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In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
There is a blueprint to overcoming the barriers that limit women's participation in the formal economy.
A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.
Empowered women in Bangladesh are taking the lead in bringing much needed urban improvements.
A project in Indonesia opens livelihood opportunities for women and encourages their participation in community development.
A preliminary study in Sri Lanka provides important insights into mechanistic-empirical pavement thickness and overlay design for roadway networks.
Jobseekers now have a better chance of finding work with online platforms doubling as learning providers and job matchmakers.
Success lies in industry links, technology, skills development, new modes of education delivery, and school-to-work transition programs.
In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.