World Bank
Sentar las bases de la IA: De las explotaciones agrícolas a las economías del futuro
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- Sentar las bases de la IA: De las explotaciones agrícolas a las economías del futuro
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- 1:01:28
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- La inteligencia artificial (IA) avanza a una velocidad extraordinaria, y produce cambios en las economías a nivel mundial y la vida cotidiana. Su capacidad para facilitar el acceso al conocimiento, aumentar la productividad y abrir nuevos mercados ofrece un gran potencial para impulsar el empleo, las industrias y la transformación económica en los países en desarrollo. Y en el sector alimentario, la IA puede ayudar a los pequeños agricultores a aumentar los rendimientos y fortalecer la resiliencia.
Sin embargo, para convertir este potencial en realidad, es necesario invertir en elementos fundamentales como infraestructura digital, gobernanza y habilidades, al tiempo que se desarrollan aplicaciones de IA prácticas, entre ellas la “IA a pequeña escala”. ¿Qué deben priorizar los países?
El Grupo Banco Mundial convocó a expertos, responsables de formular políticas e innovadores para conversar sobre cómo los países pueden fortalecer las bases de la IA (i) y apr...
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- 🚀 From Grant to Growth: How a Kenyan Recycler Built Jobs from Broken Glass #circulareconomy
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- In five years, a Nairobi-based glass recycling business has grown from 60 to 140 employees and tripled its revenue, proving youth entrepreneurship can power green, inclusive growth. Check out this story to see how a $36,000 grant from the World Bank-funded Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project enabled Louisa Gathecha to scale up her company Bottles Logistics EA Ltd #jobcreation
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Saving Lives on Central Africa’s Most Dangerous Road: Cameroon’s Rural Trauma Care
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- On Cameroon’s accident prone corridor, Pouma District Hospital is transforming trauma care. Dr. Jacques Antoine Gross, an orthopedic surgeon and hospital director, helps farmers and vulnerable communities recover and reintegrate. Nearly 70% of Cameroonians below the poverty line live in rural areas—targeted investments are bringing timely, life saving care closer to them. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/24oS50Xz8jb
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Poser les fondations de l’IA : des petites exploitations agricoles aux économies de demain
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- 1:01:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- L’essor rapide de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) transforme déjà nos économies et notre quotidien. En libérant l’accès à la connaissance, en dopant la productivité et en créant de nouveaux marchés, l’IA pourrait devenir un puissant moteur d’emploi, d’innovation industrielle et de transformation économique dans les pays en développement. Dans le domaine agroalimentaire, elle peut aider les petits exploitants à augmenter leurs rendements et à renforcer leur résilience.
Mais concrétiser ce potentiel exige des investissements de base dans les fondations de l’IA que sont les infrastructures, la gouvernance et les compétences numériques, ainsi que des solutions pragmatiques telles que les « petites IA ». Quelles devraient être les priorités des pays ?
Pour répondre à cette question, le Groupe de la Banque mondiale a réuni experts, décideurs publics et innovateurs. Ensemble, ils ont éclairé comment les pays peuvent renforcer les fondati...
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- Can I Get a Loan? Maybe a Mortgage for a Home? Where’s the ATM? World Bank Group, a Bank for Good
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘯? 𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘛𝘔? We’re not that kind of Bank. We’re something more. 𝐀 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝, that’s the one. Our clients are countries, but we help everyone. We make loans for practical things: roads, schools, sometimes a new hospital wing. We’re about creating jobs, helping farmers, proper healthcare, and the vulnerable most of all. #worldbank #endpoverty
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- How Digital Transformation Is Empowering West & Central Africa
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- As technological innovations accelerate, digital transformation is shaping the future. In West and Central Africa, it is opening pathways to jobs, inclusion, and sustainability. Now is the time to step up efforts to achieve this transformation and seize the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/FSP850Xx0gq
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Building AI Foundations: From Farms to Future Economies
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- 1:01:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Artificial intelligence is advancing at remarkable speed, transforming global economies and everyday life. With its power to unlock knowledge, boost productivity, and open new markets, AI holds immense potential to drive jobs, industries, and economic transformation in developing countries. And in the food sector, AI can help smallholder farmers increase yields and strengthen resilience.
But turning this potential into reality calls for investments in foundational elements like digital infrastructure, governance, and skills, while developing practical AI applications, including “Small AI”. What should countries prioritize?
Join the World Bank Group for a conversation with experts, policymakers, and innovators on how countries can strengthen their AI foundations—and harness these technologies to drive inclusive growth in sectors like agriculture and beyond. Learn more: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/annual-meetings-agriconnect-farms-firms-fin...
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- Creating Jobs in Brazil, One Business at a Time | World Bank x Sebrae Delas
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- 9:26
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- In this episode of Talking Development, World Bank Managing Director Anna Bjerde speaks with Renata Malheiros, Brazil's National Coordinator of Sebrae Delas, largest program dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs. Together, they explore how empowering women entrepreneurs – with skills, mentoring, and supportive policies – can create jobs and transform communities. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/w3hs50Xx5Vs
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Inside Sebrae Delas: backing entrepreneurs across Brazil
02:03 How easy is it to start a business in Brazil?
04:19 The Barriers Women Still Face
06:16 What helps women-led businesses succeed
06:59 Renata’s story: why this work matters
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development...
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- How Paraguay Transformed National Healthcare Access in Just 3 Years
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The government of Paraguay, with support from the World Bank, is expanding access to primary health care through an innovative results-based financing strategy. The initiative is transforming primary health care (PHC) by aligning financial incentives with health outcomes, focusing on maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, women's cancers, and infectious diseases like tuberculosis and HIV. After three years, the strategy covers the entire nation, establishing PHC micro-networks, empowering health teams, and improving health data for decision-making.
This has fostered ownership and practice improvements among health teams and high-level authorities. With 93% of municipalities participating, the initiative addresses social health determinants and improves health outcomes. In the Paraguarí Region, the accomplishments of established targets for 'in-time' antenatal care increased from 15% to 70%, tuberculosis diagnosis reached 100%, and HIV screening for pregnan...
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- How We Get Development Done? Meet the Squad That Makes It Happen: IBRD, IFC, MIGA, IDA, ICSID
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- We’re turning up the volume on impact: extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. Meet the squad that makes it happen #worldbank #endpoverty
𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐃 → financing progress
𝐈𝐅𝐂 + 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐀 → private sector power
𝐈𝐃𝐀 → lifting the most vulnerable
𝐈𝐂𝐒𝐈𝐃 → settling disputes for stability
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Bringing Health Closer: Dr. Marthalisa’s Journey Serving Remote Papua
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Indonesia’s Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Project, supported by the World Bank and partner development banks, is the largest health sector investment in the country’s history, aiming to expand access to quality medical services for 284 million people, especially in remote regions like Papua. By equipping over 300,000 public health facilities with over 200 types of life-saving equipment—including ultrasound, MRI machines, and catheterization labs—the project is improving maternal and child health, enhancing diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases, and strengthening the health workforce. Innovative procurement and coordinated support from the World Bank, AIIB, ADB, and IsDB are driving cost savings and operational efficiency, making the HSS Project a model for international collaboration and progress toward Universal Health Coverage.
Learn more: http://wrld.bg/hbYX50XvSQx
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest...
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- Jobs and Women: Untapped Talent, Unrealized Growth
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- 1:09:41
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Why do so many women across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) still face barriers to work—and what would change if they could fully participate in the economy?
Join us for the Fall 2025 MENAAP Economic Update to find out. Experts will share the latest regional economic insights and spotlight persistent barriers limiting female labor force participation, while showcasing reform pathways spanning social norms, legal frameworks, safe transport, employer practices, and childcare. The event aims to advance the policy agenda and drive actionable next steps, fostering collaboration and commitment to transformative change across the region.
Join the conversation online #MENAAPUpdate
SPEAKERS
-Nadia Fettah, Minister of Economy and Finance, Morocco
-Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist of the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan region, World Bank Group
-Selim Gulesci Associate Professor, Trinity College Dublin
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- Emploi et femmes : Talents inexploités, croissance non réalisée
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- 1:09:43
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Pourquoi tant de femmes du Moyen-Orient, d’Afrique du Nord, d’Afghanistan et du Pakistan (MENAAP) se heurtent-elles encore à des obstacles pour travailler et qu’est-ce qui changerait si elles pouvaient participer pleinement à l’économie ?
Pour le savoir, retrouvez-nous pour le Bulletin d’information économique de la région MENAAP de l’automne 2025. Des experts partageront les dernières informations économiques régionales et exposeront les obstacles persistants qui limitent la participation des femmes au marché du travail, tout en mettant en évidence des réformes visant les normes sociales, les cadres juridiques, la sécurité des transports, les pratiques des employeurs et les services de garde d’enfants. L’événement vise à donner une impulsion au programme d’action et à définir concrètement les prochaines étapes, encourageant ainsi la collaboration et l’engagement en faveur d’un changement profond dans toute la région.
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- الوظائف والنساء: المواهب غير المستغلة والنمو غير المُحَقَق
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- 1:10:00
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- لماذا لا يزال الكثير من النساء في أنحاء الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا وأفغانستان وباكستان يواجهن معوقاتٍ تمنعهن من العمل - وما الذي سيتغير إذا استطعن المشاركة الكاملة في الاقتصاد؟
انضموا إلينا في مناقشة عدد الخريف لعام 2025 من تقرير أحدث المستجدات الاقتصادية لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا وأفغانستان وباكستان لمعرفة المزيد. حيث سيعرض الخبراء أحدث الرؤى الاقتصادية الخاصة بالمنطقة وسيسلطون الضوء على استمرار المعوقات التي تحد من مشاركة المرأة في القوى العاملة، مع استعراض مسارات الإصلاح التي تشمل الأعراف الاجتماعية، والأطر القانونية، وو...
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- The Evolution of Development Finance: Reflections on a Career at the World Bank
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- 42:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Development finance has evolved over the past decades, and is poised to undergo significant changes in the years ahead. What lessons from the past can help shape a stronger, more resilient global financial architecture that responds to the needs of the future?
Axel van Trotsenburg is the World Bank’s Senior Managing Director for Development Policy and Partnerships. Reflecting on his 37 years of experience at the World Bank, spanning regions, crises, and major development milestones, Axel will join CGD President Emeritus Masood Ahmed for a conversation on the evolution of multilateralism, the changing landscape of development finance, and the future of international cooperation.
Join the conversation on social media #CGDtalks
Learn more: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/axel-von-trotsenburg-at-center-for-global-development
ABOUT US 🌐 The World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income coun...
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- Entrepreneurship to fuel jobs and growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
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- 1:02:08
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Latin America and the Caribbean faces slow growth and low productivity despite vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, a dynamic evidenced by the latest regional Economic Review.
In partnership with the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, this event will gather experts to discuss how boosting transformational entrepreneurship—firms with the potential to expand and drive employment, can turn their potential into reality.
Improving education, skills, finance, and regulation are among the main solutions to help countries create the right conditions for entrepreneurs to thrive, foster jobs, and help reshape the region’s economic future.
00:00 Opening & Welcome
03:21 Regional Growth Outlook & Findings
09:30 Entrepreneurship Landscape in LAC
25:00 Case Studies & High-Growth Firms
40:05 Enabling Conditions & Policy Solutions
53:37 Q&A & Audience Interaction
00:01:00 Closing Remarks & Takeaways
Join th...
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- Emprendimiento para impulsar el empleo y el crecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe
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- 1:02:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Envíanos tu pregunta por adelantado https://envivo.bancomundial.org/es/evento/2025/emprendimiento-empleo-crecimiento-america-latina-caribe
América Latina y el Caribe enfrenta un crecimiento lento y una baja productividad, a pesar de su vibrante espíritu emprendedor, una dinámica evidenciada en la más reciente Revisión Económica Regional.
En asociación con el centro para América Latina Adrienne Arsht del Atlantic Council, este evento reunirá a expertos para debatir cómo impulsar el emprendimiento transformador —empresas con el potencial de expandirse y generar empleo— puede convertir ese potencial en realidad.
Mejorar la educación, las competencias, el acceso a financiamiento y la regulación se encuentran entre las principales soluciones para ayudar a los países a crear las condiciones adecuadas para que los emprendedores prosperen, fomenten el empleo y contribuyan a redefinir el futuro económico de la región.
00:00 Bienvenida e...
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- Forests for the Future #LivablePlanet
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- 29:46
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Investing in nature is smart development, laying a foundation for healthier communities and stronger economies. Forests and landscapes are an engine of economic growth, environmental renewal, and community empowerment - for every 100 jobs in the forest sector, 73 additional jobs are created in the broader economy.
Join experts from around the world, including representatives from local communities, for a discussion on how healthy forests and the sustainable management of natural resources can reduce poverty, boost employment, and provide a better quality of life for all. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/5buC50XroLb
ABOUT US 🌐 The World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Bosques para el futuro #LivablePlanet
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- 29:46
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Invertir en la naturaleza es un enfoque de desarrollo inteligente, que sienta las bases para tener comunidades más saludables y economías más sólidas. Los bosques y paisajes son un motor del crecimiento económico, la renovación ambiental y el empoderamiento comunitario: por cada 100 puestos de trabajo en el sector forestal, se crean 73 puestos de trabajo adicionales en la economía en general.
Súmate a expertos de todo el mundo, incluidos representantes de comunidades locales, que debatirán sobre cómo los bosques saludables y la gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales pueden reducir la pobreza, impulsar el empleo y proporcionar una mejor calidad de vida para todos.
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- Florestas para o Futuro
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- 29:59
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Investir na natureza é promover o desenvolvimento inteligente. As florestas geram empregos, crescimento e comunidades resilientes.
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- FoodSystems 2030: Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet, and Prosperity
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The World Bank's FoodSystems2030 Umbrella Trust Fund is driving global action across food systems, helping countries rethink and transform their food systems from farm to table, delivering improved livelihoods and affordable, and nutritious diets for all, and progressing towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Our goal is a triple win by 2030: achieving healthy people with nutritious diets, a healthy planet by reducing emissions and promoting climate-smart agriculture, and healthy economies by increasing investments and boosting farmer livelihoods.
Learn more about the Food Systems 2030 program and its impact: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/food-systems-2030?cid=ECR_YT_Worldbank_EN_EXT
00:00 Welcome: The Urgent Need to Transform Food Systems
00:29 What is FoodSystems 2030?
00:49 Healthy People & Affordable Nutritious Diets
01:23 Healthy Planet & Healthy Economies
01:42 FoodSystems 2030 Donors
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- Invertir en nutrición: clave para un Guatemala más productivo
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- En Guatemala, el 46 % de los niños menores de dos años padecen desnutrición crónica. Conoce más sobre el Proyecto Crecer Sano, una iniciativa del Gobierno de Guatemala, con apoyo del Banco Mundial, que busca mejorar los indicadores de nutrición infantil en comunidades rurales e indígenas de Guatemala. Invertir en una buena alimentación desde la primera infancia no solo transforma la vida del niño, también impulsa el futuro del país. Lee la historia completa: http://wrld.bg/OB6s50WXbjg
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ACERCA DEL BANCO MUNDIAL 🌐 El Banco Mundial, una de las fuentes más importantes de financiamiento y conocimiento para los países en desarrollo, está integrado por cinco instituciones que se han comprometido a reducir la pobreza, aumentar la prosperidad compartida y promover el desarrollo sostenible en un planeta habitable. https://www....
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- Transforming Pacific Procurement: Republic of the Marshall Islands
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- 3:50
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Across the Pacific, big development challenges and complex projects require practical solutions. That’s why the World Bank is working side-by-side with governments to make procurement faster, smarter, and more effective. We provide real-time help to overcome bottlenecks so critical investments like seawalls, renewable energy, and resilient infrastructure are delivered on time. For Marshallese communities, this means earlier access to safer roads, stronger health systems, and more reliable energy.
Learn more:
https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/pacificislands/brief/procurement-in-png-and-the-pacific-islands?cid=ECR_YT_Worldbank_EN_EXT
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Tackling the Jobs Challenge in Europe and Central Asia #jobcreation #economicgrowth
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Europe and Central Asia face a serious jobs challenge. Much of the region’s job growth since the 2008 Financial Crisis has been in relatively low-paying, low-skilled roles. The World Bank’s latest regional economic update outlines bold reforms needed to change this: ramping up infrastructure investment, improving the business environment, and mobilizing private capital. Download the report: worldbank.org/eca
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- ART NEVER DRIES: Building Drought Resilience through Art in Eswatini
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- 4:42
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Funded by the World Bank Group, “Art Never Dries” is a community-driven art project led by teaching artist Khulekani Msweli, that shows how students in Eswatini use creativity to confront the challenges of drought. Featured at the Southern Africa DRM Forum, the artwork connects personal experiences to Eswatini’s innovative approach to building drought resilience. Through student-led workshops—mosaics, poetry, and conservation flags—the project bridges local knowledge with regional strategies for climate adaptation. This video demonstrates how creativity and community engagement amplify technical solutions, making resilience a shared journey across generations.
00:11 Ndbazezwe High School: Murals
01:22 Ngomane Primary: Performance
01:59 Ngomane Primary: Seed Bombs
02:15 Ngomane Primary: Maize Stalks
02:45 DRM Forum 2025 in Eswatini
03:19 Indigenous Knowledge
03:36 Teaching Artist Khulekani Msweli
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- Cómo la tecnología móvil está transformando la inclusión financiera: Global Findex 2025
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- 4:53
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Desde 2011, el informe Global Findex ha sido la fuente principal de datos sobre inclusión financiera a nivel mundial. En esta edición 2025, se destacan cinco hallazgos clave: El rol de los teléfonos móviles en el acceso a cuentas financieras; El aumento del ahorro formal gracias a la tecnología; La digitalización de pagos gubernamentales y salarios; El acceso a internet a través de smartphones; Los desafíos persistentes en la resiliencia financiera.
Además, se presenta el nuevo Rastreador de conectividad digital, que revela cómo las personas usan internet para conectarse, aprender y generar ingresos. Descubre cómo la tecnología está cambiando la forma en que el mundo accede y utiliza los servicios financieros. Para leer el informe completo, visita: http://wrld.bg/ZeCj50Xkoxs #InclusiónFinanciera
00:00 Introduction
00:51 La tecnología móvil impulsa la inclusión financiera
01:40 Más adultos ahorran formalmente vía móvil
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- Shifting Demographics: What They Mean for Future Development
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- 10:37
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Find links to listen on your preferred platform below: The world’s population growth tells two stories: aging populations in many countries, while in others populations are getting younger. Most countries are projected to see shrinking populations within the next 25 years due to historically low fertility rates. But Africa is bucking this trend and could benefit from a demographic dividend—an opportunity for rapid economic growth driven by a large, youthful population, if the right policies and technical support are in place.
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- Two Continents, One Priority: Creating Jobs
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- 11:50
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- In this episode of Talking Development, World Bank Managing Director Anna Bjerde sits down with Chief Economists Andrew Dabalen (Africa) and William Maloney (Latin America and the Caribbean) to unpack what’s holding back job creation—and what it will take to deliver more and better jobs in a rapidly changing world. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/F34M50Xpssf
00:00 A new growth model for jobs in Africa
02:26 Raising productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean
03:17 The need for foundational infrastructure
06:07 Giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to grow
07:58 Hope for the jobs of tomorrow
10:38 Anna's take
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Brazzaville: Meet the ‘Mamapreneurs’ creating a market for childcare services
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Meet the Mamapreneurs of Brazzaville—women entrepreneurs transforming childcare and empowering families!
Through the World Bank-financed Social Protection and Youth Productive Inclusion Project, inspiring leaders like Jocelyne Mpila have received training and startup capital to open “Mama Mobokoli” daycare centers in Brazzaville’s busiest markets. These centers welcome children aged 1–3 years and deliver a triple impact: (1) Creating jobs and income for women entrepreneurs in the childcare sector. (2) Building human capital and preparing children for school success. (3) Enabling parents to work productively, knowing their kids are safe and cared for.
Discover how these Mamapreneurs are driving economic inclusion and shaping the future of early childhood development in Congo. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/XM0G50XvK6Y
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- Title
- Brazzaville : Les Mamapreneurs qui transforment la garde d’enfants
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Dans le cadre du Projet de Protection Sociale et d’Inclusion Productive des Jeunes, financé par la Banque Mondiale, des femmes entrepreneuses comme Jocelyne Mpila transforment le secteur de la petite enfance à Brazzaville. Grâce à une formation et un capital de démarrage, elles ouvrent des crèches « Mama Mobokoli » dans les marchés les plus fréquentés pour accueillir les enfants de 1 à 3 ans. Ces crèches ont un triple objectif : (1) Créer des emplois et des revenus pour les entrepreneuses du secteur childcare. (2) Favoriser le développement du capital humain des enfants et leur préparation à l’école. (3) Permettre aux parents de travailler en toute sérénité, sachant que leurs enfants sont entre de bonnes mains.
Découvrez comment ces Mamapreneurs changent la vie des familles et dynamisent l’économie locale ! Pour en savoir plus : http://wrld.bg/6lNB50XvKau
À PROPOS DE LA BANQUE MONDIALE 🌐 La Banque mondiale est l'une des plus im...
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- Tuvalu vs Sea Level Rise: How Procurement Supported a Climate-Proof Runway
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Tuvalu’s Funafuti International Airport was crumbling under rising tides and climate stress.The World Bank’s Safe & Resilient Aviation Project rewrote the rules of procurement to deliver a climate-proof, locally-built solution. The result? Local jobs, climate-smart infrastructure, and a model that could inspire Pacific nations everywhere. Discover how procurement became the unexpected hero in Tuvalu’s fight against climate change. This small island nation shifted toward sustainable, inclusive, and locally-led infrastructure - a blueprint for small island nations. Full case study: http://wrld.bg/MM7U50XmNPb
00:00 Tuvalu’s Runway in Crisis
01:15 The World Bank Steps In
02:05 Procurement Overhaul
03:12 Local Hiring & Skill Building
04:30 Resilient Design
06:00 What This Means for the Pacific
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK
The World Bank provides funding and expertise to help low-income countries build resilience, reduce poverty,...
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- Have You Ever Heard of Sorghum Flour? Tunisian Chef Boutheina Ben Salem
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Have you ever heard of sorghum flour? This indigenous African crop is a star when it comes to tackling food insecurity and climate change, being gluten-free, highly nutritious, drought-resilient, and able to grow in poor soils. We welcome Tunisian Chef Boutheina Ben Salem, a renowned cultural preservationist and culinary curator who highlights Tunisian cuisine and its rituals, blending tradition with storytelling. She shared with us a recipe for traditional Tunisian Drô, made of sorghum flour—with a sweet twist!
TUNISIAN DRÔ
✔️ Ingredients
160 g (8 tbsp) sorghum flour
800 ml (4 glasses) water or milk
Sugar or honey, to taste
15 g (1 tbsp, not heaped) ginger powder
1 tbsp orange blossom water
Toppings
Crumbled halva
Pomegranate seeds
Toasted mixed nuts
📝 Method
1. In a saucepan, whisk sorghum flour with water (or milk) until smooth.
2. Place over medium heat and bring to ...
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- Talking Development with Anna Bjerde
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Talking Development is a conversation series hosted by Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank, featuring candid discussions with leaders, thinkers, and practitioners on the biggest challenges in development—from jobs and energy to gender and growth. Each episode offers insights on how countries can create opportunities and improve people’s lives. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/wFQk50X9iHa
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- The Evolving Role of Legal Practitioners in the Development Ecosystem #LJDWeek2025
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- 1:25:11
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- How can legal professionals adapt their roles to advance solutions that help meet development goals? How can they leverage their unique expertise to be key innovators in the development space?
As the closing session for Law, Justice and Development Week 2025, this discussion will focus on how legal professionals can bring new ideas to tackle ongoing and emerging global challenges, as well as creative insights to unlock greater development impact. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/opjm50WTY6C
📋CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening Remarks – David Sullivan
02:21 Panel Intro & Theme: Lawyers as Innovators
03:34 Jun Jin – Lawyers as Value-Adding Innovators
09:03 Jose Luis Sardon – Rule of Law & Economic Dynamism
12:44 Vivienne Yeda – Early Legal Involvement & Innovative Transactions
23:00 Katherine Meighan – Climate-Resilient Finance & Legal Leadership
29:46 Christophe Soulard – Trust, Transparency & the Judiciary
33:13 Pa...
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- Continental Drying: Charting a Path to Water Security
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- 5:38
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- As freshwater reserves decline at unprecedented rates, the report, Continental Drying: A Threat to our Common Future sheds light on a growing global challenge and the path forward. Drawing on two decades of satellite data, the report identifies where and why water is disappearing and outlines solutions to manage demand, augment supply, and improve allocation. With stronger institutions, smarter investments, and innovative technologies, countries can turn the tide and build a more water-secure future.
Learn more: http://wrld.bg/5LzE50Xmnew
00:00 Satellites reveal the hidden water crisis
00:38 Why and where water is disappearing
00:50 How nature replenishes and depletes water accounts
02:15 The impact of groundwater loss on jobs, harvests, and habitats
03:14 Where change can make the biggest difference
03:34 Priorities for action, more resilient global water systems
💬 Subtitles (CC) available in Portuguese, English and Span...
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- Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: 3 Key Findings #JobCreation #EconomicOutlook
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The developing countries of Europe and Central Asia aren’t creating enough of the jobs people want. Here are three key findings from the World Bank’s latest economic update on the region’s jobs challenge. Watch this video and download the report: worldbank.org/eca
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Unlocking Jobs in South Asia: The Potential of AI and Trade
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- 1:03:22
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Every year, millions of young South Asians enter the job market, but the region is not creating enough jobs. Can increasing trade openness and AI adoption catalyze growth and create employment opportunities?
Join experts from the region for a live discussion on the latest edition of the World Bank’s South Asia Development Update, Jobs, AI, and Trade. The report explores how countries can implement targeted reforms to lower trade barriers and maximize the benefits of AI to boost productivity and harness the region’s economic potential. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/hFeE50Xl7cN #SouthAsiaDevelopment
👤SPEAKERS
- Abhishek Singh, CEO, India AI Mission
- Johannes Zutt, Vice President for the South Asia Region, The World Bank
- Franziska Ohnsorge, Chief Economist for South Asia, The World Bank
- Amit Khandelwal, Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics, Yale University @yale
- Anushka Wijesinha, Director, Centre for a Smart...
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- Supporting Mothers: An OB-GYN’s Journey from Prenatal Care to Childbirth in El Salvador
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Discover how Zacamil National Hospital in El Salvador is transforming healthcare for mothers, children, and families with the support of the World Bank Group. Learn about the significant improvements in maternal and child health, as well as emergency care, fostering that every patient receives compassionate and expert support the need. Zacamil Hospital has also enhanced its diagnostic capabilities, with advanced imaging equipment that enables faster and more accurate diagnoses. Join us as we explore the impact of these initiatives on the lives of patients and health professionals, and see how Zacamil Hospital—supported by the World Bank Group—is setting new standards for healthcare in El Salvador. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/4frT50XiEQj
💬 Subtitles (CC) available in English, and Spanish
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitme...
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- Nurses as Advocates: Adeyinka, a Health Care Hero Transforming Lives in Nigeria
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- How the World Bank is improving health in Nigeria? The World Bank supports Nigeria’s health sector through major projects like Saving One Million Lives and the Nigeria State Health Investment Project, expanding access to primary health care, maternal and child health, nutrition, and pandemic preparedness. Millions now benefit from renovated clinics, trained health workers, and higher immunization rates. Innovative financing and partnerships are helping Nigeria move closer to universal health coverage and better health outcomes for all. This project is co-financed with grant financing from the Global Financing Facility (GFF).
Learn more: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/health-works
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- I Work for Babies: Beatrice, a Health Care Hero and Neonatal Nurse in Kenya
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The World Bank is committed to strengthening Kenya’s health sector by enhancing the quality and accessibility of primary health care, building institutional capacity, and supporting the government’s universal health coverage (UHC) reforms through initiatives such as the Building Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Project.
Through the COVID-19 Health Emergency and Response Project, the World Bank helped Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital renovate its isolation and high dependency units, install an oxygen tank and piping, and provide essential medical and laboratory equipment and furniture. This project is co-financed with grant financing from the Global Financing Facility (GFF).
Additionally, the World Bank offers technical assistance, conducts data analysis on health expenditure and service delivery, and supports programs targeting vulnerable populations, including refugees and low-income groups. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/Gw5P50XlefA
ABOUT THE WORLD BA...
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- Road Safety: We Should All Have the Right To Move Around Safely #roadsafetymatters
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- “We should all have the right to move around safely. And we should share that responsibility while demanding this right.” Marisela Ponce De Leon Valdes, Senior Transport Specialist and the Road Safety Pillar Lead within the Africa Transport Policy Program at the World Bank Group, remind us that road crashes are not accidents, they can be prevented, and that we can all do our part. Watch this video to find out what motivates Marisela to work hard every day from our country office in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire🇨🇮, to ensure safer roads. Learn more about our work in transport, mobility and road safety: worldbank.org/transport #roadsafety #roadsafetyfirst
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- How Women Entrepreneurs Are Creating Jobs in Africa: Tanzania Success Story
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- 3:44
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Women entrepreneurs are creating jobs, training workers, and generating ripple effects that lift entire communities. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Haika Lawere, owner of the Mbezi Garden Hotel, secured a loan with support from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to keep her business running after the COVID-19 pandemic. This film shows the impact of that investment through the eyes of two employees whose jobs were protected by that loan. Since 2017, We-Fi and its partners have supported over 500,000 women entrepreneurs across 83 countries to access finance, markets, and skills necessary to scale their businesses and reach their potential. (www.we-fi.org) Learn more:
http://wrld.bg/Bryj50Xkma1
00:06 Meet Shedrack, Manager of the Mbezi Garden Hotel in Dar es Salaam
00:30 Introducing Mosi, a single mother and waitress at the hotel
1:00 Hotel employment journeys and impact on worker families
2:22 Interview with Haika Lawere, hotel owner an...
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- How Clean Energy Is Transforming Guinea’s Small Businesses & Communities
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Guinea’s expanded electricity is driving economic growth for local small businesses and communities. Learn about the country’s transition to reliable, clean hydropower, reduced commercial losses, and increased cross-border energy exchange—transforming the energy landscape and supporting sustainable development in West Africa. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/Xex550XiBQ1
00:00 Years of frequent outages in Boke
00:52 Reliable power sparks lasting change
01:59 The OMVG Interconnection Project transforms the region
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Cérémonie de remise de prix : #AfricaSFAwards
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- 51:55
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Le Financial Times et le Groupe de la Banque mondiale ont lancé la deuxième édition des Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, un rendez-vous annuel phare qui récompense des solutions innovantes et de long terme aux défis du développement en Afrique. Cette année encore sont mises à l’honneur des initiatives commercialement viables qui apportent des solutions transformatrices, résilientes et susceptibles d'être déployées à grande échelle. Des solutions qui répondent non seulement aux besoins d’aujourd’hui, mais œuvrent aussi au bien-être des générations futures, à un moment où il est plus important que jamais de construire des modèles de croissance durables.
Pour en savoir plus: https://live.banquemondiale.org/fr/evenement/2025/afrique-des-solutions-innovantes-pour-developpement Poursuivez la conversation sur les réseaux sociaux avec le hashtag #AfricaSFAwards
PROGRAMME
00:00 Introduction par Henry Mance et Chinwe Binitie
03...
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- Mariana Costa: Equipping the Female Labor Force in the Digital Age
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- 6:32
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- What needs to happen to ensure women can participate in the workforce in the digital age? In this interview from the World Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings, Mariana Costa, co-founder of Laboratoria, shares her vision on essential digital skills, and how to close the gender gap in the digital economy. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/vRRo50XhbXu
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- 2025 Africa Sustainable Futures Awards #AfricaSFAwards
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- 51:53
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The @FinancialTimes and the World Bank Group have launched the second edition of the Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, a major annual programme that promotes innovative, long-term solutions to development challenges in Africa.
The Africa Sustainable Futures Awards will again showcase commercially viable initiatives that provide transformative, resilient and scalable solutions to these issues, and address not just current needs but also the well-being of future generations, at a time when it is more important than ever to build self-sustaining models for growth.
Join the conversation on social media with #AfricaSFAwards. Learn more: https://live.worldbank.org/en/event/2025/africa-sustainable-futures-awards
AGENDA
00:00 Intro by Henry Mance and Chinwe Binitie
03:05 Opening remarks by David Pilling and Ed Mountfield
10:43 Awards ceremony begins
13:40 Agribusiness
20:27 Local Manufacturing
26:15 Tourism
30...
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- Building Resilient Schools, Classrooms & Education Facilities for Better Learning
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Physical learning environments (PLEs)—including classrooms, schools, and networks of facilities—play a critical role in shaping educational outcomes. Investments in school infrastructure can be optimized to maximize impact for every learner by strengthening climate and natural disaster resilience and supporting innovative approaches to learning. The World Bank’s RIGHT+ framework offers guidance to promote resilient, inclusive, green, healthy, and teaching- and learning-conducive (RIGHT) learning environments that are effectively implemented (+) at scale. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/iShp50Xh7YK
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- Jeunesse et emploi en Afrique : l’agriculture comme solution
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- L’éducation, c’est l’ascenseur social." Dans cette interview inspirante, découvrez le parcours exceptionnel d’un chercheur africain, passé des bancs d’une école publique à un doctorat en mathématiques financières grâce à des bourses des Nations Unies et de l'Union européenne.
Ministre de l’Agriculture, de la Souveraineté Alimentaire et de l’Élevage du Sénéga, Dr. Mabouba DIAGNE, partage une vision forte : l’agriculture et l’élevage sont les clés de l’emploi en Afrique. Avec plus de 60% des Africains actifs dans ces secteurs mais une faible contribution au PIB, il appelle à leur transformation par la digitalisation et l’investissement. En savoir plus: http://wrld.bg/FXtM50Xfe0i
Chapitres
00:00 – Le pouvoir transformateur de l'éducation
00:33 – Du Sénégal à l’Allemagne : un parcours académique international
01:00 – L’agriculture : secteur clé pour l’emploi en Afrique
01:30 – Digit...
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- Sanjana Sanghi: Young Change-makers Don’t Just Want Jobs—They Want to Build the Future #wbgmeetings
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Young changemakers don’t just want jobs—they want to build the future. At the World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., Sanjana Sanghi, a leading voice for youth-led development saw this truth come alive. It isn’t about high-level conversations—it’s about real opportunities for 1.2 billion young people will reach working age in the next decade. Jobs aren’t just paychecks. They’re the fastest way to lift communities out of poverty, empower dreams, and create lasting change. Jobs aren’t just about work—they’re about dignity, empowerment, and shaping tomorrow. Learn more: worldbank.org/jobs
ABOUT THE WORLD BANK 🌐 The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org
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- How Market Access Is Empowering Nepal’s Women Farmers to Create Jobs
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Over 50% of Nepal’s farmers are women — but most lack access to credit, training, and markets. This video shows how financial grants, training, and market access are helping #ClearHerPath and scale women-led agribusinesses across Nepal.
Thanks to targeted support, over 12,000 jobs have been created, and women farmers are leaving subsistence farming behind. Investing in rural women is transforming Nepal’s agriculture sector and unlocking new economic opportunities. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/lUe050Xf8fq
Chapters
00:00-00:30 Over half of Nepal's farmers are women, but they lack resources
0:33-1:02 Madichour's Buffalo farmers leave subsistence farming behind
1:05-:1:38 Grants and market access help #ClearHerPath for women-led agribusinesses
1:38- 2:20 An entrepreneurial ecosystem unlocks opportunity, boosts livelihoods, creates jobs
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