Following a 5-month long conflict between armed groups and the Philippines government security forces in Marawi City, USAID advanced a multi-pronged menu of sustainable and targeted solutions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) across different sectors. The package of quick response development assistance was designed to alleviate the sufferings and improve the plight of roughly 360,000 IDPs.

This presentation discussed a JICA case study on the application of blended finance in the Philippines through the Philippine Water Revolving Fund (PWRF).

Corporate entities with facilities in Asia are increasingly interested in procuring renewable power to meet sustainability targets, hedge against power price volatility, and add resiliency to their power supply. However, restrictions within the transitional power markets found in many Asian countries present barriers to such Direct Power Purchase Agreements (DPPAs).

This presentation reports the long-term impact of Improve the educAtion of GIrls in NigEr (IMAGINE), an education project in Nigeria. It also focuses on a follow-up evaluation of the IMAGINE project addressing key questions regarding the sustainability of educational development programs that focus on school infrastructure.

This presentation shares the mid-term impact results of the Burkinabé Response to Improve Girls’ Chances to Succeed (BRIGHT) program. BRIGHT sought to increase the primary school enrollment and completion rates of girls in rural Burkina Faso.