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Youth for Asia It also aims to serve as the Knowledge Center for Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE) by engaging young people in each step in the project development cycle.

ADB Youth for Asia (YfA) was the youth-led initiative helping the Asian Development Bank (ADB) realize its goals of a more prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 2013 under the NGO and Civil Society Center of the ADB, YfA supports youth-led actions and partnerships between governments and local young leaders contributing to the addressing of development issues throughout the Asia and Pacific region.

11/05/2026

โ€œ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‚๐’๐Ž ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ.โ€

This Development Asia feature examines how civil society partnerships are helping strengthen water governance, community participation, and project responsiveness across Asia and the Pacific. It also explores how CSO engagement throughout the project cycle can help identify social risks early and support more sustainable development outcomes.

๐Ÿ”— Read the full article:
https://development.asia/insight/partnering-civil-society-more-inclusive-water-solutions

06/05/2026

Join the online ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐’๐Ž๐ฌ on 27 May 2026, organized by ADBโ€™s NGO and Civil Society Center (NGOC) and the Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department (PPFD).

The seminar will cover how ADB engages with CSOs, available business opportunities, procurement methods, and how to navigate ADBโ€™s Consultant Management System (CMS). Participants will also hear practical lessons from CSOs that have previously worked with ADB.

๐Ÿ“Œ During the webinar, participants will:
๐Ÿ”น Learn about ADBโ€™s engagement with CSOs
๐Ÿ”น Understand ADBโ€™s procurement framework and business opportunities for CSOs
๐Ÿ”น Learn about procurement methods and ADBโ€™s Consultant Management System (CMS)
๐Ÿ”น Hear from CSOs about their experiences working with ADB

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 27 May 2026
๐Ÿ•‘ 2:00โ€“4:00 p.m. (UTC+8 Manila)

๐Ÿ”— Register now: https://bit.ly/csobos2026

๐Ÿ”— Learn more: https://events.development.asia/learning-events/adb-business-opportunities-seminar-civil-society-organizations-may-2026

06/05/2026

๐‘๐š๐ก๐ฆ๐š๐ญ! Thank you for joining the Civil Society Program at the 59th ADB Annual Meeting in Samarkand.

Over the past days, participants came together for 8 CSO-led sessions and 2 ADB-moderated sessions covering accountability, climate action, inclusive development, digital innovation, Indigenous Peoplesโ€™ leadership, community-led financing, and meaningful civil society engagement across Asia and the Pacific.

Your participation, insights, and solidarity helped make this yearโ€™s Civil Society Program a vibrant platform for dialogue and collaboration.

๐Ÿ“Œ Post-event materials will be available here:
https://events.development.asia/learning-events/civil-society-program-59th-adb-annual-meeting

We look forward to continuing these conversations at the 60th ADB Annual Meeting in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. See you next year!


06/05/2026

Opening remarks by Masato Kanda, President, Asian Development Bank, at the Meeting Between Civil Society Organizations and ADB Senior Management, 5 May 2026, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

06/05/2026

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