The World Bank is supporting disability-inclusive education in Rwanda, Burkina Faso, and Cambodia by training teachers, upgrading school infrastructure, and embedding disability support in school ...

Since 2021, three World Bank-supported projects in Ethiopia have helped expand digital access significantly, benefiting more than seven million Ethiopians to date and facilitating the transition to a ...

Tanzania reached an important milestone in July 2020 when it formally graduated from low-income to lower-middle-income country (LMIC) status. In partnership with the International Development ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2017, Uzbekistan launched a major reform agenda for societal and economic transformation, breaking from its past as a largely state-led and isolated economy. A series of World Bank Development ...

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

Well-designed digital solutions have the potential to alleviate the impacts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) and address FCV-related risks and drivers that undermine economic and social ...

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 ...

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 ...

World Bank’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) for 2021-2025 aims to integrate climate and development to maximize the climate impact of its projects. The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program’s ...