P181633 Third Additional Financing Yemen Emergency Human Capital Project 2024-12-06T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P181633 P180501 Lebanon Renewable Energy and System Reinforcement Project 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P180501 The development objective of the Renewable Energy and System Reinforcement Project for Lebanon is to enable cleaner, more reliable, and efficient grid electricity services in Lebanon. The project comprises of four components. The first component, strengthening of Electricité du Liban (EDL) operational and commercial systems will directly strengthen the ability of EDL to better anticipate, identify, and address network disruptions and strengthen the resilience of EDL’s system. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening of EDL operational systems; and (ii) strengthening of EDL commercial systems. The second component, increase of grid-connected renewable energy supply and network reinforcement will have the following sub-components: (i) development of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) plant; (ii) rehabilitation of Litani River Authority (LRA) hydro power plant (HPPs) and strengthening of dam safety; and (iii) rehabilitation and reinforcement of EDL transmission network. The third component, technical assistance will have the following sub-components: (i) project implementation support and technical studies for EDL; and (ii) project implementation support, technical studies for LRA, and dam safety panel of experts. The fourth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will have zero funding allocation at the onset and will only be triggered in emergency circumstances. P506127 Support for Social Recovery Needs of Vulnerable Groups Phase II 2024-08-27T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P506127 The development objective of Second Phase of Support for Social Recovery Needs of Vulnerable Groups Project is to expand support for the immediate social recovery needs of vulnerable groups in Lebanon. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Support for Social Services for Vulnerable Groups, has the following sub-components: (i) Enhanced Support for Survivors and those at-risk of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Children; (ii) Enhanced Support for Psychosocial Wellbeing; and (iii) Enhance Support for Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities. 2) The second component, Sub-grantee Capacity Building for Impact and Sustainability, aims to ensure that Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) partners continue to improve, amongst other aspects, their project management, financial management, procurement, environmental and social safeguards capabilities over the course of the project. 3) The third component, Project Management, will be utilized to finance project operating and management costs. P500390 Community-based Wildfire Risk Management in Lebanon’s Vulnerable Landscapes 2024-08-27T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P500390 P503369 Jordan: Modernizing Education, Skills, and Administrative Reforms (MASAR) Operation 2024-06-27T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P503369 The development objective of the Modernizing Education, Skills, and Administrative Reforms (MASAR) Operation for Jordan is to improve access to foundational learning and to labor market-relevant technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and enhance the efficiency of the education sector management. To address challenges in the education system, the economic modernization vision (EMV) includes a transformative and ambitious plan for the sector under the smart Jordan growth pillar, which aims to develop and prepare local talent to meet the needs of future skills, required resources and institutions to accelerate economic growth and enhance quality of life. Smart Jordan consists of a comprehensive package of reforms with the potential to transform the education sector, focusing on 6 pillars: (a) ECCD (including early childhood and early primary education for children under nine years old); (b) basic education (primary and secondary); (c) higher education; (d) TVET; (e) research and development and innovation; (f) entrepreneurship; and (g) data. It includes digitalization, governance, and legal environment as crosscutting areas. The operation will support key elements and incentivize results to increase efficiency in the implementation of selected interventions of the government program. P505118 Jordan Human Capital Program 2024-06-27T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P505118 The Human Capital Program aims to (i) improve the governance and effectiveness of social sectors and (ii) safeguard households against climate and health shocks. Efficiency and sustainability are cross-cutting themes that span both pillars. The proposed Program addresses gaps in the legal and regulatory framework that hinder the effectiveness and resilience of institutions in enhancing human capital and reflects the mature policy dialogue and robust analytic work program that helped inform the feasibility, appropriateness, and impact of proposed policy and institutional reforms. The Japan International Cooperation Agency and the OPEC Fund for International Development are planning to provide parallel complementary financing to the reform program. The People-Centric Digital Government Program for Results (PforR), the Enhancing Women’s Economic Opportunities Operation PforR, the proposed Modernizing Education, Skills, and Administrative Reforms (MASAR) PforR, and the pipeline proposed Health System Strengthening PforR help support the implementation of policy actions under this Program. Also, while this DPF is focused on human capital development, competitiveness and growth is being addressed in the Inclusive, Transparent, and Climate Responsive Investments PforR and the Multi-donor Trust Fund on Growth, which is being considered as a focus area for an FY25 DPF/PforR operation as highlighted in the country partnership framework (CPF). Moreover, since the new Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) addresses Jordan’s broader macro-fiscal challenges (such as domestic resource mobilization and expenditure-side reforms in the water and energy sectors), this proposed Program presents an opportunity to address pending constraints on enhancing and preserving human capital, critical to unleashing Jordan’s growth potential. P504910 Generating Resilience, Opportunities, and Welfare for a Thriving Egypt (GROWTH) 2024-06-21T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P504910 Egypt stands at an inflection point in its social and economic development journey. While reforms implemented since 2016 had helped improve economic buffers, economic imbalances remained. These imbalances were exacerbated by external shocks leading to capital flight in March 2022 as investors became concerned about the sustainability of policy settings. The revised International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, as part of a collective development partner effort that includes this proposed operation has helped address immediate, short-term financing needs and restore confidence. However, the necessity for significant medium-term reforms to engender long-term recovery underscores the imperative to realign structural reform priorities. This US700 million dollars operation is the first in a programmatic series of three single-tranche development policy financings (DPFs) to support the Government of Egypt (GoE) in addressing current, longer-term economic challenges and advancing a next generation of reforms. The objective is to shift toward more private sector participation, better macroeconomic and fiscal resilience, and a greener growth trajectory that are essential for a reorientation to a more competitive economy capable of sustainably reducing poverty and increasing shared prosperity. Commitment to these objectives is clear in Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy Vision 2030 and National Climate Change Strategy (NCCS) 2050 which center around Green, Inclusive and Resilient Development (GRID). In addition, the Egyptian State Ownership Policy (SOP) regulates the state’s ownership and participation in economic activities, aiming to enhance the private sector’s role in the economy. The United Kingdom has expressed interest in extending a guarantee to IBRD (US200 million dollars), which will expand the initially planned US$500 million IBRD loan amount, bringing the total operation to US700 million dollars. The Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB) also intends to provide US300 million dollars in parallel finance linked to the same reform matrix, with its approval expected within months of this DPF, bringing the total lending to US1 billion dollars. This three-year operation along with the contributions of other partners, complementary initiatives such as the proposed state-owned enterprise (SOE) Program-for-Results (SOE PforR), and International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) work on asset monetization; will contribute significantly to rebuilding trust and resetting expectations. P181468 Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project - Third Additional Financing 2024-06-13T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P181468 P180508 Enhancing Women Economic Opportunities in Jordan Operation 2024-03-26T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P180508 P180291 Jordan People-Centric Digital Government Program for Results 2024-03-26T00:00:00Z https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P180291