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Upskilling through TVET and STEM education can help prepare female workers for the automation of apparel manufacturing in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
They are seen, they are important road users, and their voice and agency can help make roads safer.
Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks.
Empowering women to take greater control over their resources would give them the tools for lifelong change.
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.
A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.
In Sri Lanka, the rural water sector has benefited from the active role of women in management and operations.
Myanmar has taken steps to improve its education sector to advance inclusive growth and reduce poverty.