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MARINA MARKET The project consists of:   - the modernization and expansion of Marina Markets retailing and warehousing facilities in Burkina Faso;  - the construction of a retail/office building and of a supermarket in Ghana; and  - the expansion of Marina Markets current activities in Niger.  The project is expected to offer better consumer choices and higher quality of goods sold. Moreover, the project will contribute to the modernization of the retail and service industries through the introduction of retail infrastructure, particularly in Niger and Burkina Faso. Through the Marina Market project, sponsors who have been able to run retail operations successfully in Burkina Faso will export their expertise to other countries of the region.   The project will create, during the construction and the operational stages, reasonably well-paid jobs in countries where unemployment rates are high. Niger and Burkina Faso are two of the worlds poorest countries with GDP per head of $243 and $432 respectively.    Support to the co-borrowers operations will have a direct impact on consumers that will benefit from improved retail services.   The project is expected to offer better consumer choices and higher quality of goods sold, especially food and fresh products to consumers of all three countries.   The project will contribute to the modernization of the retail and service industries through the introduction of retail infrastructure.
AFIG Fund II The project proposes an IFC investment of US$15 million, not to exceed 20% of committed capital, in AFIG Fund II (the Fund), a 10-year closed-end fund raising US$300 million to invest in SMEs in East, West and Central Africa. The Fund will primarily provide expansion capital investments to established, successful businesses seeking capital to grow. AFIG Fund II is expected to deliver strong development impact by: i) Encouraging economic and financial sector development through investment in viable sectors and companies; ii) Providing growth and expansion capital and value enhancing advice to companies; iii) Supporting regional integration by investing in companies expanding into neighbouring countries; and, iv) creating new job as a result of investee company growth.
Helios Investors LP Helios Investors, L.P. (Helios or the Fund), is a private equity fund which will make growth equity investments, structured investments in listed entities, large scale leveraged acquisitions and investments in new business formations in the sub-Saharan African region. The funds primary focus will be West Africa, with a secondary focus on the Central and Southern Africa regions.      Helios is seeking target capital commitments of up to $300 million.  The Fund will be managed by Helios Investment Partners (Helios Team or the Fund Manager).  The Helios Team is composed of seven investment professionals from West Africa that have extensive international experience in private equity investing, business operations and corporate strategy. The Helios Team has developed a track record in Africa by restructuring the Modern Africa Fund portfolio and by establishing a start-up telecom tower leasing company in Nigeria. Helios is expected to have several positive development impacts, the key ones being:  -  contributing to the overall private sector development in the target African countries by providing long-term capital to new businesses and existing businesses seeking expansion capital; -  investing in businesses that address inadequacies in public services and infrastructure and those that lower business transaction costs with a view to reducing the cost of provision of basic goods and services in target industries like telecommunication, electricity, water and food, investment in these development-critical sectors will improve distribution and accessibility to broader sectors of society; and - contributing to the development of indigenous fund management teams in Africa by the transfer of knowledge of global investment management and ethical standards; by attracting foreign partners and experienced managers into Helios portfolio companies the standards of local management will also be enhanced.
Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund (the Fund or Afrigreen) is an infrastructure senior debt fund offering financing solutions to implement small to medium on-and off-grid solar power plants, mostly to Commercial & Industrial (C&I) consumers in West and Central Africa (W&C Africa). The Fund will have a target cap size of EUR100.0 million with a hard cap at EUR125.0 million, and a maturity of 10 years. The Fund will invest in EUR, USD, and when relevant in local currency (in Nigeria and Ghana) The Project is expected to improve the affordability of electricity supply for C&I customers in W&C Africa by supporting the development of ca. 90 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity. C&I customers in the target markets face high electricity costs due to high tariffs for grid electricity (e.g., Ghana and Senegal), as well as reliance on diesel generators in Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The Project will also contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution by displacing fossil fuel generation with a green source. At the market level, the Project is expected to enhance financial integration by supporting a debt fund with a standardized, scalable platform approach to help address a funding gap for small and medium C&I solar, thereby demonstrating a financing model that may be replicated by other lenders.
Cauris II Project IFC proposes to make an equity investment of up to approximately 5 million, not to exceed 20% of total commitments in Fonds Cauris Croissance II (Cauris II).  IFC will be considered a subsequent investor contributing capital after first closing of the fund.  Cauris II is a private equity fund which will make equity and quasi-equity investments in small and medium enterprise (SME) companies in West Africa, primarily West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote dIvoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.  The Fund has a committed capital target size of up to 60 million. The Fund will achieve development impact by increasing access to financing for small and mid-sized companies in Francophone West Africa which are largely ignored by the larger funds; investing in frontier markets such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Togo, supporting a local emerging Fund Manager in the region; investing in growth companies of a local emerging Fund Manager in the region; providing hands-on monitoring and guidance to the management of SME companies through board/management participation; sharing environmental and social international best practices with a local SME Fund Manager.  The investment is expected to create above average employment and accelerate economic growth across the region.  The investment will be across a diversity of sectors.  The Fund's investment in target companies will range from Euro 2-4.5 million and will consist mainly of strategic minority stakes, with board representation and shareholder right to influence the strategic direction of the company and conduct of management.
Helios Investors II, L.P. The proposed project is to make an equity investment of up to the lesser of US$60 million or 20% of Helios Investors II, L.P. (the Fund) to support a fund manager that targets African investments in new business formations and established companies as well as in infrastructure-related  projects.  The Fund will consider investments in companies mainly located in Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Cote DIvoire, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.  Other African countries may be considered opportunistically.  It is expected that half of the investments will be located outside Nigeria, in smaller IDA countries.  The Fund will target the following sectors: financial services, telecoms, healthcare, power and utilities, transport and logistics, agro-business and consumer products.  It is expected that 50% of the Funds commitments will be invested in infrastructure-related projects including power, railway and telecom infrastructure.  The Fund will make 8-10 investments with an average investment size of US$50 million (investments may range from US$20 million to US$100 million).  This investment strategy and focus is in line with the investment team's previous fund, Helios Investors, L.P., a fund that was launched in 2006 and has been 85% committed in five African investments. The Fund is expected to have a strong impact for private sector development as follows:

-- Support of IDA countries:  The Fund is expected to invest a substantial part of its commitment to investments in IDA countries.

-- Private sector development:  The Fund will add value to its investee companies, by providing managerial, operational and strategic support to improve their competitiveness and sustainability.

-- Economic development:  The Fund is expected to invest in high-growth companies aiming to increase output, which in turn is expected to increase employment growth rate.

-- Environmental practices:  The Fund Manager will be required to adopt international best practices for environmental and social risk assessment and management, and improve transparency and corporate governance, thus transferring knowledge and skills to portfolio companies.
West Africa Venture Fund PCC This private equity (PE) fund proposal is one of several SME funds covering eight IDA countries that are being proposed under the SME Ventures program (Project #27176). The IFC Board approved the SME Ventures program on May 29, 2008 (IFC/R2008-0114), and the IFC Board granted delegate authority to IFCs Management to allocate SME Venture funds to make PE investments ranging $100,000-500,000.  The SME  Ventures proposes the establishment of SME funds to expand access by SMEs in high risk IDA countries to risk capital, by (among other things) supporting and leveraging the expertise of locally based fund managers and by providing business support services (BSS) to SMEs before and after investment.  Unique Venture Capital Management (UVC), a Nigerian-registered fund manager that focuses on SMEs was selected to raise the West Africa Venture Fund PCC (WAVF or the Fund). WAVF is raising $40 million in equity from institutional and private investors, and IFC is acting as anchor with a commitment of $13.5 million in equity and a pledge of $2 million for the BSS facility to SMEs, most of which is repayable.  The Fund will focus on two countries: Liberia and Sierra Leone and will be registered as a Mauritius limited life protected cell company. By investing in WAVF the following developmental impact could be expected:   Poverty alleviation, employment generation and regional stability: WAVF by providing funding and business support to more than 100 SMEs presents a unique opportunity to catalyze the growth of small businesses, employment and wealth creation;  Private sector and local economic development: WAFV provides a model for sustainable private sector development in post war economies, by growing SMEs which otherwise would not receive financing and advisory services;  Food production, health and educational development: WAVFs allocation of 30% of its investments to the agribusiness sector and 5% each to ICT, health and educational sectors will help to develop these key private sectors;  WAVFs focus on the Sub Saharan Africa post conflict countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone and SME Funds will ensure a maximum positive impact in countries/asset class where it is most needed.
Joliba Fund I The proposed project is for an equity investment of up to 15 million in Joliba Fund I L.P. (the Fund), a 10-year closed-end generalist private equity fund targeting small and medium companies in francophone West and Central Africa. The Fund is seeking to raise 150 million of total committed capital. Expected Development Impact include: (i) Providing access to growth equity and business advice to underserved companies in Francophone West and Central Africa; (ii) Contribution to market creation by enabling private sector development demonstrating the viability of PE investments in a low-income IDA countries in Francophone West and Central Africa that are underserved by PE funds; (iii) Job creation and economic growth through financing SMEs, which are a growth driver in Francophone West and Central Africa; and (iv) At the investee level - operational and financial improvements, implementation of best practice corporate governance and ESG improvements of local businesses.
CARDINALSTONE CAPITAL ADVISERS GROWTH FUND The proposed project is an investment in CardinalStone Capital Advisers Growth Fund (Fund or CCAGF) which will invest in equity of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and Ghana across sectors such as consumer goods & services, healthcare, education, financial services, industrials and agribusiness.  The Fund will be supported by the Blended Finance Facility (BFF) of the IDA18 IFC-MIGA Private Sector Window (IDA PSW), created by the Word Bank Group to catalyze private sector investment in IDA countries, with a focus on fragile and conflict-affected states.
Capital Alliance Private Equity III Limited The project involves an investment of up to $40 million, not to exceed 20% of total committed capital, in Capital Alliance Private Equity III LP (the Fund or CAPE III), a private equity fund with a target size of up to $500 million.  The Fund, expected to invest up to 40% of committed capital in the energy sector, will make investments in businesses located principally in Nigeria and other countries in West Africa.  The Fund will make equity and equity-related investments in companies with strong management and above-average potential for revenue growth and job creation. The Fund is expected to deliver strong development impact by:    - Encouraging and diversifying economic development in general, and private sector development in particular, by investing in high-growth companies which is expected to lead to above-average rates of job creation; - Providing much needed growth and expansion capital and value-enhancing advice to companies located in IDA countries throughout West Africa;  - Improving companies sustainable development by helping to implement best practice corporate governance and environmental and social standards; - Development of the regional oil and gas sector coupled with strengthening indigenous firms in the sector; and - Facilitating regional integration by helping companies expand their operations in neighboring countries.
Synergy II Project The proposed project is for an equity investment of up to USD$20 million in Synergy Fund II L.P. (the Fund), a 10 year closed-end generalist private equity fund targeting mid-market companies in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Fund is seeking to raise USD$250 million of total committed capital. (i) The growth of the Fund's portfolio companies is expected to result in strong job creation; (ii) the Fund will invest in companies that focus on the lower-income emerging consumer; and (iii) private sector development by enhancing regional integration via supporting companies to expand across borders.
ABI SME RSF 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0000             The proposed project entails the provision of a 5-year Risk Sharing Facility (RSF or the Facility) in the amount of up to EUR40 million to cover eight subsidiaries of Atlantic Business International (ABI) in IDA and FCS countries  namely Banque Atlantique Benin, Banque Atlantique Burkina Faso, Banque Atlantique Côte dIvoire, Banque Populaire Maroco-Guineenne in Guinea, Bank Atlantique Mali, Banque Atlantique du Niger, Banque Atlantique Senegal and Banque Atlantique Togo, together the Participating Affiliates (PAs) for a target portfolio of SME loans in the amount of up to EUR80 million equivalent. Under this project, IFC will be supporting the expansion of ABIs SME lending across Sub-Saharan Africa. The project is subject to regulatory approvals. The project aims to increase access to finance for SMEs. It seeks to foster banking sector inclusiveness across the countries where ABI is present by supporting the Group in its ambition to grow the amount of credit and types of banking products extended to SMEs. Increased access to finance is expected to help generate private sector growth by creating and/or maintaining employment opportunities. Further, ABI Group's alignment with IFC's environmental and social standards is expected to ultimately benefit the borrowing SMEs and the communities they operate in.
Decentralisation and local development Unterstützung der Dezentralisierung und der lokalen Entwicklung PRODDEL Decentralization is improved. Dezentralisierung ist politisch besser verankert, Leistungsfähigkeit und Zusammenarbeit von dekonzentrierter Verwaltung und Gebietskörperschaften sind gestärkt und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe ist verbessert. Decentralization is improved. Dezentralisierung ist politisch besser verankert, Leistungsfähigkeit und Zusammenarbeit von dekonzentrierter Verwaltung und Gebietskörperschaften sind gestärkt und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe ist verbessert.
Fortsetzung des Trinkwasser- und ländlichen Entwicklungsprojektes einschließlich Sanitärversorgung in der Diözese Thiès Rural basic drinking water supply, basic sanitation and irrigation schemes for small farmer Fortsetzung des Trinkwasser- und ländlichen Entwicklungsprojektes einschließlich Sanitärversorgung in der Diözese Thiès Rural basic drinking water supply, basic sanitation and irrigation schemes for small farmer Fortsetzung des Trinkwasser- und ländlichen Entwicklungsprojektes einschließlich Sanitärversorgung in der Diözese Thiès Rural basic drinking water supply, basic sanitation and irrigation schemes for small farmer
Verbesserung von Ausbildungsmöglichkeiten für Mädchen und Frauen in Bekhar, Saint Louis, Senegal Multiplication of vocational training opportunities for girls and women in Bekhar, Saint Louis, Senegal Verbesserung von Ausbildungsmöglichkeiten für Mädchen und Frauen in Bekhar, Saint Louis, Senegal Multiplication of vocational training opportunities for girls and women in Bekhar, Saint Louis, Senegal Verbesserung von Ausbildungsmöglichkeiten für Mädchen und Frauen in Bekhar, Saint Louis, Senegal Multiplication of vocational training opportunities for girls and women in Bekhar, Saint Louis, Senegal
Brunnenbau in Thiès, Senegal Constructionof wells in Thiès, Senegal Brunnenbau in Thiès, Senegal Constructionof wells in Thiès, Senegal Brunnenbau in Thiès, Senegal Constructionof wells in Thiès, Senegal
Nachhaltige Ernährungssicherung, Senegal Food Security, Senegal Nachhaltige Ernährungssicherung, Senegal Food Security, Senegal Nachhaltige Ernährungssicherung, Senegal Food Security, Senegal
Foerderung der Finanzsystementwicklung (Mobile Banking) - BM Appui au developpement du systeme financier (Mobile Banking) - MA Flaechendeckende, kostenguenstige und nachhaltige Versorgung der Zielgruppe mit innovativen, nachfrageorientierten und erschwinglichen Finanzdienstleistungen. Durch die Verbreiterung und Vertiefung des Finanzsystems nach marktwirtschaftlichen Prinzipien soll ein Beitrag zu breitenwirksamem und nachhaltigem Wirtschaftswachstum geleistet werden (pro-poor-growth). Appui au developpement du systeme financier (Mobile Banking) - MA Flaechendeckende, kostenguenstige und nachhaltige Versorgung der Zielgruppe mit innovativen, nachfrageorientierten und erschwinglichen Finanzdienstleistungen. Durch die Verbreiterung und Vertiefung des Finanzsystems nach marktwirtschaftlichen Prinzipien soll ein Beitrag zu breitenwirksamem und nachhaltigem Wirtschaftswachstum geleistet werden (pro-poor-growth). Appui au developpement du systeme financier (Mobile Banking) - MA
Mangrovenschutz im Senegal (EKF Klimaschutz-Vorhaben) Conservation of mangroves in Senegal Mangrovenschutz im Senegal (EKF Klimaschutz-Vorhaben) Conservation of mangroves in Senegal Mangrovenschutz im Senegal (EKF Klimaschutz-Vorhaben) Conservation of mangroves in Senegal
Soil improvement measure for sustainable basic crop production Bodenregeneration für eine sichere Nahrungsmittelversorgung in den ländlichen Gemeinden Tattaguine und Diouroup (Region Fatick) Soil improvement measure for sustainable basic crop production Bodenregeneration für eine sichere Nahrungsmittelversorgung in den ländlichen Gemeinden Tattaguine und Diouroup (Region Fatick) Soil improvement measure for sustainable basic crop production Bodenregeneration für eine sichere Nahrungsmittelversorgung in den ländlichen Gemeinden Tattaguine und Diouroup (Region Fatick)
Beratung und technische Unterstützung für eine nachhaltige dörfliche Wassernutzung und Ressourcenschutz im Senegal Exetension for sustainable rural water ressources, Senegal Beratung und technische Unterstützung für eine nachhaltige dörfliche Wassernutzung und Ressourcenschutz im Senegal Exetension for sustainable rural water ressources, Senegal Beratung und technische Unterstützung für eine nachhaltige dörfliche Wassernutzung und Ressourcenschutz im Senegal Exetension for sustainable rural water ressources, Senegal
Stärkung von Gesundheitseinrichtungen im Senegal Strengthening health facilities in Senegal Das  Land Senegal hat in den vergangenen Jahren seinen Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Index  nur minimal verbessern können. Das Projekt trägt dazu bei den Zugang der Bevölkerung zu einer qualitativ hochwertigen Gesundheitsversorgung zu verbessern. Maßnahmen beinhalten u.a. Schulungen für Gesundheitspersonal, die Ausstattung mit medizinischen Geräten sowie die Bereitstellung von Informationsmaterial. The country of Senegal has only been able to minimally improve its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Index in recent years. The project contributes to improving the population's access to quality health care. Measures include training for health workers, equipping them with medical equipment and providing them with information material. Das  Land Senegal hat in den vergangenen Jahren seinen Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Index  nur minimal verbessern können. Das Projekt trägt dazu bei den Zugang der Bevölkerung zu einer qualitativ hochwertigen Gesundheitsversorgung zu verbessern. Maßnahmen beinhalten u.a. Schulungen für Gesundheitspersonal, die Ausstattung mit medizinischen Geräten sowie die Bereitstellung von Informationsmaterial. The country of Senegal has only been able to minimally improve its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Index in recent years. The project contributes to improving the population's access to quality health care. Measures include training for health workers, equipping them with medical equipment and providing them with information material.
PartnerAfrika-Projekt SI A+B zw. dem BPartnerAfrika-Projekt SI Ausbildung der Maschinenringe e.V. (BMR) und landw. Organis. u. Schulen im Senegal PartnerAfrika proj. SI A + B between the BPartnerAfrika proj. SI Training of the Maschinenringe e.V. (BMR) and landw. Organisms. u. Schools in Senegal Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen und des Beschäftigungs Potentials und somit der sozio- ökonomischen Situation der Bauern und Angestellten in landwirtschaftsnahen Wertschöpfungsketten Improvement of working conditions and employment potential and thus the socio-economic situation of farmers and employees in agricultural value chains Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen und des Beschäftigungs Potentials und somit der sozio- ökonomischen Situation der Bauern und Angestellten in landwirtschaftsnahen Wertschöpfungsketten Improvement of working conditions and employment potential and thus the socio-economic situation of farmers and employees in agricultural value chains
Funktionale Alphabetisierung im Departement Salémata in der Region Kédougou Literacy Courses for children in rremote areas in Salémata region Funktionale Alphabetisierung im Departement Salémata in der Region Kédougou Literacy Courses for children in rremote areas in Salémata region Funktionale Alphabetisierung im Departement Salémata in der Region Kédougou Literacy Courses for children in rremote areas in Salémata region