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17Feb2022

Strengthening women’s agency in disasters

Photo credit: Plan International  Women in Bangladesh face a range of stark inequalities, and these impact the participation of women and girls when disaster…

31Jan2022

Endline Evaluation: Worker Wellbeing Project in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam

In 2021 Rapid Asia conducted the Endline Evaluation for the Worker Wellbeing project in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Indonesia between 2018 and 2021. The Made…

15Dec2021

Empowering Youth to Lead in the Green Economy

Photo Credit: Vietnam Times To provide a more robust understanding of how youth can play a leading role in environmental sustainability, Rapid Asia carried…

23Nov2021

The Future of Labour Skills in Vietnam

Photo: (Airam Dato-on/Unsplash.com) Over the past 30 years, Viet Nam has experienced rapid economic growth, turning the country from one of the world’s poorest…

23Sep2021

Impact of COVID-19 on low skilled workers

Photo credit: Hamilton Medical To better understand working conditions in a labour market and help better inform interventions and measure progress on labour conditions,…

02Sep2021

Rescuing abused and threatened wildlife

 Photo credit: Wildlife Friends Foundation Interview with Mr Edwin Wiek, Founder and Secretary-General of WFFT (Wildlife Friends Foundation, Thailand). The interview took place in Phetchaburi on…

24Aug2021

Protecting vulnerable workers from wage theft

Photo credit: ILO / Marcel Crozet To better understand working conditions in a labour market and help better inform interventions and measure progress towards decent…

22Jun2021

The future of labour skills in the Gulf

Photo credit: Unsplash / Florian Wehde Changing labour market skill requirements has become a significant focus area for vocational education Ministries and government organisations….

27May2021

Constructing a sustainable future for Ethiopian workers

Photo Credit: James Akena / REUTERS Ethiopia is ascending to become an economic powerhouse in Africa, yet, unemployment remains high, particularly among youth and…

29Apr2021

Enabling Youth Participation in Sustainable Futures

Photo Credit: The Phnom Penh Post, 2019 The world is facing multiple environmental, social and economic challenges that require a response that offers growth…

30Mar2021

How forced labor and trafficking affect female relatives

Photo credit: Plan International As part of the Plan International’s Safeguarding Against and Addressing Fishers’ Exploitation at Sea (SAFE Seas) project, 210 women, most…

17Feb2021

Youth Work to Save the Bagmati River

Photo : THT The Bagmati River is a vital part of the national culture of Nepal. The water of the holy river attracts devoted…