At the recent Mondato Summit Asia in Singapore, three “Social Impact of the Year Award” finalists showcased their efforts to make a social impact on emerging Asia with their mobile financial services (MFS) products. The winner was selected from the three finalists by a panel of judges based on their presentations during the Summit. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) commended the three finalists and awarded BPI Globe BanKO with the prize.
Mongolia’s first report assessing the challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities reveals they still face discrimination despite significant government policy changes that protect their rights. There is still societal homophobia and transphobia and LGBT people encounter social stigma and even violence in various settings such as families, employment, health care and public areas.
Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $1.3 million grant to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for a new behavior change campaign to fight human trafficking and exploitation in the Asia Pacific region.
Three Urban Resilience Competition winners today showcased their ideas on building resilient cities that can withstand the negative effects of climate change and rapid urbanization. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Habitat and United Nations Global Pulse commended these projects at a two-day Asia Urban Futures Workshop. “All three competition winners offer solutions that have the potential to transform an increasingly urban Asia,” said Manpreet Anand, Deputy Assistant Administrator of USAID’s Asia Bureau. “They demonstrate innovative and sustainable ways to build resilience that engage the whole community.”
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) today announced a five-year project that will promote the use of satellite imagery to help Asia’s Lower Mekong region better predict and cope with floods and other natural disasters and increase resilience to the negative effects of climate change.
BANGKOK, September 17, 2014 – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Freeland today launched WildScan, a new endangered species identification and response mobile application for law enforcement to use in combatting the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade.
More than 100 government officials from 20 nations in Asia and the Pacific, including some of the region’s least developed countries, are meeting with donor institution representatives in Siem Reap this week to learn how to strengthen their public financial management systems to better access and handle financing for climate change adaptation projects. Organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the two-day USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Third Annual Forum is a platform for participants to share experiences and identify solutions to climate financing challenges.
JAKARTA – More than 120 representatives of Asian civil society organizations (CSOs) gathered for the September 8, 2014 opening of a three-day conference in support of the role of regional CSOs. The conference is co-hosted by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Government of Indonesia, U.N. Development Programme, The Asia Foundation and Kemitraan.
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