Solutions Search: Meaningful Youth Engagement in ADB's Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Program

This contest is a solution-sharing platform for Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) youth. Through the form of a short video (2 minutes maximum) or an essay (500 words maximum), GMS youth are encouraged to showcase their current project/business/initiative that is relevant to any of the three main themes of ADB’s GMS SAFSP:

Youth and Sustainable Transport in Asia and the Pacific

ADB Youth for Asia advocates for improved rural access, road safety, public transportation, and railways. To achieve sustainable, safe, accessible, and reliable public transportation for all, it aims to (i) develop an accessible and engaging network for youth; (ii) encourage meaningful youth stakeholder engagement, and (iii) empower youth as sustainable public transport advocates and stewards.

Partnering with Youth for Social Accountability: The Case of Safetipin

Metro Manila has a Safety Score of 3.5/5, youth-led pedestrian safety audits revealed.

Using parameters such as visibility and security, ADB Youth for Asia and its partners held pedestrian safety audits across Metro Manila in the Philippines using a mobile app called Safetipin. The mobile app is free, easily downloadable, and user-friendly.

Use of ICT in Pedestrian Safety

With mobile phone application as the main tool, youth-led urban safety audits were held in Metro Manila in the Philippines.

ADB Youth for Asia designed and executed a pilot study on pedestrian safety using the mobile application called Safetipin. A tool kit will also be produced out of this pilot study, and outputs will be presented to the Gender, Urban, and Transport Sectors and Thematic Groups at ADB to explore integration of youth-led innovation through apps into ADB projects.