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Frame agreement with NGO (Fida Int.) The purpose of the project is to enhance the ability of nine child sponsorship projects to be more children friendly. This will involve building monitoring and administrative capacity of the child sponsorship projects through good systems and tools to supp
ort administration.This Project will be implemented by Fida East Africa support program to all Fida Supported Child Sponsorship Projects in the region. These projects include Bethlehem in Ethiopia, PCU in Uganda, Mwanza and Tanga in Tanzania, Homa-Bay, Kak
amega in Kenya and other Child integrated projects. These Projects are with Fida partners in Eastern Africa. Child sponsorship programs have always been essential part of the regional cooperation. Before year 2011, these projects have been running their in
terventions independently and were targeting only to provide direct support to individual child.  However since 2011, the nine sponsorship projects have become part of a centralised Fida Eastern Africa regional program. This Project focuses on strengthenin
g the operations of the Sponsorship Projects in Eastern Africa. The project enhanced the administrative processes of sponsorship projects through increased ability of projects' to involve children in their activities that take place in the target communiti
es. The Project will provide knowledge and skills to the duty bearers (sponsorship projects) to ensure that the right holders (children and families) receive the best services. Giving skills and knowledge is in line with all of the poverty reduction strate
gies of all the countries which recognise the fact that, to tackle poverty, there is need to invest in human development. Child friendly projects will lead to a Just and safe community caring for the well-being of vulnerable children and youth.The Projects
 goal is to contribute towards a just and safe society caring for vulnerable children. The project desires to see that all children are safe from abuse and exploitation, that they are vibrant and happy children enjoying their childhood by being allowed to 
fully and actively participate in activities touching on their welfare.  Children should have a say in the project interventions. The project also aims at promoting child rights and protection. This will be achieved by helping the partners develop child pr
otection policies that are relevant to their situations. The project is to ensure that policies are implemented. Partners will be facilitated to promote the same at the community level.
Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in Kyrgyz Republic The aim project is to protect rights of alleged torture victims in the Kyrgyz Republic. To achieve these goals the project is going to strategically combine efforts and use available national and international mechanisms (strategic litigations and UN treat
y bodies), to secure redress for torture victims through providing them and their families with legal assistance, to monitor police detention facilities, and collaborate with mass media. Golos Svobody will cooperate with state institutions (office of the P
rosecutor General Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ombudsmen) and national anti-torture coalition (www.vof.kg).
Facilitating Inter-ethnic statebuilding dialogue for building conf Youth (18-35) form the statistical majority of the population in South Sudan. According to the research activities carried out by CMI and its partners in 2011 and 2012 in all the ten states of South Sudan there's a glaring lack of trust confidence and inte
raction between different youth constituencies and decision makers. Hence empowering youth by making their voice heard in statebuilding and conflict resolution discussions is highly important for the stability and peaceful development of South Sudan. The a
im of the project is to empower the youth especially women by involving them in the state and peacebuilding dialogue with high level decision makers. The youth inputs are to be included in relevant key political processes such as the constitutional review 
which is scheduled to be concluded in 2015.The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the stability of South Sudan after its independence. The specific objectives are to 1) increase confidence + interaction between different youth constituenc
ies across the country (track 2+3), 2) increase confidence between youth and selected state representatives (tracks 2 and 15) and 3) deepen youth participation in relevant state building processes in South Sudan - with special attention to women participat
ion. The crosscutting development policy objectives will be included in the workshops by involving them in the dialogue topics. The second phase of the project builds on the structures which were created in the first phase. These structures support and dev
elop the local institutions in South Sudan. As an example the youth dialogue forum strongly supports forming the National Youth Union (NYU) and the constitutional review process.The main beneficiaries are the 30 youth leaders 500 members of the NYU around 
300 peer youth and 40 local administrators from all the ten states in South Sudan and around 10 high level decision makers from the state structures.The key project activities are implementing the dialogue workshops youth homework consultation activities i
n between the workshops identifying the 10 key decision makers and the political processes and the inclusion of youth messages into them as well as a final comprehensive project evaluation in 2016.
Adapting to climate change in Oceania/S-E Asia Overall objective of the project is to reduce vulnerability of the Pacific Island Countries' livelihoods to the effects of Climate Change. Purpose of the project is to develope in participatory way sustainable and integrated disaster risk management and cl
imate change adaptation plans and early warning weather and climate services for the villages in Pacific Island Countries.
Ethiopia Productive Safety Net APL (Adaptable Program Loan) III Project This MDTF will provide cofinancing for the IDA APL III Project to  support the next phase of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program  covering the period 2010-2014.  As such, it will support the overall  development objective of the Program which aims to reduce household  vulnerability, improve resilience to shocks and promote sustainable  community development in food insecure areas of rural Ethiopia.  This  is to be achieved through continued consolidation of a safety net  system that: (i) provides timely, predictable and appropriate  transfers to beneeficiary households; (ii) creates productive and  sustainable community assets that contribute to the large-scale  rehabilitation of severely degraded areas; (iii) stimulates local  markets through demand linkages; (iv) establishes more effective  responses to shocks to avoid destitution among affected households;  and (v) integrates and effectively supports critical interventions  that build assets, promote increased productivity, and encourage  diversification at the household level.
Department of Energy, International Nonproliferation Export Control Program Export Control Capacity Building: Export Control Enforcement training to prevent proliferation of dual-use commodities and technology
Department of Energy, Country Export Control Capacity Building Activities Funds to support Export Control capacity building activities with various government agencies in Egypt
Saudi Leasing Company The project consists of structuring and partially guaranteeing the first corporate term note in Saudi Arabia.  The note will be issued by SOLC which will use the term borrowings to finance the growth of its leasing portfolio.      This will be the first  bond ever issued in Saudi Arabia, and the first paper of its kind for a non-bank financial institution.  The project will have a strong demonstration effect for the development of capital markets and bond issues in the country. The project is strongly supported by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) the country''s Central Bank and IFC is working closely with SAMA to support SAMA''s objective of promoting local bond issues.  IFCs guarantee will assist the company in obtaining term funding, otherwise not available in the market and will emphasize IFCs role as a neutral partner assisting in the structuring this multi-party risk exposure.
Riyad Bank Student Loan Riyad Bank and IFC are planning to establish a risk-sharing student loans facility in Saudi Arabia.  The Facility will be used to provide loans to students who have difficulty affording the tuition fees for their tertiary education, thus providing them with up to five years to pay these fees.  This will be the first private student loan financing facility in Saudi Arabia. The student loans originated under the Facility will be funded and serviced by Riyad Bank. The project will have a strong development impact by:

- Improved access and increased affordability for higher education for low income and female students in Saudi Arabia 
- Foster ownership of ones education
- Provide universities with more reliable and increased tuition fee collection mechanism
- Create a new assets class in the local financial market
Saudi British Bank The proposed project consists of a long term local currency loan of up to $50 million to Saudi British Bank (the SABB or the Bank), based in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. SABB is one of Saudi Arabias leading commercial banks, offering a wide range of financial services, including corporate, personal and investment banking. The proposed project is aimed at providing much needed long term financing to support the growth of SABBs nascent mortgage lending program. SABB started its mortgage lending program three years ago and is now the leading provider of mortgage loans in Saudi Arabia.
Fawaz Abdul Aziz Al Hokair Fawaz Abdulaziz Al Hokair & Co. (ALH Retail or the Company), Saudi Arabias leader in the apparel retail franchise sector, is implementing a program to expand its domestic operations, as well as to grow its international presence, which currently spans Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan and the UAE. The proposed expansion program comprises the increase in the number of stores operated by the Company from approximately 1,028 to approximately 1,780 over a 3-year period, and includes store openings in new countries of operations, such as Azerbaijan and Georgia. Consumer Benefits: the expansion of the Companys retail chain in the Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in the Middle East and North Africa regions, will enable ALH Retail to provide for its customers better access to a more diverse selection of high-quality, affordable apparel. This will be especially important for consumers in such countries as Azerbaijan and Georgia where modern apparel retail sector is still nascent. Stronger bargaining positions vis-a-vis suppliers, economies of scale achieved through geographical expansion, as well as improved inventory management are expected to result in cost savings, which eventually can be passed on to the end customer; 
Employment Generation: the expansion of the Companys operations will create 1,000 permanent jobs. In addition, ALH Retails large-scale expansion will involve numerous leasehold improvements, which will generate temporary employment;
Life and Fire Safety (LFS) Improvements: As a condition of the IFC investment, ALH Retail will commit to implement an improved LFS Action plan;
Supporting IFC's reach in frontier regions and south-to-south investments: establishing a long term partnership with an important local player in its expansion plans to surrounding developing countries;
Saudi Orix SF Saudi Orix Leasing Company SOLC was established on January 16, 2001 as the first leasing company in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and currently commands a leading position in that market.

The company is one of IFCs existing portfolio clients as IFC had extended a loan for USD 17mn, which was disbursed in June 2006 and which matures in August 2013. The current outstanding under said loan is USD 9.9m.

The proposed investment is a Sustainability Finance Line (A Loan) of up to $ 20 million for up to 7 years including a grace period of 24 months. The loan will be used by SOLC for on-lending, in the form of financial leases, to SMEs meeting certain eligibility criteria of IFCs SF program. In addition, there can be an advisory services component to help the Company build the capacity of its marketing and loan origination staff to increase utilization of the line. The project will help SOLC, a leading leasing company in Saudi Arabia, develop an "energy efficiency" portfolio.  The size of the portfolio and the number of SMEs using this financing will be an indication of the success of the program and will have knock-on effects (though difficult to quantify) on raising the visibility of that form of financing in the Kingdom.  By helping the Company introduce this innovative product, the project is also boosting the Company's competitive edge which should reflect on its growth and margins.  Finally, as this would be the first SF funding provided by IFC in the region, it will likely have demonstration effects for replication in the region both by Orix and others.
KSA MBS Project The proposed project is a $30 million IFC investment in Kingdom Installment Company (KIC or the company) to support the companys future housing finance program. IFCs investment would be in the form of a credit enhancement of the mezzanine tranche of the mortgage backed securities (MBS) to be issued by KIC. The project will allow the company to grow its housing finance operations and establish a market based housing finance program.   IFC will also consider taking a small equity/quasi equity position in KIC. The rationale for the equity investment would to help KIC develop its business further along industry best practice lines and to eventually become a housing finance bank once the law establishing housing finance banks in Saudi Arabia has been enacted. Saudi Arabia currently does not have specialized body for regulating housing finance lenders and regulatory oversight is limited. Through its investment, IFC will help the company in its preparation and transition to becoming a non-bank housing finance institution IFCs equity investment will be considered following due diligence and only if there is a robust role for IFC, and a potential for an upside can be established as well as appropriate exit mechanisms can be identified or negotiated with the sponsors.  IFC will play a catalytic role in introducing the company to a potential technical partner (HDFC etc) in helping them convert into a housing finance bank.     Under the proposed securitization, KIC will issue MBS backed by a pool of Shariah-compliant housing finance contracts originated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The issue will represent the first Shariah-compliant MBS issued in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The MBS would allow the KIC to diversify its funding sources by tapping the regional capital markets and enhance its liquidity needed to originate additional housing finance contracts especially as the company launches a new growth phase of its housing finance operations. The project will also introduce a high quality new shariah compliant asset class to the regional markets.   KIC has engaged Unicorn Investment Bank (UIB) out of Bahrain as arranger/placement agent, Lovells (London), who has an extended legal practice in Islamic financing and securitization, as the lead counsel and White and Case (Saudi Arabia) as local counsel for the MBS. Also, KIC has mandated Ernst and Young (Saudi Arabia) to provide advice on the tax and other accounting implications of the transactions.  Finally Bearing Point (US) has been contracted to complete the cash-flow model for the MBS.  The transaction is expected to be rated by Capital Intelligence Limited out of Cyprus. .
Saudi Leasing Company Summary Of Project Information (SPI)       Project Name:    Saudi Arabia -Saudi Leasing Co.      Region:Central Asia Middle East and North Africa   Sector:   Project No:009379   Projected Board Date:June 17, 1999   Company Name: ORIX Leasing-SA   Technical Partner and/or Major Shareholders    Technical Partner: ORIX Corporation    Major Shareholder: -Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB)    -A group of eight Saudi businessmen     Project Cost Including proposed IFC investment    	Total project cost US$31 Million    IFC Investment: equity - up to US$2.4 Million    Location of project and Description of site    	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia    Description of Company and Purpose of Project    	The project is to establish the first leasing company in Saudi Arabia, whose main goal would be to provide term finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The company''s operations, supported by the market knowledge of the local sponsors and the technical expertise of the foreign partner, are expected to have a high developmental impact for the promotion of "non-bank" finance alternatives for SMEs. IFC would invest in the equity of the Company. Through this project, IFC would support the Government''s strategy by promoting a specialized financial intermediary focused on SMEs.     Environmental Category and Issues    	This is a Financial Intermediary (FI) type 1 project according to IFC''s environmental review procedure. For relevant operations, the Company will be required to implement an environmental management system consistent with host country requirements. IFC will assess the Company''s capability to carry out environmental reviews. In addition, the Company will be required to submit an annual environmental performance report.        Date SPI sent to InfoShop:    May 11th 1999      This Summary of Project Information is prepared and distributed to the public in advance of consideration of the proposed transaction by the Corporations Board of Directors.  It is provided for the purpose of enhancing the transparency of IFCs activities and should not be construed as presuming the outcome of IFC Board consideration.    For Additional Information contact:  Corporate Relations Unit -   telephone: (202) 473-7711   facsimile: (202) 974-4384
KIC NewCo Investment The proposed transaction consists of a green field investment in a new specialized mortgage finance institution (the NewCo) that is proposed to be established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).  IFC is planning to invest a total of c.a. $27 million of minority equity investment in the NewCo.  The NewCo is planned to offer various housing finance products, targeting middle-income customer segment in Saudi Arabia, and grow to the nations largest specialized mortgage finance institution over years. The project is expected to have a high impact contribution on residential infrastructure development and financial sector development in KSA:  Increased Access to Housing Finance:     The NewCo will provide increased affordability of housing finance for middle-income Saudi households, currently underserved by developers, who tend to focus on the wealthiest segments of the population.  Access to housing is a major problem in KSA, with demand consistently outstripping supply and the housing deficit increasing each year.  By 2020, there will be an estimated demand for 7 million houses, an increase of 3.9 million units from current levels.  The major constraint on the development of the real estate sector is the lack of sufficient availability in housing finance.  Establishment of Replicable Business Model in the Region:      The business model of the NewCo will send a powerful signal on the best practice of the corporate governance and the operations to current and potential market participants.  KIC/NewCo is completely on board with these views, as shown by its negotiations with HDFC for capacity-building technical assistance.  Capital Markets Development:     The IFC Loan would provide the NewCo with access to long-term funds to acquire and lease a steady stream of properties initially financed by the IFC Loan. The revolving nature of the IFC Loan provides support for the NewCos potential securitization activity, and further accelerates the development of mortgage finance/MBS securitization market in the country.  Introduction of Sustainability Standards in Housing Construction:     The acceptance and implementation of sustainability standards by DAAR and other developers whose residential products will be the source of origination for the NewCo will send an important and industry wide signal to the real estate sector in Saudi Arabia.  If this initiative is successful, it could lead to broader acceptance both voluntarily by other competing builders and by regulatory authorities through inclusion of such standards in building codes.  The experience gained in this connection could be used to introduce similar initiatives in other emerging markets.
SHL Senior Loan The Project entails providing a long term loan facility to Saudi Home Loan Company (SHL or the Company) to support SHL in growing its housing finance portfolio, and in turn support the housing finance sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). SHL is a closed Joint Stock Company established in 2007 with an authorized capital of US$533.3 million (SAR2 billion). The Company is a specialized Shariah-compliant housing finance company headquartered and operating solely in KSA with its main operations including financing the purchase of houses and residential land and apartments within KSA. With the proposed financing, the company is expected to increase its mortgage portfolio by approximately 20%, which would represent approximately 1,000 new loans or units financed. Furthermore, considering the long-term nature of the facility, it is expected to enhance the Company''s ability to extend mortgage finance of longer tenors.
Al-Ahli Takaful Company The project involves the establishment of a new Shariah compliant life insurance (Takaful) company to be named Al-Ahli Life Takaful Company (Al Ahli Takaful or the company) in Saudi Arabia with an IFC equity investment of up to $4.67 million (up to 17.5% shareholding). The company will be sponsored by National Commercial Bank (NCB), the largest commercial bank in Saudi Arabia as well as the Arab world. The technical partner will be the FWU AG Group Germany, a financial services group that is primarily active in the unit linked life insurance and asset management and has been in operation since 1989. FWU has developed an extensive knowledge base and know how of Takaful Industry and has been working with NCB on this project over the last year. NCB being the largest player in the mutual funds market with a customer base of over one million customers, will manage the investment strategy, marketing, sales and distribution, whereas FWU will assist in product  development, provide actuarial and IT support.
Emergency Intervention for the Most Vulnerable People Affected by the Syrian Crisis in Lebanon This intervention aims to support the most vulnerable and isolated households affected by the Syrian Crisis. Selected vulnerable crisis affected families receive regular cash assistance for six months. Each beneficiary received an ATM card that will be activated after the first distribution and reloaded every month with $200. 
In order to strengthen social cohesion in the targeted areas, Lebanese host communities may also be targeted as long as they are affected by the Syrian crisis in order to reduce the current host community/refugee tensions.;
Improving protection conditions and access to legal and specialized services of communities affected by the port Beirut explosion This project provides support to individuals affected by the Beirut explosion through GBV case management and PSS, legal assistance and improved access and inclusion of persons with disabilities to basic and specialised services
Improving protection and access to Legal and Specialized services for refugees from Syria and vulnerable populations in Lebanon Through this intervention, IRC, HI and the NRC aim to support refugees from Syria and other vulnerable populations in Lebanon through legal assistance and improved access and inclusion of People with Disabilities to primary and specialised services, coupled with strategic advocacy.