Following our recent webinar on untapped finance for African cities, UNCDF Executive Secretary @PreetiSinha met with H.E. President Samia S. Hassan on 25 Oct, & cemented Tanzania as first mover to use municipal revenue bonds to finance local development @UNCDF @OR_TAMISEMI
"UNCDF congratulates Gov. of Tanzania for achieving this milestone of launching #TangaWaterBond, a national alternative financing template that can be used to achieve national dev. goals & to finance development activities," said @PeterMalika today.
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Moderating the High-level Policy Dialogue of the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance in Spain. Solutions & New Thinking. Alternative Finance is non-traditional ways to finance and deliver sustainable dev. outcomes from private & public& domestic sources @UnitedNationsTZ
Honored to have moderated this exciting round table with exceptional speakers from all over the world: US, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Croatia & Canada representing intern'l organizations, central & local governments.
A moment with Hon. Minister of State (Environment & Union) Dr. Selemani Saidi Jafo in Dar es Salaam. A commitment to continue @UNCDF collaboration with the Govt of Tanzania and work we do together to build national capacities and climate finance to reach the people at local level
We are delighted to sign TZS 7.3 billion climate finance agreement with Embassy of Norway in Tanzania to scale up @UNCDFLoCAL. We commend govts of Norway and TZ for translating diplomatic dialogue into concrete action to support locally led adaption, resilience n inclusive future
By leveraging the domestic capital market, subnational governments can tap into alternative financing to build essential local infrastructure and boost Zambia’s economies. #LocalDev@PeterMalika
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This #AfricaDay, we acknowledge the progress made on the continent in pursuit of development. At #UNCDF, our contribution to sustainable development in Tanzania is through the CookFund program to accelerate market rollout of clean cooking solutions funded by the @EUinTZ.
On behalf of @UNCDF, it was a great privilege to host H.E. Ambassador Charlotta Ozaki Macias of Sweden. We discussed matters of mutual interest, economic growth, new innovations to finance development, green bonds, digital, poverty reduction& partnership with Govt @SwedeninTZ
@UNCDF We are happy to continue the collaboration with @WFP_Tanzania using our unique mandates.. in partnership with Government of Tanzania, the UN system and development partners @UnitedNationsTZ@SGordonGibson
.@UNCDF & @WFP in Tanzania agreed to join forces & to use their unique mandates to support smallholder farmers, especially women and youth, by giving them access to key technical and financial support aiming at reducing poverty and ensuring food security.
#SDG1#SDGs#SDG17
Thank you Hon.@JMakamba Minister of Energy & EU Amb. M. Fanti for officiating @UNCDF hosted #CookFund award ceremony totaling 3.2 billion Shs/Euro 1.3m catalytic funds to 16 enterprises to address 1) end user affordability 2)under capitalization of clean cooking energy businesses
I thought I’d answer the #1 question that I am asked all the time: “What do you look for in a potential investment?” But, if we are being honest, the real question should be what do I look for in a SOLID investment?
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Go UNCDF! This is an Alternative to finance development. @UNCDF use of the EU Guarantee Fund reduce the risk profile of African cities and sub-nationals to access dev. capital to finance agriculture, health, water, education and productive infrastructure @EUinTZ@UnitedNationsTZ
🟢 We are delighted to have received approval from the European Union for EUR 154 million for a Guarantee Fund for Cities.
➡️ Learn more about this ambitious project and UNCDF's distinct role in the @UN: https://t.co/VcXy9JRKSq
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I delivered a short message at the @UN Water meeting in Paris. @UNCDF is delighted to join the UN Water family. Our flagship Blue Peace project is an example of how UNCDF can help mobilize investments in transboundary water infrastructure https://t.co/UlyfSShlDq
A recent @UN study found that, globally, on average, more than 5 women or girls were killed every hour by someone in their own family.
This is unacceptable.
To achieve #GenderEquality we must end violence against women & children.
Every Life Matters.
#16DaysOfActivism#16Days
Many thanks to HE Governor Sakaja of #Nairobi & his team for receiving our @UNCDF team yesterday to discuss how project finance & ringfenced financing vehicles may help the County raise addition finance for infrastructure development @KenyaGovernors@PeterMalika@CRAKenya
🗣️ “We are proud to appoint NBC, as a national institution to finalize this historic transaction. It is a way of entrenching and enhancing national capacities to develop innovative financing instruments to finance development” - @PeterMalika, UNCDF in Tanzania on Nov 15, 2022.