Impact Stories

11 Jan 2013 | China, People's Republic of

Bringing Jobs Back to the Village in the PRC's Fujian Province

More than 100 subprojects in the People’s Republic of China’s Fujian Province reunite families separated by distant work, and bridge the income gap by promoting information, cooperation, and infrastructure for a wide range of businesses.
8 Jan 2013 | Sri Lanka

Liberating Sri Lankan Lives from the Water Trap

A regular supply of clean, potable water is making all the difference to a town in eastern Sri Lanka still recovering from the recently ended civil war.
7 Jan 2013 | China, People's Republic of

Shifting the Energy Goalposts in the PRC's Guandong

Guangdong Province in the south of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is proving a fertile testing ground for efficient and environmentally friendly power alternatives to the fossil fuels behind its extraordinary economic growth, grim pollution, and increasingly severe energy shortages.
5 Dec 2012 | Sri Lanka

Inland Fishing Nets Incomes for the Poor in Rural Sri Lanka

A community-based program to revive fresh-water fishing in rural Sri Lanka has helped the poor achieve self-sufficiency, while providing them with useful skills and knowledge-based training.
16 Nov 2012 | China, People's Republic of

Bringing Business to the Mountains

In the People's Republic of China, a four-lane expressway - half of it bridges and tunnels - through one of the most biodiverse regions in the world is facilitating trade and raising incomes for farmers.
6 Nov 2012 | China, People's Republic of

The Road to Empowerment

In a remote minority region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), all-female maintenance crews are doing more than keeping the roads in order—they are banding together and taking on bigger roles in their communities.

16 Oct 2012 | Indonesia

Rallying for the Reefs

The Indonesia archipelago is home to the world’s most spectacular and biologically diverse coral reefs. ADB is working to preserve the reefs, and the fish (and people) that depend on them for survival.

11 Oct 2012 | Indonesia

Building a Skilled Workforce

Aligning the course work at Indonesia’s vocational schools with the needs of industry is resulting in better job opportunities for students.
10 Oct 2012 | Indonesia

Faster, Better Services for Indonesia's Poor

A district in Central Java has made itself a model of bureaucratic reform, employing training courses and e-government to vastly improve the efficiency and inclusiveness of public services.

7 Sep 2012 | Maldives

Bringing Education Home

Postsecondary education and skills training programs are helping to put Maldivians back in control of their own future.