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The Asia Foundation welcomes the inaugural class of LeadNext Fellows: Ambassadors for a Global Future, a new program focused on global citizenship for the 21st century. The 2022 program begins this week and brings together its first cohort of emerging changemakers, each with the potential to move ideas and action forward and empower communities mos… Read more

Amid growing stay-at-home orders and border closures, The Asia Foundation and the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre will replace the 2022 Australian AID Conference (AAC) with a special speaker series. From February to June 2022, this series will be conducted monthly and incorporate discussions from key speakers from the Aus… Read more

Dhaka Tribune and 12 other local news organizations spotlight The Asia Foundation and UNESCO Dhaka’s launch of 11 children’s books with the theme “Let’s Read about Heritage.” The virtual launch, “Children Books on Traditional Games,” was part of Bangladesh’s celebration of 50 years of independence. The books, written and illustrated by local author… Read more

Marking this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day is a new initiative to explore ways to scale up anticorruption efforts in the Philippine law enforcement sector. The Asia Foundation conducted a virtual discussion on December 13, “Anti-Corruption in Philippine Law Enforcement: A Forum Webinar,” … Read more

The Asia Foundation held an Australia-Republic of Korea-United States Trilateral Dialogue from the 16th to the 17th of December. During this meeting, policymakers, scholars, and other experts discussed key political, security, economic, and international cooperation issues important to improve and strengthen relations between the three countries. T… Read more

The Asia Foundation is implementing the Strengthening Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka project with support from Global Affairs Canada. The project will provide funding opportunities to selected district-level Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in one of the following districts within Sri Lanka: Kalutara, Galle, Badulla, Trincomalee, Battical… Read more

Victim-survivors of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) can now access emergency response and psychological support using the enhanced 911 National Emergency Hotline. Local statistics show that incidences of sexual and gender-based violence and crimes against women and children were exacerbated during the Covi… Read more

The Asia Foundation Mongolia established the first satellite branch of its Women’s Business Center (WBC) in Arvaikheer, Uvurkhangai aimag with support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, the Australian Government, and the private philanthropy group the Lotus Circle. The WBC supports current and aspiring women entrepreneurs… Read more

Digital Members Asia Pacific is gathering young developers to expand coding language across the region The Asia Foundation, supported by Google and in association with the APEC Secretariat, launched Digital Makers Asia Pacific (DMAP), a network of young software developers and digital entrepreneurs across the Asia Pacific region. DMAP aims to expan… Read more

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) announce the winners of the fifth APEC App Challenge at the ministerial meeting in New Zealand. A joint initiative of The Asia Foundation, APEC Secretariat, and Google, this is the fifth App Challenge to spotlight talent and innovative software developers and designers from across the region. “This probl… Read more