The World Bank and the International Development Group, in collaboration with the Jordanian government have collaborated on interventions to create employment opportunities for young female graduates. The project includes strengthening women’s access to job markets, skills, and benefits. IDG will work closely with the authorities to design and introduce specific interventions to increase young women's participation in the labor force.
This USAID-funded Smiling Sun Project is committed to improving the quality of life of all Bangladeshis by providing superior, friendly and affordable health services in a sustainable manner. The four-year project is creating an independent health franchise system, building on an existing national network of 319 permanent clinics run by 29 local NGOs that operate in 61 of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The community outreach includes 8,500 satellite clinic spots and more than 6,000 local Community Service Providers (CSPs), who provide home-based services within their villages.
The IDG Consortium is assisting the USAID African Housing and Infrastructure Facility at all levels of the process of structuring potential transactions in support of investments. Issues addressed include: warehousing; tenor; securitization; mezzanine; junior or senior debt; general obligation bonds; revenue bonds and other credit enhancements. The IDG team appraises credit worthiness of borrowers and credit assessment capabilities of potential investors with whom USAID would work. Our experts provide assistance with selective economic analysis.
International Development Group and its team of 10 partner firms was awarded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) a contract to provide over a period of five years technical services to support USAID programs in rebuilding, developing and transforming countries. The services to be provided by the IDG Consortium cover the broad range of skills and experiences needed to help promote and sustain economic growth through entrepreneurial development, business formation, commercial law reform, expanded and more open trade, and increased investment, both local and foreign.
