The objective of this study is to assess the need for support of women-owned SMEs in Vietnam. Specifically, the report explores the obstacles faced by women-owned SMEs, their need for…
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have acute effects on women and girls in Asia. Thanks to the flexibility of our donors and partners, our existing projects have pivoted to confront the emergency.
Embracing new ways to convene, on April 15 we honored women’s empowerment impacts across Asia. The program featured honorees Ziauddin Yousafzai, co-founder of the Malala Fund; Mastercard for its commitment…
Ziauddin Yousafzai of Malala Fund, Mastercard, The Gender Lab Honored The Asia Foundation, an international development nonprofit addressing Asia’s most urgent problems, celebrated its 2020 Lotus Leadership Awards in a…
Even before Covid-19 lockdowns were put in place, experts were warning of the additional dangers they could pose to women.
A small but fierce civil society organization works for peace, development, and women’s empowerment in the southern Philippines.
Through the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) Business Partnerships Platform (BPP), The Asia Foundation is collaborating with DFAT, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) and Mastercard to…
Watch a new film on Asia Foundation partner The Gender Lab, an India based organization working to change gender attitudes. Gender Lab co-founder Akshat Singhal discusses empowering adolescents to question…
The gendered impact of Covid-19 continues to play out in countries and communities across the globe, with acute effects on women and girls. These include a dramatic rise in gender-based…
Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre blog co-publishes an analysis with The Asia Foundation on the increase of domestic violence due to shelter-in-place policies and what needs to be done…
Civil society organizations are stepping up to support women peacemakers in Asia. Nowhere has their role been more dramatic than in the Mindanao region of the Philippines.
In 2018 The Asia Foundation, in partnership with the Yangon School of Political Science, rolled out the City Life Survey (CLS) following a successful pilot in 2017. The Asia Foundation…