EIB Global and development

We help people around the world

live better lives.

Our projects reduce poverty

and protect the planet.

We lend money

to companies and governments

all over the world.

We have been doing it for more than 50 years.

We work with international partners

to reduce poverty

in the poorest countries of the world.

This is called international development.

We invest in projects

that protect the planet

and its natural resources,

so that our children can use them when they grow up.

This is called sustainable development.

What we want to do

We work hard to make sure

our projects have a positive effect.

When you have clean water and electricity

in your house,

you live a better life.

When you have a job

and a fair salary,

your life improves.

You can have a better home

and send your children to school.

When the nature around you

is not polluted

and you can breathe clean air,

your life is healthier.

Our projects make these things possible.

How we solve problems

In Cambodia only 1 out of 4 people

have clean water at home.

So we loaned money to the government of Cambodia

to build a treatment plant

that brings clean water to people’s houses

Watch how it works:

Many women in poor countries do not have a bank account.

If you do not have a bank account,

you can’t borrow money from a bank

to finance your business.

So we created a programme to help women

who want to open a bank account

and borrow money.

Watch how it works:

Our goals

Climate and environment

Earth’s climate has been changing more quickly

over the past few years

because of humans.

Factories and cars burn fuel

that produces gases.

These gases block heat from the sun

so that the Earth’s temperature increases.

This is called the greenhouse effect.

We work on projects

that try to slow down the increase in temperature

and solve this problem.

Renewable energy

We finance transport

that doesn’t pollute

because it uses natural resources

and clean energy.

The wind, the sun and water

are natural sources of renewable energy.

They are sustainable,

because they won’t run out

and we don’t harm the environment

when we use them.

Jobs

Many people who live in poor countries

have to leave their homes

to find a job in another country.

This is called migration.

We lend money to poorer countries,

so they can create jobs

and better conditions for their citizens.

That means people won’t have to become migrants.

Gender equality

Gender equality means that women

should have the same opportunities as men.

We promote projects that help women study, work

and run their own businesses.

We invest in companies in Africa

that help women in many different ways.

Companies organise courses for women

so they can learn new skills

and get jobs as tailors, midwives or cooks.

These companies also hire women

to work as engineers or managers

in power plants

that use renewable energy.

When women get a job,

they can help their families

with the money they earn

and become more independent from their husbands.