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9:00 – 10:30 AM ET The story of democracy across Asia in the 21st century has been an uneven one, as many governments and leaders with authoritarian tendencies have presided over democratic backsliding and the hollowing-out of key institutions, as well as mounted determined efforts to shrink civic space. While Covid-19 presents new opportunities fo… Read more

Digital Members Asia Pacific is gathering young developers to expand coding language across the region The Asia Foundation, supported by Google and in association with the APEC Secretariat, launched Digital Makers Asia Pacific (DMAP), a network of young software developers and digital entrepreneurs across the Asia Pacific region. DMAP aims to expan… Read more

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) announce the winners of the fifth APEC App Challenge at the ministerial meeting in New Zealand. A joint initiative of The Asia Foundation, APEC Secretariat, and Google, this is the fifth App Challenge to spotlight talent and innovative software developers and designers from across the region. “This probl… Read more

The Asia Foundation is one of 34 selected fund recipients of the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls, receiving USD 1 million for a forest stewardship empowerment project for women and girls in Indonesia. The project responds to the call for the global nonprofit community to create a more equitable economic reality for females through b… Read more

On November 9, 2021, The Asia Foundation will celebrate Leaders on the Frontlines: Leaders for a Better World, honoring Yo-Yo Ma, Dr. Eun Mee Kim, and The Rockefeller Foundation for modeling courage, innovation, and perseverance as leaders and advancing our collective vision for a better world. The Asia Foundation’s annual leadership awards include… Read more

The Asia Foundation announces the appointment of Héctor Salazar Salame as the country representative in Timor-Leste. With 15 years of experience in governance and social protection systems, industrial/labor relations, community participation, and electoral processes, Héctor is well equipped for work in Timor-Leste.   Héctor join… Read more

The Asia Foundation is excited to announce the class of 2022 William P. Fuller Fellows in Peacebuilding. This group of fellows, which come from five countries in Asia, are an impressive group of emerging leaders with demonstrated leadership capacity and a commitment to advancing knowledge and practice across a range of peace-building efforts. The e… Read more

USAID’s Mekong Safeguards Program hosted Promoting Sustainable Infrastructure via Innovative Financing–Real-world Cases and Best Practices in the Region. The webinar featured speakers from Oxfam, Climate Bonds Initiative, Mekong For the Future implemented by WWF, and opening remarks by Aaron Brownell, director for USAID’s Regional Environment Offic… Read more

The Asia Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2022 Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future program. The 2022 fellowship class will be the eighth cohort of this program, which is designed to engage and empower a dynamic community of emerging leaders from across Asia. Applications will be accepted throug… Read more

The Asia Foundation, with support from Google, launched the white paper Six Stories of Resilience: Digital Technologies as Drivers of Development in the Covid-19 Era. This publication presents examples of how digital technologies can help solve immediate, pressing problems for MSMEs and farmers and help support new generations of skilled digital ci… Read more