irectly result in poverty alleviation because of their inability (alone) to link top-down investments with local conditions. Through our partners at the Cities Alliance, we have been involved in the shaping of World Bank policy and have benefitted greatly from advance knowledge of large World Bank loans so that we

pro-poor public investments. A growing number of African countries meet many of these critical enabling environment requirements. Program grants to the Cities Alliance (for Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda) and to GIZ (for Ethiopia) are providing a strong learning base. Our November 2011 Dakar Municipal Finance Convening

pro-poor public investments. A growing number of African countries meet many of these critical enabling environment requirements. Program grants to the Cities Alliance (for Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda) and to GIZ (for Ethiopia) are providing a strong learning base. Our November 2011 Dakar Municipal Finance Convening

s spent on the urban poor. Building on existing investments such as the Global Initiative for Inclusive Municipal Governance or our partnership with the Cities Alliance, it will target areas like municipal finance, procurement, leveraging of community savings and other tools that both help catalyze additional resou