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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
ADB and Civil Society
ADB engages with a broad range of civil society organizations (CSOs), including nongovernment organizations (NGOs), to strengthen its efforts to reduce poverty, address climate change, and increase the effectiveness, quality, and sustainability of its operations.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
ADB works with civil society organizations (CSOs) which include NGOs, but also other types of groups such as trade unions, faith-based groups, and professional organizations. ADB-CSO cooperation can be summed up by these activities:
- On the policy and strategy level: soliciting CSO views on ADB policy formulation and review
- On the country level: consultation on development of country strategies
- On the project level: collaborating on design, implementation, and monitoring of ADB-financed projects
ADB recognizes CSOs as development actors in their own right whose efforts complement those of governments and the private sector, and who play a significant role in development in Asia and the Pacific. In the context of ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2030, ADB will strengthen collaboration with civil society organizations in designing, implementing, and monitoring projects. ADB will work with CSOs to tap their unique strengths, such as their local presence and specialized knowledge. It will explore opportunities for increasing their involvement in the design and implementation of projects supported by ADB. Particular focus will be on operations that use grassroots participatory approaches to target the poor and vulnerable groups, mobilize women and young people, and monitor project activities and outputs. ADB will also seek their inputs and advice on the review of major ADB policies.
ADB’s NGO policy paper, Cooperation between Asian Development Bank and Nongovernment Organizations, provides a specific framework for action with NGOs.
ADB provides loans and grants to the governments of its developing member countries and does not provide funds directly to CSOs. However, CSOs often apply for and are awarded contracts for components of projects and technical assistance activities. ADB’s Business Center and primer for NGOs looking for business opportunities provide information on proposed projects and contract awards.
Civil society organizations can work with ADB in a variety of ways. CSOs who work in the same sectors and geographical areas as the projects that ADB is financing should coordinate with representatives of the host country government or ADB resident missions to identify if there are opportunities for collaboration.
Contact your CSO focal in your country office or relevant department through ADB’s CSO Anchors Network. For general questions about civil society, please contact the NGO and Civil Society Center
The CSO Anchors Network
The CSO Anchors Network are focal points for CSO engagement in ADB’s operational departments and each of the Resident Missions. CSO Anchors based at the Resident Missions are the best point of contact for country specific questions. Identify your CSO Anchor in the drop down list below.
By Country and Regional Offices
Narine Mehrabyan (Ms)
Communications Contractor
Sabina Yusifova (Ms)
Senior Project Officer (HSD and Digital Development)
Gobinda Bar (Mr)
Senior Communications Officer
Tshering Zam (Ms)
Programs Analyst
Kongkea Chhoeun (Mr)
Senior Programs Officer
Maybelline A. Bing (Ms)
Senior Country Officer
Tea Papuashvili (Ms)
Project Officer (Infrastructure)
Rajesh Kumar Deol (Mr)
Senior Communications Officer
Andri Suryo (Mr)
Senior Communications Officer
Naning Mardiniah (Ms)
Senior Safeguards Officer (Resettlement)
Aliman Temirbek (Ms)
Communications Coordinator
Souphavanh Phonmany (Ms)
Communications Coordinator
Ellen Milne (Ms)
Senior Country Officer
Munguntuya Otgonjargal (Ms)
Associate Social Development Officer (Safeguards)
Binita Shah Khadka (Ms)
Senior Social Development Officer (Gender)
Shuvechha Khadka (Ms)
Senior Social Development Officer (Gender)
Khurram Imtiaz (Mr)
Senior Portfolio Management Officer
Ahmad Mujtaba (Mr)
Senior Operations Assistant
Alfonsa Koshiba (Ms)
Senior Country Officer
Ning Li (Mr)
Senior Environment Officer
Rosemarie Marquez (Ms)
Senior Communications Officer
Dalcy Tozaka (Ms)
Senior Country Officer
H. D. Sudarshana A. Jayasundara (Mr)
Senior Social Development and Gender Specialist
Tatiana Evstifeeva (Ms)
Communications Officer
Zebo Jalilova (Ms)
Safeguards Officer (Social)
Roykaew "Duckie" Nitithanprapas (Ms)
Senior Communications Officer
Elsty Davidz-Morato (Ms)
Senior Social Development Officer (Gender)
Jennet Hojanazarova (Ms)
Senior Economics Officer
Feruza Insavalieva (Ms)
Safeguards Officer
Nancy Wells (Ms)
Senior Country Officer
Nguyen Thanh Giang (Ms)
Senior Social Development Officer (Gender)
Natasha Mooney (Ms)
Senior External Relations Officer
Olga B. Stephenson (Ms)
Project Analyst
Brendoski John Limen (Mr)
Senior Country Officer (Nauru)
Beatrice Olsson (Ms)
Senior Country Coordination Officer (Fiji, Niue)
Lavinia Tama (Ms)
Senior Country Officer (Cook Islands)
Teatao Tira (Mr)
Senior Country Officer (Kiribati)
Maria Melei (Ms)
Senior Country Officer (Samoa)
Balwyn Faotusia (Ms)
Senior Country Officer (Tonga)
Letasi Iulai (Mr)
Senior Country Officer (Tuvalu)
By ADB Departments
Aliya Mukhamedyarova (Ms)
Unit Head, Project Administration
Huiping Huang (Mr)
Principal Portfolio Management Specialist
Simon Pollock (Mr)
Senior Communications Specialist
Ramoncito Dela Cruz (Mr)
Communications Specialist
Tsolmon Begzsuren (Ms)
Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development)
David Morgado (Mr)
Senior Energy Specialist
Junkyu Lee (Mr)
Director, Finance
Young Seo (Ms)
Head, Sector Operations Coordination
Tsolmon Begzsuren (Ms)
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Aziz Haydarov (Mr)
Unit Head, Project Administration
Zaruhi Hayrapetyan (Ms) (temporary)
Senior Safeguards Specialist
Taniela Faletau (Mr)
Safeguards Specialist
Beatrice Gomez (Ms)
Principal Safeguards Specialist
Kirsteen Mack (Ms)
Procurement Specialist
Navendu Karan (Mr)
Principal Public Management Specialist
Kwang Jo Jeong (Mr)
Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist
Christian Cruz-Roxas (Ms)
Senior Operations Coordination Officer
Pinsuda Alexander (Ms)
Economist (Regional Cooperation)
Hanna Uusimaa (Ms)
Senior Planning and Policy Specialist
Jeffrey Miller (Mr)
Principal Transport Specialist
Laxmi Sharma (Ms)
Unit Head, Project Administration
Fast Facts
Highlights of ADB’s Engagement with Civil Society Organizations 2023
The Annual Report of Civil Society Cooperation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) details the work that ADB has done in during the year in collaboration with civil society.
Youth Engagement
There has been a dedicated focus on meaningful youth engagement in ADB since 2013. The ADB is currently focusing on the empowerment of young people in climate action, as part of first shift under ADB’s new operating model. This includes ADB’s flagship annual meaningful youth engagement event, the Asia Pacific Youth Symposium.