STORY - The Aceh Government allocates one trillion rupiah to Financial Assistance for Village Prosperity program covering 6,411 villages. The Government is set to embark on its own community development program, modeled after the hugely successful PNPM Mandiri (National Community Empowerment Program). | story 

REPORT - This report Country Social Analysis (CSA) focus on ethnicity and development in Vietnam is a provocative analysis of marginality in contemporary Southeast Asia. The study provides research findings to support both the Bank's and the government of Vietnam's goals of social inclusion for ethnic minorities. | report pdf

EVENT - Addressing Regional Disparity: Thailand Experience and International Lessons. Many studies showed that countries which have been experiencing rapid economic growth have also seen rising inequality and disparity within the country as a result of such growth. As Thailand's recent development has demonstrated, this issue needs to be addressed for economic, social, and political reasons.| more 

REPORT - Post-Nargis Social Impacts Monitoring - This report outlines the results from the first phase of the social impacts monitoring after Cyclone Nargis. It aims to assess the social dimensions of the impacts of Nargis and of aid delivery from the perspectives of affected communities six months on from the cyclone and the start of the relief effort. | report pdf