UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

Asian Development Fund XI Replenishment. The United Kingdom’s contribution to the 10th replenishment of the Asian Development Fund for the period 2013 to 2016. Asian Development Fund is the concessional loans and grants arm of the Asian Development Bank

Description

Contributing to economic and social development in Asian Development Fund developing countries through investments in core sectors: transport, energy, water/sanitation, education and climate change. This will benefit the poorest people in the Asia-pacific region across the period 2013-2016. Expected development results by 2016 will include: 576,300 new households connected to electricity, 562,000 new households served with water supply, 363,600 new households served with sanitation, 20,852,000 people benefiting from road projects and 2.57 million students benefiting from school improvement programmes, or direct support to, primary and secondary education. The Asian Development Fund will make a difference through the outcomes of the tenth replenishment to the impact of accelerating progress on the Millennium Development Goals in Asia. It has a track-record of providing substantial, effective support to the poorest countries in Asia and is well placed to help partner countries on the de

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Location

The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.

Developing countries, unspecified

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