The Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development Project (TRALARD) is supporting the sustainable use of natural resources to improve livelihoods of targeted communities in Zambia, and we…

Ngao Mubanga, Valerie Hickey |

With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), world leaders made a bold pledge in 2015 to leave no one behind on the path of development by 2030. Half-way to the target date, some 22 countries…

Samuel Kofi Tetteh Baah, Christoph Lakner, Umar Serajuddin |

In 2005, Burundi embarked on an extraordinary mission to change its schooling system to ensure that all children, especially girls, had access to quality education. This small East African nation…

Maroua Sallami, Thérèse Rukingama Niyonzima |

School leadership plays a major role in shaping the quality of education, acting as a strategic lever to foster conducive learning conditions for students. Despite this, the characteristics of…

Nathalie Guilbert, Carolina Alban Conto, Fabricia Devignes, Juan D. Barón |

This year’s 16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV) is an opportunity for us to reflect on what the World Bank has learned about preventing and responding to GBV and the…

Helene Carlsson Rex, Alys Willman, Michael Christian Mahrt |

When it comes to skills development and innovation, youth from Africa have something to say. Based on my recent engagement with youth from Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, l can also tell…

Nathan Belete |

Sometimes people have to go through periods of hardship in their lives, like natural disasters, unemployment, a poor harvest, or even having to flee conflict. Some people in Burundi have faced all…

Åsa Giertz, Dario Zanardi |

Our experience shows that citizen and community engagement and social accountability are critical to the success and sustainability of development projects in Burundi. Citizens and communities…

Dario Zanardi, Hubert Maurice Waterinckx |

As the plane descended towards Burundi on my recent trip, the vibrant hues of emerald-green hills that encircle Bujumbura, the capital city, took my breath away. That very first glimpse from the…

Victoria Kwakwa |

The agriculture sector in Africa must become more resilient under climate change. Science and technology will be key to achieving this. Learn how the World Bank Group works with CGIAR and its…

Simeon Ehui, Loraine Ronchi, Katie Kennedy Freeman, Ana Maria Loboguerrero |