Nigeria has unlocked $552 million to strengthen basic education, accelerating nationwide reforms to improve learning, expand access and boost accountability across schools.
São Tomé and Príncipe is rewarding thousands of villagers with direct payments for protecting forests, creating a new model that links livelihoods with conservation.
Madagascar has expanded social protection programmes to reach millions, helping families recover from shocks while creating new pathways to work, education and long-term economic participation.
Across Africa, school feeding programmes now provide nutritious meals to over 86 million children, strengthening education, health and local economies.
In two years, Jamaica’s poverty prevalence went from 17% to 8%, the lowest figure ever recorded in 35 years, bringing low-income families above the poverty line through social and economic programs.
The poverty rate in Uzbekistan continues to drop partly thanks to beneficial government programs.
