The Australian aid to provide relief for Pakistan floods and disasters has now increased to $35 million. According to AUSAID, the assistance will be rendered in the following manner: food to two million people over the next fortnight and a further six million people by the end of September … [Read more...] about AUSAID says Australia’s humanitarian aid to Pakistan is now $35 million
Toolkit for World Bank’s Development Marketplace Grantees
The World Bank-administered Development Marketplace (DM) is a space for organizations to experiment and find innovative solutions for creating high development impact. The DM is organized as an open competition where the call for proposals is issued globally as well as regionally and NGOs and civil … [Read more...] about Toolkit for World Bank’s Development Marketplace Grantees
Communities and Small Scale Mining (CASM)
The Communities and Small Scale Mining (CASM) is a small grants scheme of the World Bank that provides a support of US $5,000 to projects which are focused upon reducing poverty and increasing sustainable development in communities through artisanal and small-scale mining. NGOs and community-based … [Read more...] about Communities and Small Scale Mining (CASM)
infoDev
infoDev is a program of the World Bank with a focus upon the global development of Information Communication Technology. It is funded by the World Bank along with other bilateral and multilateral donors. The mandate of infoDev is to “maximize the impact of ICTs in global efforts to achieve the … [Read more...] about infoDev
Preston Fund for Girls' Education
The Preston Fund for Girls' Education provides funding support to NGOs that work on girls’ education. The Fund was established in the memory of Lewis Preston, one of the former presidents of the World Bank and is supported by other donors including the World Bank, J.P. Morgan & Co. and the Dutch … [Read more...] about Preston Fund for Girls' Education
Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), which was established in 1991, works to provide a holistic approach towards capacity building in Africa. It also coordinates partnership with different developmental agencies including international donors supporting projects in Africa. In fact, ACBF … [Read more...] about Africa Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
World Bank
The World Bank in the conventional sense is not a bank, but works as a platform for providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries on various themes such as education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and … [Read more...] about World Bank
