Summary of Project and Activities. The objective of the Electricity Transmission Project (the “Electricity Transmission Project”) is to increase domestic electricity supply for consumption by improving the availability and reliability of electricity in Nepal’s electricity grid. To achieve the Electricity Transmission Project Objective, MCC Funding will support the following expenditures as further detailed in this section: (i) construction of transmission lines to expand the high voltage transmission backbone inside Nepal and the Nepal side of a second cross-border transmission line with India;
Summary of Project and Activities. The objective of the Road Maintenance Project (the “Road Maintenance Project”) is to maintain road quality across Nepal’s primary or strategic road network (the “SRN”). To achieve the Road Maintenance Project Objective, MCC Funding will support: (i) funding for technical assistance and capacity building to Nepal’s DOR and RBN, and (ii) up to 305 kilometers of maintenance works on Nepal’s SRN.
Summary of Project and Activities. Over the past decade the Indonesian economy has experienced positive economic growth, witnessed large reductions in poverty, and has made continued progress towards many of its Millennium Development Goal targets for 2015. In spite of this progress, over 30 million Indonesians live below the poverty line (US$2 per day) and half of all households are clustered around the poverty line, which makes them highly vulnerable to income shocks. Of the poor, 65 percent currently live in rural areas. While Indonesia has already met and surpassed targeted reductions in the number of underweight children under five years old to below 18 percent and is on track to meeting its targets for reducing overall child mortality, other indicators of malnutrition should be considered. In particular, low height for age, more commonly known as stunting, reflects the cumulative effects of intergenerational poverty, poor maternal and early childhood nutrition and repeated childhood episodes of illness. It also reflects insufficient household purchasing power and poor access to education, housing, sanitation, and health services. After two years of age, the effects of early stunting are practically irreversible and have a life- long impact on an individual’s cognitive development and productivity. Stunting is also largely accepted as one of the best predictors of future productivity, as stunted children are at a higher risk of experiencing chronic disease, delayed cognitive development, delayed enrollment in school, and reductions in academic achievement and future earning potential. Currently, it is estimated that 37 percent of children, or one out of every three children under five in Indonesia, is shorter than the standard height for their age. The objective of the Community-Based Nutrition Project is to reduce and prevent low birth weight and childhood stunting and malnourishment of children in project areas, and to increase household income through cost savings, productivity growth and higher lifetime earnings. An additional purpose of the Community-Based Nutrition Project is to determine the effectiveness of the use of MCC Funding in a multi-donor trust fund managed by a multilateral institution and its impact on poverty reduction. The Community Based-Nutrition Project builds on and utilizes a community engagement implementing mechanism of block grants already tested under a Ministry of Home Affairs (“MOHA”) community-driven development program pilot, Generasi (“Generasi”), impl...
Summary of Project and Activities. The Agriculture Development Project consists of the following mutually reinforcing Project Activities:
Summary of Project and Activities. The BRIGHT 2 Schools Project consists of the following mutually reinforcing Project Activities:
(a) Borehole Construction/Rehabilitation and/or Water Catchment Systems. MCC Funding will support some or all of the following:
(i) the construction of up to 50 additional boreholes for the exclusive use of the school complex;
(ii) the purchase and installation of pipe and water catchments, where technically feasible, in accordance with environmental regulations, and budget permitting; and
(iii) such other activities as may be determined by MCC in consultation with USAID.
Summary of Project and Activities. The Energy Project comprises four interconnected activities designed to provide additional generation capacity, strengthen the management, project planning and project execution functions of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (“LEC”) and the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (“MLME”), as well as support the establishment and development of an independent regulator for the sector.
Summary of Project and Activities. The Improving General Education Quality Project consists of three Activities that target areas where the Georgian education sector needs the most support: physical environment, secondary school teacher subject knowledge and pedagogical skills, school management capacity, and education assessments. To increase the impact and sustainability of the Improving General Education Quality Project, MCA-Georgia will work to develop partnerships with the private sector to promote private investment in and around the Project. Areas for partnership include but are not limited to teacher and school leader professional development, curriculum and learning platforms, and other innovations in STEM, ICT, and English-language education.
Summary of Project and Activities. The Industry-led Skills and Workforce Development Project aims to improve the linkage between market-demanded skills and the supply of Georgians with technical skills relevant to the local economy. Investments to support Technical Vocational Education and Training (“TVET”) are necessary to address industry demand for skilled technicians and to reach potential beneficiaries who may not have the opportunity to obtain further education and training. The two activities proposed under this Project are therefore designed to (1) solicit innovative proposals from Georgian TVET providers for the establishment of new or the expansion of existing training programs to meet industry needs; and (2) to strengthen the Georgian TVET sector’s national policy and provider practice with respect to industry engagement.
Summary of Project and Activities. The Objective of the Electricity Distribution Project is to (A) increase the hours of operation for businesses and public and social services, (B) reduce reliance on costlier sources of energy, (C) reduce losses of products and perishable goods, and (D) improve productivity for users of electricity (the “Electricity Distribution Project Objective”). To accomplish the Electricity Distribution Project Objective, MCC Funding will be used to modernize Benin’s electricity distribution infrastructure to expand grid capacity to accommodate future growth, improve reliability and reduce losses and outages. The Electricity Distribution Project focuses on improving the grid serving Cotonou (and selected regional networks as a complement to proposed solar generation investments), as well as on a national level by building a modern distribution dispatch and control center to more effectively manage the network.
Summary of Project and Activities. The Objective of the Electricity Generation Project is to: (A) increase the hours of operation for businesses and public and social services; (B) reduce reliance on costlier sources of energy; (C) reduce losses of products and perishable goods; and (D) improve productivity for users of electricity (the “Electricity Generation Project Objective”). To accomplish the Electricity Generation Project Objective, MCC Funding will be used to increase Benin’s domestic generation capacity by up to 78 MW while decreasing its dependence on external energy sources, specifically by installing photovoltaic generation capacity, rehabilitating existing thermal generation units and rehabilitating and installing additional generation capacity at an existing micro-hydroelectric power plant.
