ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
ADB and Civil Society
ADB cooperates with a broad range of civil society organizations (CSOs), including nongovernment organizations (NGOs), to strengthen its efforts to reduce poverty and increase the effectiveness, quality, and sustainability of its operations.
In the Spotlight
Highlights of ADB’s Cooperation with Civil Society Organizations 2022
This report provides a rundown of ADB’s work with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) during 2022 to help developing member countries (DMCs) recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and give stronger social protection and economic support to some of the region’s poorest.
Working Together for Development Results: Lessons from ADB and Civil Society Organization Engagement in South Asia
This publication shows how ADB continues to explore new ways to deepen its relationship with civil society organizations (CSOs) and increase the impact of its development projects in South Asia.
Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2023 with Civil Society Organizations
A virtual Business Opportunities Seminar for Civil Society Organizations will be conducted by ADB on 23 February 2023.
Working with ADB: A Primer for Identifying Business Opportunities for NGOs
ADB wants more civil society organizations involved in its projects. This primer gives an overview of how ADB and civil society work together, and tips on how NGOs can bid for ADB-financed contracts.
NGO and Civil Society Center
ADB's NGO and Civil Society Center (NGOC) - in close collaboration with an institution-wide CSO cooperation network - supports CSO participation in ADB operations. Sitting in ADB's Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department and launched in 2001, the NGOC:
- Integrates CSO knowledge and experience into ADB operations
- Stays current on CSO issues of concern and areas of work in Asia and the Pacific
- Engages CSOs in continuing dialogue and manages ADB's overall communications with civil society
- Identifies and develops strategic partnerships between ADB and CSOs
- Improves ADB's institutional capacity to share knowledge and collaborate productively with CSOs
- Provides resources, guidance, and training to ADB staff sovereign and non-sovereign clients
The CSO Cooperation Network
The CSO Cooperation Network comprises about 30 operational staff called CSO anchors. They are focal points for CSO engagement in each of the operational departments, civil society specialists in the resident missions and representative offices, and other ADB departments. The CSO Cooperation Network's goals are to:
- monitor and review CSO-related needs in the operational divisions;
- provide the inputs into the NGOC annual work program and prioritize the Center's activities;
- ensure consistency and synergy in NGO cooperation initiatives across ADB;
- and enable active exchange of knowledge and on good practices around the Network and throughout ADB.
ADB Youth for Asia
Because youth and youth-led organizations are important members of civil society, ADB started the Youth Initiative—now called ADB Youth for Asia or YfA—in 2013, to support young people in contributing effectively to development. It is a program managed by ADB’s NGO and Civil Society Center to mainstream youth participation in ADB operations as it believes that empowered youth are a force for innovative and effective development. YfA aims to serve as the knowledge center for meaningful youth engagement in ADB.
What's New
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| Board Documents
Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting: Attendance of Civil Society Organizations
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Civil Society Brief: Kazakhstan
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Civil Society Brief: Turkmenistan
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| Papers and Briefs
Civil Society Brief: Bhutan
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Civil Society Brief: The Philippines
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| Institutional Documents, Statutory Reports and Official Records
Highlights of ADB’s Cooperation with Civil Society Organizations 2022
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