Development MarketplaceTurning Ideas Into Action

Sam WedderburnPrepared by DM TeamJune 26, 2008

Development Marketplace (DM)

1. Identify and support INNOVATIVE, early stage ideas with potential for high development impact

2. Help build the capacity of implementing organizations to execute and scale up their ideas

3. Serve as a convening platform for funders and other development actors on social entrepreneurship

Program objectives

DM Activities

1. Competitions Global (annual)Regional and Country-level (~6 per year)

2. Knowledge DisseminationKnowledge Exchange at the Marketplace eventsDM Website DM Blog (forthcoming)

3. Project Services Project supervisionIdentification of follow-on funders and TA providers for selected projects

DM Global Competitions Increasingly Sector-Focused

2003 – Services for the Poor

2005 – Sustainable Livelihoods

2006 – Water Supply, Sanitation and Energy

2007 – Health, Nutrition and Population

2008 – Sustainable Agriculture for Development

Global DM2008: Sustainable Agriculture for Development

Objectives: Mobilize award pool of up to US$6 million to fund 25-30 innovative sustainable agriculture projects in three key areas:

Linking Small-Scale Farmers to Input-Output Markets

Improving Land Access and Tenure for the Poor

Promoting the Environmental Services of Agriculture inAddressing Climate Change and Biodiversity

Conservation

Date: September 24-25, 2008

Location: World Bank Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Key Parters: GEF, IFC and Gates Foundation

Middle East & North Africa

2%

Latin America & Caribbean

22%

Sub-Saharan Africa40%

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

3%

South Asia14%

East Asia & the Pacific19%

Private Business14%

Individual2%

Government4%

Foundation4%

Development Agency

8%

Academia20%

Non-Governmental Organization

48%

Key Features of Global DM2008 Competition’s Finalists

Finalists by Organization Type

Finalists by Implementation Region

Award size: $50,000-$200,000

Maximum timeframe: 24 Months

DM-GEF Partnership

Breakdown of GEF contribution to DM 2003-2008

• $1 M for 2003 Global Competition, disbursed to 6 projects in Ghana, Vietnam, Mexico, Nepal and India

• $1 M for 2005 Global Competition, disbursed to 8 projects in the Philippines, Azerbaijan, Costa Rica, Kenya and India

• $2 M for 2006 Global Competition, disbursed to 13 projects in India, Kenya, China, Rwanda, Kyrgyz Republic, Benin, Senegal, Turkey, Lesotho and Nepal.

• $2M committed for 2008 Global Competition, winners will be announced on September, 26, 2008.

DM Projects Funded by GEF (2003-2006)

Regional Breakdown Grants to Africa ($ commitment by year)

Grants to Africa ($ commitment

by country)

2003$176,398

2005

$282,773

2006

$715,139

SAR37%

ECA11%

AFR30%

EAP15%LAC

7%

$100,000 $100,310$129,530

$176,398$198,834

$469,238

Benin Senegal Lesotho Ghana Rwanda Kenya

Independent Evaluation of DM2003 Projects

• Conducted in 2007 to assess impact• 41 projects out of 47 were evaluated and categorized into

three categories

Project Rating DM 2003 Portfolio Subset of GEF Funded Projects

Highly Satisfactory 14 (30%) 2 (33%)

Satisfactory 17 (36%) 2 (33%)

Marginally satisfactory or worse

10 (21%) 1 (17%)

Could not be contacted for eval.

6 (13%) 1 (17%)

DM Ratings at Project Completion for 2005 Projects

(independent evaluation pending)

Project Rating DM 2005 Portfolio Subset of GEF Funded Projects

Highly Satisfactory 8 (27%) 1 (13%)

Satisfactory 15 (50%) 5 (63%)

Marginally unsatisfactory

5 (17%) 0 (0%)

Unsatisfactory 2 (7%) 2 (25%)

DM Ratings at 3 months prior to Project Completion for 2006 Projects

(independent evaluation pending)

Project Rating DM 2006 Portfolio Subset of GEF Funded Projects

Highly Satisfactory 7 (23%) 4 (31%)

Satisfactory 17 (57%) 8 (62%)

Marginally unsatisfactory

6 (20%) 1 (8%)

Unsatisfactory 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

GEF Funded DM2005 ProjectCredit for Safe Collection of Used Oil, KenyaUS$150,000

Project idea

• To clean the Mukuru-Ngong River in Nairobi, offering a credit system to encourage mechanics to collect used engine oil instead of dumping it into the river.

Development Potential

• Safely disposes of used oil while providing previously unattainable access to credit for business expansion.

• Used lubricating oil a significant contaminant to the Mukuru-Ngong river, resulting in negative health and environmental conditions

Progress to date

• 247,000 liters of used oil which would have otherwise been dumped into the river was collected and recycled into the economy. Project aims to recycle 1,200,000 liters of used oil each year by 2012.

• Over $31,000 lent to at least 56 mechanics groups or garages, in loans ranging from $120 to $500.

GEF Funded DM2005 projectCommunity Carbon Collectors: Briquetting in KenyaUS$132,773

Project idea

• Reduce waste and energy costs by buying discarded charcoal dust collected by Nairobi’s slum dwellers and transform it into low-cost, clean-burning briquettes

Development Potential

• Provides a reliable income stream

• Offers a fuel alternative that is 40 percent cheaper than charcoal

• Reduces pollution from charcoal waste in the air and water

Progress to date

• 11 tons of dust collected daily, 6 tons from Kibera -the biggest slum in Kenya- and 5 tons from other sites in Nairobi

• 9 tons per day of charcoal briquettes produced and sold profitably to restaurants, poultry farmers, and supermarkets, among others

GEF Funded DM 2006 projectClean & Reliable LED Lighting for Tribal Homes, IndiaUS$177,250

Project idea

• To provide clean and reliable lighting to 10,000 tribal households using LED light units and a community-based maintenance plan.

• $15 lamp paid for over 50 cent bi-weekly installments.

Development Potential

• Replaces kerosene lamps, which provide limited light, cause indoor pollution and incur a heavier economic burden

Progress to date

• 2,500 LED lights sold in India• 100 village entrepreneurs trained

in selling and maintaining lamps• Now collaborating with similar

initiatives in Afghanistan, Cambodia and Kenya.

• Leveraged a total of $ 1.4 Million from a private investment company.

GEF Funded DM2006 projectCane Reed: 19th Century Idea, 21st Century Solution, Kyrgyz RepublicUS$116,389

Project idea

• To improve the living conditions of families in Bishkek through the provision of affordable and environmentally clean home heating systems.

• Combines a traditional construction method using cane reed and clay with a innovative under floor heating system.

Development Potential

• 40 percent reduction in the cost of home construction and maintenance

• 75 percent reduction in heating costs, causing reduced environmental degradation.

Progress to date

• Built a total of 20 cane reed houses• Project being scaled up in the

Kyrgyz Republic, with 5 additional houses under construction.

• Project is currently negotiating an agreement with the German Development Bank – KFW to increase the number of homes through credits to low income families.

Thank you!

For more information:

contact Theresa Bradley, Team Leader, tbradley@worldbank.org 202-473-0016

visit www.developmentmarketplace.org

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