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  • YSEALI Workshop in Indonesia Gathers ASEAN Youth to Shape Sustainable Cultural Tourism 

    The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta and Universitas Gadjah Mada, co-hosted the 2024 Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) Regional Workshop on Sustainable and Inclusive […]
  • Igniting Early Literacy in Cambodia

    The Let’s Read program in Cambodia is boosting early literacy in kindergarten students through a new curriculum that combines classroom sessions with home-based learning via the Let’s Read app. Launched in March, this initiative engages families and has already increased readership, showing promising results in three public schools.
  • ThailandLeadership.org Supports Principals and Policymakers

    The lack of instructional leaders is one of the main impediments to Thai education according to analysis in Education Reform: In Thailand Principals Are “Black Box” between National Policymaking and […]
  • New Cohort of Filipino Youth Leaders Complete YouthLed’s Leadership and Democracy Fellowship Program

    Thirty-five dynamic young leaders from across the Philippines completed the 2023 Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) Fellowship Program.   Initiated in 2021, the LEAD Fellowship is one of the flagship programs […]
  • Announcing the 2030 Climate Champions: Young Leaders for a Brighter U.S.-China Future

    To address the urgent need for collaboration and a path towards a more sustainable future between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters, The Asia Foundation […]
  • Asia Foundation CEO Laurel Miller to Address Global Leaders at G20 Ministerial Conference

    The Asia Foundation’s President and CEO, Laurel Miller, is in Gandhinagar, India, to address the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment from August 2-4.  Miller will speak on “Women and […]
  • Literature Review – Children’s Reading Habits, Internationally and in Cambodia

    The Let’s Read program supports children in Asia and the Pacific to build strong early reading skills and develop a genuine love of reading, focusing on promoting reading opportunities among […]
  • Reading Habits of Children in Cambodia

    Reading is a fundamental skill that empowers individuals to participate in society. Reading Habits of Children in Cambodia discusses the findings of a survey of 400 adults in Phnom Penh, […]
  • Indonesia’s Success in Environmental Governance: Engaging Women Climate Leaders and Forest Defenders

    Between 2001 and 2021, Indonesia lost over 28 million hectares (69 million acres) of forest—an area larger than New Zealand, according to Global Forest Watch. This impacts traditional communities and […]
  • Applications Open for the 2023 William P. Fuller Fellowship in Peacebuilding

    Applications are now open for the 2023 William P. Fuller Fellowship in Peacebuilding. For the first time in the program’s history, The Asia Foundation has launched an open call for […]

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