I'd Like You to Know

This report contains powerful stories, supported by data, of how World Bank Group projects have affected and transformed lives across East Asia and Pacific. There are also photographs that put a face on development statistics. The East Asia and Pacific region is home to more than two billion people. They live in more than 20 different countries; they speak more than 3,000 languages; they are farmers and fishermen, business men and women, students, workers, nomadic herders, all showing that a little can go a long way. They are improving their own lives with a little help from the World Bank Group, their own country and other development partners in the form of investments in the basics of daily life like water, electricity and health care; a small grant, a community-driven development program; business initiatives that cut bureaucratic red tape; scholarships that enable disadvantaged students to skill up for the future; and initiatives to protect the environment and tackle climate change. This dynamic region has experienced remarkable growth and prosperity, with extreme poverty falling faster than in any other region. However, there are still more than 340 million people across the region living on just $2 a day. This report conveys stories demonstrating how these people are changing that statistic.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Other Authors:	Hanlon, Carl Patrick
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-04-08
Subjects:	AGRARIAN REFORM, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, BABIES, BABY, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BASIC NEEDS, BIG CITIES, BIODIVERSITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CESAREAN SECTION, CHILDBIRTH, CIVIL WAR, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLINICS, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, CONTROL OVER RESOURCES, DEPRESSION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DISSEMINATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRINKING WATER, EARLY CHILDHOOD, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, ELDERLY, EMPOWERING WOMEN, EMPOWERMENT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, EQUIPMENT, EU, FAMILIES, FAMILY INCOME, FARMERS, FEED, FEMALE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISH, FISHERIES, GAMBLING, GENDER, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENOCIDE, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HERDERS, HOME, HOMES, HOSPITAL, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSES, HUMAN HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUSBAND, ILLNESSES, INCOMES, INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES, INEQUALITIES, INFANT, INHERITANCE, JOB CREATION, KIDS, LABOR FORCE, LEGAL STATUS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIFE SCIENCES, LITERACY, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LIVING STANDARDS, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKETING, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, MATERNITY LEAVE, MEAT, MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MENTAL, MIDWIFE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MODERN MEDICINE, MODERNIZATION, MORTALITY, MOTHER, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATURAL GAS, NGOS, NUTRITION, ORPHANS, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PATIENT, PATIENTS, PEACE, POPULATION FUND, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRESS, PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, RADIO, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATION, SAFE MOTHERHOOD, SANITATION, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL STUDENTS, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SERVICE DELIVERY, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, SIBLINGS, SILK, SKILLED WORKERS, SMOKING, SOCIAL INEQUALITY, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOLAR POWER, SUBSISTENCE FARMING, SUPPLY SYSTEMS, SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE, TELEVISION, TRADITIONAL HEALERS, TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT SERVICES, TV, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNFPA, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBAN AREAS, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABLE FAMILIES, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WASTE, WILL, WOMAN, WOMEN'S ISSUES, WOOD, WORKERS, WORKFORCE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24326233/id-like-know https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21721
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