PROGRAM SNAPSHOTS

On November 11, 2022, The Asia Foundation’s Subnational Governance Program (SNGP) conducted the graduation ceremony for its first cohort of SNGP fellows. In 2021, the program launched a fellowship in seven partner municipalities to provide opportunities for young women from marginalized communities to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills rega… Read more

To support Indonesian government efforts to promote innovations in regional governance and public service delivery, USAID ERAT (Effective, Efficient and Strong Governance) in partnership with the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB), the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), held a… Read more

The Asia Foundation, in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Secretariat, APEC Thailand 2022, and Google, hosted the sixth edition of the APEC App Challenge in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 19th. The annual event brings app developers from the 21 APEC member economies to build digital solutions for pressing social problems…. Read more

The Asia Foundation is partnering with a coalition of civil society organizations to help the Indonesian government tackle deforestation by supporting the adoption of ecological fiscal transfers. Protecting Indonesia’s tropical forests and peatlands is critical to achieving the world’s climate goals. But subnational governments face many competing… Read more

The Asia Foundation’s “Ponlok Chomnes: Data and Dialogue for Development in Cambodia” program, in collaboration with its core partners and emerging research partners, held the second Ponlok Chomnes National Policy Forum on “Strengthening Resilience and Responses to COVID-19 in Cambodia and ASEAN.” The two-day forum, held from October 26-27 in Phnom… Read more

Skills2Work launched its pilot program in the Philippines on October 10, training a concentrated group of learners from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. As various industries recover from the pandemic, retrenched workers and career shifters look to start or pursue a career in Customer Experience (CX). Coupled with the increased demand for CX skills in… Read more

The Asia Foundation has launched the STEM ConnectHER initiative as a pan-regional “network-of-networks” to connect and aims to support early-in-career women in STEM through mentorship, speaker series, and resources for leadership and capacity development. The pilot program involves member organizations in Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia… Read more

Over 6,000 women across Malaysia and Indonesia have gained access to vital digital skills to grow their small businesses through the Accelerate My Business program. Designed to address the challenges women entrepreneurs face today, the ongoing curriculum includes live, instructor-led virtual training sessions, self-paced learning, engaging speaker… Read more

Recognizing the importance of timely and reliable data at the sub-national level in informing policymaking, The Asia Foundation’s Ponlok Chomnes: Data and Dialogue for Development in Cambodia program, in collaboration with its emerging research partners, Komarik Reakreay Association, the Khmer Association for Development of Countryside, and My Vill… Read more

On July 13, 2022, The Asia Foundation’s Ponlok Chomnes program team hosted the Second Policy Pulse Initiative Ministry Focal Points Meeting, convening 28 representatives from the Royal Government of Cambodia, including 10 women. The participants represent 21 of Cambodia’s 27 ministries. The Ponlok Chomnes Technical Advisory Council members also joi… Read more