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For best results, train the teachers, involve private companies, and share best practices with other school systems.
To strengthen its skills base, the Philippines complemented basic education reforms with Germany’s system of dual vocational training.
The basic education and skill set that powered "Factory Asia" needs realignment if Asia is to continue its upward trajectory.
The Lab gathers new ideas to encourage more private sector investment for environment-friendly projects in developing countries.
A project promoting south–south knowledge transfer adapted ICT-based Chinese information dissemination models to the Cambodian context.
A financing scheme using Internet of Things gives tricycle drivers access to credit without collateral and promotes discipline in loan repayments.
Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.
In the Philippines, a pilot project to rehabilitate the Pasig River built community support around a low-cost waste management system.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Risk communications must be able to dynamically respond to the progression of the pandemic.