2022 Tatoli! Public Perception Survey
May 18, 2022This report presents the findings of The Asia Foundation’s seventh Tatoli! Public Perception Survey conducted between January and February 2022. The Foundation interviewed a nationally representative sample of 2,489 adults to capture information on the Timorese population’s employment, income, and economic well-being, as well as its perceptions regarding the direction of the country; government functions, service delivery, and performance; governance;…
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Nepal Subnational Governance Program Bridging Phase Quarterly Newsletter Issue 4 – January-March 2022
May 18, 2022Subnational Governance Program Bridging Phase, implemented through a strategic partnership with the Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and in coordination with the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration in Nepal, aims to promote an enabling environment for a stable, effective, and inclusive subnational government in Nepal that addresses health and economic security of all, including women…
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2022 Impact Report
May 18, 2022The Asia Foundation launched an ambitious $50M Change Starts Here campaign in 2016 to support the Foundation’s life-enhancing programs and sustain the impact of our work long into the future. Thanks to the extraordinary support of the Foundation’s donors and trustees, we recently surpassed the $50M fundraising goal a year ahead of schedule. The successful campaign has made The Asia…
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Gender Mainstreaming in the Mongolian Financial Sector and Guidelines for Developing Feminized Financial Products
May 11, 2022International good practices show that promoting gender equality through the financial sector directly impacts women`s financial independence and overall economic empowerment. There is innovation and good practice across the globe at financial institutions and initiatives addressing finance as a tool for gender equality and advancing women’s economic power and potential. Specifically, for women-owned micro, small and medium enterprises, having adequate…
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Deepening Ties: Prospects for Trilateral Cooperation between the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Vietnam
May 11, 2022Despite differences in political ideology, relations between South Korea, the United States, and Vietnam have deepened and evolved since formal diplomatic relations with Vietnam were established more than a quarter-century ago. Overlapping strategic and economic interests have led the three countries to expand ties across a wide spectrum of issues. While economic cooperation has been the main driver of these…
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Beyond “Capacity”: Gendered Election Processes, Networks, and Informality in Local Governments in Nepal
May 11, 2022While many donors and much state attention have focused on building the skills and capacities of elected women to make them effective in their formal political roles, recent research has shown the need to look beyond formal institutions and processes to understand the informal rules that affect the ability of women elected representatives to fulfill their duties. This paper focuses…
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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Inequalities in Asian Cities: Focus on Female Bangle-makers in Hyderabad, Pakistan
April 25, 2022The Asia Foundation, in partnership with Kore Global, led an eight-city qualitative research project to explore the multidimensional impacts of Covid-19 on marginalized groups across five Asian countries. Each of these country reports focused on the experiences of a particular group of urban residents. These included: Female bangle-makers in Hyderabad, Pakistan Female micro-business owners in Khulna City, Bangladesh Ethnic-minority migrant…
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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Inequalities in Asian Cities: Focus on Female Micro-Business Owners in Khulna, Bangladesh
April 25, 2022The Asia Foundation, in partnership with Kore Global, led an eight-city qualitative research project to explore the multidimensional impacts of Covid-19 on marginalized groups across five Asian countries. Each of these country reports focused on the experiences of a particular group of urban residents. These included: Female micro-business owners in Khulna City, Bangladesh Ethnic-minority migrant workers in Hanoi, Vietnam Recently…
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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Inequalities in Asian Cities: Focus on Internal Ethnic-Minority Migrants in Hanoi, Vietnam
April 25, 2022The Asia Foundation, in partnership with Kore Global, led an eight-city qualitative research project to explore the multidimensional impacts of Covid-19 on marginalized groups across five Asian countries. Each of these country reports focused on the experiences of a particular group of urban residents. These included: Working mothers with school-age children in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Female bangle-makers in Hyderabad, Pakistan Female…
Future Skills Alliance
April 22, 2022Economic recovery in Asia post-Covid-19 will require businesses, governments, and nonprofits to collaborate to future-proof and re-skill people for new opportunities in the digital economy. Together with rapid digitalization and changes in the job market, Covid-19 created “double disruption” for workers across the region, with women, youth, and other marginalized groups disproportionally impacted. The Asia Foundation has activated the Future…
