The Asia Foundation

Support for the development of "Community-based Clean Water Solutions," by selecting a section of a river and designing a future pilot project in the area with community-based clean water solutions and participation through multi-stakeholder consultations.

Exploring alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for environmental conflict and improving the scope, scale, and effectiveness of resolving environmental disputes in China through ADR. Project activities include research on ADR for environmental conflict and developing a draft rule for conducting ADR to solve environmental disputes.

Local Partner:

Peking University Law School

Acquisition and distribution of 20,926 books and journals to 53 schools, universities, public libraries, and other institutions throughout China.

Fellowship honoring the Foundation's late chair of the board and chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, awarded to a prominent Chinese economist who is also president of the International Finance Forum, Beijing, for public presentations and meetings with academic specialists in the U.S. focused on China's policies and strategies and issues of common interest to the U.S. and China.

Contributing to improved government commitment and capacity to adhere to standardized administrative procedures, empowering citizens to participate in and influence the government decisions that affect their daily lives. Strengthening judicial practice with regard to intellectual property rights protection. Assisting the Shenzhen Environmental Protection Bureau to develop and test detailed guidelines and practical mechanisms for implementing the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Environmental Protection Regulation and increasing awareness and capacity of business and citizen representatives to participate in the environmental decision-making process.

Local Partner:

Administrative Law Research Association of China Law Society; Center for Public Participation Studies and Support; Lanzhou University Law School; Nanjing University of Technology Law School; Northwest University of Politics and Law Administrative Law School; Shenzhen Academy of Environmental Science; Supreme People's Court

Liaison with officials of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University in screening of master's degree students applicants for a study tour in China focusing on the country's internal challenges and their effect on external relations.

A visiting delegation from China's Supreme People's Court consisting of six judges who were in Washington, DC to take part in a study tour focused on highlighting key international experiences and best practices in implementing state compensation laws.

Supporting revision of China's Administrative Reconsideration Law.

Local Partners:

China University of Politics and Law

Supporting the third dialogue in a series focusing on regional economic architecture in East Asia, political trends in the region, and effective regional coordination of nontraditional security issues, disaster relief, and humanitarian aid.

Local Partner:

China Institute of International Studies

Assessing implementation of the amended State Compensation Law and Administrative Litigation Law. Increasing citizen awareness and access to legal services for state compensation and administrative review cases. Developing and testing independent review mechanisms for state compensation and administrative review cases.

Local Partners:

Administrative Law Research Association; Beijing Impact Law Firm; China University of Political Science and Law; Heilongjiang University Law School; Legal Aid Centers; Northwest University of Political Science and Law; Shanxi University Law School; South China University of Technology Law School; Southwest University of Political Science and Law; State Council Legislative Affairs Office; Supreme People's Court; Zhengzhou University

Engaging multi-sectoral partners to improve the ability of communities and schools to plan for and respond to natural disasters, thereby reducing the impact of disasters on vulnerable populations. Activities include: developing comprehensive community-based disaster management models and training programs; providing training to communities and schools in Zhejiang, Sichuan, and Jiangxi provinces; and disseminating experiences and lessons around China.

Local Partner:

Ministry of Civil Affairs

Support for environmental leaders from Bangladesh, China, India and Nepal to participate in the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program at the University of California, Berkeley.

Promoting participatory planning in China's foreign aid by examining international best practices and developing a planning manual to support future aid programs.

Local Partner:

China Agricultural University

Improving disaster management capacity through: developing a comprehensive training program and materials for government officials; conducting research and providing policy recommendations; and conducting a study tour to the U.S. on disaster management training and disaster management coordination mechanisms.

Local Partners:

Ministry of Civil Affairs; National Institute of Emergency Management of the Chinese Academy of Governance

Supporting the expansion of the ongoing Disaster Risk Reduction project to equip teachers in two countries in Chengdu, Sichuan with critical knowledge and skills in disaster preparedness and mitigation.

Local Partner:

Chengdu Education Foundation

Promoting safe rehabilitation and rural shelters following the Sichuan earthquake, focusing on the most disadvantaged households and villages. Improving disaster preparedness and mitigation in schools and communities in earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan.

Local Partners:

Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management of Beijing; Chengdu Education Foundation Normal University; Ministry of Civil Affairs; Sichuan University

Developing long-term clean drinking water solutions through awareness raising, training, and introducing new technologies in villages affected by the Sichuan earthquake.

Local Partners:

Fuping Development Institute; Gansu Women and Children Development Foundation; Longyou Environmental Conservation Association of Tianshui

Organizing an observation tour to China for graduate students from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University to increase their understanding of U.S.-China relations.

Local Partners:

Fudan University; Northwest University of Politics and Law

Providing scholarships to footwear factory workers to enroll in vocational schools and colleges, thereby increasing the knowledge, skills, personal confidence, and employment opportunities of hundreds of factory workers. Raising awareness of factory workers on issues of occupational health and safety through in-factory training and education.

Local Partners:

Stella International Ltd.; Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd.; Zhongshan New Hope Education Institute

Engaging Chinese experts to participate in dialogues on Asian donors in development to share and discuss the policies and strategies that guide China's development cooperation.

Local Partners:

China Academy of Social Science; China Agricultural University; Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation

Facilitating the development and training of herders' associations in Inner Mongolia on grassland management, animal husbandry, product marketing, and public participation in local decision-making.

Local Partners:

Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

A study-tour with training sessions and meetings with U.S. government disaster management specialists for a group of experts form China's Ministry of Civil Affairs and other provisional–level organizations.

A two-day study tour in Washington, DC for four judges focusing on intellectual property rights from the Supreme People's Court and the Beijing Intermediate Court, visiting key agencies focusing on intellectual property such as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Fellowship honoring the Foundation's late Senior Advisor for China Programs, awarded to a young Chinese journalist from a prominent Chinese economic daily to participate in (1) the U.S. Foreign Policy Institute Summer Course at The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, (2) a visit to Houston, Texas to discuss energy issues, and (3) meetings in California to examine the state of the media in the U.S.

Supporting Economic Observer journalist to visit the U.S. to participate in a program focusing on key domestic and international challenges confronting the United States through the L.Z. Yuan Fellowship in Media and International Affairs.

Local Partner:

Economic Observer

A two-week summer course at George Washington University's Foreign Policy Institute and a month-long fellowship placement at The Brookings Institution's Thornton China Center for a Chinese journalist visiting the U.S.

Facilitating dialogue and exchange between mainland China and Hong Kong philanthropists and practitioners in an effort to strengthen the philanthropy sectors in Hong Kong and the mainland.

Local Partners:

Beijing Normal University - One Foundation Philanthropy Research Center; Civil Affairs Bureau of Ningxia; Civil Affairs Bureau of Shenzhen

Support for four directors from major museums in Singapore, Japan, Korea, and China to participate in the first forum for Museum Directors of Asian Art from Asia and the U.S., hosted by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco to foster greater global awareness of Asian art and cultures while exploring models for collaboration and partnerships among the institutions.

Providing business development loans and mentoring to migrant entrepreneurs in Beijing, with a focus on women beneficiaries.

Local Partners:

China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation

Shadow Report Developing a migrant women's rights section of the NGO shadow report that will be produced as a companion piece to the official government report on China's progress implementing CEDAW.

Local Partner:

Nongjianu Practical Skills Training Center for Rural Women

Supporting a research initiative to assess needs of migrant workers to start their own businesses, as well as existing government, NGO, and private sector incentives and services available to migrant workers.

Local Partner:

Beijing Fuping Development Institute

Support for three young diplomats in masters' degree programs in international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, followed by an observation program on the role of innovation in the U.S. economy and U.S. foreign relations.

Supporting the design of a new executive training program for NGO leaders, including curriculum development.

Local Partner:

Beijing Normal University - One Foundation Philanthropy Research Center

A diverse delegation of Chinese government officials, academics, and journalists visiting the Washington, DC area to learn about key issues surrounding Open Government Information (OGI).

Funding for officials from Hunan Province, a journalist, and several academic specialists to participate in an observation program on open government information policies and practices in the U.S.

Strengthening open policymaking and good governance in China by refining procedures and metchanisms for public participation in lawmaking and linking these changes to broader administrative reform initiatives.

Local Partners:

Center for Public Participating Studies and Supports; Peking University; State Council Legislative Affairs Office

Fostering more open and transparent governance in Hunan Province and at the national level. Supporting an international observation study tour on Open Government Information (OGI) to the United States and Mexico on provision of OGI by federal and state governments, as well as perspectives of other stakeholders such as nongovernmental organizations and the media.

Local Partners:

Administrative Law Research Association; China University of Politics and Law; Hunan Provincial Legislative Affairs Office; Peking University

Arrangements for the Beijing Normal University – One Foundation Philanthropy Research Institute director and the deputy director for Cooperative Projects to examine U.S. executive education programs for the nonprofit sector.

Promoting multi-sectoral approaches to disaster management. Expanding private sector contribution to and participation in disaster management, and increasing disaster management capacity in three pilot communities in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.

Local Partners:

American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai; Ministry of Civil Affairs

Facilitating public discussion and evaluation of conflicting stipulations among various national laws, local regulations, and normative documents, considering similar international regulations and suggesting amendments (focusing on regulations governing selected high-priority social issues.)

Local Partners:

China Academy of Governance Department of Law

Supporting a multi-year dialogue program on regional security. Gathering well-established scholars and experts from China and the U.S. for dialogues alternating between Shanghai and Honolulu to examine key issues affecting bilateral ties, including such global governance issues as foreign aid policy, energy security, climate change, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief.

Local Partners:

Fudan University; Pacific Forum CSIS

Improving in-factory labor relations and labor protection. Increasing knowledge and skills related to professional/personal development and social integration among workers. Providing legal aid to workers whose labor rights have been infringed. Advocating for policy and legal reforms to better support the needs of migrant workers.

Local Partners:

Beijing Impact Law Firm; Guangzhou INNO Human Resources Consultancy

Engaging and enhancing stakeholder engagement (particularly small and medium enterprises) in the low-carbon economy planning, policymaking, and city planning processes of low-carbon economy development. Research on the current state of stakeholders' participation in the low-carbon economy policymaking process, a forum facilitating dialogue between SMEs and local government, and developing a guideline for policymakers on how to increase SME participation in the low-carbon economy policymaking process.

Local Partner:

Center for Environmental Economics and Policy Research of Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences

Support for research affiliations at prominent U.S. law schools followed by a study tour on various aspects of intellectual property rights issues for four young judges of the Supreme People's Court and Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court

Support for Academy of Governance/National Institute of Emergency Management (NIEM) faculty to participate in a workshop on disaster management leadership and coordination conducted by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, followed by a Foundation-organized observation program on disaster preparedness and response systems at FEMA's Emergency Management Institute, and coordination with federal, state and local agencies in several locales.

Fourteenth conference in a series of meetings that provides an opportunity for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts on critical issues to the three countries, held in Tokyo, Japan.

Improving the regulatory framework for charitable sector governance. Strengthening organizational governance and financial management practices of charitable organizations. Building civil society capacity to monitor and oversee charitable sector activity.

Local Partners:

Beijing Normal University - One Foundation Philanthropy Research Center; Non-Profit Incubator

A luncheon discussion with two of the Asia Foundation's trustees, the director of The Asia Foundation's Center for U.S.-Korea Policy, providing perspectives and insights regarding areas in which the U.S., China, and Japan are cooperating and where policy differences remain.

Third U.S.-China-Vietnam Trilateral Dialogue in Annapolis, Maryland, examining the regional architecture of East Asia, political and security issues, and efforts at effective regional coordination of disaster relief and humanitarian assistance.

Fourteenth conference in a series held in Tokyo, Japan that provided for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community, and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts on issues of critical importance to the three nations.

Improving understanding of determinants of United States foreign policy among Chinese diplomats by supporting master's degree fellowships at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for young and mid-level diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years, followed by a post-academic study tour to meet with selected stakeholders throughout the U.S.

Local Partner:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Fourteen-person delegation representing provincial and municipal governments and universities in China to participate in a two-week administrative law seminar at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Administrative Law Research Association of China Law Society; Administrative Law School of Northwest University of Politics and Law; Center for Public Participation Studies and Supports; Georgetown University; Lanzhou University Law School, Nanjing University of Technology Law School; The Research Foundation of the State University of New York.

China administrative law and procedure program providing support for Chinese and U.S. institutions aimed at strengthening official commitment to and compliance with administrative law and procedure and empowering citizens to access administrative procedural rights in China; Training for government officials on administrative law and procedure; Domestic study tour and pilots in Gansu Province, Jiangsu Province, and Xi'an municipality to assist local government officials with implementing public participation and open government information mechanisms.

Supporting legal aid and impact litigation on relevant migrant worker issues, especially those concerning migrant women workers; Organizing related workshops.

Supporting the institute’s ongoing efforts to design an executive program for NGO leaders; Conducting a workshop to review the program plans; Developing teaching materials.

Acquisition and distribution of more than 140,000 books and journals to nearly 300 universities and colleges throughout China managed in collaboration with the Higher Education Book Foundation and with the support of the Shanghai International Studies University.

Research trip to Washington, DC and nearby areas that will result in a book describing major models and issues of grassroots governance in the United States (e.g., elections, mechanisms of local autonomy, urban planning, public participation in local governance, and the impact of federal system on grassroots governance.)

Funding for recipients of the award created to honor the late Chair of the Foundation's Board, in four separate programs: China (clean energy); India (US-China relations vis a vis India); Pakistan (women's issues); and Malaysia (online independent media).

Strengthening organizational governance and financial accounting practices of charitable organizations in China by developing training curricula and materials for training NGOs on organizational governance and financial accounting standards; Delivering such training for NGOs; Conducting experience-sharing workshops.

China governance assessment project and research study examining changes in public participation, transparency, and accountability in China and assessing whether these changes correlate with key governance outcomes such as improved legal compliance, reduced corruption, and better public service delivery.

Tracking the implementation of the Administrative Litigation Law at the national level; Legislative drafting meetings and development of policy recommendations.

Supporting meetings on Administrative Reconsideration Law revision and related study tour to Taiwan; International workshop literature review and final publication and policy recommendations; Research project on China’s citizen redress system, including representation of “impact legal aid” cases in the area of administrative law, provision of legal consultation services, case studies, and roundtable discussions on handled cases.

Workshop on China's Rise and Implications for the U.S.-ROK Alliance, co-hosted with South Korea's Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security and Jeju Peace Institute.

Discussion co-sponsored by The Asia Foundation and the South Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies featuring remarks by Ms. Indrani Bagchi, a prominent Indian journalist and The Asia Foundation's Chang-Lin Visiting Fellow. Ms. Bagchi also spoke at a discussion, co-sponsored by the Foundation and the John L. Thornton China Center at The Brookings Institution, entitled "China's Place in Indian Foreign Policy", where her remarks addressed current themes and drivers of Indian foreign policy, focusing on India's relations with China, Pakistan, and the United States.

Improving Leadership and Coordination of Disaster Management in China project—including strategic planning, study programs, national and local training programs for disaster management operational staff, web development, research, and policy recommendations.

Exchange program on administrative procedure law for legal scholars and practitioners in mainland China and Taiwan.

Supporting elderly women earthquake victims in Sichuan by providing psychosocial counseling; Creating an Older People’s Association; Establishing and maintaining an elderly people’s community center; Training 400 family caregivers, social workers, and local officials; Building an advocacy network and organizing a study tour to Shifang.

Research project and workshop on better policies to help green small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to be environmentally friendly, with a focus on energy efficiency and the renewable energy sector.

Participation in Foundation-sponsored study and observation programs in the United States to promote understanding, exchange, and dialogue between senior Chinese officials and U.S. counterparts.

Delegation from China comprised of provincial-level government officials and representatives of Chinese NGOs to participate in a USAID-funded study tour focused on public-private partnerships for disaster management in China. The delegates met with a variety of agencies to address particular aspects of disaster preparedness and relief at the national, state, and local levels.

Travel grants for American master’s degree students to participate in a China study tour designed to increase understanding and contribute to strengthened U.S.-China relations.

Multi-year dialogue program on regional security, including the Sino-United States Relations: Regional Security and Global Governance dialogues. Alternating between Shanghai and Honolulu, the dialogues gather well-established scholars and experts from China and the U.S. to examine key issues affecting bilateral ties, including such global governance issues as foreign aid policy, energy security and climate change, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and reform of the international financial system; Related publications.

Research to assess the needs of migrant workers in starting their own businesses; Surveying existing government, NGO, and private sector incentives and services available to migrant workers to start such businesses.

Providing safe water solutions to 15 villages in Longnan, Gansu Province that were affected by the May 2008 earthquake; Piloting long-term clean drinking water solutions through awareness raising, training, and investigating the possibilities of incorporating innovative mechanisms; Survey on local needs regarding long-term clean water solutions such as water cellars and eco-toilets; Trainings for the program villages on such solutions; Providing clean water solutions to three local schools in the program area.

Developing safe water solutions to the villages in Longnan County, Gansu Province that were affected by the May 2008 earthquake by training and assisting local villages in Longnan County in installing and maintaining water cellars.

Training entrepreneurs on business activities that integrate environmental concerns, including training of trainers of other entrepreneurship programs; Promoting greater environmental outreach through collaboration with other organizations in Beijing and Nanjing.

Enhancing stakeholder engagement (SMEs in particular) in the policymaking process of low-carbon economy development, especially in the low carbon city planning process; Research on the current state of stakeholders’ participation in the low-carbon economy policymaking process; Forum for SMEs and local government; Strategies for increasing SME participation in the low-carbon economy policymaking process; Pilot activities for testing the strategies.

Developing an online directory and database of clean technologies and their suppliers with a focus on textile and dyeing, and the paper sector; Online training in cleaner production with a focus on textile and dyeing sectors in the Pearl River Delta region.

Providing educational, counseling, and legal aid services for migrant women workers in Guangdong.

Establishing and improving in-factory participatory communication mechanisms, conducting worker development training, and researching a community-based social service model for migrant workers.

Scholarship program for migrant women workers in the Pearl River Delta.

Tracking local implementation of the amended State Compensation Law and Administrative Litigation Law; Increasing citizen access to legal services for state compensation and administrative review cases; Public education and outreach.

Supporting efforts to put open government legislation into practice in Hunan. Project activities include developing the capacity of government agencies and officials, developing and disseminating innovative public education materials, providing legal aid, developing open government procedures and mechanisms through county pilots, and documenting and disseminating experiences and best practices.

Training and technical assistance for herders’ associations in Ewenke County in Hailar and Xilinhaote City in Xilinguole League; Setting up demonstration sites to showcase improved grassland management techniques and animal husbandry techniques that can be achieved through associations; Engaging and facilitating herders’ associations to participate in local decision making processes. 

Facilitation of the Inner Mongolia and Shanghai visits by graduate students from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

Training materials and training on case studies in the area of environmental compliance for the textile and dyeing sector.

Five legal experts from China to visit Korea to examine the country's experience with enacting and implementing the Act on Information Disclosure by Public Agencies.

Program activities focusing on land law impact litigation and the convening of case study workshops as part of a three-year project supporting research on China’s land law system.

Training workshop for government officials and judges on land law and regulations.

Improving the delivery of legal aid services in land law cases and training of government officials on land laws.

Pilot activities to test draft land legislation; Training for officials and judges; Awareness-raising activities; Providing free legal services in land law cases.

Pilot activities to test the draft land legislation; Providing free legal services in land law cases.

Program activities on land law legislative drafting work; Pilot to test the draft land legislation; Maintaining a land law documentation center and the land law website; Awareness-raising activities; Providing free legal services in land law cases.

Support for the Director Emeritus to improve the rights and needs of migrant workers in China by preparing for policy forums, organizing four quarterly policy forums to discuss representative legal aid cases, and making joint policy recommendations on how to strengthen the protection of migrant workers—focusing on the national Work-related Injury Regulations, Law on Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Diseases, and implementation and enforcement of the Labor Contract Law.

Developing safe water solutions for the villages in Longnan County, Gansu Province that were affected by the May 2008 earthquake by training and assisting local villages in Longnan County in installing and maintaining eco-toilets.

Study tour on Public-Private Partnerships in Disaster Management in the U.S. for a seven-member delegation on how federal, state and local levels agencies partner with nonprofits and business to address the challenges of disaster management.

Expanding public-private sector participation in disaster management; Promoting multi-sectoral approaches to disaster management; Increasing disaster management capacity in three pilot communities in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Program activities include multi-sectoral community-based disaster management training workshops, outreach and public awareness-raising activities, and a project experience-sharing workshop.

Master’s degree fellowships at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years, followed by a post-academic study tour of selected cities in the U.S. to consider domestic factors that affect U.S. foreign policy.

Scholarship program for migrant women workers in the Lower Yangtze River Valley; Financial literacy and income savings training for migrant women workers in Jiangsu Province.

Developing a migrant women’s rights section of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) shadow report.

Four rice scientists from the DPRK Academy of Agricultural Science to participate in a study tour of rice-growing areas in China’s Heilongjiang Province.

Workshop in Hangzhou, China on the System of Rice Intensification for agricultural scientists from North Korea, China, and the United States, organized in cooperation with the China National Rice Research Institute.

Tracking the implementation of the amended State Compensation Law and Administrative Litigation Law; Increasing citizen access to legal services for state compensation and administrative review cases; Public education and outreach; Developing and testing independent review mechanisms for state compensation and administrative review cases.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for the Environmental Conflict Program, with research on the current status of environmental dispute resolution in China; Research on ADR for environmental conflicts; Training potential ADR practitioners; Training on recommended types of environmental conflict ADR through actual cases.

Pilot activities in Hubei Province; Publication of Public Participation Watch and maintenance of related website; Research and publication of four books on public participation; Workshop for a provincial-level pilot in Hubei Province.

Pilot capacity-building project in Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province to address opportunities and challenges in local economic and social development by introducing participatory budget concepts and methodology, as well as establishing and institutionalizing mechanisms and procedures for public participation in local budget reform.

Pilot activities on public participation in Chongqing to bring public participation mechanisms into the local legislative process.

Pilot activities on complaint letters and visits; Publication of project results and experiences; Convening a closing workshop.

Drafting and dissemination of model rules and procedures on public participation; Follow-up activities related to the drafting of model rules and procedures on public participation—including a workshop to discuss, refine, and finalize the model rules and share innovative mechanisms and experiences on public participation.

Five-day trip to Seoul to study the Republic of Korea’s experience and practice in enacting and implementing the Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies and to meet with legal experts, government officials, non-governmental organizations and the media to talk about disclosure of government information in South Korea. Five-person delegation from China included legal professionals from a law firm, law schools, and the Supreme People’s Court.

Participation by the diplomatic editor in The Asia Foundation’s Chang-Lin Tien Visiting Fellowship for conducting research on U.S.- China relations and their impact on bilateral relations with other countries, including India.

Rural development project aimed at informing local communities about opportunities to participate in local decision making and to become more engaged in the recovery decisions facing their communities as a result of the Sichuan earthquake.

Helping homeless and isolated women recover from the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake in two pilot communities by increasing the market development capacity of Qiang ethnic embroidery products, implementing community recovery and reconstruction plans that were co-developed by women in the community, and setting up a women’s livelihood reconstruction fund.

Earthquake recovery and rural housing rehabilitation program in Sichuan to promote safe rehabilitation of rural shelters and to improve disaster preparedness and mitigation in schools and communities in earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan Province; Providing technical assistance on rural shelter recovery and rehabilitation and training for engineers, builders, and government officials; Developing disaster risk reduction (DRR) materials for teachers and students; Conducting DRR training for teachers and trainers of trainers and helping those trained conduct DRR activities.

Two cleaner production forums in Guangdong Province to facilitate matchmaking and cooperation between clean technology providers and enterprises in need.

Observation program on Open Government Information practices at the federal, state and local levels in the U.S. for a legal expert selected as The Asia Foundation’s Boeing Distinguished Visitor in 2010 as part of an ongoing series of tailored programs aimed at strengthening China-U.S. mutual understanding through dialogue and exchange.

Scholarship program for Chinese footwear workers that supports part-time college-level education for 92 footwear workers in Guangdong Province.

Study program for 14 Chinese delegates on U.S. administrative law and procedure, including a short course at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC and a one-day visit to Richmond, Virginia as one component of a multi-year administrative law reform project. Delegation members included legal scholars and government officials from Jiangsu, Shaanxi, and Gansu Provinces. 

Developing judicial interpretation on the amended State Compensation Law (SCL); Training judges on judicial interpretation of the amended SCL.

Four-member delegation from India's Ministry of External Affairs to visit Washington, DC and participate in a study tour focused on U.S. foreign policy and its implications for the bilateral relationship with India. After a two-week course at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, the delegation undertook an observation program through New York City, New Orleans, Denver, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Thirteenth conference in a series held in Washington, DC that provided for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community, and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts on issues of critical importance to the three nations.

Scholarship program for Chinese footwear workers that supports 200 footwear workers to enroll in part-time vocational school education in Guangdong Province.

A discussion on implementing open government information regulations, the provision of legal aid, and the promotion of transparency and fair compensation in the land requisition process in China, featuring The Asia Foundation's country representative in China, and moderated by the director for China Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS/Asia Foundation Trustee.

Administrative Law School of Northwest University of Politics and Law; Center for Public Participation Studies and Supports, Peking University; Lanzhou University Law School, Nanjing University of Technology Law School; The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Georgetown University

China administrative law and procedure program providing support for Chinese and U.S. institutions aimed at strengthening official commitment to and compliance with administrative law and procedure, and empowering citizens to access administrative procedural rights in China; Training for government officials on administrative law and procedure; Domestic study tour and pilots in Gansu Province, Jiangsu Province, and Xi'an municipality to assist local government officials with implementing public participation and open government information mechanisms.

Release of findings and recommendations of companion reports compiled in "America's Role in Asia: Asian and American Views," with public events in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Acquisition and distribution of more than 140,000 books and journals to nearly 300 universities and colleges throughout China managed in collaboration with the Higher Education Book Foundation and with the support of the Shanghai International Studies University.

Environmental education program to benefit primary and secondary school students in Beijing.

China governance assessment project and research study examining changes in public participation, transparency, and accountability in China and assessing whether these changes correlate with key governance outcomes such as improved legal compliance, reduced corruption, and better public service delivery.

Research to refine the specific issues that gender responsive budgeting projects for women migrant workers should focus on and convening an information-sharing workshop to disseminate research results.

Continuing and expanding of public-private partnerships in disaster preparedness program to enhance public-private sector participation in disaster management, promoting multi-sectoral approaches to disaster management and increasing disaster management capacity in three pilot communities in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province; Linli County, Hunan Province and Xuanhan County, Sichuan; Program activities include multi-sectoral community-based disaster management training workshops, outreach and public awareness-raising activities and a project experience sharing workshop.

Analysis of private-sector participation (PSP) and the underlying problems associated with the current supervision system as part of the broader Environmental Cooperation-Asia program; Development of key performance indicators of PSP water service operation; Policy suggestions on relevant government structure changes or other organizational arrangements.

Experts from the legal research and judicial systems of China to examine Korea's implementation of government information disclosure as well as the workings of Korea's government administrative review system.

Supporting the organization of a two-day workshop on American Studies at the College of Foreign Languages of Hue University, in which two American Studies scholars from Japan and China were invited to share their experiences in teaching and doing research on American Studies with 30 Vietnamese scholars.

Research project on better policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be environmentally friendly, including policies to improve SME access to "green credit" and green technologies.

A half-day event to release The Asia Foundation's "American's Role in Asia" report in Shanghai; Participants included scholars, media representatives, and business representatives.

Facilitation of China visit activities in Guangdong and Beijing for graduate students from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

Support to expand existing, multi-year dialogue program on regional security to include issues on global governance in the renamed "Sino-United States Relations: Regional Security and Global Governance" dialogues. Alternating between Shanghai and Honolulu, the dialogues gather well-established scholars and experts from China and the U.S. to examine key issues affecting bilateral ties, including such global governance issues as foreign aid policy, energy security and climate change, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and reform of the international financial system; Support for related publications.

Research to assess the needs of migrant workers in starting their own businesses and survey existing government, NGO, and private sector incentives and services available to migrant workers to start such businesses.

Providing safe water solutions to 13 villages in Longnan, Gansu Province that were affected by the May 2008 earthquake; Piloting long-term clean drinking water solutions through awareness raising, training, and investigating the possibilities of incorporating innovative mechanisms, such as microfinance into the region.

Training entrepreneurs on business activities that integrate environmental concerns, including training of trainers of other entrepreneurship programs, and promoting greater environmental outreach by collaborating with other organizations in Beijing and two other cities in China.

Development of an online directory and database of clean technologies and their suppliers with a focus in textile and dyeing, and the paper sector; Online cleaner production training with a focus in textile and dyeing sectors in the Pearl River Delta region.

Environmental policy research and dialogue in the textile and dyeing sector; Publication of "Pearl River Delta Textile and Dyeing Sector Environment Report" to benefit environmental protection in the textile and dyeing sector in the Pearl River Delta region.

Design award for environmental industrial design in the Pearl River Delta region.

Continued support of a project to provide educational, counseling, and legal aid services for migrant women workers, with an added emphasis on impact litigation and public interest law in Guangdong.

Scholarship for Chinese migrant women workers in Pearl River Delta and wrap-up activities.

Scholarship Program for Chinese Footwear Workers; Supporting part-time college-level education for 92 migrant footwear workers in Guangdong Province.

Support for putting open government legislation into practice in Hunan; Project activities include: training sessions for government staff and civil society representatives; developing, producing, and disseminating educational DVDs and other public education materials; continuing to provide legal aid and counseling to citizens; continuing county pilots; holding a mid-project workshop.

Program activities focusing on land law impact litigation and the convening of case study workshops as part of a three-year project supporting research on China's land law system.

Public surveys that measure implementation and enforcement of land laws, delivery of legal aid services in land rights cases, and training of government officials on land laws.

Pilot activities to test draft land legislation; Convening an annual legal aid workshop; Conducting land law awareness-raising activities; Convening a land law training workshop for officials and judges; Providing free legal services in land law cases.

Training workshop for government officials and judges on land laws and regulations.

Training workshop for government officials and judges on land laws and regulations; Second-year activities on land law legislative drafting work; Conducting a pilot to test the draft legislation; Maintaining a land law documentation center and the land law website; Conducting awareness-raising activities; Continuing to provide free legal services in land law cases.

Support for one master's degree fellowship at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and one at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies for the 2008-09 academic year; Support for two fellowships at each institution for the 2009-10 academic year.

Third-year and wrap-up activities of the "Scholarship Program for Migrant Women Workers" in the Lower Yangtze River Valley; Financial literacy and income savings training for migrant women workers in Jiangsu Province.

Training on crisis disaster management for Chinese officials and the faculty of the newly established National Institute of Emergency Management for improving disaster management in China, with consultancy support from emergency management experts at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Support for the deputy chief and foreign affairs editor to visit the U.S. to participate in a program focusing on key domestic and international challenges confronting the United States through the L.Z. Yuan Fellowship in Media and International Affairs.

Pilot activities in Hubei Province; Publication of "Public Participation Watch" and maintenance of related website; Research and publication of four books on public participation; Workshop for a provincial-level pilot in Hubei Province.

Pilot capacity-building project in Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province to address opportunities and challenges in local economic and social development by introducing participatory budget concepts and methodology, as well as establishing and institutionalizing mechanisms and procedures for public participation in local budget reform.

Pilot activities on complaint letters and visits, publication of project results and experiences, and convening a closing workshop.

National-level pilot to develop and test guiding procedural rules for public participation in national lawmaking through notice and comment, establishing data-processing techniques, publishing comments, and creating feedback mechanisms.

Pilot activities on public participation in Chongqing to bring public participation mechanisms into local legislative process.

Pilot activities in seven rural villages in Yanchi County, Nigxia Autonomous Region, to promote public participation in the utilization, management, and supervision of government poverty alleviation funds and developing sustainable livelihood projects.

Training workshops on public participation in administrative rulemaking for governmental officials across China using a training manual developed under the program.

Implementing a rural development project that aims to better inform two local communities on their opportunities to participate in local decisionmaking and to become more engaged in the recovery decision facing their communities as a result of the Sichuan earthquake.

Project to help homeless and isolated women recover from the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake in two pilot communities by offering individual counseling, providing partial support to rebuild houses of the homeless, increasing the market development capacity of Qiang ethnic embroidery products, developing community recovery and reconstruction plans by involving women, and setting up a women's livelihood reconstruction fund.

Earthquake recovery and rural housing rehabilitation program in Sichuan to promote safe rehabilitation of rural shelters and to improve disaster preparedness and mitigation in schools and communities in earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan Province; Providing technical assistance on rural shelter recovery and rehabilitation and training for engineers, builders, and government officials; Developing disaster risk reduction (DRR) materials for teachers and students; Conducting DRR training for teachers and trainers of trainers and helping those trained conduct DRR activities.

Producing a report on the background, current development, and policy recommendations for future improvement on the public notification and complaint system being instituted in the Community Driven Development program.

International conference that brought together experts from the U.S., China, and South Korea to discuss the state of the North Korean economy and how it may affect the future of the Korean Peninsula and beyond.

Twelfth conference in a series that provided an opportunity for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community, and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts on issues of critical importance to the three nations.

Assisting national and provincial policymakers in Yunnan, in selecting efficient choices in household sanitation improvement, with the overall goal of contributing to a range of related development goals, such as health, environment, economic development, and poverty alleviation as part of the broader Environmental Cooperation-Asia program.

Fifteen experts from China, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, and Korea discussed security, economic, and social issues affecting U.S.-Northeast Asia relations as input to the year-long America’s Role in Asia project.

Expansion of legal aid services to 20 provinces across the country and the increase of policy advocacy efforts at the national level to strengthen legal aid services for migrant workers across the country.

Acquisition and distribution of more than 125,000 books and journals to over 350 universities and colleges throughout China, in collaboration with the Higher Education Book Foundation and with the support of the Shanghai International Studies University.

Environmental education program to benefit primary and secondary school students in Beijing.

Facilitation of China visit activities in Hebei Province for graduate students from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University.

Pilot Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) activities to introduce internationally recognized GRB concepts and tools to partner organizations, high-level government organizations, key women’s groups, research scholars, and other key stakeholders in China and to apply the concepts and tools to Chinese local context through county-level piloting activities.

Exchange program involving scholars and practitioners on administrative procedure laws between mainland China and Taiwan.

Participation by the president of The Asia Foundation and a trustee at the eleventh China-Japan-U.S. Trilateral Dialogue in Tokyo.

Support for two local coordinators to help plan and implement project activities in Qingdao under the USAID/OFDA funded Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Management in China Program and an independent contractor to compile and draft an English-language Disaster Management Manual for the private sector in China.

Independent contractor to The Asia Foundation’s Environment Program for continued technical assistance.

The regional ECO-Asia program in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam aims to increase access to clean water and sanitation for Asia's urban poor; to strengthen national- and local-level environmental governance capacity; and improve transboundary conflict in the lower watersheds of the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Cleaner production and community participation pilot project implemented in cooperation with the Nanhai Environmental Protection Bureau and selected electroplating enterprises and community leaders in Nanhai, with the goal of reducing the quantity of copper, nickel, chrome, and other heavy metals discharged to the Pearl River; Study tours to the Philippines to observe community participation in environmental protection programs and to Shanghai to observe best practices in cleaner production.

Fudan-Pacific Forum conference on Sino-U.S. relations.

Development of “Community-based Clean Water Solutions” by selecting a section of a river and project partners using criteria and information gathered through multi-stakeholder consultations; Designing a future pilot project in the selected area with community-based clean water solutions and participation through multi-stakeholder consultations.

Basic computer skills training to benefit migrant women workers in Guangzhou City.

Continued support of a legal aid and education project to benefit migrant women workers and women in need in Guangdong Province.

Computer skills training for migrant women workers in Guangzhou and Zhongshan, Guangdong Province; Scholarship for migrant women workers in the Pearl River Delta.

Basic computer skills training to benefit migrant women workers in Guzhen Town, Zhongshan City.

Support for putting open government legislation into practice in Hunan. Project activities include finalizing Open Government Information (OGI) Implementation Rule, training to develop the capacity of government agencies and officials, empowering the general public to access open government information and participate in open government processes, and demonstrating the effectiveness of Hunan’s open government system through county pilots.

Establishing herders’ economic associations to facilitate easier access to technical and market information and improved grassland management options for participating herders in two pilot counties in Inner Mongolia.

Program activities focusing on land law impact litigation and the convening of case study workshops as part of a three-year project supporting research on China’s land law system.

Baseline surveys and experts meetings for legislative drafting on land law, provision of legal services in land law cases, and the establishment and maintenance of a documentation center and web page on land law issues.

Public surveys that measure implementation and enforcement of land laws; Delivery of legal aid services in land rights cases; Training of government officials on land laws. Program partners include: Heilongjiang University, Inner Mongolia University, Lanzhou University, Nanjing University of Technology, Northwest University of Politics and Law, Shandong University, Sichuan University, Shanxi University, South China University of Technology, and Yunnan University.

Enhancing public-private sector participation in disaster management; Promoting multi-sectoral approaches to disaster management and increase disaster management capacity in two pilot communities; Establishing a program coordination committee and a policy advisory group; Convening disaster awareness-raisingworkshops for the private sector; Training NGOs in disaster management; Developing and distribute disaster management manuals; Maintaining a web page; Conducting public awareness campaigns.

Support for two one-year master’s degree fellowships at Fletcher and SAIS for the 2007-08 academic year and support for two fellowships at the same institutions for the 2008-09 academic year; Observation tour in the United States for Counsel, North American and Oceanian Affairs, as part of the Distinguished Visiting Fellow program, supported by Boeing, to strengthen China-U.S. relations through dialogue between Chinese and Americans on issues relevant to U.S.-China bi-lateral relations. The program provides opportunities for one-on-one dialogue and discussion with a broad range of American specialists and policy practitioners in the business, civic, and other spheres in several cities in the U.S. through a series of informal meetings. The visit is also aimed at enabling Americans to better understand China and its policies.

Support for a delegation of six officials representing the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Civil Affairs, the State Council Legislative Affairs Office, and the NGO and academic sectors to observe non-government organizations and related regulatory issues in the United States in October 2007. This program is part of the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to improve the legal and operating environment for NGOs in China, and to increase their capacity to address the challenges of economic development as well as pressing social service needs.

Second-year activities of the “Scholarship Program for Migrant Women Workers” in the Lower Yangtze River Valley; Financial literacy and income savings training for migrant women workers in Jiangsu province.

An observation tour in the United States for the Director General as part of the Distinguished Visiting Fellow program to strengthen China-U.S. relations through dialogue between Chinese and Americans on issues relevant to U.S.-China bilateral relations.

Pilot activities in Hubei Province; Publication of “Public Participation Watch” and maintenance of related website; Research and publication of four books on public participation.

Training manual on public participation; A series of two-day best practice training courses in three cities.

Pilot capacity-building project in Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province, to address opportunities and challenges in local economic and social developmentby introducing participatory budget concepts and methodology, as well as establishing and institutionalizing mechanisms and procedures for public participation in local budget reform.

Increasing public participation of community groups in Qinghai, Chongqing, and Hunan by strengthening the capacity of NGOs to identify and address urgent development and poverty alleviation needs in their communities. Program activities include capacity-building training and provision of mini-grants.

National-level pilot to develop and test guiding procedural rules on how to organize public participation in national lawmaking through notice and comment, establishing data-processing techniques, publishing comments, and creating feedback mechanisms.

Pilot activities in seven rural villages in Yanchi County, Nigxia Autonomous Region to promote public participation in the utilization, management, and supervision of government poverty alleviation funds and developing sustainable livelihood projects. Program activities include local condition assessment, capacity building, community development fund project, and a workshop.

Baseline survey on the complaint letters and visits systems in six provinces; Pilot activities to strengthen the role of local people’s congress and people’s deputies in handling complaint letters and visits; Legal counseling services for complaints.

Urban community-level pilot program in Anhan, Anhui Province aimed at establishing mechanisms and procedures for participation at the urban community level and promoting public participation in the formulation, management, and supervision of local development projects through training and information sharing.

An eight-person delegation to undertake a working visit in the United States in June 2008 to focus on key technical concerns encountered in securing public participation in decision-making and legislation—especially e-Rulemaking—which included meetings and site visits in Washington DC; Pittsburgh, PA; Seattle, WA; and San Francisco, CA.

Manuals on public participation in administrative rulemaking which will serve as training materials for government officials.

Public participation best practice training courses in two cities.

Development of social entrepreneurial and leadership skills for 20 young women in Qinghai province by providing an opportunity for a selected group of 20 Tibetan women currently enrolled in Qinghai Normal University to develop their leadership and problem-solving skills through internships with leading NGOs in various regions of China.

Demand survey on a World Bank water infrastructure loan project in four cities in Jiangsu Province to gather end users’ perspectives; Workshop on the demand survey results to provide feedback into decision-making processes of the World Bank and local government.

Continued support to link pre-departure training for prospective migrant workers in Sichuan with recruitment, employment, and social support services at workers’ destinations in Shanghai and Guangdong.

Independent assessment of the overall impact of Microsoft’s Community Technology Learning in China; Technical assistance involving a pre-training needs assessment and a post-training evaluation of training programs offered at two newly established Community Technology Learning Centers in Guangdong Province.

Research project on the notification and complaint system in the Community-Driven Development Program that aims to reduce poverty and improve rural livelihoods in China.

Eleventh conference in a series that provided an opportunity for an exchange of views among key officials and scholars in the American foreign policy community, and their Chinese and Japanese counterparts, on issues of critical importance to the three nations.

Second conference in a series that examined regional challenges facing East Asia and constructive ways for the three nations to resolve regional problems such as the environment and transnational crime.

Continued comprehensive and extended counseling, educational and training services to six pilot factories in the Wujiang Industrial Development District in Wujiang County, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. The program helps migrant women workers develop self-confidence and life skills to adapt to industrial cities and helps build social support networks for migrant workers in the Wujiang community.

Project to strengthen the capacity of village-level people’s mediation committees by developing a core group of highly skilled master trainers, training more than 4,400 mediation committee leaders, developing and producing local language mediation training materials such as Video Compact Discs (VCDs) that can be easily distributed, and establishing precedence and a model for interactive mediation skills training in Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region.

Poverty Alleviation Program for Rural Ethnic Women in Turpan prefecture and Toutunhe district of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Program activities included capacity building for women’s groups and rural ethnic women, development of women’s mutual-help and information exchange groups, micro-loan projects, and documentation and dissemination of program results.

Study tour for a Chinese delegation of legal scholars and officers of the Supreme People’s
Court and the National People’s Congress to the Republic of  Korea (ROK)  to deepen
understanding of the ROK’s experience with state compensation claims.

Support for pro-bono legal services; training lawyers and paralegal volunteers; assisting
provincial lawyers’ associations in establishing Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Committees; maintaining a public interest law website (www.imlawyer.org); conducting
legislative research on public interest litigation and law; and publicizing the rule of law
in three economically disadvantaged areas in China.

Develop and distribute educational and training materials to increase labor law awareness
among migrant workers.

Continued support for Chinese expert participation in the annual Congressional conference on China, in which American and Chinese experts meet to discuss key issues in US-China Relations.

Support for preparation and convening of a three-day National Skillshare Workshop on
Chemical Safety and Environmental Health to raise the awareness among Chinese NGOs and the general public of chemical safety and environmental health.

Expansion and improvement of training, education, and cultural activities for migrant
workers in Beijing, support for the center’s Young Migrant Workers Performance Troupe to
give performances for migrant workers in the cities of Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Changsha and
Hangzhou.

Expansion of the volunteer lawyers’ network and provision of legal aid to protect children’s rights; publication of legislative research related to juvenile rights protection; training
for  volunteer lawyers in Western China on handling juvenile cases and providing legal aid for juvenile cases; workshop on experience and information sharing on juvenile rights protection.

Acquisition and distribution of more than 175,000 books and journals to nearly 500
universities and colleges throughout China, in collaboration with the Higher Education Book Foundation and with the support of the Shanghai International Studies University.

Support for a pilot capacity-building project in rural Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province,
to address opportunities and challenges in local economic and social development by
introducing participatory budget concepts and methodology, as well as establishing and
institutionalizing mechanisms and procedures for public participation in local budget
reform.

Strengthen public-private partnerships in disaster management through support for private
sector coordinator, project team, and administrative costs.

Second trilateral conference on the relationship between China, the United States and
Vietnam.

Increase public participation of community groups in Qinghai, Chongqing, Hunan by
strengthening the capacity of NGOs to identify and address urgent development needs in their communities.

Pilot activities in Chongqing and development of a model to encourage public
participation in local government decisionmaking. Activities include conducting an
assessment survey, guiding local legislative drafting work on the Chongqing Regulations on Administrative Procedure, and soliciting and responding to public input.

Support for university research team on developing and refining indicators for government
performance evaluation, leading to recommendations for a draft law in this area.

Conference organized by the Atlantic Council to foster trust-building and have a positive and concrete impact on relations between Mainland China and Taiwan.

The regional conference brought together 10 country chairpersons and co-chairs who
participated in the East Asian Community-Building Workshops to discuss and present their findings to a Hong Kong and international audience. The event also provided a special
opportunity to consider Hong Kong’s position in current efforts to promote regional
cooperation.

A seven-year ECO-Asia program in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam that aims to increase access to clean water and sanitation for Asia's urban poor; to strengthen national- and local-level environmental governance capacity; and improve transboundary conflict in the lower watersheds of the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Support for a community participation pilot project--implemented in cooperation with the
Nanhai Environmental Protection Bureau, selected electroplating enterprises, and community leaders in Nanhai--with the goal of reducing the quantity of copper, nickel, chrome and other heavy metals discharged to the Pearl River; study tour to the Philippines to observe community participation in environmental protection programs; study tour of electroplating enterprises in Guangdong to observe best practices in clean production.

Support to enhance economic and social opportunities for migrant workers in Beijing by
developing a new migrant workers asset-building education model with a focus on establishing and developing small businesses through a “Social Innovation Fund.”

Support for the seventh recipient of The Asia Foundation’s L.Z. Yuan Fellowship in Media and
International Affairs to attend a summer course at the U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Institute at George Washington University; followed by a one-month professional affiliation with the Stanley Foundation in Muscatine, Iowa, and meetings with media outlets in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Continued support of a legal aid and education project to benefit migrant women workers and women in need in Guangdong Province.

Improving and expanding training, education, and counseling projects for migrant women
workers in the Pearl River Delta and the Lower Yangtze River Valley through small-business establishment, career development and nursing training; computer training for migrant women workers in Sanxiang and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; educational scholarships for migrant women workers in the Pearl River Delta.

Strengthen NGO capacity to address sustainable poverty alleviation and rural community
development in Guizhou Province

Support for featured woman leader to attend the launching of “Portraits of Leadership: Women Changing the Face of Asia”, an exhibition of short stories and photographs of women who have made significant contributions in their communities.

Enhance private-sector participation in disaster management; promote multi-sectoral
approaches to disaster management; and increase disaster management capacity in two pilot communities. Establish a program coordination committee and a policy advisory group; convene disaster awareness-raising workshops for the private sector; train NGOs in disaster management; develop a disaster management manual; establish a webpage; conduct public awareness campaigns.

Observation tour in the United States as part of the Distinguished Visiting Fellow program
to strengthen China-US relations through dialogue between Chinese and Americans; support for two one-year master’s degree fellowships at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and International Public Policy Program at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University for the 2006-07 academic year;  and support for two fellowships at the same institutions for the 2007-08 academic year.

Support for production of DVDs to increase migrant workers’ understanding and command of Chinese labor law.

Replicating the educational scholarships for migrant women workers developed initially in
the Pearl River Delta to the Lower Yangtze River Valley

Support for a rural village-level pilot in promoting public participation in the
utilization, management, and supervision of government poverty alleviation funds and
developing sustainable livelihood projects for rural communities in Yanchi county, Zeng Ji
Pan Administrative Village, Ningxia Autonomous Region

Local assessment on public participation in decision and rule making in Xian and Baoji
cities; municipal-level pilot in Xian City, Shaanxi Province of an institutional mechanism
to facilitate public participation in government decisionmaking. This included drafting
regulations on the ecological protection of the Northern Qingling Mountain; publicizing the
draft regulation through various channels to solicit and respond to public comments;
conducting a workshop to summarize best practices and promote public participation in
Shaanxi Province.

Research on public participation in both the Chinese and international contexts; survey on
Chinese public participation in government rulemaking and policymaking; workshop to promote information exchange on public participation activities among different areas and legal scholars in China.

Support to publish a case studies book, organize a project inception workshop, establish a project advisory committee, conduct a local assessment in Hubei Province, publish a bi-annual journal on Chinese and international public participation developments, and maintain a website on public participation (http://www.cppss.cn).