Yet, Bhutan has been deliberately pursuing a cautious path of development to preserve its unique culture and traditional values and protect its fragile environment. Bhutan is endowed with vast mineral and forest resources, which, as a matter of policy remain largely unexploited. This video explores how Bhutan, which has been declared a role model in sustainable development, is balancing heritage and development. In Pakistan, three out of four women cannot read or write. In a highly traditional and mainly rural society, women are confined to the home or the field.
Education can break the cycle of seclusion and ignorance.
This video shows how education is helping four young women develop their potential. Investing in Their Future Produced by the Asian Development Bank. Cambodia had to start from scratch after two decades of war and devastation. With the help of the international commmunity, Cambodia is rebuilding from the bottom up, targeting the primary school sector in an effort to increase literacy and reduce the drop-out rate. Each year, several typhoons bring floods which devastate the coutnryside, exacting a heavy toll in lives and crops.