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The Asia Foundation and The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation (ELCCF) have renewed their commitment to transforming the future of economically and socially disadvantaged adolescent girls in Vietnam and Indonesia through education and skills development programs. Since the launch of ELCCF’s Scholarship program in Vietnam in 2010, The Asia… Read more

9:00 am – 10:00 am EST Please check your local time for this event. Join us for the US launch of a report on Children of War: A Rapid Needs Assessment of Orphans in Muslim Mindanao, which summarizes findings from a rapid assessment of the status of orphans who have lost at least one parent from the wars in Mindanao in the last decade (2009-2019). P… Read more

The Asia Foundation and the Australian Embassy in the Philippines today released a new publication, Thinking and Working Politically in Development: Coalitions for Change in the Philippines. Written by London School of Economics and Political Science Professor John T. Sidel and The Asia Foundation’s Jaime Faustino, the book examines the first phase… Read more

Biz Brunei, The Star, The Scoop, and Borneo Bulletin profiles the Go Digital ASEAN initiative’s national launch event in Brunei. Go Digital ASEAN is a regional initiative implemented by The Asia Foundation with the support of Google.org bringing digital integration and literacy to underserved communities including underemployed youth workers. The S… Read more

Vietnam Insider, a news media site, names The Asia Foundation in a feature of the Vietnamese film “The Unseen River.” The film is one of five short films in the MEKONG 2030 short film anthology and will premiere international at the Lecarno Film Festival. Produced by the Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF), “The Unseen River” is one of five short fi… Read more

Covid-19 is an unprecedented public health crisis that has led to staggering losses in economic activity and jobs. The pandemic will accelerate the adoption of automation by firms and organizations across the region, according to a new policy brief prepared by the APEC Policy Support Unit with the support of The Asia Foundation, titled Covid-19, 4I… Read more

The National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (NIDIR) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Cambodia, and The Asia Foundation will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Collaboration and Capacity Building on Diplomacy and International Relations under the presidency of H.E. Prak Sokhonn, deputy… Read more

Nikkei Asian Review features The Asia Foundation and the Go Digital ASEAN initiative in an op-ed written by President of Google Asia Pacific Scott Beaumont. Third, in places where there are intractable digital access gaps that need special attention, we should put in place more targeted programs to rebalance the scales. The Asia Foundation — with… Read more

10:00 am GMT+8 Please check your local time for this event. The two-hour event will bring together government actors across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to be informed of the contents of the report, gather feedback, and get directions from the reactors and the participants that will inform the design of the planned inter-mini… Read more

Further Reading on Gender and Social Inclusion Philanthropy Interactive Menti Resources As Covid-19 has swept the globe it has had acute impacts on women and girls, especially for Indigenous women, other black and brown women, and those working in informal sectors. The pandemic has threatened progress made across sectors, including health equity, e… Read more