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For Armenia, the best is yet to come
The challenge: Develop a human capital development project for Armenia, to ensure that it can thrive despite its aging and shrinking population.
The innovation: Take a multifaceted approach, combining the contributions of multiple sectors.
The story: Rouselle Lavado loves a
“I believe we are here at ADB because we want to make a di erence in people’s lives. I encourage you, whatever sector you are in, to come work with me as we develop human capital.”
Rouselle Lavado
Senior Health Specialist, Central and West Asia Department; and ADB Very Innovative Person
challenge, but the one she got in early 2019 left her a bit stumped. She was tasked with creating a human capital development project in Armenia and the government wanted it by the end of the year.
This wasn’t the challenging part; it was how to make the month-long business trip to Yerevan t with the needs of her
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