The world bank monthly operational summary

(R) eGhana Additional Financing: The objective is to generate

growth and employment by leveraging ICT and public-private part-

nerships to: (a) develop the IT Enabled Services industry, and (b)

contribute to improved efficiency and transparency of selected gov-

ernment functions through e-government applications. Appraisal com-

pleted on 4 May 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 17 May 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P120942. US$ 44.7/

15.1/12.3 (IDA Credit/DFID/ECEU). Consultants will be required.

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, 28th February Road,

PO Box M40, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

104, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ministry of Communi-

cations, PO Box M38, Ghana, Tel: [phone] 

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(N) Water Millennium: The objectives are to: (a) increase access to

water supply and improved sanitation, particularly in peri-urban areas;

(b) enhance the sustainability of service provision; and (c) improve in-

formation on the access, quality and sustainability of water and sani-

tation services. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 25

May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA

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

termined.

Second Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Additional Fi-

nancing: The objective is to increase access to sustainable water sup-

ply and sanitation services in small towns in six regions of the recipient.

Bank Approval completed on 12 May 2009. Environmental Assess-

ment Category B. Project: P115065. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consul-

tants will be required. Community Water and Sanitation Agency

(CWSA), Private Mail Bag, KIA, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone] 

Guinea

Energy and Mining

(R) Mineral Sector Induced Growth Program: The objective is to

help Guinea analyze possible linkages between large projects and the

broader economy and facilitate such linkages on a pilot basis around

2 growth poles. Appraisal scheduled for 14 January 2011. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Project: P112177. US$ 15.0 (ACGF).

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

SPWA-Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Mineral Governance: The

objective is to focus on biodiversity conservation. It would help the Gov-

ernment make the sustainable development choices for economic

growth by adding the biodiversity dimension to the economic growth

equation, and contribute to protecting biodiversity resources in the eco-

nomic growth areas. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for

10 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.0 (GEFU).

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

Guinea-Bissau

Education

(R) Education for All-Fast Track Initiative Program: The objec-

tive is to contribute to improving delivery of basic education services,

with a focus on greater and more equitable access, better quality and

improved local governance. Appraisal scheduled for 16 September 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (FSSP). Consul-

tants will be required. Ministry of National Education, Bissau, Guinea-

Bissau, Tel: [phone], Contact: Alfredo Gomes, Coordinator,

Project Preparation Team

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Second Economic Governance Reform Grant-DPG: The ob-

jectives are to: (a) promote efficiency, transparency and accountabil-

ity in the use of public resources through improved public financial

management; and (b) foster private sector development mainly through

the development of a modern legal framework for private investment

and improvements of the business environment. Negotiations com-

pleted on 6 May 2010. Bank Approval scheduled for 17 June 2010.

En-

vironmental Assessment Category U. Project: P114937. US$ 6.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required during preparation. Ministry of

Finance, Av Amilcar Cabral, CP 67, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Tel: (245)

320-6163, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Con-

tact: Jose Carlos Varela Casimiro, Secretary of State for Treasury

Kenya

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Adaptation to Climate Change in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands:

The objective is to improve the ability of selected districts and com-

munities of the Arid and Semid-Arid Lands to plan and manage climate

change adaptation measures. Bank Approval scheduled for 15 June

2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P091979. US$

5.5 (GEFU). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, The Trea-

sury, PO Box 30007-00100, Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: (254-20)

228-861, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Laurent Sedego, Min-

ister

(R) Coastal Development: The objective is to achieve greater value

and improved livelihood through development of a sustainable man-

agement approach to marine and coastal resources. Appraisal completed

on 12 May 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 19 May 2010.

Environmental

Assessment Categor y B. Project: P094692. US$ 35.0/5.0 (IDA

Credit/GFCO). Consultants will be required. Kenya Marine and Fish-

eries Research Institute, Headquater and Mombasa Station, PO Box

81651, Monbassa, Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail] 

(R) Coastal Development: The objective is to achieve greater value

and improved livelihood through development of a sustainable man-

agement approach to marine and coastal resources. Appraisal completed

on 12 May 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 19 May 2010.

Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P108845. US$ 5.0 (GEFU). Consul-

tants will be required.

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute,

PO Box 81651, Kenya, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: J Kazungu, Director

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Agricultural Productivity and Sustainable Land Management: The

objectives are to: (a) attain sustainable use of natural resources for higher

productivity and incomes among farmers and (b) maintain critical

ecosystem functions in fragile areas. Bank Approval scheduled for 24

June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P088600.

US$ 0.1/10.0 (BNPP/GEFU). Consultants will be required. Kenya

Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), PO Box 57811, Nairobi, Kenya,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Romano Kiome, Director

Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Sector-Wide Program: The objective

is for the ASAL (arid and semi-arid lands) population to have improved

capacity to increase resilience and productivity of its pastoral and agro-

pastoral livelihood systems. Appraisal scheduled for 13 September

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120959. US$

100.0/30.0/5.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/DANI/DFID/ECEU). No consul-

tants are required. Ministry of State for the Development of Northern

Kenya and Other Arid Lands, Kenya

Education

(R) Basic Education Enhancement Additional Financing: The ob-

jectives are to improve equitable access to both primary and sec-

ondary education, and improve the quality of primary education.

Appraisal scheduled for 1 September 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category B. Project: P110437. US$ 70.0/16.1 (IDA Credit/ZBIL).

No consultants are required. Ministry of Education, Jogoo House,

Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: (254-

20) 214-287, E-mail: [e-mail] 

Second Education Sector Support Program FTI: The objective is

to support the basic education strategy through the investment pro-

grams. Appraisal scheduled for 30 August 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. US$ 125.0 (EFAF). Consulting services to be

determined. Ministry of Education (MOE), Jogoo House, PO Box

30040, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail]

Energy and Mining

(R) Energy Access Expansion: The objective is to help the government

meet its electrification targets. Negotiations completed on 7 April 2010.

Bank Approval scheduled for 27 May 2010.

Environmental Assessment

Category A. Project: P103037. US$ 330.0/168.0/220.0/5.0/323.0/84.0

(IDA Credit/EUIB/FRDE/GPBA/JICA/KFW). Consultants will be re-

quired. Contact: Ms. Tamara Babayan, Director

Power System Development: The objective is to ensure that access

to reliable, cost effective, and high quality supply of electricity is sus-

tained to business enterprises and households. Identification sched-

uled for 31 March 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$

50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies)

to be determined.

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Health Sector Support: The objective is to implement a sector-

wide reform and strengthening of the health sector. Appraisal completed

on 22 April 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 18 May 2010.

Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P074091. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sultants will be required.

Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation; and

Ministry of Medical Services, Afya House, PO Box 30016-00100, Kenya,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Dr. T. Gakuruh,

Head, Health Sector Reform Secretariat

(R) Youth Empowerment (Cr. 46970-KE): The objective is to re-

duce vulnerability and invest in people. Bank Approval completed on 4

May 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P111546.

US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Power Plants

Joint Stock Company, 326 Jibek Jolu avenue, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Re-

public, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ms. Lud-

mila Burlui, Executive Director, MEPIU

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Municipal Program (Cr. 47140-KE): The objective is to im-

prove service delivery in urban centers. Bank Approval completed on

4 May 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P066488.

US$ 100.0/45.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/AFD/SIDA). Consultants will be

required. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local

Government, Jogoo House, A Taifa Rd., PO Box 30004, Nairobi, Kenya,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: John K. Karu, Chief

Economist

Judicial Performance Improvement: The objective is to improve

the performance of the judiciary in areas of public accountability, trans-

parency, improvement in oversight and case and trial management. De-

cision Meeting scheduled for 16 September 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P105269. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit).

Consultants will be required. Judiciary of Kenya, PO Box 30041-00100,

Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact:

Lydia Achode, Chief Registrar

Transportation

(R) Nairobi Urban Toll Road-Partial Risk Guarantee: The objective

is to reduce traffic congestion on Northern Corridor through Nairobi.

Appraisal scheduled for 22 June 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category B. Project: P103973. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consulting services

to be determined. Kenya National Highways Authority, PO Box 49714-

00100, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Eng. Meshack O. Kidenda, Direc-

tor General. Kenya Urban Roads Authority, IKM Place, 5th Ngong Av-

enue, PO Box 41727-00100, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Eng. Joseph

Nkadayo, Director General

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(R) Slum Upgrading: The objective is to improve living conditions

in slums in selected cities in Kenya, by improving security of tenure

and investing in infrastructure based on plans developed in consulta-

tion with the community. Decision Meeting scheduled for 12 July 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

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

Nairobi Metropolitan Services: The objective is to improve three

key public services in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area: Transport, Wa-

ter Supply and Solid Waste Management, and to strengthen the insti-

tutional structures in charge of these services. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 20 September 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory A. US$ 82.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implement-

ing agency(ies) to be determined.

Lesotho

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Smallholder Agriculture Development: The objective is to re-

visit the strategy for sustainable rural economic development by ad-

dressing (i) agro-ecological potential of the land areas; (ii)

market-oriented crop and livestock production; and (iii) performance

of agriculture and rural economic development. Project Concept Review

Meeting completed on 14 April 2010. Preparation scheduled for 24 May

2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P119432. US$

10.0/12.0 (IDA Credit/IFAD).

Consulting services and implementing

agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

(R) EFA Fast Track Initiative Catalytic Fund: The objective is to

support the Government by: (a) consolidating the gains obtained in

primary education enrollment of boys and girls; (b) improving qual-

ity in primary education; and (c) expanding pro-poor pre-primary ed-

ucation through improvements in school infrastructure, distribution

of qualified teachers, access to good classrooms Bank Approval sched-

uled for 28 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro-

ject: P116426. US$ 20.0/6.8 (FTIE/GIRR). No consultants are required.

Ministry of Education and Training, Constitution Road, PO Box 1279,

Maseru, Lesotho, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact:

Mota Sekonyela, Deputy Principal Secretary

Health and Other Social Services

Health Sector PPP Technical Support: The objective is to support

capacity building and provide technical assistance for: (i) the contract

management of the national referral hospital Public-Private Partner-

ship by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in particular; and (ii)

the overall management capacity of the Ministry of Finance and De-

velopment Planning for the PPP in general. This project is on hold un-

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til further notice. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0

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

determined.

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Second Poverty Reduction Support Credit (Cr. H5560-LS,

Cr. 47060-LS): The objective is to support the Government’s re-

sponse to the potential impact of the global financial crisis on its growth

prospects by contributing to: (i) strengthen the business environment

and promoting economic diversification; (ii) enhance the effective-

ness of public expenditures; and (iii) improve service delivery in key

sectors. Bank Approval completed on 30 March 2010. Signing sched-

uled for 24 April 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category U. Pro-

ject: P112817. US$ 20.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants

are required. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (Recip-

ient), PO B 395, Lesotho, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mosito Khethisa, Principal

Secretary

Transportation

(R) Integrated Transport Additional Financing: The objective is

to continue the original IT project of high level bridges over rivers Senqu

and Senqunyane. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 9 April

2010. Decision Meeting scheduled for 20 May 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. Project: P119443. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Public Works and

Transport, Maseru, Lesotho, Tel: [phone], E-mail: itppm@

mopwt.gov.ls, Contact: Ms. Pama, PIU Officer

Liberia

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(N) Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support: The objective

is to increase tree crop farmers income opportunities by rehabilitat-

ing unproductive farms, and by supporting preparation activities toward

the future development of the tree crop sector and effective small-

holder participation, including testing tree crop replanting and new plant-

ing financing mechanisms and institutional arrangements. Preparation

scheduled for 26 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B.

US$ 8.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required to carry out the So-

cial Assessment and the Environmental Assessment, as well as draft-

ing the Project Implementation Manual. Other consulting ser vices

will be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Re-engagement and Reform Support Program: The objective

is to support the policy measures in the areas of public financial man-

agement (including procurement), the EITI, civil service reform and

the investment environment. Decision Meeting scheduled for 17 May

2010.

Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P117279. US$

11.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Broad

Street, Monrovia, Liberia, Tel: [phone] 

Transportation

(N) Urban and Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Additional Fi-

nancing: The objective is to support the Government to improve the

road access in Monrovia, targeted rural areas, and institutional struc-

ture for technical management of the road sector. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 17 May 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B.

Project: P121770. US$ 20.0/27.0 (IDA Credit/LRTF). Consultants will

be required to monitor output and performance-based road works. In-

frastructure Implementation Unit, South Lynch Street, Monrovia,

Liberia, Tel: [phone]

(R) Road Asset Management: The objective is to finance (with con-

tribution from the Liberia Reconstruction Trust Fund (LRTF)), three

Output and Performance based Road Contracts (OPRC) in Liberia. Pro-

ject Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 24 May 2010.

Environmen-

tal Assessment Category B. US$ 165.0 (LRTF). Consulting services

to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia,

Tel: [phone]

Madagascar

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(N) Marine Protected Areas: The objective is to strengthen the sus-

tainable management of Malagasy seascapes, mainstreaming envi-

ronment in the marine productive sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture,

tourism and mining, and associating local populations in the benefits

and management of marine protected areas (MPA). Project Concept

Review Meeting scheduled for 20 July 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category B. US$ 5.0 (GEFU). Consulting services and implementing

agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Environmental SWAp Support: The objective is to: (a) strengthen

financial and sustainability of the environmental sector; (b) involve

rural communities in protected areas management; (c) support insti-

tutional reforms and capacity building of MEEFT; and (d) strengthen

environmental governance. Project Concept Review Meeting sched-

uled for 20 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$

20.0/10.0/5.0/20.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/FRDE/JBIC/KFW/UNDP). Con-

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

Foundation for Protected Areas and Biodiversity: The objective

is to improve the sustainability of the protected area system by pro-

viding a regular and predictable revenue source over the long term that

will cover part of the system’s recurrent cost through the capitaliza-

tion of the Foundation for Protected Areas and Biodiversity, an al-

ready functioning endowment fund created under EP3. Decision

Meeting scheduled for 15 September 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category B. US$ 7.5/6.5/10.0/6.5 (IDA Grant/AFD/GEFU/

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

termined.

Irrigation and Watershed Management: The objective is to contribute

to inclusive rural growth through the promotion of intensification and

diversification in three regions with high potential for agricultural de-

velopment, while promoting sustainable use of infrastructure and soil

and water resources. Bank Approval completed on 6 November 2008.

This project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assess-

ment Category A. Project: P088887. US$ 5.9 (GEFU). No consultants

are required. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Bu-

reau BVPI, Nanisana, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tel: [phone]-

385, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Lantonirina Ramaroson, Coordinateur National

Education