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9:00 – 10:15 am ET (Washington DC) 9:00 – 10:15 pm ICT (Cambodia) Join The Asia Foundation to discuss its new report, Enduring the Pandemic: Rapid Survey on the Impact of Covid-19 on MSMEs in Tourism Sector and Households in Cambodia. To address the need for accurate data on how Covid-19 is disrupting micro and small enterprises, vulnerable workers… Read more

Watch the Forum’s framing session With the advent of the recent intertwined global crises from the Arctic meltdown to increasing wildfires, and now Covid-19, an action for climate change and sustainable development no longer is perceived as an act for future consideration, but an imminent emergency to save our lives and the economy. Among many caus… Read more

5:00 PM Pacific Jas Charanjiva in front of Don’t Mess With Me. Photograph © Asian Art Museum. Don’t Mess With Me, 2013/2020, by Jas Charanjiva (Indian and American, b. United Kingdom, 1972). Acrylic and latex on marine plywood. Commissioned by the Asian Art Museum, courtesy of the artist. Photograph © Asian Art Museum. Co-hosted in partnership with… Read more

The ASEAN Secretariat profiles The Asia Foundation’s report ASEAN Rapid Assessment: The Impact of Covid-19 on Livelihoods across ASEAN in a special edition of the The ASEAN magazine. To support policymakers in understanding the impacts and developing inclusive policies for the people to resume their lives in the post-pandemic period, ASEAN recently… Read more

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies are expecting severe economic repercussions from Covid-19. According to Women, Covid-19, and the Future of Work a new policy brief prepared by the APEC Policy Support Unit with the support of The Asia Foundation, women will face disproportionate impacts caused by the pandemic. The policy brief… Read more

The Asia Foundation is inviting applications for the 2021 YSEALI Future Workforce Workshop implemented by the Foundation with the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. The Workshop, for students, entrepreneurs, and young professionals ages 20-35 from across ASEAN will be held virtually from May 16 to May 23, 2021. The virtual workshop will include a series of… Read more

The Asia Foundation joins forces with the NYU Tandon’s GovLab, the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Indonesia, and the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development in Bangladesh to launch the Governance domain for the 100 Questions initiative. The partnership aspires to improve the legitimacy and effectiveness of governance through… Read more

The Asia Foundation, a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia, announces the addition of four members to its Board of Trustees: Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr.; Ambassador Karl Eikenberry; Ambassador Mary Ann Peters; and Stephanie Fahey. Eikenberry and Fahey are returning me… Read more

Report lays out new tools for helping governments reform, fight corruption, and better respond to citizens In view of underperforming and costly efforts to improve public service delivery across most of the world, ideas42 and The Asia Foundation today released a new report, Official Action: A Roadmap for Using Behavioral Science in Public Administr… Read more

Second edition of MBEI tool shows progress in governance for private sector development Today, The Asia Foundation released the Myanmar Business Environment Index 2020 (MBEI). The MBEI 2020, funded by UK Aid through the DaNa Facility, is Myanmar’s second installment of the Index, which was first launched in 2019. The MBEI is a survey of primarily b… Read more