devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
FINCA Microfinance Holdings IFC proposes to invest in FINCA Microfinance Holdings (FMH), a holding company to be established by FINCA International (FINCA), a US based public charity owning and operating one of the largest microfinance networks in the world, with 21 affiliates in 21 countries. The proposed project will support increased outreach, the transformation of FINCAs non-profit credit only microfinance institutions (MFIs)  into regulated and licensed deposit-taking institutions, strengthen their institutional capacity, support the implementation of banking systems and technology that will be suitable for a growing organization and expand the MFIs ability to provide services in poorer IDA countries, such as Haiti and Malawi and post-conflict countries such as Kosovo and Democratic Republic of Congo.  

FINCAs objective with the creation of the holding company is to establish a platform to access capital from socially responsible investors on a long term basis to achieve the ends outlined above. FMH will support the FINCA network by: (i) strengthening FINCA globally, (ii) preserving and building network value, (iii) expanding access to capital markets, and (iv) increasing access to equity capital in order to support growth and outreach, strengthen institutional capacity and accelerate the transformation of its affiliates into deposit taking institutions. FMH will be founded through a partnership between FINCA and a group of international investors that have been strong supporters of FINCA and microfinance through the years. FINCA is establishing this holding company, and will continue to operate its network on a double bottom line basis of social outreach and sustainability, with a reasonable financial return to investors.  No FINCA directors, executives or employees will be permitted to profit personally from or hold any equity interests in these investments. The proposed project is expected to have a high developmental impact by: (i) establishing a commercial microfinance holding company that will support the transformation process of credit only NGOs into regulated deposit taking institutions in poor and post conflict countries, (ii) promoting financial sector development through the transformation of the affiliates into professionally managed and sustainable financial institutions that serve low income entrepreneurs, especially women entrepreneurs, (iii) building public confidence in financial institutions and encourage more intermediaries to extend financial services to the target segment, (iv) providing capacity building support to transform the NGOs into viable financial intermediaries that provide financial services on commercial terms, and (v) contributing to employment creation and poverty reduction in each of the affiliates' countries. FINCA's objectives in establishing the holding company also include broadening access and increased outreach to the lowest income entrepreneurs in the countries in which it operates and to which it expects to expand.
DB FX Facility In the proposed project, IFC will establish a risk-sharing facility of up to $100 million with Deutsche Bank, AG (DB) to share the risk of credit losses resulting from certain corporate and financial institution credit risk events in emerging markets.  The facility will cover a pool of eligible transactions which include cross currency swaps and forwards and local currency interest rate swaps entered into by DB originated during a term of two years (the Facility). The proposed Facility is expected to have a number of development benefits and should help IFC meet its Institutional Development Goals ("IDG"). First, it will increase the depth of local and cross-currency hedging products that are available to clients in emerging markets. Second, it will promote hedging transactions in markets where there are significant barriers to entry for many companies and financial institutions, by seeking to widen the circle of counterparts to include second-tier credits. Third, by improving access for emerging market clients to currency risk hedging products, it will facilitate financial risk management and planning, specifically in sectors that are key for the development of local economies such as microfinance, medium-sized enterprises operating in the manufacturing and agribusiness sectors, pension funds, and low-income housing. Broadening access to cross-currency hedging tools will enable clients in these key industries to better manage foreign exchange risk and strengthen their balance sheets and, through increased access to finance and more efficient use of capital, expand their businesses. Fourth, since only swap transactions with at least one local currency leg will be eligible for inclusion, the Facility will contribute especially to the development of local derivatives markets.
CCFP BTMU-II The proposed project involves renewal of the existing unfunded risk sharing facility with BTMU for a trade and commodity finance portfolio of up to US$200 million (with IFC investment of up to US$100 million) aiming at supporting agri, energy and metal sectors (Project).  The Project will enable BTMU to continue to fill the gap in financing the commodity trade that keeps critical food, energy and metal product supplies available in emerging markets, including IDA countries in Asia. The renewed CCFP-BTMU facility is expected to continue having the following development impacts: (i) increased access to finance for trade of critical agriculture, energy and metals trading flows especially during market turbulence; and (ii) demonstration impact on local market development, promoting commodities as an asset class, and encouraging local/reginal banks to participate in funding trade flows hence ultimately supporting growth, revenues and sustaining employment in respective commodity trading countries.
Global Trade Supplier Finance The proposed project, Global Trade Supplier Finance (GTSF or the Program) is a joint investment and advisory program to provide short-term financing to exporters (Suppliers) in emerging markets selling to large international companies (Buyers) on open account terms. In recent years, large global Buyers have increasingly moved their cross-border purchasing to open account trade as a cost-effective alternative to letters of credit and also stretched out payment terms for their purchases to maximize working capital. As a result, Suppliers in emerging markets risk losing sales and becoming less competitive unless they can gain access to new, more efficient types of working capital finance. Supplier Finance (SF) involves discounting Suppliers receivables on a non-recourse basis once the Buyer has accepted to pay on due date, thus mitigating Supplier performance risk and isolating credit risk to the Buyer. SF can thus provide a sustainable win-win solution for both Buyers and Suppliers allowing them to benefit from the lower costs associated with open account trade and the advantage of the Buyers (superior) credit rating to finance the Suppliers. 

While the use and awareness of SF in developed economies has increased significantly over recent years, its application in emerging markets is still very limited. IFC is in a unique position to support the increased adoption of SF solutions in emerging markets with Suppliers, most of which are SMEs. In particular, one of the main obstacles faced by Buyers and commercial banks in developing Supplier Finance programs in emerging markets has been the on-boarding of SME Suppliers. SMEs require more training and interaction in order for them to better understand the working capital alternatives available to them and how best to take advantage of Supplier Finance. IFC will use its experience in Advisory Services (Linkages) to work with local training partners to reach a far larger number of SME Suppliers, thus ensuring higher utilization rates for the program.

IFC will engage with select Buyers to identify their Suppliers in emerging markets to participate in the Program and also partner with commercial banks that have Buyer relationships where IFCs participation will clearly expand the SF program to Suppliers in emerging markets only. GTSF would enable improved access to finance for these Suppliers against Buyer risk through short term loans or guarantees covering Buyer payment risk. The Program is expected to have significant impact in development in the following areas:

(a) Directly increasing direct access to finance exports from emerging markets and supplementing the availability of credit through the local banks that has been the primary focus for economic development.

(b) Reducing the cost of financing the supply chain that enables a better competitive position for the exporter as well as improving the transparency and risk profile of the transaction as the payment risk is transferred to the buyer

(c) Increasing the suppliers' sales to both large buyers in the program as well as to other companies, in turn increasing employment levels for the suppliers.
Olam WC Loan The proposed IFC investment consists of a working capital loan of up to US$200 million to finance purchases of wheat, maize, and soya for delivery to Olam Global Agri Pte Ltds (Olam Agri)  customers and processing operations in countries that rely on imports of these commodities. The proposed financing will support Olam Agri with sustaining commodity flows and contribute to food security mainly in West and Central Africa, South and South-East Asia, as well as Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Project will sustain flows of key food commodities of wheat, corn, and soy to over 10 countries in Africa, Asia, and Middle East regions. The most significant, expected project-level outcome is food security for consumers in countries affected by high food inflation. Beyond the Project, IFC anticipates that its financing will promote greater resilience in the global food supply market.
Somalia COVID-19 Emergency Vaccination Project The Project Development Objective is to support the Federal Republic of Somalia to acquire and deploy COVID-19 vaccines, strengthennational immunization capacity, and support the continuity of essential health care services
Somalia Empowering Women through Education and Skills Project - "Rajo Kaaba" To improve literacy and numeracy skills of women in selected areas and to prepare women for leadership roles.
Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project To strengthen accountability, transparency and institutional capacity in public resource management, across participating entities
Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship, through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support progress towards increased access to basic digital financial and government services targeting entrepreneurship and employment, particularly for women.
Somali Electricity Access Project The Project Development Objective is to expand access to electricity in targeted urban, peri-urban, and rural communities
Somalia Recurrent Cost & Reform Financing Project - Phase 3 To support the Federal Government of Somalia and Eligible Federal Member States to strengthen resource management systems, the inter-governmental fiscal framework, and service delivery systems in health and education.
Somaliland Civil Service Strengthening Project II The project development objective is to strengthen basic functions for payroll, human resources and policy management in selected central government agencies and line ministries, and to establish a pension system for civil servants.
OFDA-2014-South Korea-Grant-IOM Training of Trainers (ToT) to secure local capacity of experts to expand the humanitarian knowledge base in ROK, two project cycle management trainings and a CCCM training in South Korea
NIHR - IMPALA - International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung Health and TB in Africa The International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung Health and TB in Africa “IMPALA” is a four-year collaborative programme funded by the National Institute of Health Research under the Global Health Research call. IMPALA aims at generating new scientific knowledge and implementable solutions for these high-burden diseases, through multi- disciplinary collaborative work involving clinical, social, health systems, health economics and implementation scientists from Africa and the UK.
FCDO - COUNTDOWN: Programme of Implementation Research to Inform the Effective and Sustainable Scaling-Up of Integrated Neglected Tropical Disease Control Initiatives COUNTDOWN is a 7-year (2014-2021) programme of implementation research supporting the scale-up of appropriate interventions in sub-Saharan Africa against NTDs amenable to preventive chemotherapy approaches. COUNTDOWN brings together researchers from a range of backgrounds and disciplines, from health care providers, policy makers, laboratory scientists, research uptake specialists, Ministries of Health and Non-Governmental Development Organisations. COUNTDOWN’s intended future impact is to “Reduce morbidity, mortality and poverty associated with NTDs from application of new evidence for cost effective scale-up of sustained control and targeted elimination of disease in line with the WHO 2020 NTD Roadmap and the 2030 SDGs” and to improve availability, acceptability affordability, and accessibility of NTD interventions to individuals and communities.
FCDO - Leaving no-one behind: transforming Gendered pathways to Health for TB The LIGHT Consortium: (Leaving no-one behInd: transforming Gendered pathways to Health for TB) is a UK Aid-funded programme that will deliver transformative, cross-disciplinary research across a consortium of partners based in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and the UK to reduce the number of people affected by tuberculosis (TB) in sub- Saharan Africa being left behind. This will enable rapid deployment of new tools for TB control (vaccines, new drugs and shorter drug regimens, diagnostics) that are expected to come online in 2025. LIGHT exists to provide decision-makers with new evidence about how male access to quality TB healthcare can be improved by gender-sensitive approaches to improve health outcomes and reduce transmission to other vulnerable populations in the community including women and children.

This work will ensure that investments made in new and innovative diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to detect, treat and prevent TB will reach those who need them in a timely and more effective way.
FCDO - Evidence Building and Synthesis Research - Effective Health Care Research Consortium The Consortium informs policy and influences change through increasing the number of evidence-informed decisions. This is to improve health and health care for the poor in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We synthesise relevant and reliable research, contributing to a global evidence base that enables health care to become more effective, thereby improving the health of populations, and avoiding public and providers wasting money on ineffective health care or poorly informed research questions. We strive to build the capacity of groups worldwide, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to prepare, interpret, and utilise these reviews.
FCDO - ReBUILD - Health Systems Financing The goal of the health systems financing RPC is to generate high quality evidence that contributes to improving the health of the poorest in LMIC states. The purpose is to deliver new knowledge to inform the development and implementation of pro-poor health systems.
FCDO - ReBuild for Resilience R4R To improve access and utilisation by the poor, vulnerable and marginalised people living in fragile and shock prone settings (FASP) to effective and equitable healthcare, leading to greater financial protection and better health. The programme will deliver research evidence on how to develop resilience capacities to ensure responsive, effective, inclusive, gender-equitable and sustainable health systems in FASP; and disseminate findings, exert influence to help ensure evidence based policy and practice.
FCDO - Research, Evidence & Development Initiative (READ-It) About READ-It - Over the past 20 years there has been a concerted effort to use reliable evidence in making decisions about health care. READ-It aims to improve the evidence base and ensure its dissemination. READ-It helps ensure healthcare problems relevant to low- and middle-income countries are addressed, and that people living in these countries are part of the process. It is a major contributor to Cochrane, a global organization committed to preparing and updating systematic reviews, and coordinates the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (CIDG) and assists Cochrane in developing methods and editorial processes. It also works closely with policy makers.

READ-It focuses on two main areas:
- Reliable, up-to-date, scientifically defensible and relevant evidence in malaria and tuberculosis, child health, maternal health and health systems.
- Effective dialogue and influence between research, policy and practice communities in public and private sector.

READ-It's activities include:
- Preparing and updating Cochrane Reviews about the effects of health care relevant to low- and middle-income countries.
- Identifying approaches to ensure dissemination and use of the results of systematic reviews in decision making.
Trust Fund for Energy Sector Reform and Efficiency Improvements (ESREI) Project for Moldova The overall development objective of this Trust Fund will be to support  the Government of Moldova in identification of investments and  measures that they can adopt to address the issues of; (i) security  and reliability of energy supply, and (ii) efficiency on both energy  production and consumption.
Irrigation: Rural Development Project for the North-West Key project objectivesThe project''s goal is to reduce income poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity in a sustainable manner by improving the livelihoods of the rural poor in the project area and preventing further impoverishment. The key development objectives are to: (i) rehabilitate the irrigation infrastructure and introduce participatory irrigation management to ensure a sustainable and effective irrigation management regime; (ii) ensure the delivery of advisory, technology transfer, financial and enterprise support services; and (iii) enhance the capability and self-reliance of communities to look after their own affairs and plan and implement their own development initiatives more effectively.
Irrigation: Integrated Rural Development Project The project goal is to reduce rural poverty in the regions of Agdash, Yevlakh, Sheki and Oghuz through increased food security and enhanced income-raising opportunities. The objectives of the project are: (i) to assist the rural poor in improving their skills to use the available natural resources effectively and efficiently in order to achieve sustainable productivity and profitability for crop and livestock husbandry; ii) to improve incomes of women and men producers through better farm management and access to credit.Policy and institutional objectives2. The project will implement several objectives of the Government's Sustainable Programme on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development (SPPRSD) and the State Program on Secure Food Supply to the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SPSFSP) by seeking to: (i) rehabilitate the irrigation and drainage infrastructure; (ii) support participatory irrigation management; (iii) improve agricultural advisory services and market access; and (iv) provide rural financial services.3. The project institutional objectives are to strengthen: (i) the internalisation of demand-driven, participatory and gender-sensitive approaches to agricultural and rural development; (ii) the Ministry of Agriculture ability to introduce more commercially viable agriculture in lesser developed rural areas and among poorer producers; (iii) the coordination between the State Agency for Agricultural Credit (SAAC) and the State Amelioration and Irrigation Committee (SAIC) in their support to the irrigation sector; (iv) the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR) by its innovative involvement in project implementation; and (v) the outreach and sustainability of participating non-banking financial institutions.
Irrigation: North-East Development Project Irrigation: North-East Development Project
Credit and Financial Services: Farm Privatization Project Credit and Financial Services: Farm Privatization Project
Agricultural Development: Rural Development Programme for Mountainous and Highland Areas Agricultural Development: Rural Development Programme for Mountainous and Highland Areas
Improving the Lives of Older People Affected by Typhoon Haiyan, In Leyte Island, Philippines To improve the lives of older people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in 60 barangays across Leyte Island, through improving access to servcies and building disaster resilient communities. The goal of this two year project is to improve the lives of older persons affected by Typhoon Haiyan providing sustainable solutions in 50 typhoon affected barangays (communities) across Leyte Island. The project will reach 6,000 older people (and indirectly 24,000 family members); train 360 health service providers; and provide technical training to 100 mid-level professionals, including NGO staff and local authority representatives.  The project will be implemented jointly by HelpAge International and our local affiliate organization - The Coalition of the Services of the Elderly (COSE). To improve access to community based services Increase age appropriate health care services To train national and international organizations on the inclusion of older people and develop age friendly resilient communities.
Improving access to age appropriate health care services and support for Older People and people with physical disabilities affected  by chronic diseases in areas of North Lebanon and Bekaa The project aims to increase access to age appropriate healthcare services and support to older Syrian Crisis refugees, older people from the host community and physically disabled people affected by chronic diseases specifically diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The activities seek to promote access to healthcare services and support for older people and people with physical disabilities (PwPD) will help reduce morbidity related to chronic diseases and alleviate the psychological distress related to limited access to care including a lack of information about the available health services. The project will be implemented in 5 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) located in North Lebanon and Bekaa and will target older peopleand PWPD residing in 30 villages and ITSs located in the catchment area of the targeted PHCs. Health care services delivered by the targeted 5 PHCs in North Lebanon/ Aakar and Bekaa are age appropriate  and respond to the needs of older men and women and people with physical disabilities for NCD management as per national guidelines and taking into account gender differences for access and use of services Older men and women and PWPD receive basic home care support and the community at large have better understanding of older people needs and vulnerabilities