IDB calls for proposals to help reduce poverty
Published:Monday | April 22, 2013 | 12:00 AM
PANAMA CITY (CMC):
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the second call for proposals for civil-society organisations to carry out activities focused on poverty reduction and social inclusion and development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The announcement was made here by the IDB's Executive Director for the government of Japan, Yasuhiro Atsumi, at the IDB annual meeting, during the 'Civil Society in Public-Private Partnerships: towards sustainable, inclusive development' session, attended by about 200 delegates.
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The call is for projects that support development through sustainable solutions in education, social protection, gender and rural community development in vulnerable communities in the 26 borrowing countries of the region.
According to the IDB, winning organisations will be awarded a total of US$5 million in non-refundable technical cooperation; each project will receive between US$500,000 and US$1 million.
The funds come from the Japan Special Fund for Poverty Reduction administrated by the Bank. Proposals must be submitted before May 15, 2013 through the IDB's website.