Impact Stories

28 Jun 2012 | Pakistan

Lighting Up Pakistan’s Remote Fishing Villages

The fisherfolk of the Indus Delta in Sindh Province finally have electricity to light up their homes, and their lives.
26 Jun 2012 | Viet Nam

New Schools Offer Exits from Poverty Trap

A broad push to improve facilities and the quality of secondary education in Viet Nam brings ethnic minority and female students in remote areas into the academic mainstream.
14 Jun 2012 | Papua New Guinea

Network Rollout Puts a Nation in Touch

After a long wait, telecommunications services are becoming available to even the remotest regions in Papua New Guinea, supported by a private-sector loan project.
15 May 2012 | Mongolia

Road to HIV Prevention

ADB is pushing for the amendment of the AIDS law to include HIV prevention in the workplace. This will facilitate government budget allocation for HIV prevention activities to curb an impending epidemic in Mongolia.
4 Apr 2012 | Lao People's Democratic Republic

Livestock for a Better Living

An ADB-supported project in Lao PDR helps some of the country’s most vulnerable women get the most out of their animals—and empowers women in the process.
4 Apr 2012 | Nepal

Cashing in on Infrastructure

An infrastructure project in Nepal gives women a chance to earn much needed cash incomes by offering job opportunities usually considered 'men's work.'
29 Mar 2012 | Philippines

Cash Transfers Transform Lives of Hidden Poor

Very poor families receive cash to send their children to school and access healthcare in an effort to end the cycle of poverty.
29 Mar 2012 | Pakistan

Pakistan's 'Kinnow' Fruit Goes Global

An agribusiness support initiative has enabled fruit growers to get international quality certification, providing access to lucrative new markets and boosting incomes for farmers.
19 Mar 2012 | Nepal

In Nepal, Families’ Incomes Grow Together

Self-help groups help rural Nepali women lease land and grow high value vegetables when rice fields are fallow. Now families can earn income between rice seasons.
19 Mar 2012 | Solomon Islands

Adapting to Climate Change and Generating Incomes

Lashed by rain, the Solomon Islands are rolling out a 'climate-proof' transportation infrastructure that will facilitate local trade and provide long-term construction and maintenance employment.