Program Areas
Driving change through our core program areas
We work on complex, cross-cutting issues across Asia and the Pacific. Our core portfolio centers around six key priorities: climate action, education and leadership, gender equality, governance, inclusive growth, and international cooperation.
What We Do
Climate Action
We work with businesses, governments, NGOs, and community leaders to develop participatory approaches to managing natural resources, reducing the risk of disasters, and protecting environments across Asia and the Pacific.
Education and Leadership
We invest in people because tackling critical development challenges rests not only on sustainable frameworks and systems but also on the people who power them.
Gender Equality
Every day, our teams innovate new ways to open doors and disrupt the status quo of gender because gender should never hold anyone back.
Governance
Across Asia and the Pacific, our programs catalyze inclusive decision-making by promoting collaborative, transparent, and participatory systems that represent the needs of their communities.
Inclusive Growth
Amid rapid economic and industrial transition across Asia and the Pacific, we strive to ensure that all people have access to the future skills they need and that governments craft policies that foster inclusive growth, leaving no one behind.
International Cooperation
Our work strengthens cooperation and collaboration between nations to foster peace, stability, and prosperity, and to catalyze regional solutions to regional challenges.
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