The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is one of the largest and most effective platforms for fighting extreme poverty in the world’s low-income countries.   

IDA aims to reduce poverty on a livable planet by providing financing, policy advice, and knowledge for programs that boost economic growth, build resilience, and improve the lives of poor people around the world. 

IDA is a multi-issue institution and supports a range of development activities across different sectors that pave the way toward equality, economic growth, job creation, higher incomes, and better living conditions.

Established in 1960, IDA works in 75 countries across Africa, East Asia & Pacific, South Asia, Europe & Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, and Middle East & North Africa.   39 of these countries are in Africa and Kenya is one of them.

About three-quarters of overall IDA funding goes to these African countries making Africa the largest recipient region.