JICA's Commitment to Sustainable Development
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JICA at a
Glance
Business
Activities
Funding
Activities
JICA's Bonds
- Social/
Sustainability
Bond
Framework
Overview
Recent
Highlights
➤ Appendix
JICA's Approach to Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
GENDER
5 EQUALITY
Gender equality and women's empowerment:
a key for sustainable development
JICA's Approaches
P
- Five Priorities
1 Women's Economic
Empowerment
2 Women's Peace and
Security
3
Case Studies
1 | Women's Economic Empowerment
Improve financial access for women in developing countries
Countries India, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Palestine, Vietnam, etc.
■ Financial support for women and women
entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized
enterprises in developing countries
Project in Vietnam (photo by VP Bank)
Women's Education
and Lifetime Health
5 Gender Responsive Infrastructure
Name of Project: Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (I)~(V)
Country: Bangladesh
4 Gender-Equal
Governance
5
for
Gender Responsive
Infrastructure
■Contribute to women's social and economic
empowerment with safe public transportation
in Dhaka - the capital of Bangladesh
■Components
better gender
responsiveness: Women-only car, CCTV,
Sari-guard, touchless electric prepaid card
(no need of physical contact for ticketing)
■ The country's first female train operators
(photos above) Dhaka Metro Line 6 started operation in
December 2022
(photo right bottom) Female passengers' first ride
with touchless electric prepaid ticket
(photo left bottom) The first female train operators
in Bangladesh
(Photos by JICA)
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