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Since the outbreak of civil war in 1991, there has been no central government control over most of Somalia’s territory. The internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government controls only a small part of the country. Somalia has been characterized as a failed state, one of the poorest and most violent in the world. An estimated 3.6 million people, over one-third of the population, are considered to be in need of emergency assistance.
Que fait l'UNCDF pour aider ?
UNCDF is helping to address development challenges in Somalia through initiatives to improve public service delivery and to increase local government access to financing for infrastructure.
The UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery for Somalia is implemented by UNCDF, UNDP, ILO, UN-HABITAT and UNICEF and supported as well by external donors such as Denmark, DFID, Norway and Sida. The programme adopts an holistic approach to developing local governance capacity while broadening civic awareness and participation.
Within this framework, UNCDF is piloting a Local Development Fund in Somaliland and Puntland, two relatively peaceful regions of the country. The local fund has been designed to support financing of local infrastructure, with the aim to demonstrate how local constraints can deliver both infrastructures and services that respond to the expressed needs of communities.
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Le Défi
When the Republic of South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, the new country instantly became one of the poorest in the world. However, South Sudan is entering a dynamic phase in the development of its microfinance sector, with a range of service providers emerging and a regulatory framework that is moving in a positive direction. Sudan ranks 171 put of 187 countries in the 2012 Human Development Index.
Que fait l'UNCDF pour aider ?
UNCDF is helping South Sudan to meet its development challenges by working to stimulate the fast-emerging microfinance sector. The urgent need to assist in developing the capacity of Financial Service Providers and Technical Service Providers and building a sound financial sector remains a driving focus for UNCDF in South Sudan.
Over the last three years, through its MicroLead programme UNCDF targets the retail level of the sector, seeking to cultivate market leaders to drive sector development. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MicroLead provides loans and grants to leading microfinance institutions and financial service providers on a competitive basis.
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| Project | |
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| Pourquoi | To increase sustainable access to client-centric financial services, particularly savings services, for low-income populations. |
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| Quand | 2008-2017 |
| PARTENAIRES | UNCDF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The MasterCard Foundation, Governments of South Sudan, Liberia, Bhutan, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Lao PDR, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Samoa. |
| COûT TOTAL DU PROJET et CONTRIBUTION DE L'UNCDF | USD 51,531,079 USD 7,871,850 |
