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THE local government of Muntinlupa has rolled out the Kalingang Munti Community-Based Feeding Program to help improve the health of its constituents. Through this program, the city government will hold a weekly distribution for target individuals and families until December 29, 2023. Target recipients will receive food packs containing five…

MIT D-Lab is working with women in Colombia to help them build a labor movement focused on reducing gender-based violence and environmental degradation. Central to the D-Lab’s project is their methodology of Creative Capacity Building, which promotes community-driven innovation and solutions.

Vikas Kumar teaches economics at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.

Nazmunnessa Mahtab has written a quite all-encompassing book on women and gender issues.    

RH PROGRAMS. Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Undersecretary Elpidio R. Jordan Jr. and Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) officer in charge Executive Director Lolito Tacardon (right) discuss programs that would benefit the urban poor on Feb. 15, 2023. PCUP and POPCUP joined hands for stronger reproductive health programs. (Photo courtesy of PCUP) MANILA - The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) ar...

This report shows how taking a gender-responsive approach to procurement that centers on buying from women-owned businesses can mainstream gender into trade to build more sustainable markets for women entrepreneurs in Asia and the Pacific.

Huawei South Africa calls for applications for its 2022 Women in Tech entrepreneur digital skills training programme.

If all workplace barriers women face were removed, Southern Cone countries’ GDP could rise by as much as 4 percent to 15 percent, a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank says.

The Cross River State Government has decried the increasing incidences of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in parts of the state. The Commissioner,

About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. It assists its members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development. Headquarters