Islamic Development Bank maintains its social projects as well as economic and financial projects to support member countries...

African Children Have a Smiling Face Now

Co-financing agreement between IDB (Islamic Development Bank) and BADEA (Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa) aimed 68 projects of 5.9 billion dollars in 16 African member countries. Through co-financing method, the main focus was put on transportation, energy and water industries as well as infrastructure projects including agriculture and rural development A budget of 1.3 billion dollars and 726 million dollars, respectively, were approved for the project. For the "QUAGADOUGOU" water supply project carried out in Burkino Faso, the total cost of which was 196.8 million dollars, IDB and BADEA provided financing of 20 million USD and 10.6 million USD, respectively.

Solar Energy Brings Electricity in Bangladesh

More than half of the people live in areas, which do not have mains electricity, in Bangladesh. Only one-third of the rural population has access to electricity. And now, electricity reaches most of the rural regions for the recent decade thanks to solar home systems (SHS). Before then, people had to rely on oil lamps with poor light creating a smoky home environment. However; now children can study comfortably at their homes after school while families can enhance their life standards to a better level thanks to the solar system project carried out by IDB in the country.

The principle of "creating added value to society" lies behind the corporate social responsibility approach adopted by Calik Holding

Support for Young People and Society in Albania

Theoretical information, delivered at universities, as well as practical information on the business life are provided to the students who benefit from the FASTIP Banking Program carried out jointly by Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës in Albania and Banka Kombetare Tregtare (BKT). In addition to 70 students who benefited from this program, 15 students among 2011-graduates started to work at BKT.

25 FASTIP students, supported by BKT, graduated in September 2012, and they were offered to sign the contract of employment in order to serve at the bank as of October 1, 2012. Awarding scholarship to a total of 61 students, BKT has employed 17 percent of its employees, recruited in the last two years, among FASTIP students.

"Calik Village" Project in Pakistan

Following the flood disaster affecting millions of people and causing thousands of deaths in Pakistan, Calik Holding and its employees launched a social responsibility campaign to establish Calik Village for Pakistani victims. Thanks to supports of Calik Holding and its employees, needs for shelter of 175 families were satisfied, and basic needs of them were met with foodstuff and clothing aids.

As part of the humanitarian aid operation initiated by the Turkish Red Crescent following the disaster, the Calik Family paved the way for establishment of 175 Mevlana Houses in Akora Khattak Village of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province.