World Bank Grant to Benefit 200,000 Poor in Guinea
Approximately 200,000 people are expected to benefit from a recently approved U.S.$25 million grant from the World Bank. This will allow for the creation of temporary jobs in public works programs in urban areas and a pilot cash transfer program in rural areas.
A woman with a malnourished child in Conakry.
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Guinea:
Big Aid Boost Expected
African Arguments, 3 January 2012
Guinea stands to gain a large increase in donor assistance in the coming six months, which will reduce non-payment risks. Read more »
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Guinea:
Free Childbirth Unsustainable, Say Critics
UNIRIN, 11 November 2011
Mortality rates in Guinea have dropped significantly over the past two decades, but efforts to speed up progress on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to reduce maternal… Read more »
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Guinea:
Nutrition Finds a Place in Agriculture Plan
UNIRIN, 7 July 2011
The quality of a baby's first solid food and teaching families about proper nutrition and hygiene are now part of Guinea's agricultural investment strategy. Experts working on the… Read more »
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Guinea:
Cash-Strapped Villagers Barter Produce for Electricity
World Bank, 21 February 2012
In late 2009, a small, private electricity supplier in Guinea, West Africa, launched its service in the remote rural village of Goyala. Similar efforts had been made in other parts… Read more »
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Guinea:
World Bank Assists Electricity Sector
World Bank, 31 May 2012
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank today approved an International Development Association (IDA*) grant in the amount of US$18.3 million to assist the electricity… Read more »