Social Sectors

(Education/TVET/Health/Social
Protection) in the Southeast Asia
Eiko K. Izawa
Senior Education Specialist/PAU Head
SEHS/SERD
16 March 2016

1. Future Support to Social Sectors

Education and TEVT continue to be the
priority sector. Secondary and tertiary
education and skills development are target
subsectors.
Shift from project loan to programmatic
approach is promoted. Some countries have
only lending programs, but no non-lending
programs.
Some new projects are pipelined for
Indonesia/Thailand.

2. SERD Education/TVET Programs

SERD education and TVET programs
currently operate in 7 countries in
Southeast Asia region including:
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Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Myanmar
Philippines
Thailand
Viet Nam

2-1 Cambodia
Lending Pipeline, 2016-2018
Country

CAM

Title

Upper Secondary Education

Sector Development (USEDP)

CAM USEDP 2 (tentative)

Amount

Approval date

$45M

2016

$60M

2017

Non-lending Pipeline, 2016-2018

Country

Title

Type

Amount Approval date

CAM

USEDP 2

PPTA

$1M

CAM

TVET 2 (Tentative)

PPTA $0.6M

2016
2017

2-2 Indonesia
Lending Pipeline, 2016-2019
Country

Title

Amount

Approval date

INE

Education Sector
Improvement Program (Subprogram 1)

$300M

2016

INE

General Education Sector

Development Program

$400M

2017

INE

Skills and Innovation for

Competitiveness

$400M

2019

2-3 Lao PDR

Lending Pipeline, 2016-2018
Country

Title

Amount

Approval date

LAO

Second Technical and

Vocational Education

$25M

2016

LAO

Second Strengthening
Higher Education Project

$40M

2016

2-4 Myanmar
Lending Pipeline, 2016-2018
Country

Title

Amount

Preparing Youth for the

MYA
$25.5M
Workplace Program

Approval date

2016

2-5 Philippines
Lending Pipeline, 2016-2017
Country

Title

Amount

Approval date

Second Senior High School Support

PHI
$400M
Program
Non-lending Pipeline, 2015-2017

2016

KALAHICIDSS National
Community-Driven Development
PHI
Project (additional Grant Cofinancing )

$5M

2016

$300M

2016

PHI

Enhancing Youth School-to-Work

Transition Program, Subprogram I

2-6 Thailand
Lending Pipeline, 2016-2018
Country

Title

Amount

Approval date

THA

Infrastructure Development
for Research and Technology
Innovations

$300M

2016/7

2-7 Viet Nam

Lending Pipeline, 2016-2018
Country

Title

2nd Secondary Education Sector

VIE
Development Program (SDP)
2nd Secondary Education Sector
VIE
Development Program (PBL)
Skills and Knowledge for Inclusive
VIE
Economic Growth

Amount

Approval date

$100M

2016

$100M

2017/2018

$100M

2017/2018

Non-lending Pipeline, 2016-2018

Country

VIE

Title

Support to the Vietnam

Academy of Social
Sciences

Type

Amount

Approval date

CDTA

$1.3 M

2016

3. SERD Health Program

SERD health sector program operates in 5
countries in Southeast Asia:
Cambodia
Lao PDR
Myanmar
Philippines
Viet Nam

3-1. Opportunities
Strategic directions of the proposed ADB
Operation Plan for Health include:
Health Infrastructure and Health Human
Resources
Health Governance and Regional Public
Goods (including communicable diseases)
Health Financing, including equity, allocative
efficiency and technical efficiency

3-2. Lending Pipeline, 2016-2018

Country

Title

Amount

Approval date

PHI

Social Protection Support

Project Additional Financing

$400M

2016

REG
(Cam, Lao,
Mya, Vie)

GMS Health Security Project

$125M

2016

VIE

2nd Health Human Resources

Sector Development Program

$100M

2018

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.

3-3. Non-lending Pipeline, 2016-2017

Country

LAO

Title

Strengthening Capacity for Health

Sector Governance Reforms

Type

Amount

Approval
date

CDTA

$2M

2016

Note: Projects are indicative, pending ADB Management and Board approval, and approval timelines are
subject to change.

4. Country Focal and Contacts

Country

Officer Name

Sector

Email

Cambodia

Eiko Izawa

Education/TVET

eizawa@adb.org

Indonesia

Norman LaRoque
(IRM)

Education/TVET

nlaroque@adb.org

Lao PDR

Joel Mangahas
Wolfgang Kubitzki

Education/Health
TVET

jmangahas@adb.org
wkubitzki@adb.org

Myanmar

Chris Spohr
(MYRM)

Education/TVET

cspohr@adab.org

Philippines

Joel Mangahas
Norman LaRoque

Social Protection
Education

jmangahas@adb.org
nlaroque@adb.org

Thailand

Wolfgang Kubitzki
(TRM)
Eiko Izawa
Wolfgang Kubitzki
Gerard Servais

Education

wkubitzki@adb.org

Education
TVET
Health

eizawa@adb.org
wkubitzki@adb.org
Gservais@adb.org

Viet Nam

We look forward to
working with you.