Connecting Chile: Access to Affordable IT for Low-income Urban Households
The objective of the TC is to support the implementation of an Internet connectivity program in low income urban neighborhoods in Chile by: (i) strengthening and improving existing systems of community organization and developing local networks of ¿promotores¿ that would serve to support marketing, collection and training programs in the communities; (ii) supporting financial literacy programs and initiatives that would serve to reduce the risk of overedebtness of participating families; and (iii) contributing to the dissemination and replication of the program in other areas of Chile and countries in the region.

Project Detail

Country

Chile

Project Number

CH-T1108

Approval Date

July 18, 2011

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Subsector

ICT (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY)

Lending Instrument

BID Invest

Lending Instrument Code

IIC

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental Classification

Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts

Total Cost

USD 240,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 60,000.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 180,000.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/KP-12854-CH Non-Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Korea Poverty Reduction Fund Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/KP-12854-CH
  • Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Korea Poverty Reduction Fund
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable