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Every year at the end of November, activists speak out to remind the world of the scourge of gender-based violence and the World Bank lends its voice to the 16 Days campaign to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls. ....
Strengthening community resilience to climate’s impact on education Households, on average, had to spend nearly $65 per year per child for primary school: a steep price for poor families. Through IDA, the Bank is providing $800M for the Emergency Equity and System Strengthening in Education Project to reduce school expenses for the poorest households, increase children’s access to primary education in 10 provinces, and strengthen the education system across the country. Already an additional 2.5 million children from disadvantaged backgrounds have been able to attend school. What does this have to do with climate change? While not immediately apparent, the connection is vital: by eliminating public primary school fees, poor households will not have to choose between food and education for their children when faced with climate-related shocks like droughts or floods. Families and communities should be able to bounce back faster and with fewer long-term impacts on thei ....