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Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks.
In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.
In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.
A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
A project in the Republic of Korea formed small firms into training consortiums to enhance their workers’ skills and improve overall productivity.
Public-private partnerships can help make clean technologies for turning waste into energy accessible to cities.
A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.
Montenegro has made industry placement of teachers a national program to better match vocational education and training with market demand.
Keeping a city safe from flood and waterborne diseases requires a holistic approach to water resources management.
Seoul conducted stabilization work to cover the garbage, and restored Nanjido into a nature sanctuary now enjoyed by millions of visitors.