UK to Contribute GBP 37 million to the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid
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EmailJune 24, 2009 – The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has pledged an additional GBP 37 million (approximately US$60 million) to the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) to support the program’s efforts to improve delivery of basic services to the poor in developing countries.
The first tranche, in the amount of GBP 6 million (approximately US$10 million), was received by GPOBA in June and the rest will be paid in installments over the next four years.
DFID's additional support will be used to fund innovative infrastructure service subsidies, as well as technical assistance and dissemination activities.
GPOBA will use part of the subsidy funding to pilot OBA approaches in sectors where they have not yet been well developed, such as public transport, irrigation, and solid waste.
The remainder will be used for scaling up OBA in projects involving other partners also using funds on an OBA basis.
Priority will be given to projects in low-income countries, especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia regions.
DFID is a founding member of GPOBA, having established the program in 2003 with the World Bank. DFID is also GPOBA's largest donor, with contributions and pledges totaling approximately US$110 million.