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CONTENTS FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT, EAST ASIA AND
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Axel van Trotsenburg Vice President, East Asia an
KELSON SIV MAO Introduction In Indonesia i
SITI ROBE'AH
IN MYANMAR, WHERE OVER 70% OF THE PEOPLE LACK ACC
CHAPTER ONE The Basics of Daily Life It's ha
Lao PDR: Power empowers
NOW: Today, 87% more than 87% of Lao households h
I learned weaving from my mother, but I only star
The Story of Hard Yeun Village Like many of th
Phim Siphavong Other women in the village are a
Now, we have a refrigerator and lights. Now we ca
Electricity has brought more than electric lights
What I Drea m for My Children “I want a differe
Solomon Islands: Water, water everywhere and not
NOW: 7 7% 77% of Solomon Islanders have
Glenda Vaha 's Story “My name is Glenda Vaha
My Hopes for the Future “When I was little, my
Mongolia: Solar power lights up a nomadic life
NOW: Today, more than 500,000 people, over half t
It was beyond imagination for us to think of tur
Batzaya and Sarangerel `s Story Sarangerel, 38
“We started using solar panels when our two eldes
Life is Good Batzaya: “Our eldest son is a coll
IN RURAL AREAS, HOME TO OVER 70% OF THE POPULATIO
CHAPTER TWO The First Wealth Is Health It's n
Cambodia: The long journey back THEN:
NOW: In 2014, life 71 expectancy rose to 71 year
Siv Mao's Story In a tiny village in northern Ca
“My job is farming. I live with my mother-in- law
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Siv Mao's mother-in-law, Sin Savy, 58, picks up t
16 Makara Hospital Director Dr. Koung Lo “This
When I was young, I didn't think broadly enough.
Chet Doc 's Story The Health Equity Fund was in
“My name is Chet Doc. I have six children—four so
VIETNAM HAS A LITERACY RATE OF 97% AND AN UNEMPLO
CHAPTER THREE A Solid Education and a Good Voc
Vietnam: What does $90 buy? THEN: In 1987, ther
NOW: By 2013, almost 2.2 million students 2. 2 m
After finishing secondary school, I didn't pass t
Huyen 's Story For Huyen, getting accepted to c
“My biggest challenge right now is the difficult
My advice to my friends would be that they should
From memorizers to problem-solvers Giving studen
Spotlight: China—Taking vocational training to th
ECONOMIES IN THE EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION IMP
CHAPTER FOUR Getting Down to Business Growing e
Vietnam: Creating a competitive edge THEN: B
NOW: In 2000, the Company Law was enacted to crea
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Pha m Quoc Bao 's Story “My name is Pham Qu
“I had difficulties in the beginning. To start up
My Hopes for the Future “Now I can look down th
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Nguyen Thi Dieu 's Story “My name is Nguyen
“When Bao opened the factory, I was so happy.
What I Drea m for My Children “I really want my
IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, THE ANNUAL TURNOVER AT THE HO
CHAPTER FIVE Empowering Women in the Workplac
Papua New Guinea: Breaking the silence THEN:
NOW: 1% In the 2010s, less Guinea have female r
Lady Winifred Ka mit 's Story Violence against
Violence Against Women “Violence against women
My Drea m for all the Daughters of Papua New Guin
Spotlight: The PNG Business Coalition for Women
8,462 IN VIETNAM, A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER SIX Empowered Communities In 1932 dur
Through community- driven development THEN: Be
NOW: amounts in East Asia and the $30billion
Indonesia: A little can go a long way It helps
Siti Robe 'ah 's Story Before, I was an ordinar
The Little Business that Grew “I am 40 years ol
Now, our production reaches on average 50 kilogra
Hopes for the Future “I already have some partn
What I Drea m for my Children “Hopefully my chi
Myanmar: New beginnings Myanmar is currently in
U Aye Than 's Story U Aye Than, a 46-year-old fi
“Every morning at 4 am, I get up to prepare to go
“It's very common for us to work together in the
The Philippines: Rising from the ruins of Yolanda
But in the early 2000s, residents made floodwater
Viscuso de Lira, Mayor of Balangiga “Yolanda
“There was one national government agency that wi
James Padil `s Story One of the village's fisher
My Hopes for the Future “I want my community t
BETWEEN 2006 AND 2013, MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIPTIONS
CHAPTER SEVEN Connecting to a Wider World In
Vanuatu: A little mobile phone makes a big differ
90% NOW: In Vanuatu, 90% of the people now have a
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Kelson 's Story More than 30 years ago, in a co
“My hope for the future is to upgrade my business
Spotlight: Alert! Alert! A volcano is erupting!
CORAL REEF-RELATED FISHERIES IN INDONESIA AND THE
CHAPTER EIGHT Conserving the Bounty of Land an
Papua New Guinea: Descendants of Earth's earliest
NOW: 2014, nearly a million cocoa trees have 31
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David Vaorete 's Story David Vaorete, 61, is ch
It is now my job to get young people involved in
My Hopes for the Future “In 10 years' time, I'd
Solomon Islands: A ton of potential in a small ca
NOW: The value of Solomon $180 millio
Adrian Wickham's Story “My name is Adrian Wick
“I joined NFD (National Fisheries Development), t
Seeking Sustainability “Unlike other extractive
My Drea ms for my Children “I hope my children,
Nellie Kagovai 's Story Many of SolTuna's emplo
“My name is Nellie Kagovai. I am a quality contro
Indonesia: Healthy reefs = healthy lives THEN:
NOW: Live coral +16% Indonesian provinces after
Sudirman's Story “My name is Sudirman and I a
“When the COREMAP program ended, I decided that o
Hopes and Drea ms “I hope that our business can
Spotlight: A better life through COREMAP Women
17 OUT OF THE TOP 48 COUNTRIES MOST VULNERABLE WO
CHAPTER NINE Charting a Livable Future HOPE i
China: A vital partner in combating climate chang
NOW: Wind power in China 96.4 GW the
Reducing emissions with biogas The biogas units
Ou Yuqun 's Story “My name is Ou Yuqun, I was
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“This new biogas digester was built in 2012. I us
Solar schools help build green cities China pla
Chen Suqin 's story “My name is Chen Suqin and
“In a way, that impact led to the solar energy pr
Warning Signs “Particularly in Beijing, the wea
The new motto—waste not! From 1980 to 2011,
Cai Yuchi 's Story “I'm from Wenzhou, Zhejiang
“The company used to buy electricity from the pow
Spotlight: Winds of change China leads the worl
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Postscript No matter where we are in the world, W
Acknowledgments We would like to thank t
Thank you to the photographers and videographers
Sources Page 14 Solomon Islands: 20% had ac
Page 117 China: 800 to 1,000 gigawatts of wind, s
Editor-in-Chief: Carl P. Hanlon Book Project Mana