Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future Read more about Gender Month 2022: Women Leading Towards An Equal, Greener and More Resilient Future Empowering women to participate fully in economic and social life is essential to building strong economies, establishing stable and just societies, and improving the quality of life for men, women, and our communities. Under ADB’s Strategy 2030, gender equality is one of seven operational priorities. By 2030, 75% of committed projects and programs will promote gender equality.
Investing in Women: Advancing the Transformative Gender Agenda in Central and West Asia in a Post-COVID-19 Environment Read more about Investing in Women: Advancing the Transformative Gender Agenda in Central and West Asia in a Post-COVID-19 Environment
Avni Kumar Keywords WASH gender equality water and sanitation Read more about Avni Kumar Avni Kumar specialises in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), with a cross-cutting focus on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and climate resilience in WASH. She has a background in development economics and has worked in various capacities with government, civil society, private sector and multilateral organisations. Avni has been a part of several projects related to women in the WASH workforce as well as promoting equality and inclusion in WASH programs.
Antonique Koning Keywords gender equality Read more about Antonique Koning Antonique Koning has more than 20 years of experience working on a range of topics related to microfinance and financial inclusion and currently serves as CGAP’s Gender Lead. Antonique has expertise in consumer protection and responsible finance, customer centricity and empowerment. She is also involved in CGAP’s member engagement. Antonique led CGAP’s work on customer protection and value and is a contributor to CGAP’s Customer Centric Guide.
Melita Grant Keywords water resources management gender equality Read more about Melita Grant Melita Grant specialises in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and integrated water resources management (IWRM) in international development, with a focus on inclusion. She has worked for over 17 years’ in government, university, and civil society sectors. With a background in International Relations and Environmental Management, Melita has expertise in a range of sustainable development issues, and has applied this in Indo Pacific and Australian contexts.
Mark Koenig Keywords governance gender equality Read more about Mark Koenig As the country representative of Mongolia, Mark Koenig oversees programs focused on strengthening governance, empowering women and addressing environmental challenges in Mongolia.
Nicola Nixon Keywords governance programs gender equality Read more about Nicola Nixon Dr. Nicola Nixon, Senior Director Governance, leads the Foundation’s governance programs across Asia Pacific.
Bianchi Dy Keywords gender equality sex-disaggregated data Read more about Bianchi Dy Bianca is currently a research assistant on the project 'Improving Design Decisions Through Data Visualisations' at SUTD. As Research Assistant, she looks at how data visualisation can help support decision-making in design fields like architecture and urban planning through empirical methods.
Zafirah Zein Keywords gender equality Read more about Zafirah Zein Zafirah Zein produces data-driven stories on Asia. She graduated from the Northeastern University in Boston, where she is studying Journalism and International Affairs with a concentration in Middle East Studies. Her dream is to become a Middle East foreign correspondent and, she is excited to be reporting for the Fuller Project for International Reporting in Istanbul, Turkey. She has previously worked for Inter Press Service in New York and interned in humanitarian development in India.