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18 June 2015
Can we really end poverty? A model for eradicating extreme poverty developed by the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee offers proof.
According to the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee’s graduation model, addressing poverty reduction entails looking beyond microfinance. Extreme poverty…
19 May 2015
Disasters continue to disrupt and cause significant loss of lives in the developing member countries of ADB with maximum impacts felt by the poorest members of society. Learn how ADB is addressing the challenge of disaster-related losses through partnerships and technologies.
18 March 2015
Remittances, particularly in Asia, have far-reaching impact in many countries. They give direct, immediate, and significant benefits not just to overseas workers and their families, but to their countries of origin as well. They have become a major source of foreign exchange and contribute a large…
18 March 2015
Households use remittances in different ways. In Mexico, for example, households have higher budget shares for investments, while in the Philippines, they allot higher funds for food. In terms of saving and accessing financial products, many households that receive remittances still need to be more…
18 March 2015
There is a need to deepen our understanding of remittances and the role it plays in household finances. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) initiated a study that would determine the effects of remittances on household finances in two rural study sites in the Philippines and…
26 February 2015
From the outset, ADB’s Second Urban Primary Health Care Project in Bangladesh integrated development communication as one of the outputs to ensure that the project would not just achieve but also sustain its outcomes. The project’s successful implementation of its behavior change communication…
26 February 2015
Having identified communications as an essential project element, a behavior change communication and marketing (BCCM) strategy involving all stakeholders was developed by ADB’s Second Urban Primary Health Care Project in Bangladesh. The project’s experience has shown that using BCCM is critical in…