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Go Digital ASEAN Boosts Digital Growth of more than 215,000 Small Businesses
Kuala Lumpur, March 2025 – Go Digital ASEAN, a regional initiative dedicated to broadening digital skills across Southeast Asia, has concluded its second phase, equipping 215,896 micro, small and medium […] -
Remembering Michael Armacost
Ambassador Michael Armacost, distinguished diplomat and former trustee and board chair of The Asia Foundation, passed away on March 8, 2025, at the age of 87. Ambassador Armacost left an […] -
Supporting Scholarship: Girls Can Do Anything
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 […] -
Women Are Making it Their Business to Revitalize the Bangsamoro Region
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 […] -
From War Zones to Economic Zones: Bangsamoro Mayors Collaborate for Sustainable Peace and Development
In 2000, Philippine President Joseph Estrada launched an all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, culminating in the Battle of Camp Abubakar that scarred what was then the province […] -
Let’s Read BookLab: Authors and Illustrators Get on the Same Page to Promote Children’s Literacy
A round table is covered by colorful children’s books and laptops as writers and illustrators flip through book pages, discussing the balance between text and images. This collaboration allows artists […] -
Go Digital ASEAN 2 Impact Research: Regional Summary Report
Launched in 2023, Go Digital ASEAN 2 provided digital skills training to 215,896 MSMEs across the region, helping them build digital literacy, financial acumen, and online safety awareness to grow […] -
Building Peace from the Ground Up in the Philippines
For decades, armed conflict and political instability devastated the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines and its people. Now, local leaders are proving that peace isn’t just a dream, it is […] -
The Oporajita Project is Building a Sustainable Future for the RMG Sector
The Business Standard, a business and finance media outlet based in Bangladesh, spotlights our program Oporajita: Collective Impact Initiative for the Future of Work. Oporajita is a collaborative initiative of […] -
Peripheral Vision: Women Leading Conflict Research
Conflict and instability endure in Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa in contested border regions where local tensions connect with regional and global dynamics. The Asia Foundation, […]
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