Archive for September, 2012
In Remote Sabah, Books Can Help Reduce Isolation
September 5, 2012
I recently took a trip into the heart of Malaysian Borneo to visit some of the most remote schools that The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia serves. Borneo is a large island located north of Java, Indonesia. In the spring of 2011, we started a partnership with PACOS Trust…
Topics: Books for Asia | Economic Development | Education | International Literacy Day | Literacy
Countries: Malaysia
Neil Armstrong, Southeast Asia, and International Literacy Day
September 5, 2012
Like many, I was saddened to learn of Neil Armstrong’s death in August. He was 82. When Mr. Armstrong made his “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” I was a 12-year-old boy growing up in New Jersey.
Topics: Books for Asia | Education | International Literacy Day | Regional Cooperation
Countries: Cambodia
VIDEO: Storytime Campaign Reaches 2 Million Children Across Asia
September 5, 2012
In the lead-up to International Literacy Day on September 8, The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia program launched Storytime in Asia, a month-long campaign that celebrates the transformative power of children’s books by providing critically needed reading material to some of the world’s poorest students.
Topics: Books for Asia | Education | International Literacy Day
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Speaks at World Affairs Council
September 5, 2012
This week, The Asia Foundation welcomes Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Visiting Fellow Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC, the largest development organization in the world dedicated to alleviating poverty by empowering the poor to bring about change in their own lives. The work of BRAC reaches an estimated 126 million people in 11 countries. On [...]