Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Francesco Tornieri in his closing remarks thanked all the participants, and hoped that the work of the Gender and Social Inclusion team of ADB’s South Asia Regional Department (SARD), through this format, is a trailblazing and eye opening experience for the gender community. He also reiterated the philosophy of ADB’s SARD Gender and Social Inclusion team, which is to humbly serve rather than impose on the Bank’s sector divisions and clients.

This video provides a summary of the two-day conference. It explains that in addition to the conference goals of sharing and learning, the discussion reflected the participants’ actual work on the ground based on the Asian Development Bank’s portfolio. The event served as a jumping point from where to start the assessment process of the experiences shared, and to think about ways in moving forward.

This video covers Session 6 of the conference entitled “Alternative Financing Schemes and Business Models.” It draws lessons from a solar home program implemented in Bangladesh that demonstrates how business models can address inclusive energy challenges. It also shows how private sector partnership can bring inclusive development to a solar park similar to the one introduced in India’s Rajasthan State.

University of Melbourne’s Reihana Mohideen in this video provides a thorough and insightful summary of Sessions 1, 2, and 3 of the conference. She highlights the exceptional and interesting initiatives on supporting inclusive energy access for women.

This video covers Session 5 of the conference entitled “Innovative and Disruptive Technologies and Processes.” It examines the current technological innovations taking place at the international level, and shares concrete examples of engineering solutions implemented on the ground. It also discusses the notion of disruptive technologies and its potential to positively impact social and gender relations in societies.

This video covers Session 4 of the conference entitled “Skills Development to Create a Local Pool of Labor.” The importance of skills development in the context of energy access is examined. More specifically, it analyzes a broad range of issues on employment generation, skills development, and job training confronting women in the energy sector.

This video covers Session 3 of the conference entitled “Entry Points for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Mainstreaming.” It draws out the various experiences of the speakers in these four mainstreaming aspects: (i) creating community development strategies for risk mitigation of large energy infrastructure; (ii) enhancing women’s productive energy; (iii) improving service delivery and women’s livelihoods; and (iv) generating demand through the demand side management of end users.

This video covers Session 2 of the conference entitled “Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Enabling Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Environments.” It starts with a presentation outlining the current gender energy issues and policy developments, followed by a discussion of Asian Development Bank’s recent cross country experience on tariff regulations in South Asia. It ends with a moderated dialogue between panelists from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka about the session topic.

This video covers Session 1 of the conference entitled “Setting the Context: Delivery Strategies to Maximize Inclusive Access.” It lays out the strategies and approaches that each panelist has been taking in terms of promoting access to clean and affordable energy that is inclusive.

Maternal mortality and teenage pregnancy occur significantly more frequently in Indonesia than in neighboring Asia-Pacific countries. It is estimated that 48 of every 1,000 live births in Indonesia in 2015 was to a teenage mother. Teenage pregnancy is also one of the driving causes of maternal mortality, which remains incredibly high throughout the archipelago, with 359 mothers dying for every 100,000 live births.