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Striving Digitally: Understanding the Challenges of Malaysian Women Entrepreneurs
August 23, 2024This report assesses the digitalization challenges and limitations faced by micro and small women entrepreneurs (MSWEs) in Malaysia. The insights gained will inform the design of the Mastercard Strive Malaysia […] -
Towards an Equitable and Integrated South Asia: Building Enabling Environments for Women in Trade – India Country Report
January 4, 2024India has registered a two-fold year-on-year growth in exports in recent years and has set a target of USD 1 trillion in exports by 2025. However, India’s trade with other […] -
Opportunities for the Development of Women-Led Businesses and Clusters via Collective Marks and Certifications Marks
December 7, 2023In Mongolia, micro and small businesses, often led by women entrepreneurs, face various challenges, including a weak supply chain, transportation issues, lack of networks, and barriers to accessing finance, among […] -
Women’s Business Center Infographic
November 3, 2023Our Women’s Economic Empowerment project in Mongolia addresses a critical demand from women entrepreneurs to receive business support and development services in an enabling environment that fosters women’s entrepreneurship and […] -
Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship in Korea
September 5, 2023The Asia Foundation’s office in Korea, with support from Fondation Chanel, undertook a program to equip women entrepreneurs with the skills and training they would need to enter the market […] -
Nabilan Program
August 15, 2023The Nabilan program seeks to end violence against women and children in Timor-Leste. The program is a partnership between the Australian and Timor-Leste governments, implemented by The Asia Foundation in […] -
Кейс Менежмент Гарын Авлага (Domestic Violence Case Management Manual)
June 23, 2023With generous funding from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Asia Foundation implemented a two-phase project in Mongolia to support women entrepreneurs and address the socioeconomic challenges posed […] -
Care Economy Dialogue: Toward a Resilient and Sustainable Care Economy in Malaysia
June 21, 2023In partnership with the Australian High Commission in Malaysia, The Asia Foundation convened “Care Economy Dialogue: Toward a Resilient and Sustainable Care Economy in Malaysia” on March 28, 2023, in […] -
Policy Brief – Women’s Inclusion in India’s Trade Ecosystem: From Talk to Action
June 9, 2023Trade policy cannot be gender-neutral in a world where women enter a trade with a pre-existing disadvantage, built on social, institutional, and structural constructs. It needs to counter the disadvantage […] -
Accelerate Women’s Entrepreneurship and Access to Capital in Cambodia: Lessons and Recommendations
March 28, 2023This document presents lessons and recommendations from Accelerate Women’s Entrepreneurship and Access to Capital in Cambodia, an initiative funded by the VISA Foundation and implemented by The Asia Foundation. By providing training courses to large numbers of entrepreneurs in Cambodia, this program aimed to provide participants with digital skills and... -
Addressing Human Trafficking Across Asia and the Pacific
March 27, 2023The Asia Foundation’s sustained engagement across Asia and the Pacific for 70 years has positioned us to support effective, locally driven, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered strategies to prevent and respond to […] -
Roadmap for Action on the Care Economy in Asia and the Pacific
February 16, 2023Drawing on the input and expertise of Bali Care Economy Dialogue participants, this Roadmap for Action is a co-created regional agenda for building a resilient care ecosystem in Asia and the Pacific. Beginning with an overview of key issues discussed at the Dialogue, the Roadmap for Action lays out overarching...
