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Working for a peaceful, just, and thriving Asia. The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region is focused on good governance, women's empowerment and gender equality.
The Asia Foundation
2M ago
The Asia Foundation’s oldest program, Books for Asia, has a new name and a new mission.
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The Asia Foundation
2M ago
The first of February marked the third anniversary of the military coup that upended Myanmar’s democracy and plunged much of the country into open conflict.
The post Myanmar: Resistance and the Cost of the Coup in Chin State appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
2M ago
Storybooks and young-adult fiction can introduce children to characters and situations that expand their capacity for empathy.
The post “Let’s Read” Indonesia Helps Children Understand Mental Disabilities appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
3M ago
A major international conference in Kathmandu unpacks the theory and the mechanics of federal governance, with Nepal as the poster child.
The post A Work in Progress: Nepal’s Bold Bet on Federalism appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
3M ago
There were laws requiring accessible infrastructure in the public schools. There was money in the national budget. So why was it not getting built?
The post An Accessibility Conundrum in the Philippines appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
3M ago
The nation has taken significant steps in the last year to integrate the care economy into its development vision.
The post Quantifying the Care Economy in Mongolia appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
3M ago
In which our experts in Asia and the Pacific bring us the news of the year to come, before it happens.
The post Asia in 2024: Elections, Economics, and Geopolitics appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
5M ago
A conversation with two political activists who have secret literary lives—or is it the other way around?
The post Dancing on the Line between Art and Activism appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
5M ago
Government decentralization in Indonesia started off with a bang in 2001, but there are still a few kinks to work out, like who pays for local services.
The post Indonesia: Promoting District-Village Collaboration appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more
The Asia Foundation
5M ago
At the half-way point for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, where we are, how we can move forward, and a shout-out to Adam Smith.
The post Markets, Motives, and Micro-Finance: A View of the SDGs appeared first on The Asia Foundation ..read more