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Fouta Cement Corporation IFC's proposed investment comprises of up to US$5.4 million A loan, US$5.4 million B or Parallel loan and a US$10.8 million subordinated loan from IFC acting as the implementing entity of the International Development Associations Private Sector Window Blended Finance Facility (IDA PSW BFF) for a total financing package of US$21.6 million to Fouta Cement Corporation (Fouta Cement or the Company). This will be used to partially finance the construction and operations of a cement grinding plant in Monrovia. This backward integration project is expected to increase supply of locally produced cement and improve cost competitiveness.  The project is expected to be supported by the International Development Associations Private Sector Window Blended Finance Facility as described in the Blended Finance Section. (i) Economywide and employment effects: The Project will lead to the creation of jobs, including  during the construction period and in the transportation and distribution network. Beyond the number of jobs created, the Project will support the continuous development of technical skills, which will improve the overall industrial capacity of the country. (ii) Market impacts- Competitiveness: IFC expects the investment to promote competitiveness in the Liberian cement market by allowing a key competitor to install a local grinding plant and thus retain competitive pressure on the dominant market leader.
Salala Rubber Corporation Salala Rubber Corporation (Salala or the company) is today Liberias fourth largest rubber producing and processing company. It produces semi-processed rubber used in the manufacture of tyres. The company represents a merger in July 2007 of a stand alone rubber processing factory (Weala Rubber company) and a stand alone rubber plantation (formerly Salala Rubber Corporation).  The proposed project would complement managements plans to rehabilitate and expand the plantation, which had been neglected during several years of civil war in Liberia and optimize its operations through:  - planting of new rubber trees on the existing concession; - renovating plant and equipment; - rebuilding administrative and social infrastructure including worker housing; -meeting additional working capital needs. - Rubber plantations are labor intensive. The planting program as well as improvements in infrastructure will create additional employment for the community; - The project will improve operational efficiency at the plantation and processing plant; - The Government of Liberia will benefit from increased tax revenues as a result of improvements in profitability; - The project is expected to improve financial management of the Company and enable it to promptly pay third party suppliers (including smallholder farmers) for raw rubber supply. In addition, smallholders will benefit from training in good agricultural practices and inputs to improve yields and income.
Wienco Liberia Wienco Liberia Limited (the Company or Wienco Liberia) was established in 2011 and is engaged in the import and distribution of high quality fertilizers and crop protection products for cocoa trees in Liberia, as well as the purchase and export of dry cocoa beans from smallholder farmers. The Company is located at Monrovia with offices in Bong, Nimba and Lofa counties.   Supported by training, innovation and product development, Wienco Liberia is partnering with farmer associations to provide affordable agricultural inputs to farmers on a reliable, timely and efficient basis so to improve productivity of smallholder farmers in Liberia and increase their incomes.  Input packages are given by Wienco Liberia to farmers as credit facilities whereby repayment from farmer groups is received after the harvest seasons. In order to further increase cocoa yields and reach more farmers, Wienco Liberia requires funding for capital expenditure and pre-harvest financing of agricultural inputs for cocoa (the Project). The Project has substantial develop impact in terms of the following: (i) Farmer Benefits: Through this Project, farmers will be able to receive soft credit in the form of fertilizers and agro-chemicals to improve yields; expected to increase to from 1375 kgs per hectare to 1750 kgs per hectare.in 5 years; reach 7,500 farmers by 2019; increase awareness at the farmer level of pest management and effective management of agrochemicals though the extension services and training on cocoa agronomy provided by Wienco Liberia; (ii) Alleviate Effects of Ebola Crisis: This Project will support the cocoa industry in Liberia at a moment when many Liberians' source of income has been threatened by the spread of Ebola and will contribute to the long-term sustainability of the sector, and Liberia's economic recovery post-Ebola; (iii) Create Jobs: This project will favor local job creation with an incremental 73 permanent positions by 2019; (iv) Improve E&S Practices: This Project will help the Company improve its Environmental and Social standards; and (v) Positive Demonstration Effect: IFC's investment in Liberia will send a positive signal to international markets about IFC's commitment to these fragile economies and will encourage other investors to follow. In addition, IFC can play a catalytic role in market development by bringing other participants to the countries to augment IFC's crisis response efforts.
Dugbe Gold Project Hummingbird has successfully assembled a total of 14 exploration licenses (13 gold and 1 iron ore) covering 7,000 km2 of prospective ground in Liberia. Hummingbirds most advanced project is the Dugbe One Project (Dugbe or the Project) located in southeast Liberia about 275 km from Monrovia. The Companys focus is on the development of Dugbe.    The Dugbe exploration license (450 km²) was first granted in November 2005 to Hummingbird and was renewed in October 2009. The Dugbe exploration license would normally have expired on 24 October 2011.  As required by the license an application for a Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) was submitted prior to the expected expiry of the Dugbe exploration license, and on 14 September 2011 the Minister for Lands Mines and Energy of the Republic of Liberia wrote to Hummingbird to confirm that whilst the exact timings of the MDA application process were unforeseeable, all licenses controlled by Hummingbird are in good standing regardless of when their due date occurs.  Negotiations with the Government of the Republic of Liberia in relation to this MDA application are ongoing.  Dugbe has a total mineral resource of 3.8 Moz (96 Mt grading 1.24 g/t ) including 1.4 Moz indicated and 2.4 Moz inferred. The resource is contained in the Dugbe F and Tuzon deposits. Dugbe is still very much at the advanced exploration stage and Hummingbird is looking to start a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the Project, which will be followed by a prefeasibility study and a bankable feasibility study as quickly as all factors allow. Generally, exploration projects have limited development impact but even at this early stage, the proposed investment has shown tangible benefits to the surrounding communities by generating local employment for people in poor parts of eastern Liberia. Key expected benefits during development and operation will include notable social contributions by Hummingbird. Once developed, the Project will also bring revenues to the national government through royalties and taxes, notable local economic development in a poor part of a post-conflict IDA country through the generation of direct and indirect employment opportunities.
Sweden provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Sweden provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Ireland provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Ireland provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Belgium provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Belgium provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Private donations (through UNF) provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Private donations (through UNF) provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Canada provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Canada provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Switzerland provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Switzerland provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
France provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) France provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Korea, Republic of provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Korea, Republic of provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Denmark provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Denmark provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Iceland provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Iceland provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Germany provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Germany provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Italy provides the fund to Lebanon (2022) Italy provides the fund to Lebanon (2022)
Organisation for Islamic Cooperation - Engagement The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Engagement initiative provides support for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to train OIC officers in humanitarian affairs to improve the quality and accountability of humanitarian response. Funding with support staff deployments, training, and participation in humanitarian workshops. The total value of this initiative is $1.5 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
Administrative Support for Middle East Program Funding under this initiative supports the Middle East and North Africa program, specifically program management and technical support costs for implementation of humanitarian aid activities to Syria; program oversight and reporting; technical input into development of thematic and country strategies; program review; development of monitoring frameworks, and other related tasks. The total value of this initiative is $150,000 to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.
Lifeline Embattled NGO Assistance Fund The United States Department Embattled NGOs Assistance Fund (Lifeline)provides emergency assistance to NGOs who are threatened, harassed, detained or imprisoned by Government policies or actions because of their human rights work; and for advocacy work. The total value of Australia's contribution to this fund is $0.4 million over 2 years, starting 2010-11.
MENA Agriculture Program Support Funding under this proposal provides specialist supports for the Middle East and North Africa agriculture program, specifically developing of the Agriculture components of the $150-200 million four year MENA regional strategy, including: development of pipeline and assistance with quality processes for new projects; program management and technical support costs for implementation of aid activities; support for in-country implementation , oversight and reporting; and to undertake scoping, design, monitoring and evaluation, technical input into development of thematic and country strategies; program review; development of monitoring frameworks, and other related tasks in delivering the Middle East and North Africa agricultural aid program. The total value of this initiative is $0.4 million over 2 years, starting 2012-13.
Syria Package Administration Funding under this investment supports the design, implementation and monitoring of Australia's aid activities in response to the Syria crisis, including the $220 million, three-year Syria Crisis Humanitarian and Resilience Package (2016/17 - 2018/19). These activities provide immediate, life-saving assistance in Syria and its refugee-hosting neighbours, as well as longer term resilience-building support in Jordan and Lebanon focused on education and livelihoods programs for refugees and vulnerable host communities. The total value of this investment is $2.5 million over three years (2016/17 to 2018/19).
Asia Pacific Forum of NHRIs 2011-2019 The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions is a non-profit regional membership that supports the establishment and strengthening of national human rights institutions in the Asia Pacific region. It provides practical assistance to individual members to enable them to more effectively undertake their own human rights protection, monitoring, promotion and advocacy mandates. NHRIs improves the lives of people within their own jurisdiction by protecting and promoting their rights. Funding under this initiative provides core funding to the APF NHRI and is valued at $2.7 million over 4 years, starting 2010-11.
Women in Emerging Arab Democracies The Women in Emerging Arab Democracies initiative aims to bring together diverse women from Australia and the Arab world to discuss issues of importance and exchange ideas in relation to women and their roles in building and sustain democratic practices in both regions. Funding under this initiative provides administrative support to coordinate activities, attend workshops and preparation of reference material. The total value of this initiative is $150,000 over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
Syria Crisis - Humanitarian Assistance 2015/16 Funding under this investment provides humanitarian assistance in response to the crisis in Syria, both inside Syria and to neighbouring countries. The United Nations estimates 13.5 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance, including 6.5 million who are internally displaced. An additional 4.8 million Syrians are refugees in the region, primarily in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. Inside Syria, funding is being provided to trusted humanitarian partners for medical support, food and emergency supplies. In the region, funding is being provided to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), Australian Non-Government Organisations and other humanitarian organisations. The total value of this investment is $54.0 million over 2 years, starting 2015-16.
Conduct participatory assessment activities Conduct participatory assessment activities with the local community to map security and safety risks and support networks and response services.
Conduct Protection or GBV Workshops For Law Enforcement, Judiciary, Traditional and Local Leadership Conduct protection / GBV workshops for law enforcement, judiciary, traditional and local leadership engaged with settlement of GBV cases in community.
Establish or Strengthen GBV Referral Pathways Establish / strengthen referral pathways to post-incident support services for GBV survivors
Provide Protective Presence During Distributions Conduct direct protection during distributions through protective presence and support to vulnerable beneficiaries.
Conduct Regular Community Security Meetings Between Beneficiaries, Security Actors and Humanitarian Actors Conduct regular community security meetings between beneficiaries, security actors and humanitarian actors.
Conduct joint protection activities Conduct joint protection activities with WPTs and other community protection mechanisms.
Provide Protective Accompaniment and Ongoing Support to Vulnerable Groups and Individuals Provide protective accompaniment & ongoing support to vulnerable groups and individuals when they are facing immediate elevated threats.
Provide Training and Capacity Building Activities for Community Members on Advocacy, Communication, and Coordination Provide training and capacity building activities for community members on advocacy, communication and coordination.
Conduct and participate in regular community protection meetings Conduct and participate in regular community protection meetings with beneficiaries, security actors and humanitarian agencies.
Train WPTs/women’s groups in nonviolent strategies Train WPTs/Women’s group in relevant nonviolent strategies for conflict resolution, conflict management, peacebuilding, UCP and EWER.
Accompany and Refer Sexual and GBV Survivors To Access Post-Incident Support Services Accompany and refer sexual and GBV survivors to access post-incident support services and promote their use among communities.
Provide Protective Accompaniment and Ongoing Support to GBV Survivors Support GBV survivors by providing protective accompaniment and ongoing support to facilitate access to pre- and post-incident services.
Conduct community outreach and awareness raising activities Conduct community outreach and awareness raising activities on women’s right, gender equality and nonviolent conflict resolution with community members.
Conduct Community Outreach and Awareness Raising Activities with Community Members Conduct community outreach and awareness raising activities with all community members including specific activities targeted at key groups
Support, Facilitate, and Observe Joint Activities Between WPTs and Men and Boy’s Groups Support, facilitate and observe joint activities between WPTs and men and boy’s groups.
Conduct Regular Presence and Patrol Activities Conduct regular presence & patrol activities in areas / during periods when risk of GBV is high.
Facilitate Dissemination Workshops with WPTs and Other Community Members to Create Clear Understanding of Peace Agreement Implications Facilitate dissemination workshops at the community level with WPTs and other community members to create clear understanding on the implications behind the peace agreements.
Conduct Participatory Assessment Activities with Men and Women to Undertake Local Community Security and Safety Risk Mapping Conduct participatory assessment activities with Men and Women to undertake local community mapping and assessments on: security / safety risks / support networks and response services.
Conduct Women’s Leadership Trainings on Peacebuilding, Nonviolence and Nonviolent Actions, Conflict Management and Peace Dialogue Facilitation Conduct women’s leadership trainings on peacebuilding, nonviolence and nonviolent actions, conflict management and peace dialogue facilitation to enhance participation and mobilization in preventing violence.
Provide GBV, Protection, UCP, and PSS Capacity Building and Training Opportunities to Women and Girls Provide capacity building and training opportunities to women and girls on topics such as: GBV awareness, prevention and response, UCP, training skills, case management, basic psycho-social skills and self-protection.
Unpack and Translate the Peace Agreement Documents for the Target Communities Unpack and translate the peace agreement documents for the target communities for awareness raising and participation in peace-building processes at all levels.
Conduct Regular Context and/or Security Analysis Conduct regular context / security analysis on GBV risks, vulnerabilities & protection trends.
Conduct WPT/women’s group coordination, advocacy and networking events Conduct WPT/women’s group coordination, advocacy and networking events at community, state and county level to strengthen linkages between WPTs and other women’s groups.
Conduct protection or GBV workshops for leaders and justice system personnel Conduct protection / GBV workshops for law enforcement, judiciary, traditional and local leadership engaged with settlement of GBV cases in community.
Support, Facilitate, and Observe GBV Prevention Activities Conducted Independently by WPT’s/CBPMs Support, facilitate and observe prevention activities that mitigate against GBV conducted independently by WPT’s/CBPMS.
Conduct Protection Mainstreaming Training Sessions for Partner Agencies and Local Community Structures Conduct protection mainstreaming training sessions for partner agencies and local community structures.
Provide GBV prevention and response, gender equality, women’s rights, and inclusive peacebuilding capacity building and training opportunities Provide capacity building and training opportunities on GBV prevention and response, gender equality, women’s rights, inclusive peacebuilding to women’s groups, youth groups, community members and others.
Facilitate the establishment and operationalization of Women Protection Teams (WPTs) Facilitate the establishment and operationalization of Women Protection Teams (WPTs). Provide support in the form of mentoring sessions, trainings and other capacity building measures.
Implement targeted educational strategies for men and boys Implement targeted educational strategies for men and boys on gender equality and violence prevention jointly with, and through Women’s Protection Teams.
Provide advocacy, communication and coordination training and capacity building Provide training and capacity building for women on advocacy, communication and coordination.
Support or Appoint and Promote Male Gender Champions or Role Models Support/appoint and promote male gender champions/role models in communities to inspire other men/boys.
Provide Protective Presence or Conduct Patrol Activities Conduct regular community patrols in identified priority areas and conduct strategic and responsive protective presence in areas / during periods when the risk of GBV or violence is high, to inform and provide follow up support.
Develop and Implement Targeted Educational Strategies for Men and Male Youth and Conduct Capacity Building Workshops Develop, implement, revise, and/or update targeted educational strategies for men, boys and male youth & conduct capacity building workshops focused on gender equality, prevention of gender-based violence, adoption of positive and nonviolent masculinities and techniques in order to reach out to as many beneficiaries (men/boys and male youth) as possible
Support GBV Survivors and Facilitate Access to Services Support GBV survivors and facilitate access to services by referring to pre- and post-incident support services.
Provide Protective Accompaniment and Ongoing Support to Vulnerable Groups Provide protective accompaniment and ongoing support to vulnerable groups and individuals when they are facing immediate elevated threats.
Establish or Strengthen Referral Pathways Establish or strengthen referral pathways to post-incident support services and access to justice for GBV survivors. Advocate for such services when non-existent on non-functioning.
Establish Youth Groups that are Involved in Community Outreach and Engagement in GBV Prevention Establish youth groups that are involved in community outreach (formal and informal workshops, recreational and artistic activities, mobilization campaigns) and engagement in GBV prevention.
Provide Protection Monitoring and Reporting Conduct regular protection monitoring through context & security analysis and assessments in consultation with affected populations to identify high-risk areas, monitor violations, discrimination, exclusion, coping mechanisms, and access to services; & Disseminate the results of the analysis to relevant stakeholders for advocacy purposes
Provide GBV, Protection, UCP, and PSS Capacity Building and Training Opportunities to Men and Boys Provide capacity building and training opportunities to men and boys on topics such as: GBV awareness, prevention and response, UCP, training skills, case management, basic psycho-social skills and self-protection.
Establish or Strengthen Community Focal Persons to GBV Support Services Establish / strengthen community focal persons to support services for GBV survivors.
Support Women-Led Community Dialogues and Advocacy Efforts Support women-led community dialogues and advocacy efforts such as campaigns related to peacebuilding and violence prevention at community and state levels.
Conduct Protection Mainstreaming Conduct protection mainstreaming training sessions for national staff of partner agencies and local community structures.
Mine action intervention in the Srebrenica region 2016-2017 Support ICMP and MPI activities in finding remaining missing persons from Srebrenica through mine clearance of ICMP and MPI locations of interest. 2. Create conditions for economic activities in Srebrenica region that will facilitate sustainable return through releasing of mine contaminated land and other mine action interventions. It will enable safe environment for population, facilitating reconstruction and productive use of agricultural land and forestry.
Financial Inclusion and Digital Economy DPF The Program Development Objective (PDO) is to foster financial inclusion and contribute to digital transformation for individuals, enterprises, and entrepreneurs.
Financing Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Project The project objective is to facilitate the increase of private equity and quasi-equity finance for innovative startups and small and medium enterprises in the Project Area.