The world bank monthly operational summary

(R) HIV/AIDS (MAP): The objectives are to: (a) to include multi-sec-

toral public sector response and a community intervention compo-

nent for the fight against HIV/AIDS; (b) explore the possibility to

involve the private sector in this fight; and (c) to provide limited sup-

port to the implementation of the Population National policy. Project

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 23 March 2011.

Environmental

Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services

and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Population and HIV AIDS Additional Financing: The objectives

are to: (a) finance the costs associated with the scaling up of

STI/HIV/AIDS local response activities targeting the most-at-risk

groups; (b) scale up the integrated population and reproductive health

services in the region; and (c) serve as a bridge between the ongoing

project and the new Multi-country HIV/AIDS Project (MAP). Bank Ap-

proval scheduled for 24 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory B. Project: P105724. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be

required. Ministry of Economy and Planning, PO Box 286, Chad, Tel:

(235-2) 517-153, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Bachar

Brahim Adoum, General Secretary

Comoros

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Development Policy Grant: The objective is to: (a) improve

public financial management, primarily in areas of budget preparation

and management and (b) strengthen public sector efficiency and ac-

countability, focusing on improvements in core personnel manage-

ment systems Negotiations completed on 16 April 2010. Bank Approval

scheduled for 27 May 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category U.

Project: P117229. US$ 3.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required.

Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning, BP 324, Moroni, Comoros,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: sgmfb@comorestele-

com.km, Contact: Fatouma Binty, IDA funds administrator

(R) Economic Governance Technical: The objectives are to

strengthen personnel and financial management systems and improve

the transparency and accountability of Government operations. Deci-

sion Meeting scheduled for 2 July 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category C. Project: P102376. US$ 1.8 (IDA Grant). Consulting ser-

vices to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning, BP

324, Moroni, Comoros, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Yahaya Ahmed Houmedi, Sec-

retaire General

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Democratic Republic of Congo

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Agriculture Rehabilitation and Recovery Support: The objectives

are to (a) increase agricultural productivity sustainably and (b) improve

farmers’ access to domestic markets. Bank Approval completed on 30

March 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P092724.

US$ 120.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agri-

culture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kinshasa-Gombe, Democratic Re-

public of Congo, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Hubert Ali Ramazani, Secretary-General and Project Coor-

dinator

Education

(R) PURUS Additional Financing: The objective is to respond to

urgent post-elections challenges by: (a) providing resources to main-

tain macroeconomic stability and fund critical expenditure in the

immediate future; and (b) addressing urgent rehabilitation and social

needs in Kinshasa and Bandundu Provinces. Negotiations scheduled

for 17 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B.

Project:

P120898. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Unitde

Coordination des Projet (UCoP), 32 Avenue de la Gombe, Kinshasa-

Gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail] 

Finance

(N) Second Private Sector Competitiveness Additional Financ-

ing: The objective is to develop the impact of PSDCP and mitigate im-

pact of the global financial crisis on the economy by: (a) reinforcing

banking supervision, payments system, and social insurance agency;

(b) supporting accelerated divestiture of SOEs and PPP financing to

sustain key infrastructure; (c) supporting resolution of social liabilities

of SOEs. Project Concept Note scheduled for 25 May 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category C. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants

will be required. COPIREP, Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic

of Congo, Tel: [phone]

Health and Other Social Services

(N) Social Action Fund: Labor Intensive Public Works Additional

Financing: The objective is to improve access to social services by the

poor and enhance management of development resources at the com-

munity level. Bank Approval completed on 30 March 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Project: P118658. US$ 35.0 (IDA

Grant). Consultants will be required. Fonds Social de la RDC, Aveue

Lukusa (immeube Ex-CEI), Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic

of Congo, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Con-

tact: Ruphin Bo-elongo, Coordinateur Général

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the ongoing

economic reforms that are identified as key to raising broad based eco-

nomic growth. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 27 May

2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit).

Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transportation

(R) Multi-modal Transport: The objectives are: (a) reunify the east-

ern and western parts of the country and (b) reduce annual transport

costs by at least half or the equivalent of 2% of GDP. Negotiations com-

pleted on 12 May 2010. Bank Approval scheduled for 22 June 2010.

En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P092537. US$ 255.0

(IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministere du Transport, 117,

Bld du 30 juin, Blg ONATRA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tel:

(243-81) 691-4754, Fax: [phone], Contact: Charles Mwando

Nsimba, Minister of Transportation and Communication

Congo, Republic of

Health and Other Social Services

(N) HIV/AIDS and Health Additional Financing: The objective is

to supprt efforts to: (a) limit the spread of HIV/AIDS and STIs; (b) mit-

igate the health and socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS and STIs on

persons infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS and STIs; and (c) build

strong and sustainable national capacity to respond to the HIV/AIDS

epidemic. Bank Approval completed on 23 June 2009. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P116637. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). No

consultants are required. SEP-CNLS, Republic of Congo, E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Marie-France Puruehnce, Doctor

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

Urban and Water Development SIL (LEN): The objective is to in-

crease sustainable access to basic infrastructure, services and safe drink-

ing water for the inhabitants of targeted areas in Brazzaville and Pointe

Noire. Bank Approval completed on 25 March 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. Project: P106975. US$ 25.5 (IDA Credit). Con-

sultants will be required. Ministry of Equipment and Public Works, Tel:

[phone] 

Cote d’Ivoire

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Agriculture Sector Support: The objective is to promote commer-

cialization and diversification of the Ivorian agriculture sector. The

precise activities and commodity systems have yet to be defined, and

will be based on the upcoming National Agricultural Investment Pro-

gram (PNIA). Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 14 June

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0/20.0 (IDA

Credit/IFAD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to

be determined.

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Third Economic Governance and Recover y Grant (Cr.

H5630-CI): The objective is to support the resumption of sustainable

economic growth and poverty reduction. Bank Approval completed on

4 May 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P117281.

US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry

of Economy and Finance, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Tel/Fax: [phone]-

2528

Ethiopia

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Agricultural Growth: The objective is to increase productivity in

a sustainable manner, strengthen marketing and facilitate value addi-

tion of selected livestock and crop products in targeted areas with due

attention to women and youth. Negotiations scheduled for 21 May 2010.

Environmental Assessment Categor y B. Project: P113032. US$

150.0/50.0/2.7/51.1 (IDA Credit/AID/UNDP/ZBIL).

Consultants will

be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PO Box

6247, Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

686, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ms. Tamara Babayan,

Director

Education

Second EFA FTI CF-GEQIP APL 1: The objective is to improve

the quality of general education (Grades 1-12) throughout the coun-

try. Bank Approval completed on 15 March 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category C. Project: P118700. US$ 98.0 (EFAF). Consulting

services to be determined. Contact: Ms. Tamara Babayan, Director

Energy and Mining

(R) Gibe III Hydro Power: The objective is to increase hydro

capacity to meet its domestic needs and to monetize its resources via

exports. Project Concept Review scheduled for mid-May 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category A. US$ 50.0/300.0/150.0/300.0/300.0/

300.0/300.0 (IDA Credit/AFDB/EUIB/GUAM/GUID/ITAL/ZPCO).

Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Second Electricity Access and Rural Expansion Additional

Financing: The objective is to scale up electricity access in rural ar-

eas: (i) expanding the populations’ access to electricity and improving

the quality and adequacy of electricity supply; (ii) improving energy

end-use efficiency, (iii) developing renewable energy resources; and

(iv) strengthening institutional capacity. Appraisal completed on 1 April

2010. Negotiations scheduled for mid-May 2010.

Environmental As-

sessment Category B. Project: P120172. US$ 180.0/15.0/20.0 (IDA

Credit/JPPG/OPEC). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Mines

and Energy, PO Box 486, Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Contact:

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Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, PO Box 1233, Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone] 

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

First Development Policy Operation: The objective is to support

structural policies and institutional reforms aimed at finding durable

solutions to Ethiopia’s twin macro challenges-high inflation and acute

balance of payments pressure, without unduly sacrificing Ethiopia’s high

growth rate. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 28 Feb-

ruary 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 200.0 (IDA

Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be de-

termined.

Second Public Sector Capacity Building Program: The objec-

tives are to improve the scale, efficiency and responsiveness of pub-

lic service delivery at the federal, regional, and local level; to empower

citizens to participate more effectively in shaping their own develop-

ment; and to promote good governance and accountability. Bank Ap-

proval completed on 23 March 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category C. Project: P107217. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will

be required. Ministry of Capacity Building, PO Box 1082, Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: mocb@tele-

com.net.et, Contact: Ms. Ludmila Burlui, Executive Director, MEPIU

Transportation

Road Sector Development Stage III (APL3): The objective is to

restore and expand Ethiopia’s road network to reduce poverty and in-

crease employment through promoting growth and access in a socially

and environmentally sustainable manner. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 15 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory A. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined.

Ethiopian Roads Authority, PO Box 1770, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel:

(251-1) 525-392, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Ato Zaid Wolde Gebriel, Director General

Second Road Sector Development Additional Financing: The

objective is to assist the recipient in increasing its road transport in-

frastructure and improving the reliability thereof, strengthening the

capacity for road construction, management and maintenance and en-

hancing the financing program in relation thereto in order to ensure

sustainability. Bank Approval scheduled for 27 May 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category A. Project: P117644. US$ 100.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required. Ethiopian Roads Authority, PO

Box 1770, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

866, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ato Zaid Wolde Gebriel,

Director General

Third Roads Program APL Additional Financing: The objective

is to provide access to connect 80,000 Kebeles. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 24 January 2011. Environmental Assessment

Category A. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de-

termined. Ethiopian Roads Authority, PO Box 1770, Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: era1@tele-

com.net.et, Contact: Ato Zaid Wolde Gebriel, Director General

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Water Supply and Sanitation Additional Financing: The objective

is increased access to sustainable water supply and sanitation ser-

vices, for rural and urban users, through improved capacity of stake-

holders in the sector and better management of water resources. Bank

Approval completed on 30 March 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. Project: P118533. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be

required. Ministry of Water Resources, PO Box 5744, Haile G/Silase

Street, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

0459, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ato Yohannes Gebre

Medhin, Director

Gabon

Transportation

Road Infrastructure SIL: The objective is to reduce congestion on

Libreville’s only road outlet to the rest of the country and to improve

road maintenance efficiency. Decision Meeting scheduled for 21 June

2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P096375. US$

75.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works

and Equipment, Gabon, Tel: [phone], Contact: Brigitte Boumah,

President

Gambia, The

Education

(R) Third Education Additional Financing: The objective is to im-

prove conditions for teaching and learning in basic education. Decision

Meeting completed on 3 May 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 24 May

2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120783. US$

5.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Consulting services

will be required to provide Technical Assistance for higher education.

Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Willy Thorpe Place Build-

ing, Banjul, Gambia, The, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Con-

tact: Baboucarr Bouy, Permanent Secretary

Industry and Trade

(R) Growth and Competitiveness: The objective is to improve the

investment climate and strengthen the competitiveness of key sec-

tors. Decision Meeting scheduled for 17 June 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. Project: P114240. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit).

Consultants will be required. GIPFZA, GIPFZA House, 48 Kairaba Av-

enue, Serrekunda, KMC, Banjul, Gambia, The, Tel: [phone], Fax:

[phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Kebba Njie,

Chief Executive Officer

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Integrated Financial Management Information System: The

objectives are to: (i) improve public resource management through the

expansion of the IFMIS system, and (ii) strengthen capacity of the gov-

ernment to effectively use the system in a sustainable manner. Nego-

tiations completed on 26 April 2010. Bank Approval scheduled for 1 June

2010.

Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P117275. US$

5.3 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required.

Consultants were required

for the project preparation. Ministry of Finance, Gambia, The, Tel: (220)

422-3301, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Serign Cham, Per-

manent Secretary

Ghana

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Sustainable Land and Water Management: The objectives

are to: (a) improve land management of selected micro-watersheds in

Northern Ghana to reverse land degradation and enhance agricul-

tural productivity; and (b) improve spatial planning through integra-

tion of watershed management in development plans. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 21 May 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B.

Project: P098538. US$ 8.2/15.0/5.0 (GEFU/ZBIL/ZMUL). No con-

sultants are required. Ministry of Environment, Science and Tech-

nology, Ghana

EITI-Natural Resources Value Chain: The objective is to enhance

governance of natural resources, including oil and gas, fisheries,

forestry, mining. Identification is underway. Environmental Assessment

Category U. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and imple-

menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

(N) Skills Development: The objective is to encourage skills and tech-

nology based development in key economic sectors through creation

of institutional and financing mechanisms for demand-driven of: (1) im-

provements in quality of formal and informal training, and (2) devel-

opment and adoption of new technologies. Project Appraisal Document

scheduled for 15 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B.

Project: P118112. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required.

Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Energy and Mining

(R) Gas and Oil Technical Assistance: The objectives are to im-

prove management and regulation, increase transparency and en-

hance local technical skills in the oil and gas sector. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 28 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C.

Project: P120005. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de-

termined. GNPC/Ministry of Energy, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone]-

090 

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(R) Third Natural Resource and Environmental Governance

DPO: The objectives are to: (a) ensure predictable and sustainable fi-

nancing for the forest and wildlife sectors, and effective forest law en-

forcement; (b) improve mining sector revenue; (c) address social

issues in forest and mining communities; and (d) mainstream envi-

ronment into economic growth. Bank Approval scheduled for 3 June 2010.

Environmental Assessment Categor y U. Project: P118188. US$

10.0/3.2/1.6/11.2 (IDA Credit/ECEU/GFRC/NETH). No consultants

are required. Ministry of Finance, Ghana 

Gas Infrastructure: The objective is to enable Ghana to reap eco-

nomically sustainable benefits (at both the local and national level) from

the use of cheaper and environmentally cleaner natural gas for power

generation instead of flaring or reinjecting the gas. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 31 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

A. US$ 300.0/15.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services and im-

plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Health and Other Social Services

(N) Productive Safety Nets (Cr. 47350-GH): The objectives are

to improve targeting in social protection spending, increase access to

conditional cash transfers nationwide, increase access to employment

and cash-earning opportunities for the rural poor during the agricul-

tural off-season, and improve the economic and social infrastructure

in target districts. Bank Approval scheduled for 20 May 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P115247. US$ 88.6 (IDA

Credit). No consultants are required. National Coordinating Office

(formerly Rural Infrastructure Coordinating Unit), PO Box CT 3742,

Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Mathew Oppong Brown, Coordinator

Information and Communications

Statistics Development Program: The objective is to implement

the Ghana Statistics Development Plan (GSDP): (1) institutional reform,

(2) capacity building and enhanced professionalism, (3) adoption of new

information technology and equipment (4) the quality and availability

of statistical products and (5) the 2010 population and housing census.

Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-May 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category C. Project: P118585. US$ 7.4 (SPTF). Consulting

services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Public Administration, Law, and Justice