Building local resource mobilization is obviously one way of addressing this. A third way is sustaining IDA , the soft-loan window of the World Bank. The Role of Japan Japan plays a major role in the World Bank, in IDA, and in Africa. In IDA, the source of funds for the poorest countries, Japan s role is even greater. Since half of the current IDA resources have been pledged to Africa, Japan s generosity has helped keep this lifeline to Africa strong.
Japan also provides vital additional resources.
It is the largest provider of trust funds and the largest cofinancer of Bank-supported projects. Trust funds make global expertise available to countries that could not otherwise afford it. Cofinancing helps expand the reach of projects to far more people. In this time of tight aid resources, this supplementary support has been essential to Africa. JICA and OECF are also key partners, both for their resources and their expertise.