Nicholas pledged $10 million over 20 years to the project.

One of the initial donors has pledged a further £10,000 over five years.

Last June, the leaders of the world's largest economies pledged $20 billion over 10 years toward the effort.

At an international conference last week, donors pledged $360 million in development assistance over three years.

He has pledged $40 million over 30 years to rebuild the park as a source of tourist income for the local population.

Iran pledged $560 million to Afghan reconstruction over five years.

Placid's vendors are to be paid in full, with $18.7 million pledged over the next 10 years at 8.3 percent interest.

The Obama administration pledged $3.5 billion over three years to boost agricultural productivity.

In 2004, the bank pledged $750 billion over a ten-year period for community development lending and investment.

Last year, he pledged $6 million over five years, giving $2 million of that sum in 1997.