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World bank, Melinda foundation launch childcare fund for developing countries

World Bank implementing the Early Childhood Nutrition, Development, and Health in Malawi. [World Bank]

The World Bank in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the US government has launched a new programme to scale up quality, affordable childcare in developing countries.

The move is a critical investment to build the next generation of human capital and place women at the center of an inclusive global economic recovery. 

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