Equity and Inclusion

The President of the World Bank Group (WBG), Jim Yong Kim, highlighted Peru?s efforts in delivering quality education to poor and vulnerable students, and called for further progress as a way to end extreme poverty by 2030 and to boost shared prosperity.

In Mongolia, nomadic herders move about three or four times a year in search of good grazing lands. Because of this, their children were not able to go to kindergarten. A program offers home-based school preparation for herders? children so that they will not lag behind in class when starting primary school.

In Mongolia, when nomadic herders? children reach school age, they go to the soum (district) center to attend school and stay in school dormitories, which are usually miles away from home and parents. To help them keep up with studies and enrich their after-school life, ?Child Development Centers? were built.

Bangladesh?s smart investments in human development have yielded stellar results?bringing millions of girls into school, increasing female literacy, and reducing maternal mortality. The country is now instituting a pre-primary program to help children learn better when they enter primary school; standardizing teacher training; and modernizing textbook distribution.

Early education is a new option for some poor families in Moldova and it?s had surprising benefits. We can end extreme poverty and boost prosperity by 2030. Help by taking on what you want to change. #EndPoverty #TakeOn

Jim Yong Kim was just in Mexico to join the launch of its innovative Prospera social protection program, which is the country?s latest innovation in helping connect the poor and vulnerable to social services as well as improve the health and education of themselves and their families. The World Bank Group has approved a $350 million low-interest loan and has added our expertise to partner with Mexico on this ambitious new initiative. In this podcast, Jim Yong Kim is joined by Arup Banerji, who explains why Mexico?s new program could be helpful for countries around the world.

Jim Kim: I was just in Mexico to join the launch of its innovative Prospera social protection program, which is the country?s latest innovation in helping connect the poor and vulnerable to social services as well as improve the health and education of themselves and their families. The World Bank Group has approved a $350 million low-interest loan and has added our expertise to partner with Mexico on this ambitious new initiative. In this video, I?m joined by Arup Banerji, who explains why Mexico?s new program could be helpful for countries around the world.

Enabling girls to grow and contribute to society as adults is key to ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Acquiring the skills they need to succeed in the job market or become successful entrepreneurs requires five steps. Interventions at each of these stages can help girls and women fulfill their potential.

Teacher Aye Aye, who is from Myanmar, believes that school is a special place--it's where students discover their talents and pick up skills that they can use in their future jobs. That's why she worries whenever students drop out. Education is cherished in her community but poorer families cannot afford school fees. Thanks to a program supported by Australia and the World Bank that provides school grants and stipends, more students in Myanmar are now attending school.

In the mountainous and remote areas of China?s Ningxia Province, a vehicle that doubles as a mobile classroom travels from village to village, bringing skills training to the doorstep of rural residents yearning for a better job.