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Innovative lending practices can convert energy efficiency into high rates of return for companies.
A partnership between the government education department and a non-government organization in the Philippines gives a blueprint for improving access to basic education.
Many transport projects include specific measures to prevent HIV/AIDS among migrant construction workers.
One of the strategies being used to transition to digital banking is to expand the customer base beyond people who use traditional banks.
Despite extensive aid, countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations are generally failing to significantly improve the lives of their people. New thinking is needed.
Advances in information and communications technology offer economic opportunities for rural populations and can play a significant role in poverty reduction.
The Southville 7 community in the Philippines shows how different sectors of society worked successfully together to turn a basic housing project into a livable community for 5,000 resettled families.
Involving employers in all levels of skills development, from planning to provision, is fundamental to increasing the industry relevance of TVET.
A well-crafted action plan has helped women in Bangladesh who want to start small and medium-sized enterprises have a more equal playing field with men.
In the Philippines, targeted cash grants to help poor students finish high school could double their potential income and lift them out of chronic poverty.