PROGRAM SNAPSHOTS

From November 7-10, 2023, The Asia Foundation’s environmental governance program in Indonesia collaborated with partners PUPUK Surabaya and Gender Focal Point to host the first “Women and Youth Forest Defenders National Conferences and Congress; Nurturing Forests, Empowering Equality, and Safeguarding Livelihood Resilience,” in Surabaya. The forum… Read more

On October 28, 2023, The Asia Foundation and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) hosted the first Cambodia Festival of Ideas, collaborating with an enthusiastic group of youth to promote a conducive and open platform for young Cambodian analytical thinkers to share their innovative ideas for the next 20 years of Cambodia’s development. Through an open c… Read more

In October, a delegation comprising 22 healthcare professionals from the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services and civil society representatives participated in the Putting India’s Telemedicine Healthcare Model to Work during Disasters and Pandemics in the Indo-Pacific training in India. The training was a part of the India-U.S. Triangular D… Read more

In Nepal, our USAID Civil Society and Media (CSM) program fostered dialogue between Women, Youth, and Marginalized (WYM) communities in Madhesh Province and senior journalists from Kathmandu and Dhanusa districts of the Province on underlying sociocultural and economic issues. The team of 11 journalists from online, print, and broadcast media met w… Read more

On October 5-6, local government leaders committed to driving transformative peace and development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao gathered to welcome a new cohort of fellows for the LGU Fellowship Program on Social Cohesion and Resilience.  The Fellowship Program, implemented by The Asia Foundation and the Galing Pook F… Read more

The LankaCorps Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for young leaders of Sri Lankan heritage to professionally engage in social, cultural, and economic development activities in Sri Lanka. The program aims to foster the involvement and understanding of young members of the expatriate Sri Lankan community who have limited in-depth experience wit… Read more

In Nepal, the South Asia Grants Program (SAGP) conducted a capacity-building workshop for its implementing partners from Nepal and Bhutan. Capacity building is a key component of the regional program, along with strengthening civic networks in the South Asia region.  The program supports initiatives around increasing public sector accountabili… Read more

Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, is providing $15M to The Asia Foundation to launch the APAC Cybersecurity Fund in partnership with CyberPeace Institute and Global Cyber Alliance to bolster cyber capabilities of 300,000 underserved micro and small businesses, nonprofits, and social enterprises. Working with implementing organizations and uni… Read more

Since launching in 2021, the USAID ERAT (Effective, Efficient, and Strong Governance) Program has been actively collaborating with the government of Indonesia to improve public service delivery. Now in the second year of the program implementation, USAID ERAT undertook a comprehensive series of internal reflections and planning processes involving… Read more

The Asia Foundation in the Philippines joins Rappler for this year’s Manila Social Good Summit on September 16, 2023 at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier, Taguig City, Philippines.   The Summit brings together citizens, tech and thought leaders, and reform advocates working in the Philippines and globally toward the 2030 sustainable devel… Read more