Despite gender equality being recognized as a legitimate goal for humanity and stipulated in the Millennium Development Goals, progress is still slow, with gender norms and perceptions proving a challenge in many countries, including Cambodia. Trade, undoubtedly an important aspect of globalization, has notable impact on growth, employment and business opportunities, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. It influences income distribution between men and women, and can have significant consequences for social and gender equality. Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in East Asia with 34% of households living below the national poverty line. The labor force participation rate for women in Cambodia is very high by regional standards, with 71% of all ...
In an interview, Jocelyn Wyatt, head of IDEO's social innovation design domain, talked about the power of design to change the world. IDEO began 30 years ago by designing products. However, over time they've applied the approach of human-centered design to services, spaces, businesses and systems. They believe in the power of design thinking to enrich and transform, and to take on big challenges that the world faces, from climate change to education and health care to financial inclusion. They are currently working with Acumen Fund on a water project in India and Kenya. They have developed a social marketing campaign to spread awareness about the importance of drinking safe water and a water delivery business and cart for female micro-entrepreneurs to deliver water in slum communities. ...
...In other countries, like Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Viet Nam, we've worked...
..., including Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia. . Negotiations are underway to make a similar app...
... Chinese arrived from Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia--fleeing what they regarded as their...
... rice exporters such as Vietnam, India, Cambodia and Egypt who desired to keep domestic rice prices... food prices (Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest 2008.) No real progress in restricting the ...
Trade does provide benefits, but they may not "trickle down" automatically to the poorest people. It's important to find solutions to fill the gaps between trade-related economic growth and poverty reduction. A business-driven approach ITC's Export-led Poverty Reduction Programme takes a complementary approach to "macro" poverty reduction strategies by targeting poor communities directly and striving for a "bottom-up" effect. Its pilot projects focus on products and services that can benefit from short-term, high-impact export promotion activities.
...* Silk products in Cambodia. The silk weavers of Takeo Province in Cambodia ma...
... rescue the crew of the SS Mayaguez from Cambodian Khmer Rouge fighters. Both operations failed, but ...
The story started with an exceedingly modest contribution of $20,000 to improve the new-born Cambodian Silk Fore in 2002. An encouraging on-the-spot survey of market possibilities in Europe for hand-woven Cambodian silk products persuaded International Trade Commission (ITC) in 2003 to put $100,000 in an Export-led Poverty Reduction Programme. The funding enabled 20 rural weavers in the poor village of Tanorn, 80 kilometers from the capital, Phnom Penh, to increase production and marketing of high-quality silk for export. Today Cambodia is exporting silk worth $4 million a year. In five years the goal is to export silk worth $25 million. Exported silk goes primarily to France, Italy, Japan and Switzerland, all countries with a silk tradition, as well as Australia, Germany and Singapore....
The global economic crisis has exacerbated the situation. With a precipitous drop in the region's exports, aggregate growth of gross domestic product in developing Asia is forecast to decline from 6.3% in 2008 to around 3.4% this year. Recent meetings in the region have underlined three key points for making Aid for Trade more effective. The first is that regional approaches that support national development strategies are best for multiplying the benefits of Aid for Trade. Second, establishing cross-border economic corridors lies at the heart of successful Aid for Trade programs. And third, building strong partnerships between governments, the private sector and the donor community ensures the sustainability of benefits. For many years the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recognized th...
... Manila in September 2007 and Siem Reap, Cambodia in May 2009. It is also the secretariat of the Reg...
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