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Mongolia: Education for AllAfter painful streamlining and reforms, the majority of Mongolia’s children again have the chance to gain a decent education, with schools being repaired and modernized, curricula overhauled, and new textbooks being published
Pakistan: More than Just a NameIn Baluchistan, women are considered literate if they can write their signature. Only 8% can read or write. But community model schools are beginning to make a difference, with ADB assistance
Lao PDR: Keeping Girls in SchoolAn innovative project in the Lao PDR is enabling more ethnic minority girls to have access to quality primary education
Nepal: Water Burdens Eased1,250 rural communities in Nepal have gained easier access to better quality water
Nepal: Bringing the Bank to the VillageThe Rural Microfinance Project aims to give poor women an opportunity to make a new start by providing small loans to some 270,000 households
Urban Poverty: Tourism: More than Sight-SeeingThe fast-growing Asian tourism industry should enlist the help of the urban poor—particularly women
Central Asia: Clear LogicCooperation makes good sense for the Central Asian republics: opening borders, harmonizing trade, and collaborating on the use of common natural resources can bring huge benefits |
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