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The project BF-Youth Employment & Skills Development has changed to Active

2013-05-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project BF-Youth Employment & Skills Development has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Youth Employment and Skills Development Project for Burkina Faso is to increase access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for out-of- school youth. The project has three components. The first component is labor intensive public works. The short-term objective of this component will be to provide immediate employment for youth with no or little education through Labor Intensive Public Works (LIPW). It will promote the participation of women by selecting activities that are supportive of women employment and reserving a percentage of the LIPW jobs specifically for women. This component will also (with third component) support the mainstreaming of LIPWs into national policies, strategies and procedures and the establishment of a permanent capacity for LIPWs in the country. The second component is skills development. This component aims to improve youth employability by offering youth with different skills levels within their first training experience. This component has following three sub-components: (1) development of initial vocational training through a dual training approach for economic sectors (sub-component 2-1 A) and establishment of a demand driven training system and provision of training (sub-component 2-1 B); (2) apprenticeship program; and (3) entrepreneurship training and provision of follow up support to entrepreneurs. The third component is institutional capacity strengthening and project management. The purpose of this component is to: (a) strengthen the capacity of private and public sector institutions to engage in an informed policy dialogue on skills and employment on a regular basis, e.g. through technical capacity strengthening and the creation of a mechanism for consultations and collaboration; and (b) improve the knowledge base on employment and youth.

The project Burkina Faso Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project has changed to Active

2013-05-23T04:00:00.000Z

The project Burkina Faso Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project for Burkina Faso is to improve road access to the Donsin area to facilitate its development as a transport hub for greater Ouagadougou. The project has 2 components. (1) Upgrading and construction of road infrastructure to connect Ouagadougou to the Donsin area component will finance the construction of a 24.3 km new two lane paved link road, with two paved lanes for two-wheeled vehicles, from the Loumbila NR3 junction to the Nionogo NR22 junction. Other financing areas: rehabilitation of existing rural roads; supervision and monitoring of road works; and implementation of social and environmental safeguard measures. (2) Technical Assistance to Donsin Airport Project Management Entity (MOAD) and project management component will support MOAD by financing the technical management of the proposed project and the development and implementation of a Public Private Partnership framework to operate the existing and future Ouagadougou-Donsin international airports. In addition, it will finance operating, monitoring, evaluation and audit costs for the entities involved in the execution of the proposed project, as well as training on procurement, financial, social and environmental management.

The project Social Safety Net Project is now in the pipeline.

2013-05-17T04:00:00.000Z

The project Social Safety Net Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Burkina Faso Energy Access Project has changed to Closed

2013-05-02T04:00:00.000Z

The project Burkina Faso Energy Access Project has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Burkina Faso - Energy Access Project aims to support Burkina Faso's efforts to increase access to, and use of energy services to improve living conditions in selected rural, peri-urban, and urban areas. The project includes the following components: increasing access to electricity services in the urban, peri-urban and rural areas; woodfuels supply management and inter-fuel substitution initiatives; and institutional strengthening, capacity development, and harmonization.

The project FIP - DECENTRALIZED FOREST AND WOODLAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT is now in the pipeline.

2013-04-24T04:00:00.000Z

The project FIP - DECENTRALIZED FOREST AND WOODLAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Transport Sector Project - Additional Financing has changed to Closed

2013-04-02T04:00:00.000Z

The project Transport Sector Project - Additional Financing has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

This project paper (PP) seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide Additional Financing (AF) in the amount of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 10.7 million to Burkina Faso for the Transport Sector project (TSP). The AF will help finance costs associated with the completion of some of the activities that could not be funded under the TSP due to higher than expected costs, cost overruns and consequent financing gap. The AF is consistent with the Pilot Crisis Response Window (PCRW) objectives to assist eligible countries in providing financial assistance to protect core spending on health, education, social safety nets, infrastructure and agriculture. Particularly, the proposed activities will serve to finance core infrastructure development needs identified before the financial crisis that are critical for economic growth. The AF is expected to be quickly implemented as the preparation of the project is at an advanced stage. Finally, the AF continues to also support Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) which is aligned with the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) pillars in: (i) minimizing economic vulnerability and promoting growth through economic transformation; and (ii) promoting shared growth through improved social service delivery; and as cross-cutting issues: (i) governance and capacity development; and (ii) demography.

The project Second Growth and Competitiveness Grant is now in the pipeline.

2013-03-23T04:00:00.000Z

The project Second Growth and Competitiveness Grant is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Second Growth and Competitiveness Grant (GCG) Program for Burkina Faso is to catalyze private sector growth and employment, improve governance and public resource management, and build resilience and reduce vulnerability. This second operation will deepen the policy program contained in the first operation, which was submitted to the Executive Board in June, 2012. The programmatic series supports poverty reduction through higher growth, stronger governance, and greater economic resilience. The series is structured in three pillars: 1) building private-sector growth and generating employment; 2) improving governance and public resource management; and 3) increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability. Overall long-term growth projections remain positive but dependent on commodity shocks and on public investment efficiency, while inclusive growth will depend on the economy's ability for structural transformation. Overall, Burkina Faso's macroeconomic framework is judged to be appropriate. Burkina is expected to continue to generate economic stability through prudent fiscal policies, strong financial assistance from donors, and membership of the regional economic and monetary union.

The project Fast Track Initiative Grant III for Basic Education has changed to Closed

2013-03-21T04:00:00.000Z

The project Fast Track Initiative Grant III for Basic Education has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Third Basic Education Program Support Grant supports the Government's ten-year basic education sector program which aims to: a) improve access and equity in basic education, b) improve quality, efficiency, and relevance of basic education, and c) strengthen sector management. The main policy areas to be supported in this project are: 1) launching multi-grade teaching; 2) including the Community/school based local education management (COGES) in the decentralization process for school construction; 3) launching a new distance education program for students training to become secondary level math and science teachers; 4) increasing the actual number of teaching hours in basic education; 5) launching a system for the utilization of the results of student assessment to improve student learning in primary and secondary education; 6) introducing a system of dual apprenticeship training in technical education and vocational training; and 7) including school health, nutrition and HIV and AIDS in the upper secondary school curricula.

The project Fast Track Initiative Grant III for Basic Education has changed to Active

2013-03-20T04:00:00.000Z

The project Fast Track Initiative Grant III for Basic Education has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project BF-Youth Employment & Skills Development is now in the pipeline.

2013-03-06T05:00:00.000Z

The project BF-Youth Employment & Skills Development is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project AFSF-Burkina Faso-FCPB is now in the pipeline.

2013-02-27T05:00:00.000Z

The project AFSF-Burkina Faso-FCPB is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Decentralized Urban Capacity Building Project has changed to Closed

2013-02-03T05:00:00.000Z

The project Decentralized Urban Capacity Building Project has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Decentralized Urban Capacity Building Project of Burkina Faso is to strengthen the delivery of urban services at the municipal level with special emphasis on Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Banfora, Ouahigouya, and Kaya. There are 3 components to the Project: Component 1 is the Municipal Support Program which will strengthen the technical and financial capacity of the communes of Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Koudougou, Banfora, Ouahigouya, and Kaya to program, finance, deliver and manage infrastructure and urban services. This will be supplemented by activities targeted at the remaining regional capitals. This component has three sub-components, which will define the municipal contract's Municipal Support Program: (i) strengthening programming and urban management capacity; (ii) strengthening financial resource mobilization; and (iii) strengthening administrative and financial management of the municipalities; Component 2 is to support urban development institutions and stakeholders and will support cross-cutting activities that aim at strengthening financial mechanisms to support decentralization and the capacity of stakeholders involved in supporting municipalities in their effort to provide services to their populations. This component includes: (i) transfer mechanisms and financing local investments; (ii) urban planning; and (iii) institutional strengthening; and Component 3, Project management, technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, which will strengthen national capacity to coordinate programs, monitor performance of municipalities and institutions involved in decentralized urban development. This includes: (i) project management; (ii) monitoring and evaluation; and (iii) financial audits.

The project Sustainable land and forestry management Project is now in the pipeline.

2013-01-08T05:00:00.000Z

The project Sustainable land and forestry management Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Burkina Faso Electricity Sector Support Project is now in the pipeline.

2013-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

The project Burkina Faso Electricity Sector Support Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project BF- First Growth and Competitiveness Credit (GCC-1) has changed to Closed

2013-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

The project BF- First Growth and Competitiveness Credit (GCC-1) has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the First Growth and Competitivenss Grant Program is to catalyze the private sector growth and employment, improve governance and public resource management, and build resilience and reduce vulnerability. This document proposes a four-year programmatic series of Growth and Competitiveness (GC) Development Policy Operation's (DPO's) to Burkina Faso covering the years 2012-14. The series includes four GC operations and the operation will be the first in the new programmatic series of GC's, an International Development Association (IDA) grant of US$90 million equivalent. The series is structured in three pillars: 1) building private-sector growth and generating employment; 2) improving governance and public resource management; and 3) increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability. The series is rooted in the World Bank's Africa strategy. The design matches the themes of the Africa strategy - employment, resilience, and governance. The reforms supported are described in the government's own poverty reduction strategy paper for 2011-15. The series expands on the policy areas supported by earlier budget support operations, many of which have been successful.

The project Third Phase Community Based Rural Development Project has changed to Active

2013-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

The project Third Phase Community Based Rural Development Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The development objective of the Third Phase (APL 3) of the Community Based Rural Development Project and Sustainable Land and forestry Management Project for Burkina Faso is to enhance the capacity of rural communities and decentralized institutions for the implementation of local development plans that promote sustainable land and natural resources management and productive investments at commune level. There are five components to the project. The first component is strengthening capacity for decentralized rural development. The first component of Phase 3 aims to enhance local governance and improve local development planning and management by local governments at all levels. It will build on achievements from earlier phases by deepening technical and capacity building for local stakeholders. Under the project, local governments will develop new communal development plans, prepare annual investment plans, and identify local development projects in strategic, holistic and multi-sectoral manner in collaboration with local communities, local communes, and deconcentrated technical services, the private sector and civil society. The second component is implementation of the rural land legislation and enhancement of local dispute resolution mechanisms. With the legal and regulatory framework for land tenure now in place from earlier phases, the component seeks to support the implementation of the land tenure policy and law. This will be pursued through: (i) the establishment and operation of rural land tenure services at commune level, village land tenure commissions, and village conciliation commissions; (ii) land titling operations; (iii) strengthening of capacity of local actors and rural communes to carry out land titling processes efficiently and transparently; and iv) dissemination of the law to increase men, women and illiterates' awareness about their rights, and pave the way for a more gender-balanced access to land. The third component is local and regional investments. Component three will support communes in promoting socio-economic growth and sustainable development through the financing of strategic local development investments, for all the 302 rural communes in the 13 regions. The fourth component is sustainable land and forestry management. This component aims to support restoration and protection of natural resources, forest and biodiversity in the larger ecosystem landscape related to agricultural expansion. It will include natural resource management and protection of select ecosystems beyond the community-based investments of third component and capacity building of first component above. The fifth component is project management, monitoring and evaluation. This component's objective is to ensure that the project components and activities will be effectively carried out, coordinated, monitored and regularly evaluated.

The project International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering AF has changed to Active

2012-11-01T04:00:00.000Z

The project International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering AF has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) Project for Burkina Faso is to increase the number of highly skilled professionals in the areas of water, energy, environment and infrastructure engineering by supporting the development of 2iE as a regional center of excellence. The additional financing will finance the construction of student housing for 720 additional students and air conditioning of existing training infrastructure, on the second 2iE campus of Kamboinse. The project has three components. 1) Increasing the capacity of the 2iE; 2) Improving the quality of training and research programs; and 3) Improving the institute's management and communication capacity.

The project Third Phase Community Based Rural Development Project is now in the pipeline.

2012-09-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Third Phase Community Based Rural Development Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering AF is now in the pipeline.

2012-08-22T04:00:00.000Z

The project International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering AF is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project BF- First Growth and Competitiveness Credit (GCC-1) is now in the pipeline.

2012-06-27T04:00:00.000Z

The project BF- First Growth and Competitiveness Credit (GCC-1) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database