Council for Decarbonising Transport in Asia reports zero-carbon goal by Mid-Century
A groundbreaking council of 14 experts known as the Council for Decarbonising Transport in Asia, set up under the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia, gathered to promote critical dialogue on achieving zero-carbon transport through their flagship report which was launched during the ADB Transport Forum held on April 5-7, 2022. Containing recommendations for a completely […]
Dressed for Success
The Beauty for a Better Life (BFBL) project in partnership with L’Oréal Vietnam continues to empowerunderprivileged rural women through skills training on beauty services and basic finance, as well as small-scale business management. Notwithstanding the restrictions brought about by the pandemic, the project was able to produce qualified hairdressers to address gender inequality in the […]
Championing the Case for Midwives’ Community Care
In times of chaos and crisis, people tend to look for heroes — or they step up and become one themselves. Having surpassed more than 2,400,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines, a number steadily growing, it’s clear that more needs to be done. At ASSIST, we understand our unique role and responsibility to […]
SIBOL Regenerates New-Found Hope for Corn Farmers in the Philippines
A sustainable farming partnership by ASSIST and Syngenta Philippines aims to improve livelihoods and yields of over 20,000 farmers through soil health 8 April 2022, Manila, Philippines – Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) and Syngenta Philippines, Inc. have announced an initiative to improve farmer livelihoods and yields through healthy soil. Project […]