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The Role of BWCCI in Promoting Womens Participation in the Energy Sector as Entrepreneurs in the Marketing of Emerging and Innovative Technologies

24 April 2018
ADB and BWCCI have started their journey since September 2010. In line with this, with the technical and financial assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), BWCCI had implemented a project from August 2013 to November 2014 in Hatiya Upazila, Noakhali called “Enabling Poor Women’s…

Women in Business in Armenia

24 April 2018
The presentation contains an overview of GIZ programs that are focused on meeting the needs of women entrepreneurs in Armenia.

Meeting needs of women entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan

24 April 2018
The presentation includes: (i) an introduction of the Azerbaijan Microfinance Association and its work towards advancing the microfinance community; (ii) an overview of the impact of microfinance on income and savings of women vis-a-vis men; (iii) interventions to bridge the gender gap in…

Developing womens SMEs in cities

24 April 2018
The presentation includes an overview of the women-focused targeted approach to promoting SME development of SME DNC. This includes a review of identified obstacles to women's entrepreneurship in Armenia; specific opportunities for women's entrepreneurship development in urban areas; gaps…

Gender Challenges and Opportunities for Tbilisi City Hall

24 April 2018
The presentation discusses the integration of gender quality issues in Tbilisi City Hall's priorities, legislations, governance structure, strategies/action plans, budgeting, programs, and projects.

Trends in global travel behaviors indicators and their use in urban transport planning in Indian cities

24 April 2018
The presentation includes discussion on: (i) an overview of the work being done by ITDP, particularly in the area of sustainable and equitable transportation; (ii) statistics on the usage of urban transport; (iii) a framework for how city streets should be designed; (iv) detailed discussion on the…

How gender budgeting contributes to urban planning

24 April 2018
The presentation includes discussion on: (i) the importance of taking gender into consideration in urban planning; (ii) an overview of the concept of gender-responsive budgeting (GRB); (iii) how GRB is linked with urban planning; (iv) actors and stakeholders in the GRB process; (v) some experiences…

ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance Urban Governance Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh

24 April 2018
The presentation describes how an urban development project (Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project)—supported and financed by ADB—is addressing key gender issues, resulting to increased women's participation and leadership, women's economic empowerment, and women-friendly infrastructure and…

ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance Livable CitiesIntegrated Urban Action Plans for Balanced Regional Development Georgia

24 April 2018
The presentation discusses various entry points for gender issues as an integral part of inclusive planning of urban development projects.

Safety and Public Transportation

24 April 2018
The presentation is a two-city analysis (Baku and Tbilisi) of the incidence and impacts of sexual harassment in public transport. It also presents the case for the importance of infrastructure design changes, technological innovations, and targeted awareness raising in changing behaviors, with the…