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Pakistan
Books for Asia Celebrates International Literacy Day 2012
The Asia Foundation marked International Literacy Day with story writing contests, teacher training workshops, book donations, and more in 12 countries. The events took place in capital cities as well as some of...
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South Asia Women Parliamentarians Take Lead
In July 2012 the South Asia Women Parliamentarians Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, attracted 130 MPs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. Women gathered with a goal of...
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The Lotus Circle 2012
The Lotus Circle is a community of committed individuals working together to empower girls and women across Asia through The Asia Foundation's Women's Empowerment Program. For more than half a century, The Asia...
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Books for Asia Event Honors Publishers and Supporters in New York
On March 29, 2012, The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia honored its partners at The Power of a Book reception in New York. Publishers, donors, Asian government representatives, and executives from the...
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Advancing Women in Asia
The phrase "gender equality as smart economics" has become the mantra of such women leaders as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet. While some of Asia's economies...
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Asia's Fragile Corners
Conflict and fragile governance present enormous challenges for development and security in Asia. In places where violence is widespread and government ceases to function, the pace of development falls...
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Books for Asia Celebrates International Literacy Day Across Asia
In celebration of International Literacy Day 2011, The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia program held events across Asia, including a book stamping in Afghanistan; drawing and reading competitions and student...
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Samina - Books for Asia Pakistan
A slideshow about The Asia Foundation's Books for Asia program, featuring Samina of Pakistan.
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Asian Perspectives Seminar: What's Next for Pakistan
Asian Perspectives Seminar: What's Next for Pakistan On June 2, 2009, The Asia Foundation featured three influential Pakistani analysts who provided insights into the key challenges facing Pakistan today....
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