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Timor-Leste
Barriers to Women in Business
The UN estimates that the Asia-Pacific economy would earn $89 billion every year if women were able to achieve their full economic potential. Economically empowering women builds better educated, healthier...
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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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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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Community Policing in Timor-Leste
Through the 18-month, USAID-funded pilot project Conflict Mitigation through Community-Oriented Policing (CMCOP), The Asia Foundation is playing a significant role in supporting both the police and Timorese...
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Access to Justice in Timor-Leste
In a country where local courts are very new and the legal framework is rapidly changing, local citizens often have little access to legal information and dispute resolution mechanisms. The Asia Foundation...
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Timor Leste in Focus: Oecussi
Oecussi is an enclave of Timor Leste, accessible for most only by ferry. Twice a week, the ferry makes a twelve hour journey to deliver basic necessities to the isolated community. Presented here are the sights...
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