The Asia Foundation

Improving lives, expanding opportunities

Who We Are

The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives and expanding opportunities across Asia and the Pacific. 

Informed by decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region is focused on governance, climate action, gender equality, education and leadership, inclusive growth, and international cooperation.

Our Work

Locally grounded and globally connected, we work on the most critical issues facing Asia and the Pacific.

Latest Across Asia and the Pacific

  • A portrait of the Environmental Human Rights Defender As a (Very) Young Man

  • Tackling Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Mongolia

  • Professionalizing Care Work in Malaysia

Mediation group in Sri Lanka

AsiaFoundation70

This year, we celebrate 70 years of improving lives and expanding opportunities.

InAsia Podcast

Support The Asia Foundation

Asia and the Pacific are the fastest-growing and most dynamic regions in the world. What happens in Asia and the Pacific impacts the entire globe. There is an urgent need to support positive change during this time of mounting development challenges and global disruption.

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