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8:00 am – 4:00 pm EST The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign which runs annually from November 25th (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day). We invite you to join us for our fifth annual global tweetchat relay to mark the 16 Days of Activism (#16days… Read more

CNN Philippines features The Asia Foundation’s new report, From Analog to Digital: Philippine Policy and Emerging Internet Technologies in an article on the government’s November 7 announcement of a provisional new major telecommunications company. The article assesses the challenges the new company will encounter as the nation’s demand for better… Read more

10:00 am – 11:30 am U.S. Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC Voices of the Afghan People The Asia Foundation releases its 14th annual public perception survey Afghanistan is at an important moment in its history. Despite a persistent insurgency that continues to control and destabilize roughly half of the country, high level… Read more

The Asia Foundation announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Burke as director of the Conflict and Fragility program. Burke is a distinguished specialist in conflict, peacebuilding and development, and worked in conflict prevention efforts across Southeast and South Asia for nearly 20 years. As director, Burke will oversee a program that works to stre… Read more

Asia Foundation, Litara Foundation, Estée Lauder Corporation host Jakarta BookLab Women authors and illustrators are creating children’s books in Bahasa Indonesia with an emphasis on gender equality and dynamic female characters as a part of The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia Let’s Read! initiative in Indonesia. The two-day book creation event, o… Read more

Decentralization critical for building a more accountable, responsive, and participatory Myanmar The Asia Foundation released a new edition of its flagship State and Region Governments in Myanmar report in a launch event in Yangon today. State and region governments that are accountable, participatory, and responsive can give people more power and… Read more

Today, The Asia Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), and Kampuchean Action for Primary Education (KAPE) to implement the Books for Cambodia program. Over the next five years, the program will distribute high-quality English storybooks and educational resource books to 1,000… Read more

The Asia Foundation today announced its selection on Moody’s Corporation’s inaugural list of partners for Reshape Tomorrow™, an innovative, global program to help owners of small and growing business overcome the challenges of expanding their enterprises. The selected Asia Foundation program, “Accelerate Women’s Entrepreneurship: Supporting… Read more

The Washington Post reports on the recent elections in Afghanistan and cites data from The Asia Foundation’s Survey of the Afghan People. The article highlights citizens’ perceptions of the Afghan government and features analysis from the Foundation’s InAsia blog, “By the Numbers: Is Afghanistan’s Democracy at Risk?”: An Asia Foundation poll, condu… Read more

Today, The Asia Foundation and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a new publication, Emerging Lessons on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific: Case Studies from the Asian Development Bank and The Asia Foundation. The joint undertaking explores the most pressing challenges women entrepreneurs face in the region and includes compel… Read more