Dr. Kyoko Kusakabe and colleagues in the Gender and Development Studies field of study, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), have been awarded the project on "Capacity Building for Gender Poverty and Mobility Analysis of Road Transportation Development in GMS Region" by the ASEAN Foundation. The contract worth US$ 329,976 is aimed at contributing to new approaches of gender mainstreaming and mutual learning in ASEAN countries, by focusing on road infrastructure development, which is increasingly becoming regional in nature.