Winners of PPP Short Stories Competition Announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of the PPIAF-sponsored Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Short Stories Competition! The competition received 153 submissions from students and practitioners in over 50 countries around the world, and included examples of innovative PPPs in emerging markets across a broad range of sectors, such as transport, water, energy, and health. A big thank you and job well done to everyone who submitted! We accepted submissions in English, Spanish and French in three categories: Case Study, Essay, and Video. The submissions were evaluated by an independent panel of global PPP experts that were looking for innovative solutions and best practices for developing and implementing PPPs. A number of factors were considered, ranging from the identification of actionable ideas, replication potential, and relevance to the World Bank Group’s twin goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity. Additional information on the competition and the winning entries can be found on the PPP Blog on Sharing PPP stories from around the world. We’ll also be featuring selected submissions on the PPP Blog in the coming weeks.

 

To view the winning submissions, click on the titles below.

 

Innovative Financing: The case of India Infrastructure Finance Company, by Anna Roy

Anna Roy works in the Department of Financial Services within the Ministry of Finance in India. Her essay is on an innovative financial institution set up by the Government of India to help finance PPP projects in infrastructure. Faced with a growing infrastructure deficit, the mobilization of long-tenure debt for an ambitious PPP program posed a major challenge, as the financial institutions in India did not have the required capacity and instruments for this purpose. The Government, therefore, undertook a well-designed intervention aimed at bypassing the extant constraints without compromising the integrity and prudence associated with debt financing.

 

Clinic on the Move: A PPP that Expands Access to Primary Health Care in Namibia, by Devon Cain and Laura Hanson

Devon Cain is a student at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and an intern at PharmAccess Foundation Namibia (PAFN). Laura Hanson works for the Department of Global Health at BUSPH. Their video featured how an innovative solution was set up in Namibia to help leverage public-private partnership projects in healthcare service delivery. With its large landmass, difficult terrain, and sparse population, accessing basic health care services is a challenge for many Namibians. In 2010, PAFN launched the Mister Sister Mobile Health Service, a unique PPP arrangement that leverages both governmental and private sector resources to cover the cost of service delivery and has played a vital role in upgrading health infrastructure and the quality of services delivered to rural populations in Namibia.

 

Alternative PPP Model: The Laguna Water Story, by Noel Julao

Noel Julao works for the Laguna Water Company in the Philippines.  His case study examines how Manila Water, a concessionaire that provides water and used water services in the east zone of Metro Manila, took over the operations of Laguna Water Company in supplying piped water in the Province of Laguna. The take-over stemmed from a failed PPP entered into between Laguna Water and the Provincial Government of Laguna in improving the water supply situation that resulted in low water coverage, high non-revenue water, and non-compliance of water quality to the Philippine National Standard for Drinking Water. Through a PPP arrangement, Manila Water was able to turn-around the company and become one of the best water service operators in the province. 

 

GET FiT Uganda, by Stephanie Rieger

Stephanie Rieger works for KfW in Uganda. Her essay focuses on how the GET FiT Programs assist African nations in pursuing a climate resilient low-carbon development path resulting in growth, poverty reduction and climate change mitigation. The Program, which has been jointly developed by the Government of Uganda, ERA and KfW, is designed to leverage private investment into renewable energy generation projects in Uganda. In Uganda, GET FiT intends to fast-track a portfolio of about 20-25 small-scale renewable energy generation projects promoted by private developers to sustainably transform Uganda’s energy mix over the next 3 to 5 years.