Study on the Reading Habits of Parents and Young Children in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
August 15, 2022Studies show that developing children’s reading skills improve their communication and comprehension skills. It also builds personality, sparks curiosity, develops concentration, and enhances socio-emotional and cognitive development. In September 2021, The Asia Foundation introduced its Let’s Read Mongolia Initiative to promote reading and improved education outcomes, with funding from the Lorinet Foundation. The initiative aims to encourage reading with young…
GovAsia – Rollout: Reflections on Covid-19 Vaccination Programs in Lower Middle Income Asia
August 10, 2022In this issue of GovAsia, we explore four key challenges faced by several lower-middle income countries (LMICs) in Asia as they embarked upon massive universal vaccination campaigns in response to Covid-19. We examine issues related to vaccine shortages; how global supply inequities impacted 11 Asian LMICs; difficulties in rolling out vaccines equitably; and the ongoing challenge of vaccine hesitancy among…
Laos
August 10, 2022The Asia Foundation has worked in Lao People’s Democratic Republic since 1958. We work with local partners and the Lao government to improve governance and access to justice for all citizens, advance women’s rights and opportunities, help communities manage development and safeguard their natural environment, increase access to information, and promote Laos’ international cooperation.
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Asia Foundation Development Fellows Instructions and Guidelines
August 1, 2022Instructions and guidelines for applying to the Asia Foundation Development Fellows program.
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Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Spring 2022
July 28, 2022PERIPHERAL VISION: Views from the Borderlands illuminates how political, security, and socioeconomic developments affect the people living in contested borderlands and, conversely, how border dynamics shape change and transition at the national level. In this issue, we cover: The Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis And Responses In Cox’s Bazar: Five Years On In The Wake Of The Military Coup, Sudan’s Rebel Groups…
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Development Letters (April – June 2022 Issue)
July 7, 2022Development Letters aims to promote ideas with important policy and practical implications for a developing country like Bangladesh. This publication provides a platform to introduce thought-provoking ideas on broad development issues through short and concisely-written articles that are comprehensible to policymakers and development practitioners. This present issue contains nine articles that include, amongst others, some practical ideas for improving the…
Supporting feminist leaders through investing in collective care: Lessons from Bin-Alin Hakbi’it Malu (Sisters Empowering Each Other) Phase 1
June 29, 2022BAHM (Bin-Alin Hakbiit Malu – Sisters Empowering Each Other) is a leadership development program developed jointly with The Equality Institute and directly funded by Nabilan, a program addressing violence against women in Timor Leste. It takes an intersectional perspective and supports Timorese feminists to continue their transformational work of trying to change power structures and inequalities while building their strengths…
Go Digital ASEAN: Regional Impact Summary
June 26, 2022Launched in June 2020, the Go Digital ASEAN initiative was designed to broaden digital participation to more than 200,000 people from rural regions and underserved communities—including women-led small- and micro-businesses, underemployed youth, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities— in the ten ASEAN Member States – to create a more inclusive ASEAN region. The USD$3.3M regional initiative was spearheaded by The…
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Pacific Islands
June 14, 2022As we expand our programs in the Pacific Islands and re-establish our office in Suva, Fiji, The Asia Foundation is building on decades of on-the-ground experience in the region. Areas of focus include supporting Pacific solutions to Pacific challenges—working with respected leaders, local NGOs, and women’s leadership and agency on climate action and disaster management; enhancing digital opportunities and cybersecurity;…
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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Inequalities in Asian Cities: Focus on Working Mothers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
June 13, 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 micro-business owners in Khulna City,…
