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Journey to Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

18 October 2016
Challenges to gender equality and women's rights continue to thrive in many parts of the world. In this interview, Ms. Roshen Zafar, founder of Kash Foundation, talks about her own experiences and struggles as she fulfills her personal goals. She shares insights on how women in Pakistan can be…

Presentation on Pakistan Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program

26 September 2016
Described as financially insolvent and economically unviable, majority of public sector enterprises in Pakistan provide limited and unreliable services. Among the public enterprise reform initiatives introduced by the Government of Pakistan include creation of policies that address labor issues,…

Scale With Quality: The Citizens' Foundation Approach to Providing Education

19 September 2016
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) addresses the massive educational challenge in Pakistan by empowering children to become agents of positive change. TCF provides student-centric academic interventions and offers leadership, teacher, and pre-service training programs.

The Citizens Foundation, Pakistan

19 September 2016
By providing quality education and creating opportunities for a better future, the Citizens Foundation (TCF) aims to remove the barriers of class and privilege to turn the citizens of Pakistan into agents of positive change. TCF’s female-centric approach towards social development is perhaps the…

Green Freight Strategy: Experiences of ADB Green Freight Project

16 September 2016
Learn about ADB’s experiences on green freight projects. This presentation features green freight projects implemented by ADB and the Ministry of Transport in Laos, Thailand, and Viet Nam from 2016 to 2016, with the objective of fostering low-carbon sustainable freight transport. It shares project…

Opening Plenary on Improving Air Quality in Asia and the Pacific

13 September 2016
About 97% of cities in Asia, according to data between the period 2009 to 2015, have unhealthy air quality levels. This presentation describes the air pollution situation in Bangkok two decades ago. Clean fuels and new vehicles are major factors responsible for Bangkok’s cleaner air at present.

Review of Retail Electricity Tariffs

5 September 2016
Electricity subsidies are often paid out if government budgets exceed all spending on education, healthcare, and rural support. In order to subsidize low residential customer prices, governments impose higher prices on industrial customers, which discourages new investment and encourage…

Advanced Electricity Metering Project

11 April 2016
This presentation discusses the Asian Development Bank’s project on advanced electricity metering in Uzbekistan. The gender equity and mainstreaming component of the project through the adoption of a gender action plan is highlighted.

Life in the Slow Lane

20 January 2016
This video explores the relationship between urban and rural areas, and the benefits of engaging in countryside retreat to find peace and quiet from the constant rush of city life. It also focuses on agricultural irrigation as a vital component in bringing livelihood improvement to rural farmers.

Punjab Community Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project

1 January 2016
Are drinking water and better toilets finally available in Punjab? Learn how ADB has been working on bringing these services to one of Pakistan's poorest provinces. Large-scale development projects, particularly infrastructure, have long life cycles from conceptualization to design and development…