Insider Briefings

As we emerge from two years of disconnectedness, eager now to engage more actively with family, friends, colleagues, and broader communities, we ask: How do we continue to show up for ourselves and our people? What connections have kept us stronger together? The Asia Foundation has built robust networks across Asia, demonstrating the power of netwo… Read more

Co-hosted in partnership with the Asian Art Museum in celebration of the Margaret F. Williams Memorial Fellowship in Asian Art. A conversation with Indian artist Jas Charanjiva about her work “Don’t Mess with Me,” currently on view at the Asian Art Museum. A panel discussed sexual violence against women in South Asia and how artists and organizatio… Read more

This conversation will examine how COVID-19 has hastened digitalization and technological innovation in labor markets, jeopardizing the livelihoods of many Asia-Pacific workers and increasing the need for dynamic, market-aligned upskilling and reskilling. Featuring John Karr, Senior Director, Technology Programs, The Asia Foundation Oliver Petzold,… Read more

Featuring Meloney Lindberg, Country Representative, Cambodia, The Asia Foundation Todd Wassel, Country Representative, Laos, The Asia Foundation Michael DiGregorio, Country Representative, Vietnam, The Asia Foundation Nikita Desai, Associate Director of East Coast Philanthropy, The Asia Foundation (Moderator)

An overview of Asia Foundation’s country office operations amidst the pandemic and updates on the Women’s Empowerment Program’s Lotus Rapid Response Fund. The fund was designed to leverage existing programs and work with established networks and partnerships to immediately provide women and girls with the tools and resources they need in response t… Read more

An overview of The Asia Foundation’s new programmatic priorities in South Korea and ways in which The Asia Foundation is advancing women’s entrepreneurship across Asia. Featuring Kwang Kim, Country Representative for South Korea, The Asia Foundation Nikita Desai, Associate Director of East Coast Philanthropy (Moderator)

Two alumni of The Asia Foundation Development Fellows program discuss their work at the intersection of poverty and urban development. Featuring Iromi Perera, Urban Development Policy Researcher and Activist based in Sri Lanka Badruun Gardi, Expert on rural-to-urban population shift in Mongolia Nikita Desai, Associate Director of East Coast Philant… Read more