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The Escuela Viva II Program in Paraguay focused on reducing ongoing gaps in access, retention, and completion of quality basic education in the country, targeting the most vulnerable segments of the population.
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This project supported SDG target 4.1
This project supports SDG 4: Quality Education.
680,000
students benefited
80%
graduation rate in urban fringe schools
Women entrepreneurs in STEM have been on the rise in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years thanks to initiatives such as the IDB Lab-supported WISE program, which aims to help women studying in STEM fields start new ventures through training, mentoring, networking, and business support.
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5.5
The project supports SDG 5: Gender Equality.
350
female students completed entrepreneurship courses
100
women founders of tech-based start-ups received mentoring support
IDB Invest is supporting renewable energy projects such as La Jacinta, in Uruguay the country’s first commercial-scale solar photovoltaic power plant.
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SDG 7
This project supports SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy.
450,000
tons of CO2 emissions avoided
From 2012 to 2017 the IDB supported the country in addressing the renewable energy and energy efficiency gap through the Sustainable Energy Investment Programme.
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SDG 7
This project supports SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy.
88,000
tons of CO2 emissions avoided
10%
of the installed capacity is from renewable energy
IDB Invest financed the Terminal Zárate project in Argentina, to expand and upgrade this 100 years old port, to alleviate pressing bottlenecks and capture strategic market opportunities in the auto-motive sector
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This project supports SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.
100%
increase in volume of containers
214%
increase in revenues
Learn how the IDB Group supports the SDGs
IDB Group strategic priorities and the SDGs
The IDB Group's strategic priorities support all 17 SDGs, emphasizing the region’s most critical development challenges and cross-cutting issues.
IDB Group Institutional Strategy
The Institutional Strategy of the IDB Group serves as the Group’s core strategic guidance.
Development Effectiveness Overview
The Development Effectiveness Overview showcases the results and impact of the IDB Group's work in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Financing the SDGs: Contributions of the MDBs
This joint report, issued under the guidance of the Heads of 11 MDBs and the IMF, presents collective and individual efforts to support countries in achieving the SDGs
The IDB Group and the Sustainable Development Goals
This brochure summarizes the Group’s actions to support countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in accelerating progress toward the SDGs.
The IDB Group SDG Classification Methodology
This guide provides an overview of the ex-ante approach used by the IDB Group to determine the contribution to the SDGs of the projects it supports.
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The IDB Group is the leading source of development finance for Latin America and the Caribbean. It helps to improve lives by providing financial solutions and development knowhow to public and private sector clients. The group comprises the IDB, which has worked with governments for 60 years; IDB Invest, which serves the private sector; and IDB Lab, which tests innovative ways to enable more inclusive growth.