Reliable and Affordable Off-Grid Electricity Services for the Poor (approach paper)
This learning product will provide a synthesis of findings, good practices, and lessons from the World Bank Group's support for off-grid electrification. This synthesis will be based mainly on IEG's sector and project-…
VIDEO: Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality
Since 1990, maternal and childhood deaths have fallen by 47 percent globally. There are a lot of great ideas on how to reduce maternal and childhood mortality. Some of them have been effective, many have not been. Dr.…
2015 in Review: Our Best Blogs, Our Best Events
As we come to the end of the year, I wish to thank our readers for your continued engagement with IEG and the #What Works blog.
Microfinance: A Critical Literature Survey
This paper offers a critical survey of the microfinance literature of the past 10 years. It reviews studies on the effectiveness of different microfinance techniques and offers a critical assessment of the impact…
Nepal - Education for All Project
This Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) assesses a primary education
project in Nepal, the Education for All Project 2004-2009 (EFA). The project was
implemented through a Sector Wide Approach (SWAp), Nepal'…
Peru - Lima Transport Project
This Project Performance Assessment Report evaluates the Lima Transport Project (2003-11) in Peru. The project supported the goal of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima to enhance economic productivity and quality of…
Why Evaluation Matters for Gender Equality
Despite the progress made over the last two decades, women still lag behind men when it comes to economic opportunity, education, employment and participation in decision-making. Influencing change is hard enough…
Annual Report 2014: Expanding Influence
In FY14 IEG responded to changes at the World Bank Group by delivering a number of highly appreciated evaluations that spoke to issues on the change agenda and informed policy choices and new beginnings. This 2014…
Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality - What does the evidence show?
An IEG study looks at what interventions work best to reduce the number of deaths among mothers, newborns and children under 5 years of age.
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Completion and learning review for the period FY2012-15 : IEG review
The FY12-15 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) was prepared nearly two decades following Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BH's) declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. Although peace had finally taken root and the…