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A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.

Innovative and sustained support for Grameen-style lending expanded financial services for underserved groups, including women.

Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development. 

The Lao PDR is using gender, disability, and inclusion data to design better, more targeted public services.

In Maldives, community participation played a key role in the recovery of affected communities after the 2004 tsunami.

Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.

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. 

Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks. 

Empowered women in Bangladesh are taking the lead in bringing much needed urban improvements.

While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.