Empowering Communities for Better Nutrition (WB-P170014)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Djibouti
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Sub-communities of Arhiba and Bache à Eau, municipality of Balbala, Djibouti City
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Mar 9, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Djibouti
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
  • Law and Government
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 2.50 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 2.50 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 2.50 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jul 31, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Aug 5, 2020

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Project Description
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According to bank documents, the project objective is to increase awareness of sound nutrition and child care practices among adolescents and parents of children under 5 in the target areas, i.e. poor communities in Djibouti City, namely in the sub-communities of Arhiba and Bache à Eau (located in the municipality of Balbala).

The project has three components:

  1. Component 1: Child Length Mats to Promote Healthy Child Growth and Follow-up. The objective of this component is to increase community’s understanding and participation in identifying and addressing malnutrition (stunting) through community mobilization and awareness raising using an innovative tool – the child length mat. 

  2. Component 2: Gender Mainstreaming for Improved Nutrition. The Government of Djibouti has expressed commitment to support and promote gender equality and improving maternal and child nutrition is critical to achieving this. The project will support women to take better decisions around feeding practices and nutritious foods for their children through the promotion of appropriate health and nutrition services, in combination with new knowledge and skills on maternal, child and adolescent nutrition, at specific periods of the life cycle. In addition, it will engage adolescents (girls and boys) and male partners/caregivers.

  3. Component 3: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge Dissemination. This component will support the management, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the above two components. It will finance technical advisory services (including consultants, training, workshops and audits), goods including printed materials, trainings and incremental operating costs.

  4. Component 4: Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge Dissemination. This component will support the management, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the above two components. It will finance technical advisory services (including consultants, training, workshops and audits), goods including printed materials, trainings and incremental operating costs.

Investment Description
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Project funds provided by the Japan Social Development Fund.


Contact Information
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World Bank:
Contact : Fatima El Kadiri El Yamani
Title : Health Specialist
Telephone No : 5360+4250

Borrower:
Borrower : Djiboutian Social Development Agency
Contact : Abdallah Moutouna
Title : Project Manager
Email : moutouna@gmail.com 

Implementing Agency:
Djiboutian Social Development Agency
Contact : Abdallah Moutouna
Title : Project Manager
Email : moutouna@gmail.com 

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint 

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