Sharmin Sultana confidently stepped up to the podium. She cleared her throat, her lips eliciting a small smile. “As a faculty member at Daffodil International University, I saw firsthand the…
Lindawati, a rice farmer in rural West Kalimantan, supports her family through modest harvests of 180 to 300 kilograms—usually enough for six months of food. With her husband unable to…
Trâm was raised in a poor family in Vietnam’s Vinh Long province. Her mother was a housewife, and her father worked as a seasonal worker. Their humble thatched house couldn’t…
Jenny Escudero has a cleft lip. She used to feel shame whenever she left her home in Isabela City on Basilan Island in the Philippines. The lack of accessible infrastructure…
In partnership with the DBS Foundation, The Asia Foundation has launched She Can – Accelerating Financial Inclusion for Marginalized Women. The collaboration will support women in West Kalimantan by providing…
The Asia Foundation in Mongolia recently hosted the President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and a parliamentary delegation to introduce the Women’s Climate Resilience (WCR) program. Launched in August…
The caregiving crisis of Covid-19 and long-term trends such as aging populations have thrown a spotlight on the gaps in the global care economy. This Roadmap points to the way forward.
Malaysia’s aging population is expected to surpass 6 million by 2040, and the growing exit of women from the workforce due to caregiving responsibilities highlights the critical need for comprehensive care services by both the government and civil society. The Asia Foundation, through the Australia-Malaysia Reform Partnership (AMRP) is addressing these challenges by fostering collaborations and driving national efforts to professionalize the sector.
In Sri Lanka, women, particularly those from marginalized communities, face significant challenges in entering and succeeding in the labor force. They face a denial of employment, wage gaps, workplace discrimination,…
Vietnam’s small and growing businesses (SGBs) comprise 98% of the national economy, accounting for 40% of the total gross domestic product and 50% of the total workforce. Of those growing…
The Asia Foundation in Mongolia has officially transferred the B2B platform to the Mongolia-based tech start-up Gerege Systems LLC. The Foundation originally partnered with Gerege Systems to develop a comprehensive platform under the “Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Mongolia Using Digital Platforms for Business to Business” project. The B2B e-commerce platform is a comprehensive support system for women entrepreneurs and enhances women-led supply chains across Mongolia
This report assesses the digitalization challenges and limitations faced by micro and small women entrepreneurs (MSWEs) in Malaysia. The insights gained will inform the design of the Mastercard Strive Malaysia…