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Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Program

11 April 2016
Opportunities to integrate social inclusion and gender elements in risk mitigation for project affected areas in large infrastructure projects can potentially bring important benefits to women and vulnerable groups. Projects deemed to have strong “some gender elements” according to the Asian…

Why Conduct Impact Evaluation

11 April 2016
Impact evaluation through cost-benefit analysis and improved project design leads to sustainable and meaningful investments. The importance of conducting impact evaluation of projects is highlighted in this presentation. Key aspects of impact evaluation are also discussed.

Nepal Tanahu Hydropower Project

11 April 2016
This presentation focuses on gender-inclusive community development programs as one of the entry points for mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion in project areas. The aim is to mitigate resettlement risks and environmental and social impacts. The Asian Development Bank’s Tanahu…

Video - Session 2 - Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Enabling Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Environments

11 April 2016
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…

Video - Session 3 - Entry Points for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Mainstreaming

11 April 2016
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…

Community Rural Electrification in Nepal

10 April 2016
Nepal faces significant challenges in rural electrification, with less than 35% of the rural population electrified. Much has been done to address this such as increasing the grid-connected electrification rate in areas without electricity and empowering Electricity Users Cooperatives (EUCs). This…

Sri Lanka Women Come Together in Producer Groups to Assemble LED Bulbs

10 April 2016
Women in the rural areas of Sri Lanka are traditionally engaged in some income generating activities like food processing, sweet making, dairy, dress making, and agriculture. An Asian Development Bank-supported project built on and expanded these traditional income sources and included energy-based…

Hippocampus

5 April 2016
Hippocampus Learning Centers (HLC) is a company that pioneered an affordable supplementary education offering kindergarten and after-school programs for rural kids 3 to 11 years of age in India’s State of Karnataka. Using the pooled experiences of its Founder, Board of Directors, and staff in early…

Training the Hippo: Communication and the Education of India’s Rural Kids

5 April 2016
In providing equity investments to social enterprises with sound business models such as Hippocampus Leaning Centers (HLC), ADB’s experience has shown that there is a need to intensify communication approaches to sustain the delicate balance between commercial sustainability and affordability, and…

Building Bridges: Conditional Cash Transfers in the Philippines

31 March 2016
This presentation provides a quick overview of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs, particularly the ultiamate goal and conditions. It highlights the experience of the Philippine government in rolling out its own CCT program called Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.