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Insights and Analysis
Nepal’s New Federal Civil Service Bill
Nepal has been waiting almost a decade for this bill. It may not be perfect, say our authors, but it’s time to move forward.
Cultivating Women’s Forest Stewardship: The 100 Champions Network
How rural women have proven to be uniquely effective stewards of Indonesia’s vast and threatened forests.
“Let’s Read” Indonesia Helps Children Understand Mental Disabilities
Storybooks and young-adult fiction can introduce children to characters and situations that expand their capacity for empathy.
Hearing Local Voices at the “Ground Zero” of Climate Change
In the restless borderlands between India and Bangladesh, new research documents the human impacts of climate disruption where the social compact is precarious.
A New Chapter for a Storied Books Program
The Asia Foundation’s oldest program, Books for Asia, has a new name and a new mission.
A Work in Progress: Nepal’s Bold Bet on Federalism
A major international conference in Kathmandu unpacks the theory and the mechanics of federal governance, with Nepal as the poster child.
Myanmar: Resistance and the Cost of the Coup in Chin State
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.
An Accessibility Conundrum in the Philippines
There were laws requiring accessible infrastructure in the public schools. There was money in the national budget. So why was it not getting built?
An Accessibility Conundrum in the Philippines
There were laws requiring accessible infrastructure in the public schools. There was money in the national budget. So why was it not getting built?
Quantifying the Care Economy in Mongolia
The nation has taken significant steps in the last year to integrate the care economy into its development vision.
Asia and the Pacific in 2024: Elections, Economics, and Geopolitics
In which our experts in Asia and the Pacific bring us the news of the year to come, before it happens.
Dancing on the Line between Art and Activism
A conversation with two political activists who have secret literary lives—or is it the other way around?
Indonesia: Promoting District-Village Collaboration
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.
Local Governance Fellowships Empower Change in Nepal
Fellowships for young women interns in local government offices are building democratic participation among marginalized communities in Nepal.
Markets, Motives, and Micro-Finance: A View of the SDGs
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.
In Bangladesh, Preserving Indigenous Culture through Storytelling
In Bangladesh, a collaboration with UNESCO will bring young and old together in two ethnic communities to share and document traditional narratives.