BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

SOUTH ASIA DEPARTMENT

Human and Social Development Division

12 March 2014

REGIONS
Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Sri Lanka
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SECTOR FOCUS
Education
Pre-primary and basic education Upper secondary education Tertiary and higher education Technical education and vocational skills training Non-formal education Education sector development

Health and social protection

Health programs
Health systems Health finance Nutrition Early childhood development Social protection
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SAHS STRATEGY
Consistent with Strategy 2020 and Operation Plans for Education and Health Key Outcomes: Quality, Inclusive, Efficient
Strategic Focus
Education and skills Equal opportunity (social protection) Health and well-being Science & Technology

Strategic Enablers
PPP ICT

Governance and Management

Regional Cooperation Research & knowledge
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SAHS TARGETS
Scale up HD assistance as a share of SARD lending over 3 years to be responsive, relevant, and deliver impact Strengthen HD operations to respond to rising demand in secondary, skills (TVET) and higher education Pursue longer term programmatic approach for reliable and predictable support Ensure value addition of ADB through innovation, PPP, and cross-sectoral approaches
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2014 SAHS Lending Program

Country Project Name Amount (million
US$)

BAN IND
SRI

Skills for Employment Investment Program ($350 MFF) Supporting Human Capital Development in Kerala
Sector Skills Enhancement Program ($200 RBL)

100 100
100

TOTAL

300

2014 SAHS Non-Lending Program

Country Project Name Amount (million
US$)

BAN IND

Supporting Education and Skills Development Project Capacity Building for Supporting Human Capital Development in Meghalaya

1.5 2.0

IND
IND NEP SRI

Supporting Skills Project Development (NSDC)

Capacity Building of National Skills development Agency (NSDA) Supporting Education, Skills Development and Women Service Centers Project Human Capacity Development and Implementation Support TOTAL

1.1
1.5 1.5 .850

8.45

2015-2016 $1 b. Lending Program

Country 2015 Amt. (million US$)

BAN
BAN IND IND NEP

Secondary Education Sector Investment Program ($700 MFF PFR 2)

Additional Financing for PEDP III Supporting Human Capital Development in Odisha Support to Urban Health Mission School Sector Program TOTAL 2016

185
120 100 300 45 650

BAN

Skills for Employment Investment Program (PFR-2)

125

SRI

Sector Skills enhancement Program (PFR-2)

TOTAL

100
225

Thank you
For more information:
David Ablett Senior Sector Specialist, SAHS dablett@adb.org