Abstract
The design of the Minimum Volume Guarantee (MVG) and Pledge Guarantee (PG) mechanisms
builds on previous studies and initiatives funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the
UK Department for International Development (DfID) and the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), under the guidance of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC).
The assignment of detailing the technical design, organizational structure, and level of investment
was contracted to Dalberg Global Development Advisors by the World Bank on behalf of
its funders, DfID, the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (through
KfW development bank) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
