The Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills, and Equity Project (WB-P179233)

Countries
  • Gambia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Feb 23, 2024
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 Gambia - Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 50.00 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.
Bank Documents
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Apr 8, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Oct 27, 2023

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to increase job-relevant skills of young people and income-generating opportunities, especially for the poor and vulnerable, in The Gambia.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The environmental risk rating is estimated to be moderate.

The potential environmental risks and impacts identified in the prepared project’s Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) may result from the establishment /construction of TVETCoE, and Establishment of the productive economic inclusion (PEI) program to skill target populations (under sub-component 3.1). Key environmental concerns could be related to: (i) loss of vegetation if the sites chosen for the construction of the two TVET/CoEs are covered with trees (ii) disposal of construction wastes management ; (iii) occupational health and safety of workers, (iv) Labor and working conditions; and (vi) nuisances related to air and noise emissions, soil disturbance and erosion, (vii) management of e-waste during the operational phase of the two TVET/CoE. However, the majority of the risks and impacts likely to be generated from the project activities are expected to be site-specific, temporary, and manageable to an acceptable level by applying the appropriate mitigation measures that have been identified by the PIU.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

IDA Grant: US$ 50.00 million


Contact Information
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World Bank

Alison Marie Grimsland, Christabel Ewuradjoa Dadzie, Jason Allen Weaver
Senior Education Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
The Quadrangle
Banjul
Republic of The Gambia

Facsimile: +2204227954

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
Abdoulie Sowe
Project Manager
pm.pcu@edugambia.gm

Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
Yusapha Touray
Permanent Secretary, MoHERST
yusuph77@gmail.com

National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)
Amat Bah - Executive Director
abah@nana.gm

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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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