The World Bank Needs Your Input For Its Strategy For Africa!

The World Bank is reviewing its strategy for Africa, which is outlined in the Africa Action Plan. The strategy is being reviewed against a backdrop of changes in the global economy, in Africa and the World Bank. As part of its review and preparation, the Bank is consulting with a wide array of stakeholders to seek their views and input. The process, outlined in our Consultations Plan, is expected to be finalized in late 2010-early 2011. You can help by sharing your views on how the Bank can best support Africa reach its development goals. To read more about progress on the current action plan, please click here.

They would like you to answer the following questions:

1. What do you see as Africa’s development challenges and what role do you see the World Bank playing in supporting African countries, especially post-conflict and fragile states, build more resilient and globally competitive economies in the 21st century?

2. How can the World Bank help build skills for African workers, promote job creation, especially for young people in post-conflict and fragile states, and empower African women to create and run successful businesses?

3. What do you think the World Bank should do to improve intra-African trade, foster regional solutions especially for infrastructure such as energy, while ensuring that climate change issues are taken into account and Africa’s competitiveness with the rest of the world improved?

4. How can the World Bank foster social protection mechanisms that protect the most vulnerable Africans from economic and health shocks (HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal mortality, road accidents, etc.)?

5. What can the World Bank do to boost demand by citizens, by journalists, media outlets and civil society organizations for good governance and accountability?

6. What other suggestions or comments do you have?

You can email your answers to Africaconsult@worldbank.org or submit your answers through the World Bank website by copying and pasting the URL below into your web browser.

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:22578261~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:258644,00.html

For more information visit http://go.worldbank.org/R2L5D0USC0