Girls' Education and Women's Empowerment and Livelihoods for Human Capital Project (WB-P181391)

Countries
  • Zambia
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
Mar 28, 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 Zambia - Ministry of Education and others
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
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Fund, Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 7.00 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.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 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)
$ 157.00 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
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS May 28, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Nov 28, 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.

To promote human capital development and productivity among poor and vulnerable girls and women, while strengthening adaptive social protection delivery systems.

Components
Component 1: Foundational Social Cash Transfer and Nutrition
Component 2: Keeping Girls in School and Beyond
Component 3: Supporting Women’s Livelihoods for Climate Smart Productive Inclusion
Component 4: Institutional Strengthening and Systems Building for Cash ‘Plus’ Delivery

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental and Social Risk Classification: Moderate

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

IDA Grant: 150.00

Global Financing Facility: 7.00


Contact Information
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World Bank

Nadia Selim
Senior Social Protection Specialist

Lansong Zhang
Social Protection Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Republic of Zambia
Precious Kasengele

Ministry of Finance and National Planning
Precious.Kasengele@mofnp.gov.zm

Implementing Agencies

Gender Division of the Office of the President
Mainga Kabika
Permanent Secretary
Mainga.kabika@gov.zm

Ministry of Community Development and Social Services
Angela Kawandami
Permanent Secretary
angela.kawandami@cabinet.gov.zm

Ministry of Education

Noriana Muneku
Permanent Secretary
noriana.muneku@grz.gov.zm

Ministry of Health
George Sinyangwe
Permanent Secretary (Donor Coordination)
ps@moh.gov.zn

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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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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