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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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The Legacy of Shirin and Pandju Merali
For nearly 60 years, The Asia Foundation has been committed to improving access to education for women and girls across Asia. Since 2010, we have partnered with the Shirin Pandju Merali Foundation to provide...
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2012 Survey of the Afghan People- Washington, DC and Kabul Launches
On November 14, 2012, The Asia Foundation in Kabul and Washington DC released Afghanistan in 2012: A Survey of the Afghan People, its eighth annual survey of Afghan citizens across all 34 provinces. In June, a...
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Surveying Afghanistan in 2012
In June 2012 a team of Afghan pollsters—both men and women—fanned out across the country, often traveling long distances in difficult conditions, to gather first-hand opinions from nearly 6,300...
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The Asia Foundation's Official Visit with Myanmar President U Thein Sein
From October 22-26, 2012, Asia Foundation President David D. Arnold led an official delegation to Myanmar. During this historic visit, President Arnold called on the President of the Republic of the Union of...
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The Asia Foundation Hosts Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
On Sept. 28, 2012, The Asia Foundation hosted Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Member of Parliament, Burma (also known as Myanmar). At her first Bay Area public address, Daw Suu Kyi spoke to an audience of...
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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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Bangladesh's Garment Workers
In Bangladesh, the garment industry drives the country's economic growth, contributing to an impressive 6 percent growth rate for nearly a decade. Bangladesh is now one of the world's leading clothing exporters,...
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Batticaloa: Rebuilding in Sri Lanka Takes Shape
The Asia Foundation has played a key role in Sri Lanka’s post-war recovery by focusing efforts in some of the hardest hit areas of the Northern and Eastern Provinces. Since the war in the East ended before...
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Counter-Trafficking in Persons Program: Prosecution
An alarming number of Cambodians, approximately 35 percent, live on less than $1.00 a day. In cities and small towns, young people are vulnerable to false promises of jobs or marriage—and are still...
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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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Counter-Trafficking in Persons Program: Protection
An alarming number of Cambodians, approximately 35 percent, live on less than $1.00 a day. In cities and small towns, young people are vulnerable to false promises of jobs or marriage—and are still...
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Counter-Trafficking in Persons Program: Prevention
An alarming number of Cambodians, approximately 35 percent, live on less than $1.00 a day. In cities and small towns, young people are vulnerable to false promises of jobs or marriage—and are still...
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Calling for Peace in Southern Thailand
Nearly 1,500 participants from local communities, government agencies, and the armed forces gathered in late May 2012 for a Peace Festival in Thailand's conflict-affected Deep South. The Peace Festival is the...
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