Mahnoor Arshad Keywords gender equality capacity building Read more about Mahnoor Arshad Mahnoor Arshad is a Research Associate at the Economic Growth Cluster at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), where she works on research, policy advocacy, and capacity-building initiatives in areas including gender equality, financial inclusion, trade, energy, and local governance. She has led and co-authored studies on women’s economic empowerment, digital transformation, and sustainable livelihoods.
Launch of ADB’s Gender Equality in Transport Microsite Read more about Launch of ADB’s Gender Equality in Transport Microsite This webinar presented the launch of ADB’s Gender Equality in Transport microsite, which served as a new resource to help integrate gender-responsive approaches in transport projects.
Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Girls Takeover: Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage in Asia and the Pacific
Samreen Shabbaz Keywords Social development and protection gender equality Read more about Samreen Shabbaz Samreen Shahbaz has been working toward the advancement of bodily autonomy, gender equality, and social inclusion for more than 10 years. She has previously led the international advocacy portfolios of multiple women’s rights civil society organizations. Currently, she is working with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank as a social development consultant on issues related to social inclusion and social safeguards for the vulnerable and marginalized groups.
How ADB can Enhance its Support to Women and Girls in Asia and the Pacific Read more about How ADB can Enhance its Support to Women and Girls in Asia and the Pacific
GBV and the Role of Healthcare Providers 1 Read more about GBV and the Role of Healthcare Providers 1 This presentation gives an overview of basic knowledge of gender-based violence as a public health problem.
Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Navigating Interconnected Challenges: Climate, Conflict, and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific This session discussed the complex interplay between climate change, conflict, crisis, and social development in the Asia and Pacific region, with a focus on the vulnerabilities faced by women and other marginalized populations, including LGBTI communities.
Charlene Liau Keywords water and sanitation solid waste management city development urban regeneration gender equality Read more about Charlene Liau Charlene is part of the team working on the mid-term review of ADB’s 2030 Strategy as well as ADB’s new Corporate Results Framework.
Rakhshinda Perveen Keywords gender-based violence violence against women and girls gender equality Read more about Rakhshinda Perveen Dr. Rakhshinda Perveen has authored more than a dozen research papers, reports and training manuals/guides on issues of Gender Based Violence /Violence Against Women & Girls, conducted several high-level advocacy workshops, TOTs besides authoring 5 books. She is the architect of the study that started data collection on different forms VAWG in Pakistan way back in 2000; the design is still followed by a large number of academics and practitioners. Dr.