GPOBA provides US$ 1.15 million grant to assist communities to develop their water infrastructure
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EmailNairobi, December 6, 2006—The World Bank has provided a grant of US$1,151,300 to assist communities’ investment in water infrastructure and help the country to reduce poverty and reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The grant, funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) under the Global Partnership for Output Based Aid (GPOBA) administered by the World Bank, is being made available to partially finance community water projects after extensive consultation with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Athi Water Services Board, and other government agencies. K-Rep Bank Ltd, a leading commercial bank specialized in providing access to finance to the poorest in the country, will administer the grant.
Kenya‘s community water projects face a number of challenges, including inability to access finances to develop their infrastructure and reduce poverty in their areas. This grant will be a catalyst in increasing the communities’ access to financial services on a pilot scale and set the stage for learning that will lead to national level programs in the future.