Natalie Carney
Journalist, Video Producer, Presenter
Development Projects
IsDB + World Cup: Football for Development
During the Qatar 2022 World Cup, The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and FIFA teamed up to use football as a platform for development.
The IsDB partnered with the WHO for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiatives, emphasizing sports' role in peace and social cohesion, highlighting the IsDB's contribution to football infrastructure across Africa.
New Girls' Campus at Islamic University of Niger
The King Abdullah Girls' Campus at The Islamic University of Niger in the capitol Niamey was built thanks to significant supported from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
This IsDB funding has provided modern facilities for education, in addition to dormatories, labratories, and libraries for thousands of female students, boosting education in the West African region.
IsDB and Islamic Finance
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is a global leader and the only Shariah-compliant Multilateral Development Bank, which uses exclusively Islamic finance principles in all its operations.
The IsDB does not use conventional interest-based (riba) financing and is central to the development, promotion, and implementation of the global Islamic finance ecosystem.
The IsDB Scholarship Fund
Explore the transformative impact of the IsDB scholarship program through inspiring video stories shared by our graduates, who have not only achieved personal success but have also evolved into transformed leaders. Join us in discovering the profound influence of this program in realizing dreams, fostering positive change, and nurturing the emergence of new leaders.
The IsDB and Their Six Entities
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group is a multilateral development financing institution composed of six entities that work together to foster economic development and social progress in its 57 member countries.
Turning Arid Lands into Crop Yielding Farms in Egypt
Agriculture is a critical driver for socio-economic development and food security. That is why the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is driven to developing and advancing its member countries’ agricultural sector.
In Egypt, the IsDB is supporting an innovative project to turn arid lands into crops yielding farms, thereby promoting food security against climate shocks
Niger's 1st Public National Cancer Centre
The Islamic Development Bank (ISDB), the government of Niger, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have established Niger's first public National Cancer Centre (CNLC) and the country's first radiotherapy services.
This new centre will help improve cancer care in Niger, specifically by providing local access to radiotherapy and reducing the need for expensive medical evacuations to other countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa's First Express Train
Thanks to the financial backing of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Senegal now has Sub-Saharan Africa's first express train.
The electric Regional Express Train (TER) in Dakar, cuts travel time significantly between the capitol and many communities previously accessible only by long, slow trains or buses.
It's a modern, eco-friendly system designed to ease traffic and boost the region's economic development.
The IsDB Improving Agricultural Practices in Wast Africa
The IsDB are proud to be supporting the improvement of agriculture productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa.
IsDB has financed a US$39.7 million initiative to rapidly scale up staple food production by increasing the use of natural rainfall and improving irrigated agricultural systems for small farmers, making them less vulnerable to climate shocks.
IsDB Helps Transform Main Istanbul Hospital
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group proudly contributed to transforming Okmeydani Hospital into a State-of-the-Art Earthquake-Proof Healthcare Center of Excellence in Istanbul.
The newly constructed earthquake-proof Okmeydani hospital in Istanbul is almost 97 per cent complete, and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group has proudly contributed nearly EUR 159 million to it.
IsDB Launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), along with The UNHCR and its poverty arm ISFD, have launched the Global Islamic Fund for Refugees (GIFR), an innovative, Sharia-compliant mechanism to channel Islamic finance and philanthropy to support refugees and host communities with sustainable funding for education, livelihoods, health, and emergencies, aiming to mobilize significant global funds for displaced people.
