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  • Strengthening Community Leaders in Bangladesh to Fight Disinformation and Promote Religious Inclusion 

    On September 13 and 14, 2024, The Asia Foundation organized a two-day workshop in Rangpur, Bangladesh as part of our Community-Driven Approach Promoting Religious Equality and Access to Justice project […]
  • Pen, Politics, and Power: How China and India Wield Soft Power through Education Diplomacy in South Asia

    As powerful nations compete for regional and global influence, they employ a complex blend of hard and soft power strategies in their foreign policies. Among the many instruments of soft […]
  • The Political Economy of Debt

    Soaring public debt, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been in the cross-hairs of public debate. South Asia is at the epicenter of the debate. Sri Lanka […]
  • Identifying Mis/Disinformation During Elections Toolkit

    This toolkit was produced under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Media and Civil Society Strengthening in Mongolia (MACSS) project, which is implemented by The Asia Foundation in […]
  • Updates from Washington, DC: The Asia Foundation September, 2024

    Welcome to The Asia Foundation’s Washington, D.C. September newsletter. This issue features upcoming events on U.S.-China-Southeast Asia Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation and Local Solutions to Judicial Reform […]
  • 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.
  • U.S.-China-Southeast Asia Relations: Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation

    The essays in this report reflect views about US–China–Southeast Asia triangular relations drawn from a workshop that took place on May 15 and 16, 2024, in Bangkok. In partnership with […]
  • A portrait of the Environmental Human Rights Defender As a (Very) Young Man

    At just 23, Max Han of Malaysia is already a recognized leader in the global fight against climate change. He’s one of 20 young change-makers from this year’s LeadNext Fellowship program.
  • Tackling Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Mongolia

    Computers, smartphones, and the internet have unleashed new forms of gender-based violence that are especially threatening to women.
  • 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. 

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