Self Employed Women's Association: A Collective Voice of Women Read more about Self Employed Women's Association: A Collective Voice of Women Women in the informal sector are vulnerable, posing threat on their income security, food security, and social security. The Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) was established to help women become individually and collectively self-reliant, economically independent, and capable of making their own decisions. Poor women are the owners, managers, and beneficiaries under the association. SEWA now has 1.9 million members and over 100 affiliated organizations working to empower women in the informal sector mainly by promoting financial inclusion and social security.
Women are Ready for Roads Read more about Women are Ready for Roads After years of civil war, Cambodia was transforming into a vibrant market economy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved funding to rehabilitate 500 kilometers of rural roads in seven provinces, one of the key pieces of infrastructure for Cambodia's mostly rural population to access much needed social services and opportunities in economic centers.
Employment Generation in Emerging Clean Energy Industries: How Can Women Break Through Traditional Barriers? Read more about Employment Generation in Emerging Clean Energy Industries: How Can Women Break Through Traditional Barriers? South Asia’s rapid growth is met with an increasing crisis in energy demand. Strategic investments in human capital is needed to address this major challenge in energy security. The productive engagement of women in training and employment opportunities accelerates access to renewable energy sources that will sustain growth and development.
Exploring Factors that Enhance and Restrict Women’s Empowerment through Electrification: Scoping Study Report Read more about Exploring Factors that Enhance and Restrict Women’s Empowerment through Electrification: Scoping Study Report This report examines how policy and practice may enhance women’s empowerment though electrification in rural areas in the South. It presents the results of a desk study in which empirical literature on women’s empowerment from electrification and international initiatives and national electricity policies in Kenya, India, and Nepal are studied.
Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach Read more about Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach To address climate change as currently the biggest challenge faced by farmers, Akay Flavours & Aromatics has conceptualized solutions to increase climate resilience, improve irrigation, and provide youth training. Efficient usage of fresh water, according to the company, is the key to food production and security.
Gender Skirmishes and Other Water Issues Read more about Gender Skirmishes and Other Water Issues This presentation explains the current structures and processes in water governance and how they approach gender issues. Along with the discussion on gender obstacles, ambushes, and landmines; it also looks into potential collaborators and unlikely alliances in gender-related dialogues. Lastly, it discusses the future potential actions for Asia.
Building Women’s Leadership for Participation in Commune/Sangkat Councils in Cambodia Read more about Building Women’s Leadership for Participation in Commune/Sangkat Councils in Cambodia This presentation covers the governance structure at the commune/sangkat level in Cambodia. It describes support provided to local women leaders—before, during, and post-election—through the Women for Prosperity group, resulting in strong networks among women leaders. It reflects on the continuing challenges and next steps in addressing the issues.
Voice and Agency Matter: Evidence on the Impact of Women’s Political Empowerment Projects Read more about Voice and Agency Matter: Evidence on the Impact of Women’s Political Empowerment Projects This presentation tackles the state of women’s political participation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the Inter-American Development Bank's work on supporting women’s political leadership in LAC. It also provides evidence on the impact of women’s political empowerment projects.
Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Operations: Women's Voice, Agency, and Participation Read more about Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s Operations: Women's Voice, Agency, and Participation This presentation gives an overview of the study on Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)'s operations. It also discusses the study's objectives, methodology, preliminary findings, recommendations for EBRD, and conclusions.