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Grameen Shakti: GESI in Practice

23 April 2019
Grameen Shakti (GS) was established in 1996 as a not-for-profit company by Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus. Learn how the company helps provide access to energy to the rural people of Bangladesh.

Dhiffushi Solar Ice Project

23 April 2019
Learn more about this solar-powered utility in the Republic of Maldives that helps operate an ice plant and raise fund for community development projects.

Community Energy Resilience: Framing the Issues and Identifying Social Metrics

23 April 2019
This presentation shares the key factors related to extreme weather conditions that impact on the distribution grid and rural electrification and the measures that can be taken to reduce the impact.

Community Energy Resilience: UNDP RR Perspectives and RE case studies

23 April 2019
This presentation shares how risk reduction can be integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals platform.

An NGO Perspective: Bidding for and Implementing an ADB-Financed Contract

28 March 2019
What are the benefits and challenges of implementing ADB-financed contracts? Gain insights from the experience of BRAC, one of the many non-government organizations working closely with ADB.

Socia Development

28 March 2019
Know more about ADB's programs, projects, and opportunities in Social Development.

Social Development Issues in the Urban Sector

10 October 2018
Urban poverty has four major dimensions that reinforce each other. These are income and social poverty, environmental poverty, education poverty, and health poverty. These dimensions encompass issues such as employment insecurity, lack of access to opportunities and basic services, hazardous…

Vocational Training and Labor Market Transition: A Randomized Experiment among Cambodian Disadvantaged Young Adults

23 August 2018
In Cambodia, a trial provided two-month training in housekeeping, with incentives, to low-income young adults in Phnom Penh. The program found that training had no effects on employment outcomes, and it was not enough for disadvantaged youth to break into the labor market.

Towards Integrated Programs and Database for Social Protection Programs in Indonesia

18 May 2018
Indonesia faces several challenges in financing SDGs. These include lack of common understanding on standardized indicators among pertinent government agencies, lack of political consensus, and lack of civil society participation. This presentation shares recommendations on how the country can…

Fiscal Challenges and Social Welfare Reform in Mongolia

18 May 2018
Mongolia has been facing various economic challenges in recent years. Its gross domestic product growth decelerated, its fiscal deficit widened, and government debt decreased. It needs to ramp up its social protection programs to assist the poor and most vulnerable.