Program Snapshot

Expanding Success of Public-Private Partnership to Address Childhood Stunting in Indonesia 

Our 2023 Social Entrepreneurship for the Nation (WiNNER) competition finalist, WeCare.id, is expanding its successful public-private partnership by signing an MOU to provide alternative financing for the district government of Manggarai Barat, East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia. WeCare.id is a social enterprise that provides accessible and affordable healthcare services through their crowdfunding platform. Their enterprise was a direct response to the chronic and recurrent child malnutrition affecting communities across Indonesia. 

Public-Private Partnership Addresses Childhood Stunting at the Local Level in Indonesia

In 2023, we launched the Social Entrepreneurship for the Nation (WiNNER) competition to identify social enterprises that could engage and partner with subnational governments to address these continuing challenges. The competition was a collaboration between our USAID ERAT (Effective, Efficient, and Strong Governance) program and the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucracy Reform.

Professionalizing Care Work in Malaysia

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. 

South Asia Grants Support Elephant Conservation in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, elephants are illegally traded and exploited, often for religious processions and as status symbols. Many of these elephants are held without proper licenses, leading to neglect and inadequate care. Despite some existing laws, a 2021 gazette, an administrative part of a country that publishes the text of new laws, legal notices, and court decisions, allowed for the confiscated elephants to be returned to the individuals illegally possessing them.  

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