Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Fall 2019
November 18, 2019PERIPHERAL VISION: Views from the Borderlands sheds light on how political, security and socio-economic developments affect the people living in contested borderlands and, reversely, how border dynamics shape change and transition at the national level. Published by the X-Border Local Research Network—a partnership between The Asia Foundation, the Carnegie Middle East Center, the Rift Valley Institute, and their local partners—it…
Bangladesh
November 6, 2019For 65 years, The Asia Foundation has worked with government, civil society, community, and religious leaders, and the private sector in Bangladesh. Together with our partners, we work to tackle community challenges, build leadership capacity that reflects the country’s diversity, and facilitate broad-based participation in the country’s development. Our programs currently focus on strengthening governance, empowering women, and expanding economic…
Trade in the Sulu Archipelago: Informal Economies Amidst Maritime Security Challenges
October 31, 2019This study describes the networks of formal and informal actors involved in the trade, and the various ports and channels they pass through when importing high value goods and commodities across the Sulu archipelago. The findings are based off key informant interviews conducted by local research teams in early 2019 with local traders, boat operators, merchants, port authorities and local…
Cleared for Takeoff: Coalitions for Change and the Development of Clark International Airport
October 28, 2019This paper explores the conditions that gave rise to Clark International Airport development, including the subtle but significant role of the Coalitions for Change (CfC) program. CfC and its local partners were able to successfully revive and refine the development of Clark airport as an alternative international gateway to Metro Manila, an issue which had lain dormant for years. The…
Let’s Read
October 25, 2019To develop a love of reading, children need books in their own language with characters, themes, and settings that reflect their lives. Let’s Read is a new initiative that draws on The Asia Foundation’s deep expertise and networks in communities across Asia to cultivate the skills of local authors and illustrators while building Asia’s only free digital library for children.
Updates from Washington, DC: October 2019
October 24, 2019In this issue: The Myanmar Business Environment Index 2019, South Korea, Satellite Broadband Service in the Philippines, Timor-Leste’s Democratic Journey, Green Growth in Pakistan, The Gender Lab Boys Program, Afghanistan-Pakistan Cross-Border Trade, and Global Trading Identity Project in Vietnam
Subnational Governance in Nepal Quarterly Newsletter – September 2019
September 25, 2019The Subnational Governance Program in Nepal (SNGP) (स्थानीय सरकार सबलीकरण काययक्रम) is implemented through a strategic partnership between the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and The Asia Foundation, in coordination with the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. SNGP aims to generate evidence and data and improve service delivery to promote inclusive governance at the subnational…
Gender Budgeting
September 24, 2019Gender budgeting (also known as Gender Responsive Budgeting) has been described as “…an approach to budgeting that uses fiscal policy and administration to promote gender equality, and girls’ and women’s development.” More specifically, gender budgeting initiatives typically aim to: use gender-sensitive analysis to understand female and male citizens’ level of access to public goods and services, and the impact that…
Combating Human Trafficking
September 20, 2019The Asia Foundation’s sustained engagement across Asia and the Pacific for 65 years has positioned us to support effective, locally-driven, survivor-centered strategies to prevent human trafficking within and across borders, the Foundation also works to protect trafficking survivors and build capacity to prosecute traffickers.
Levantamentu Persepsaun Polísia no Komunidade Deskoberta Prinsipál Sira
September 20, 2019Levantamentu Persepsaun Polísia no Komunidade (PPK) tinan 2018 ne’e reprezenta levantamentu dalimak ba tipu ida-ne’e iha Timor-Leste, ne’ebé Fundasaun Ázia hala’o ninia levantamentu iha nasaun laran tomak hodi buka-hatene persepsaun kona-ba seguransa iha Timor-Leste ba dahuluk iha tinan 2008. Levantamentu sira ne’e repete iha tinan 2009, 2013, 2015, no 2018.
