to independently and make their own choices..
95,000+
girls trained on market-driven & aspirational vocational skills
28,000+
girls provided with apprenticeships, on-the-job training and job opportunities
1000+
villages across 6 districts reached
RAJPUSHT: Strengthening Care in the first 1,000 Days
RajPusht
RAJPUSHT: Strengthening Care in the first 1,000 Days
RajPusht seeks to reduce the prevalence of low birth weight and wasting among children in five tribal districts of Rajasthan, India. The project follows a transformative pathway for improved maternal & child health by championing cash transfers for new mothers...
2,45,000+
women received cash benefits for buying nutritious food
1,39,000+
households counselled on the importance of nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and young children
21,000+
Frontline workers trained
2,00,000+
newborn’s weighed accurately through innovative digital weighing machines
23,000+
community meetings conducted
UDAAN: A 360 Degree Approach to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy
UDAAN
UDAAN: A 360 Degree Approach to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy
UDAAN, a five-year project aimed at reducing early marriage of girls and teenage pregnancy is being implemented in Rajasthan...
18,200+
child marriages and 28,000+ teenage pregnancies prevented
52,000+
additional girls enrolled in schools
600,000+
female users introduced to the new Injectable contraceptive method
Prioritizing India’s efforts to protect the environment
Prioritizing India’s efforts to protect the environment
Technical Assistance Project on Integrated Solid Waste Management Improvement Project, Bangladesh
The primary objective of this project is to lead and develop decentralised international urban cooperation between local authorities from the EU and Asia...
USD 250 Million+
investment over next 5 years to improve urban waste management
3200
Tonnes/Day of waste generation in 10 cities to be addressed
Transition to new waste management approaches-Regional Integrated Landfill & Integrated Resource Recovery Facility
Technical Assistance Project on Integrated Solid Waste Management Improvement Project, Bangladesh
Technical Assistance Project on Integrated Solid Waste Management Improvement Project, Bangladesh
Technical Assistance Project on Integrated Solid Waste Management Improvement Project, Bangladesh
The primary objective of this project is to lead and develop decentralised international urban cooperation between local authorities from the EU and Asia...
USD 250 Million+
investment over next 5 years to improve urban waste management
3200
Tonnes/Day of waste generation in 10 cities to be addressed
Transition to new waste management approaches-Regional Integrated Landfill & Integrated Resource Recovery Facility
Technical assistance to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for the preparation of Urban Water Supply Guidelines; Support in implementation of AMRUT 2.0 & Design and Operation of a National Investment Challenge
Technical assistance to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for the preparation of Urban Water Supply Guidelines
Technical assistance to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for the preparation of Urban Water Supply Guidelines; Support in implementation of AMRUT 2.0 & Design and Operation of a National Investment Challenge
The project is designed to support to MoHUA for design of an investment challenge aligned to urban water & sanitation priorities, to incentivize ULBs and promote demonstration projects aligned with the policy objectives of the Urban JJM including...
Innovating water secure initiatives as targeting reforms in AMRUT 2.0 Cities
Driving unique innovations with Climate Resilient Water Investment Challenge
Facilitating capacity-building targeting more than 4800 ULBs under AMRUT 2.0
Preparation of Concept Development Plans & Detailed Master Plans for Holistic Development of package I, III, IV islands
NITI Aayog
Preparation of Concept Development Plans & Detailed Master Plans for Holistic Development of package I, III, IV islands
Nestled in the Indian Ocean, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar are two separate archipelago bestowed with rich biodiversity...
14500+
Direct Employment Generated
India’s 1st Eco-Label
For sustainable dive operations - Green Fins to be activated.
India 1st Water Villa
In Kadmat & Suheli (worth INR 480 Cr.) successfully awarded to the Taj Group
India’s 1st
Instance of Upfront CRZ and EC Clearance
Kadmat beach
Recommended for International ‘Blue Flag award’
Preparation of Tourism Master Plan, Bangladesh
Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism, Government of Bangladesh
Preparation of Tourism Master Plan, Bangladesh
Realising the potential in the tourism industry in transforming Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021, the master plan is set to provide a clear...
1100+
Destination asset mapping on GIS platform
2000+
Stakeholders Consultations (including 22+ Ministry level meetings)
10%
Expected increase in GDP contribution of tourism by 2041
20%
Expected increase in tourism jobs by 2041.
Holistic Development Tourism Plan (HDTP), Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board
Holistic Development Tourism Plan (HDTP), Uttarakhand
With the objective of unleashing the tourism potential in the Himalayan State of Uttarakhand, the project
INR 1210 Cr
Tourism development of Tehri Lake of INR 1210 Cr. Received approval from the Directorate of Economic Affairs for external funding from the Asian Development Bank
INR 8800 Cr
15th Finance commission approval for INR 8800 Cr for statewide tourism infrastructure Transformation
130 public toilet
Facilitated design and implementation of 130 public toilet blocks along Chardham Pilgrim Route in record time of less than a year.
South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition & Growth (SAPLING) – Landscaping, Assessment & Institutional Analysis for Phase 1 & Design of Phase 2, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal & Sri Lanka
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition & Growth (SAPLING) – Landscaping, Assessment & Institutional Analysis for Phase 1 & Design of Phase 2, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal & Sri Lanka
The South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition and Growth (SAPLING) is a multistakeholder regional policy advocacy...
Mid-Term Evaluation of the Local Government Initiative on Climate Change (LoGIC) in Bangladesh
Multi Donor
Mid-Term Evaluation of the Local Government Initiative on Climate Change (LoGIC) in Bangladesh
LoGIC is a multi-donor collaborative initiative supported by the Government of Bangladesh, UNDP, UNCDF, the EU and the Embassy of...
Engagement of Independent Verification Agency (IVA) to conduct National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS), India
WORLD BANK
Engagement of Independent Verification Agency (IVA) to conduct National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS), India
The Government of India undertook a loan from the World Bank (World Bank Support Operation to Swachh Bharat Mission)...
Challenge Fund Guidelines
Challenge Fund Guidelines
Challenge Fund Guidelines
Sida has been using Challenge Funds to finance entrepreneurs and innovators that are willing to contribute to economic, environmental, and social sustainability...
Development of comprehensive guidelines for Sida personnel and partners engaged in the design...
Expected to influence the management of a range of Sida-supported challenge fund programmes.
Approx. 90%
Approx. 90% of the challenge funds supported by Sida aim to explicitly use market incentives to test...
Meta-evaluation of USAID-supported Global Challenge Funds
Meta-evaluation of USAID
Meta-evaluation of USAID-supported Global Challenge Funds
USAID defines Grand Challenges as multi-year partnership platforms, requiring a minimum investment of $15 million for USAID and its partners...
Three funds supporting improvements in the efficiency of agricultural production processes...
Two funds focused on the specific health challenges of Zika and Ebola surfaced new, leading technologies for...
2.2 Million
people in conflict affected regions gained access to improved humanitarian services; and 600,000...
Monitoring and Evaluation Services for Future-makers Programme
Monitoring and Evaluation Services for Future-makers Programme
Monitoring and Evaluation Services for Future-makers Programme
‘Futuremakers by Standard Chartered’ is a global initiative launched as part of SCB’s Global Community Programmes strategy...
735,000+
Reached 735,000+ girls and young women with educational programmes to support their economic empowerment.
87,000
Focused on youth employability by supporting 87,000 young people to become job-ready
60,000
Reached more than 60,000 young people with focus on youth entrepreneurship.
Sub-National Public Expenditure Review (PER) in Health, Ethiopia
Sub-National Public Expenditure Review
Sub-National Public Expenditure Review (PER) in Health, Ethiopia
The primary objective of the Sub-National Public Expenditure Review (PER) is to analyse recent fiscal developments in Ethiopia within the context of investments in health...
Evaluation and Analysis for Tax Transformation (EATT), Ethiopia
Ethiopia Tax Systems Transformation Programme
Evaluation and Analysis for Tax Transformation (EATT), Ethiopia
Under Ethiopia Tax Systems Transformation Programme (TSTP), DFID and Government of Ethiopia (GoE) established a Tax Transformation Office...
Ministry of Economy & Finance (MEF) Programme Budget Capacity Assessment, Cambodia
Public Financial Management Reform Programme
Ministry of Economy & Finance (MEF) Programme Budget Capacity Assessment, Cambodia
Driven by the goal to upgrade Cambodia’s public financial management system to match international standards, the Royal Government of Cambodia launched...
Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH), India
SAMRIDH
Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH), India
Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH), India
India’s first healthcare focused blended finance facility, SAMRIDH aims to catalyse market solutions and innovations to improve access to affordable and quality...
300 Million+
Mobilised through India’s First Healthcare Blended Finance Facility
16,000+
Medical Staff, Community Health Workers & Nurses Trained
1200+
Health Facilities Reached
23 Million+
People Reached
Skill India Impact Bond
National Skill Development Corporation
Skill India Impact Bond
Sharing the vision of an ‘employment ready’ young India, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with...
$14 million+
fund mobilised for the Impact Bond
50,000+
young people in India to benefit over four years
60%
of beneficiaries will be women and would be provided wage-employment in Covid-19 recovery sectors including retail, apparel, healthcare, and logistics
MUKTI- Pay-For-Performance Program, India
USAID
MUKTI- Pay-For-Performance Program, India
Mukti is the World’s First Pay-for-Performance program designed to improve the nutritional status and treatment outcomes of TB patients..
10,000
TB patient benefitted from the nutrition and treatment outcome
1000
Patients in Dhar district treated
16
Districts of Madhya Pradesh reached
Evaluation Management Unit for the Forestry, Land Use and Governance (FLAG) Programme, Indonesia
DFID
Evaluation Management Unit for the Forestry, Land Use and Governance (FLAG) Programme, Indonesia
FLAG was a £32.5 million, 3-year programme to support action to reduce the rate of deforestation and Peat land degradation in Indonesia...
12.1
Generated 12.1 million tonnes of avoided CO2e
20,958 hectares
Prevented 20,958 hectares of deforestation and forest degradation
33,000
Reduced GHG emissions from an area of 33,000 hectares of peatlands
Infrastructure for Climate Resilient Growth in India (ICRG) Programme, India
DFID
Infrastructure for Climate Resilient Growth in India (ICRG) Programme, India
ICRG was a 43-month Technical Assistance (TA) Programme commissioned by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) that aimed to support the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India. Selected from 2500 blocks under the special focus of MGNREGA by the Government of India, the ICRG programme was implemented in 103 blocks in the states of Bihar, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh. The programme aimed to ensure that the most vulnerable sections in selected geographies were able to tackle the impact of climate extremes. Facilitating a better understanding of climate factors, capacity building of field practitioners, and improving the design of the work being undertaken, ICRG synergized its resources with MGNREGA in building climate resilience of the most vulnerable to achieve improved quality and climate resilient assets.
35000+
people trained on climate proofing MGNREGA assets
18,000+
MGNREGA and Line Department functionaries trained
27
Training Modules & Guidebooks developed
Preparation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP) and Shoreline Management Plan for Odisha, India
THE WORLD BANK
Preparation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP) and Shoreline Management Plan for Odisha, India
The Government of Odisha, with financial assistance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India (GoI) and the World Bank, initiated the ICZMP project. The project aimed...
GIS-Based Database Creation
to analyse potential for damage to people and property due to coastal hazards
Conceptual Modelling
to undertand coastal behaviour to comprehend the past, present and potential future hazards
Sectoral Plan
development with focus on coastal sectors of highest priority considering all the sectoral aspects
Land Vulnerability Mapping
for analysing potential for damage to people and property due to coastal hazards
Shoreline Management Sub Plan
creation to provide broad management strategies for delineated sediment cells
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan
creation to access all the coastal features and provide implementation strategies in consultation with all the stakeholders
Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare, Access, and Longevity (PAHAL)
USAID
Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare, Access, and Longevity (PAHAL)
PAHAL is USAID/India and IPE Global's flagship innovations in financing platform to improve access to affordable and quality...
35+
enterprises with high-impact solutions supported to scale
$15 Million
funded
$350 Million +
fund leveraged
1200 +
health facilities impacted
20000+
medical professionals, health workers trained
6 Million +
people directly impacted
25 Million +
people reached
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Embassy of Switzerland
Preparation of Climate Adaptive Plans for 5 Districts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim for Climate Resilient Development
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) aimed to integrate climate actions into state planning, benefitting local communities in India by strengthening capacities of state nodal agencies on climate change, and focusing on sectoral departments
South South North (SSN)
Mobilising Investment for NDC Implementation-Understanding the Ethiopian Regulatory Environment in Relation to Mini- Grids, Ethiopia
The Mobilising Investment (MI) project for NDC implementation was a 3-year project focused on interventions within seven target countries: Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru, Philippines and Vietnam.
Aga Khan Foundation
Longitudinal Study to Assess the Impact of Organic Farming on Farm Incomes, Environment and Cotton Productivity in the Nimar Region of Madhya Pradesh
Aga Khan Foundation
The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in India with funding from the Laudes Foundation has been supporting an organic cotton farming programme in three districts of the Nimar Region in Madhya Pradesh where cotton is a major crop and a key source of income for the predominant tribal communities…
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Final Evaluation of Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) in 14 countries across Asia, Africa and Asia-Pacific; Deep dives in Bhutan, Tanzania, Niger and Tuvalu
UNCDF designed the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) in 2011 to promote climate change–resilient communities and local economies by establishing a standard, internationally recognised country-based mechanism to channel climate finance to local government authorities in developing countries, particularly the Least Developed Countries…
Perspectives Climate Group GmbH
Feasibility Study on Climate-resilient community access to safe water in Ethiopia
A key output of the Climate Finance Innovators Project is to develop a Funding Proposal (FP) for the GCF to mobilise financing for the proposed activity “Climate-resilient community access to safe water powered by renewable energy in drought-vulnerable regions of Ethiopia”.
