In Nepal, participants of the sixth Asian Electoral Stakeholder Forum (AESFVI) affirmed their commitment to strengthening democratic processes by signing the “Kathmandu Declaration to Strengthen Democracy and Promote Electoral Integrity…
Most people in Timor-Leste resolve their justice problems outside of formal state-based courts and resort to local justice systems. While local justice systems are considered faster and more understandable for…
On November 14, 2023, the East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur, NTT) provincial government in Indonesia successfully launched its innovation hub, Lopo Inovasi Flobamorata. The Asia Foundation’s USAID ERAT (Effective,…
This paper is part of the Navigating Successful Policy Reform series undertaken by Coalitions for Change and the Institute for Human Security and Social Change at La Trobe University. The…
Access to reliable electricity in Myanmar has long been a challenge, with the 2021 coup exacerbating the situation. As experts predict a worsening crisis, this report delves into the impact…
After the “big bang” of government decentralization in 2001, the national government of Indonesia transferred responsibility for many public services to district governments. Frontline health services, water and sanitation, nine…
Since the adoption of its post-civil-war constitution in 2015, which mandated government decentralization, Nepal has been engaged in a bold, nationwide experiment in local governance. In villages and municipalities, now…
Following the mass forced displacement of the Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh beginning in August 2017, a vast humanitarian response was mobilized to provide shelter and aid to refugees…
There’s been a lot of concern over the world’s rising temperatures. The Asia Foundation in Indonesia’s Environmental Governance program is actively supporting countries to play their part in reducing global…
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…
This paper details the opportunities and challenges facing civil society actors working in peacebuilding or peace activism in South and Southeast Asia. Shrinking civic space has become a global phenomenon,…
By Mirza M. Hassan, Syeda Salina Aziz, Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder, Rafsanul Hoque, Sumaiya Tasnim, Raeesa Rahemin, Izlal Moin Husain, Ainee Islam The Survey of the Bangladesh People: A Democracy Perception…