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Liberia: 16,806 low-income households in Monrovia to benefit from electricity connections Dec 21, 2011
Kenya: 66,000 low-income households in slums to benefit from electricity connections Oct 27, 2011
Bangladesh: More low-income rural households to benefit from solar home systems Mar 22, 2011
Vietnam: World Bank-administered GPOBA and East Meets West Foundation to help provide secondary education for poor students Jun 15, 2010
World Bank-administered GPOBA and IDCOL Help Low-Income Households in Bangladesh Access Electricity May 13, 2010
Yemen: World Bank-administered GPOBA Helps Expand Access to Water Supply Apr 12, 2010
Results-based aid approach can improve access to basic services for the poor, says new World Bank study Mar 25, 2010
Nepal Biogas Project: First Payment Made for Increased Support to Nepal Biogas Program Jul 30, 2009
India: GPOBA and Reliance Energy to help provide electricity connections for Mumbai slum dwellers May 20, 2009
GPOBA Supports Award-winning Hospital Project in Lesotho Feb 26, 2009
Indonesia: GPOBA Supports Expansion of Piped Water Supply to Surabaya’s Poor Feb 20, 2009
GPOBA Supports Increased Access to Telecommunications Services for Rural Poor in Cambodia Jan 8, 2009
Ethiopia: GPOBA Provides US$8 million to Increase Electricity Access in Rural Areas Oct 30, 2008
World Bank-administered GPOBA Launches Pre-Paid Health Insurance Scheme in Lagos, Nigeria Oct 30, 2008
GPOBA Supports Increased Electricity Access for Rural Poor in Ghana Through Solar Energy Systems Oct 16, 2008
Reproductive health improvement program launched in Western Uganda Sep 18, 2008
Contract signed for first Honduran OBA facility project Aug 8, 2008
Australia to Contribute AUD 35 million to GPOBA Aug 4, 2008
World Bank Group to scale up infrastructure investments significantly Jul 30, 2008
Yemen -- GPOBA Grants US$6.23 million to Make Motherhood Safer in Poor Districts of Sana’a Jun 10, 2008
Cameroon -- GPOBA Grants US$5.25 million to Improve Access to Water Services in Urban and Periurban Areas Apr 7, 2008
Mozambique -- GPOBA Supports Water Services for Poor Households in Five Cities Apr 3, 2008
Uganda -- GPOBA Supports Water Services for Poor Households in Kampala Feb 19, 2008
GPOBA grants US$3m to the East Meets West Foundation to improve Access to Water Services to rural Vietnam Nov 30, 2007
$2,573,140 WB-administered OBA grant for improved Access to Water Services in Western Jakarta, Indonesia Nov 1, 2007