Ten years later, most Nepalis have rebuilt, but many still feel the impacts of the 2015 earthquakes that killed some 9,000 people. Lessons from extensive research conducted by The Asia Foundation are still relevant today.
In Satkhira, a district in southwestern Bangladesh near the Sundarbans, communities have long faced the relentless impact of intensifying cyclones, tidal surges, and flooding that force families to grapple with…
In 2000, Philippine President Joseph Estrada launched an all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, culminating in the Battle of Camp Abubakar that scarred what was then the province…
For decades, armed conflict and political instability devastated the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines and its people. Now, local leaders are proving that peace isn’t just a dream, it is…
Conflict and instability endure in Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa in contested border regions where local tensions connect with regional and global dynamics. The Asia Foundation,…
A Citizens’ Perception Survey, 2024, on governance, development, and society was conducted jointly by The Asia Foundation and the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development of BRAC University. A total…
Indonesia is a rising powerhouse in Southeast Asia, committed to eradicating extreme poverty by 2024. While the country’s poverty rate has declined to 1.1% in 2023, provinces like East Nusa…
Our 2023 Social Entrepreneurship for the Nation (WiNNER) competition finalist, WeCare.id, is expanding its successful public-private partnership by signing an MOU to provide alternative financing for the district government of Manggarai Barat, East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia. WeCare.id is a social enterprise that provides accessible and affordable healthcare services through their crowdfunding platform. Their enterprise was a direct response to the chronic and recurrent child malnutrition affecting communities across Indonesia.
Sumina Karki is the lead for Inclusive Governance and Collaborative Governance Pilot for The Asia Foundation in Nepal. Since joining the Foundation in 2014, her portfolio has encompassed strategic peacebuilding…
As part of the Fairer Labor Migration Coalition under the Promoting Effective, Responsive, and Inclusive Governance in Bangladesh (PERI) Program, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is engaging youth volunteer…
On September 13 and 14, 2024, The Asia Foundation organized a two-day workshop in Rangpur, Bangladesh as part of our Community-Driven Approach Promoting Religious Equality and Access to Justice project…
In 2023, we launched the Social Entrepreneurship for the Nation (WiNNER) competition to identify social enterprises that could engage and partner with subnational governments to address these continuing challenges. The competition was a collaboration between our USAID ERAT (Effective, Efficient, and Strong Governance) program and the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucracy Reform.