Filipino Women Share Untold Stories and Maritime Agenda
For more than thirty years, Beth Sarmiento has dedicated herself as a bantay dagat, or sea patrol volunteer. She’s the first woman from Masinloc, Zambales, to take on this role.…
Women's Empowerment
Myanmar Earthquake and Supporting Women-led Responses
The conditions on the ground On March 28, a violent 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar, followed by a 5.5 magnitude aftershock. The humanitarian situation is dire, with casualty figures still…
Supporting Scholarship: Girls Can Do Anything
Trâm was raised in a poor family in Vietnam’s Vinh Long province. Her mother was a housewife, and her father worked as a seasonal worker. Their humble thatched house couldn’t…
Women Are Making it Their Business to Revitalize the Bangsamoro Region
Jenny Escudero has a cleft lip. She used to feel shame whenever she left her home in Isabela City on Basilan Island in the Philippines. The lack of accessible infrastructure…
Amplifying the Artistic Works of Women Promoting Peace
Michi Emma was in her final year of engineering school when the military coup in Myanmar turned her life upside down. “I realized I needed to do something impactful, so…
Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Cambodia
On 19 February, The Asia Foundation (TAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambodia’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs Cambodia to support the development of the National Action Plan on…
Women Leaders Share Strategies for Stability in Southeast Asia
Armed conflicts and human security threats disproportionately impact women, which is why women worldwide are leading movements for peace and the safety and well-being of their communities. The Asia Foundation…
Empowering Women Migrants Through Coalition-Based Activism
In Bangladesh, addressing gender-based violence among female labor migrants requires innovative and collaborative approaches. As part of the Promoting Effective, Responsive, and Inclusive Governance (PERI) Program, the Coalition for Fairer…
She Can: The Asia Foundation Launches Empowerment Program for Women in West Kalimantan With the DBS Foundation
In partnership with the DBS Foundation, The Asia Foundation has launched She Can – Accelerating Financial Inclusion for Marginalized Women. The collaboration will support women in West Kalimantan by providing…
Empowering Women in Shaviyani Atoll Maaungoodhoo, Maldives with Hydroponic Technology
Hydroponic technology – the method of growing plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil- is revolutionary for the island of Shaviyani Atoll Maaungoodhoo in the Maldives. Hydroponics is…
Empowering Women, Building Communities: The Merauke Women’s School
A school in South Papua, Indonesia, is breaking the cycle of violence against women and empowering them to reclaim their voices in their communities.
The Asia Foundation Mongolia Hosts President of Australian Senate and Parliamentary Delegation on Women’s Climate Resilience
The Asia Foundation in Mongolia recently hosted the President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and a parliamentary delegation to introduce the Women’s Climate Resilience (WCR) program. Launched in August…