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Discussion groups in Jalalabad province for 200 community leaders in Pashto and Dari on 10 topics related to women’s rights within an Islamic perspective.

Discussion groups in Samangan province for 150 community leaders in Dari on 10 topics related to women’s rights within an Islamic perspective.

Three-month preparatory course for the National College entrance examination for 50 girls in Kandahar city; Discussion groups in Kandahar province for 200 community leaders in Pashto on 10 topics related to women’s rights within an Islamic perspective.

Discussion groups in Baghlan province for 150 community leaders in Dari on 10 topics related to women’s rights within an Islamic perspective.

Three-month preparatory course for the National College entrance examination for 50 girls in Kapisa province.

Posted 50 articles and five commentaries on women and Islam in the Afghan context in Dari and Pashto on the Women and Islam Afghanistan page of the website, www.womenandislam.net.

One-day conference on awareness-raising on the elimination of violence against women; Development of brochures and posters for International Women’s Day events hosted by the Ministry.

Participation in the planning and rapid assessment for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs Initiative to Strengthen Policy and Advocacy through Communications and Institution Building.

Technical assistance through five international consultants and three national consultants to support the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in the following areas: improve policy development through effective information collection systems; strengthen capacity of ministry provincial offices; establish a Media and Communications  Directorate and Office of the MoWA spokesperson.

Editorial board to develop and approve content for 50 articles in Dari and Pashto to post on the on the Women and Islam Afghanistan page of the website at www.womenandislam.net. Content included the spiritual role of women in Afghan society, women and social and political participation, Gender Equality in Islam, legal rights of women in Islam, violence against women, Islamic Perspective of Hijab, and Qur’anic References to Women.

Improving the business climate and increasing formal economic activity in Aceh. Advancing women's civic participation. Engaging key officials and community leaders to support women's civic participation and legal empowerment.

Local Partners:

Anti-Corruption Movement (GeRAK); Bitra Foundation; Regional Autonomy Watch (KPPOD); Regional Forum for Small and Medium Enterprises (Forda UKM) of North Sumatra

Promoting gender equity and women's rights within an Islamic framework in South Asia, as part of a regional program across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan through: developing a training curriculum for Muslim leaders on women's human rights; fostering an exchange of ideas and discourse in South Asia on the relationship of Islam, human rights, and women's rights; creating a locally appropriate training curriculum for religious leaders in South Asia to advance social justice for women; and expanding and strengthening regional networks of Muslim scholars and leaders working to advance women's rights in the context of Islam.

Local Partner:

Research and Cultural Center of Imam Shaibani in Afghanistan

Promoting gender equity and women's rights within an Islamic framework in South Asia, as part of a regional program across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan through: developing a training curriculum for Muslim leaders on women's human rights; fostering an exchange of ideas and discourse in South Asia on the relationship of Islam, human rights, and women's rights; creating a locally appropriate training curriculum for religious leaders in South Asia to advance social justice for women; and expanding and strengthening regional networks of Muslim scholars and leaders working to advance women's rights in the context of Islam.

Promoting gender equity and women's rights within an Islamic framework in South Asia, as part of a regional program across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan through: developing a training curriculum for Muslim leaders on women's human rights; fostering an exchange of ideas and discourse in South Asia on the relationship of Islam, human rights, and women's rights; creating a locally appropriate training curriculum for religious leaders in South Asia to advance social justice for women; and expanding and strengthening regional networks of Muslim scholars and leaders working to advance women's rights in the context of Islam.

Local Partners:

Islamic Foundation Bangladesh; Islamic University Kushtia

Promoting gender equity and women's rights within an Islamic framework in South Asia, as part of a regional program across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan through: developing a training curriculum for Muslim leaders on women's human rights; fostering an exchange of ideas and discourse in South Asia on the relationship of Islam, human rights, and women's rights; creating a locally appropriate training curriculum for religious leaders in South Asia to advance social justice for women; and expanding and strengthening regional networks of Muslim scholars and leaders working to advance women's rights in the context of Islam.

Local Partners:

International Islamic University

Supporting Mongolia's only anti-trafficking hotline.

Local Partners:

Gender Equality Center

A 10-day observation program as part of The Asia Foundation's Promoting Democratic Institutions and Practices program in Bangladesh, which involved leadership training, witnessing hearings and meeting with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill, visiting Washington area NGO leaders focusing on women's issues, and meeting with the Maryland state legislature's Women's Caucus.

Increasing participation of CSOs that represent women and the poor in promoting gender-responsive and pro-poor policies and budgeting processes. Reforming local budgetary processes so that government spending on social services better addresses the needs of women and the poor. Institutionalizing civil society participation in budgetary processes by advocating provincial- and national-level policy changes and monitoring guidelines.

Local Partners:

Center for Regional Studies and Information (Pattiro); Committee for Women and Children (KPPA); Gorontalo Development Analysis Institute (LP2G); Independent Citizen's Partnership (Yasmib); Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (Fitra); Institute for Community Justice (ICJ); Legislative Monitoring Committee (Kopel); Pillar of the Archipelago (Pinus); Women's Empowerment Institute (LPP Bone)

Supporting poor and vulnerable young women from rural areas to pursue four-year undergraduate degrees, giving them the opportunity to contribute to economic and social development in their communities and in society as a whole. Preparing these students for the workplace through career counseling and development activities.

Local Partner:

Kampuchean Action for Primary Education

Working to increase the knowledge base and understanding of the problem, players, and interventions on gender-based violence (GBV), as well as building the capacity of the office of the prime minister and council on ministers to manage central-level efforts to combat GBV.

Local Partners:

Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities; Forum for Women, Law, and Development

Supporting local-level commitment and action coupled with national-level policy reform to combat internal, international, and cross-border trafficking in persons. Countering trafficking through a holistic approach addressing prevention, protection, and prosecution.

Local Partners:

Center for Legal Research and Resource Development; Forum for the Protection of People’s Rights Nepal; Forum for Women, Law, and Development; Legal Aid and Consultancy Center; Nepal Judicial Academy; Transcultural Psychosocial Organization; World Education Inc.

Participation in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women conference in New York, USA.

Local Partners:

Forum for Women, Law, and Development; Rural Health and Education Service Trust; Sancharika Samuha

Strengthening the joint efforts of the Royal Government of Cambodia and civil society to combat human trafficking by addressing coordination, prevention, protection, prosecution, and safeguarding the rights of those most vulnerable to exploitation. In cooperation with the National Committee to Lead the Suppression of Human Trafficking, Smuggling, Labor Exploitation and Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children, promoting National Minimum Standards for the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking. Developing and institutionalizing standard police training on human trafficking and criminal investigation. Assisting hundreds of victims and at-risk youth through shelter and community care, vocational training, and scholarship or livelihood support. Raising awareness of thousands of Cambodians to the issue of trafficking through national and provincial dialogues and community forums across the country. Disseminating cutting-edge legal research on labor trafficking and safe migration.

Local Partners:

Agir Pour Le Cambodge; Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO); Damnok Toeuk; Friends International; Healthcare Center for Children; International Justice Mission; Legal Aid of Cambodia; Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Labor; Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation; Rural Development Association; South East Asia Investigations into Social and Humanitarian Activities; World Hope International; World Vision Cambodia

Building the capacities of government protection officers, police, service providers, civil society representatives, family welfare workers, and self-help group members to counter violence against women in the states of Haryana, Meghalaya, and Uttar Pradesh. Ensuring effective implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005. Assessing government and civil society initiatives to address violence against women to identify and recommend policy approaches to help bridge the gaps between ongoing initiatives and realities on the ground.

Local Partners:

Breakthrough Trust; Institute of Social Studies Trust; North East Network; Society for Participatory Research in Asia

Supporting two Shelter Homes for women victims of domestic violence to provide comprehensive psychosocial services to support vulnerable women and children, by providing counseling, medical aid, vocational training, education, and reintegration.

Local Partner:

Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association

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

Supporting disadvantaged women's capacity in vegetable farming in ger districts.

Local Partners:

Mongolian Women's Farmers Association

Providing administrative assistance to the Coalition for North Korean Women's Rights on vocational, entrepreneurial and leadership training for North Korean female refugees in South Korea.

A discussion held at the National Geographic Society addressing the successes and challenges of working to advance the rights of women in Afghanistan.

Enhancing gender equity by expanding women's access to justice and human rights. Increasing women's empowerment by expanding their knowledge of their rights. Combating gender-based violence. Strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations to advocate for gender equity, women's empowerment, and the elimination of gender-based violence.

Local Partners:

Anjuman Falah-o-Bahbood Aid Council (AFAC); Awareness on Human Rights, Social Development and Active society (AHSAS); Association Behavior for Knowledge Transformation; Association of Global Humanists & Ethics; Aurat Association; Aware Girls; Azat Foundation; Community Support Concern; Dehi Ijtamai Taraqati Social Workers Council; Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment; Forum; Foundation for Integrated Development Action; Grass-Root Organization for Human Development; Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS); HWA Foundation; Kainaat Development Association; Participatory Educational and Community Empowerment (PEACE); Society for Awareness, Advocacy and Development (SAAD); Society For Empowering Human Resources (SEHER); Sindh Development Society; Society for Advancement of Community Health, Education & Training; Society for Uplifting Community; South Punjab NGO; Women Welfare Organization Poonch

A panel discussion on the root causes of conflict and the repercussions that disproportionately affect women,  featuring three gender and conflict experts from Nepal.

Give2Asia is The Asia Foundation's partner providing guidance to private donors on their philanthropy to Asia. In addition to $145,822 in direct support for Asia Foundation projects in FY11, Give2Asia provided $3,156,010 in the fields of women's empowerment, environment, and economic reform and development, as well as $23,209,762 for activities in health, education, social welfare, disaster response, and culture.

A moderated panel on human trafficking with four Nepalese gender experts.

Increasing prosecutions and convictions of traffickers through building the capacity of key law enforcement players and institutions to better track trafficking cases. Improving the collaboration between police and prosecutors in trafficking and witness protection cases, and strengthening the capacity of lawyers and public prosecutors.

Local Partners:

Forum for the Protection of People’s Rights Nepal; Forum for Women, Law, and Development; Kathmandu School of Law; Legal Aid and Consultancy Center

Empowering Acehnese women to participate in post-tsunami economic recovery by providing support to formalize currently informal micro-finance institutions, increasing the number of women who can access small loans, and increasing the average loan amount offered.

Local Partner:

Center for the Development of Women's Resources (PPSW)

Increasing the capacity of women legislatures to perform their role and responsibilities as elected officials. Increasing gender sensitivity of laws passed by parliament. Strengthening relations between women legislators and their constituents.

Local Partners:

Aceh Anti-Corruption Movement (GeRAK Aceh); Center for Human Rights Studies, Airlangga University (PUSHAM UNAIR); Center for Political Studies (Puskapol) at the University of Indonesia; Indonesian Women's Coalition (KPI) Institute of Public Policy Studies (LSKP); True Partner of Indonesian Women (MISPI); Women's Pro-Democracy Group (KPPD)

Building broad-based support for women’s rights in Afghanistan and increasing the capacity of the Department of Women’s Affairs (DoWA) to effectively advocate for, represent, and counsel women; and working in close partnership with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, the Office of the State Minister for Parliamentarian Affairs, relevant government bodies and officials, key religious leaders, and local partners to implement the program. Striving to set a stage for the mainstreaming of women’s rights in Afghanistan by working with religious leaders and key government officials toward the dissemination of women’s rights information to local communities.

Local Partners:

Opinion Research Center of Afghanistan; Research and Cultural Center of Imam Shaibani

Supporting vocational training in non-traditional skills for young war widows in Nepal.

Local Partner:

Women for Human Rights

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

Enhancing MoWA's capacity to be a credible, visible, and effective advocate for women's rights within the government and within Afghan society.

Local Partner:

Sayara Media and Communications

Improving the quality of support to victims of trafficking through the development of national minimum standards for victims' care, integrating safe migration and anti-trafficking messages into secondary schools' activities, and building safe migration and human trafficking issues into teacher training programs in the Mekong Delta.

Local Partners:

Research Center of Educational Technology (RECEET); Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs

Improving the prevention of trafficking in persons, protection of victims, and prosecution of perpetrators through specialized trainings and advocacy.

Local Partners:

Adolescents' Development Center; Center for Child and Women Protection; General Police Department; Gender Equality Center; Human Rights Center for Citizens; Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs; Mongolian Students Union; Mongolian Women Lawyers' Association

Conducting research on the socio-legal status and condition of single women and its impact on their lives, both individually and as a marginalized group. Creating a greater awareness of social and legal rights among single women.

Local Partners:

Simorgh Resource Center

Supporting scholarships for over 300 disadvantaged girls to attend and complete high school in Nam Dinh, An Giang, Hau Giang, and Can Tho provinces.

Local Partner:

Center for Raising the Intellectual Standard of People

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

Increasing women's participation in public decision-making. Increasing protection of religious freedom. Improving accessibility and quality of reproductive health care.

Local Partners:

Association of Indonesian Women for Justice (LBH Apik); Center for Regional Studies and Information (Pattiro); Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA); Central Board of Aisyiyah (PPA); Community and Economic Development Study Foundation (YLP2EM); Fahmina Institute; Independent Citizen's Partnership (Yasmib), Institute for the Study of Religion and Philosophy (LSAF); Paramadina Foundation; Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy; Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic Institute; Women's Studies Center (PSW)

Strengthening the prosecution of human traffickers in Laos by improving the skills of Lao law enforcement, social service providers, and community groups, and improving coordination among these actors to enable them to more effectively prosecute traffickers and protect victims' rights.

Local Partner:

Lao Women's Union

Supporting improvements at Bibi Mahro School, Kabul, and contributing to a positive learning environment.

Local Partner:

Bibi Mahro Girls' Primary School

Supporting upgrades to the Lama-e-Shaheed Girls' High School and contributing to a positive learning environment.

Local Partner:

Lama-e-Shaheed Girls' High School

Strengthening the capacity and confidence of female commune councilors through participant-led forums to discuss issues of shared concern, develop strategies to improve performance, and foster a peer network of female leaders. Increasing the overall quality of women's participation in local government and, as participants gain greater social and political legitimacy, strengthening their ability to sustain the network and affect broader systematic change.

Local Partner:

Women for Prosperity

Providing support to the Lao Women's Union Shelter, enabling them to offer basic needs and safe shelter to victims of violence and human trafficking, including food, clothes, medical assistance, and legal aid. General operational support and capacity building for the shelter staff through a study tour to visit Chiang Khong and Mai Sae women's shelters and related programs in Thailand.

Local Partner:

Lao Women's Union

Strengthening collaboration between The Asia Foundation and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) in order to provide effective development assistance in the Asia-Pacific region in sectors of mutual interest including governance, law and justice, gender, and economic development. Engaging in strategic-level dialogues to identify future work priorities and developing a framework for further programming.

Providing support for a four-year scholarship fund that will enable 92 underprivileged girls from across Malaysia to pursue undergraduate degrees at highly respected universities in Malaysia.

Local Partners:

National Council of Women's Organizations; Partners of Community Organizations Trust (PACOS)

Providing support for a scholarship fund to enable 120 disadvantaged girls to pursue undergraduate studies in science faculties at two highly respected universities in Mongolia.

Local Partners:

Mongolia University of Science and Technology; National University of Mongolia; Zorig Foundation

Supporting 133 low-income young women to attain university and graduate education in hard sciences, medicine, and engineering.

Local Partners:

Care Foundation

Supporting 100 disadvantaged young women to pursue undergraduate studies in science and technology through a 5-year scholarship program.

Local Partner:

Center for Education and Development

Improving access to justice for women in Kunduz province through increasing understanding and support of women's rights among local women and key provincial actors by working with both male and female Community Dialogue Groups, female Madrasas, community leaders, provincial Ulama council and Khateebs of Masjids. Establishing mechanisms between formal and informal justice systems to resolve cases in favor of women including DoWA and Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) committees. Developing a training curriculum for community and government stakeholders after religious leaders and scholars have reviewed the EVAW law.

Local Partners:

Afghanistan Youth & Cultural Foundation; Educational Center for Women

A co-hosted film screening with the U.S. Agency for International Development of Saving Seca, a Khmer language film used as a police training tool demonstrating best practices for ensuring the protection of trafficking victims during brothel raids and rescues.

Supporting a three-year program to enable the Gender and Development Group to expand its Sustainable Women's Empowerment and Leadership Project and train new groups of women in leadership and public speaking skills on an ongoing basis.

Local Partner:

Gender Development Group

Promoting women's political participation in the 2012 parliamentary elections.

Local Partners:

Globe International; Sant Maral Foundation

Providing a travel grant to support a researcher documenting stories of Indonesian women under the rule of qiwamah and wilayah (generally referred to men's sanctioning authority over women) to attend an international workshop hosted by Musawah, a global movement of Muslim women advancing equality in the family. Supporting the launch of a book on women in politics in the reform era by a senior women's activist and political scientist, Ani Soetjipto.

Local Partners:

Center for Gender Studies at the University of Indonesia; Semarak Cerlang Nusa

Forum Theater (Kachahari Performance) on Human Trafficking at the American Corner in Birgunj.

Gender budget advocacy in Aceh; Community education on budget literacy; Support for women’s participation in development planning; Capacity building for community-based organizations to analyze the local budget with a gender perspective.

Developing a book on the experience of Shariah Court judges in Aceh as they apply gender perspectives within their courtrooms.

Supporting multi-disciplinary networks of community-based organizations, schools, and citizens to prevent trafficking in persons and identify victims in two aimags (provinces) and Ulaanbaatar.

Training of female secondary science teachers in Nangarhar province to strengthen the quality of teaching and increase the availability of professional teachers in this discipline.

Promoting and expanding knowledge relating to women's rights in Afghanistan.

Vocational training center to support up to 100 vulnerable youth, predominantly girls, who are at risk of trafficking; Assistance for graduates in looking for employment in hotels, restaurants, and other business enterprises.

Providing remedial education for female students in three districts of Kabul and eight provinces.

Developing and disseminating information on women’s health through Aisyiyah networks in Java and Lombok.

Increasing women’s participation in governance in KP and enabling women councilors to more actively and effectively participate in local decision making in Mardan, Charsadda, Swabi, Mansehra, and Haripur districts.

Establishing two regional domestic violence shelters for women for pursuing justice through legal aid and community mediation.

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

Participation in a monitoring and evaluation workshop hosted by The Asia Foundation’s Women’s Empowerment Program in Jakarta.

Education and training to counter violence against women in Uttar Pradesh.

Training courses for secondary and high school teachers, local authorities, commune councilors, and village development committees on safe migration and trafficking in persons.

Monitoring human trafficking trials and issuing a report.

Training of journalists on investigative skills, media ethics, and the Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation (2008) and Press Law (1995); Mentoring of promising journalists to develop stories and investigate cases of human trafficking for reporting in local and international papers.

Vocational training and job placement in local restaurants or hotels for 18 poor and disadvantaged women in Can Tho City.

National university scholarship program to provide 200 scholarships for young women to pursue higher education degrees in a variety of fields including engineering and medicine.

Updating anti-trafficking passport inserts; Coordinating the dissemination of 500,000 passport inserts at border crossing points, registration agencies, embassies, and consulates.

Technical and financial support for poor women and women with HIV/AIDS in the northern mountainous province of Phu Tho and in Hanoi to set up their own cooperatives.

Public education on the Trafficking in Persons Act’s victim protection provisions; Training of law enforcement officials and foreign service officers; Legal aid and psychosocial support for trafficking victims; Dissemination of Trafficking in Persons Act through 2,000 posters and 25,000 pamphlets.

Strengthening the capacity of women-elected representatives; Developing reference materials, training newly-elected women parliamentarians, and facilitating networks for women-elected representatives.

Scholarships for 348 disadvantaged girls in four provinces of Hau Giang, Nam Dinh, An Giang, and Can Tho to complete high school.

Gender budget advocacy in Central Java; Supporting women’s participation in development planning; Providing community education on budget literacy, and increasing the capacity of civil society to analyze the local budget with a gender perspective; Publishing the second edition of a gender budget advocacy manual.

Training for researchers of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies at Syiah Kuala University in Aceh on incorporating gender perspectives into the Centre’s studies.

Workshop on domestic violence in Nepal.

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.

Gender budget advocacy in South Sulawesi; Providing community education on budget literacy and increasing the capacity of civil society to analyze the local budget with a gender perspective; Technical assistance for local government officials on mainstreaming gender in development planning and budgeting.

Strengthening the capacity of the Directorate of Women's Affairs of Nangarhar province.

Residential shelter for children who are victims of human trafficking or other forms of exploitation in areas where youth substance abuse is high. The center is located in the town of Poipet, Cambodia, a main border crossing into Thailand and provides long-term accommodation, formal and non-formal education, vocational skills training, and reintegration support.

Increasing the quality of care and support for victims of trafficking through development of national minimum standards to protect victims of trafficking.

Baseline research study to assess impact of domestic violence shelter services on women’s willingness to pursue resolution of disputes through mediation or court remedies; Case studies of management effectiveness and sustainability of two women’s shelters.

Methodology design and training events to enable village (suco) councils to launch campaigns against domestic violence.

Public education on the Trafficking in Persons Act’s victim protection provisions; Training of law enforcement officials and foreign service officers; Legal aid and psychosocial support for trafficking victims; Dissemination of Trafficking in Persons Act through 2,000 posters and 25,000 pamphlets.

Training of trainers on safe migration and child protection for members of the Siem Reap Provincial Committee Secretariat to build capacity of provincial government anti-trafficking hubs; Technical assistance to support the district-level trainees to conduct echo training at the commune level.

Training 900 border guards, crime prevention units, railway police and staff on prevention of trafficking in persons and the victim referral mechanism; Preventing trafficking through a reporting hotline and information dissemination to travelers.

National grant-making program in collaboration with the Aurat Foundation focused on gender equity, women’s empowerment, combating gender-based violence, and strengthening the capacity of Pakistani organizations that advocate for these causes.

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.

Male transit shelters in Koh Kong for victims of human trafficking and other forms of exploitation. HCC runs the only adult male shelter in Cambodia. The HCC Transit Shelter provides short-term care for men and some women and children who are survivors of trafficking and exploitation—including safe and secure accommodation, specialized counseling, education, medical services, and repatriation services.

Promoting and expanding knowledge relating to women’s rights in Afghanistan; Increasing protection of women’s rights within Islam and women’s access to justice in Kunduz province.

Training for 160 judges, prosecutors, investigators, and lawyers on developing a common understanding about trafficking in persons and effective use of legal instruments for adjudicating trafficking cases. 

Developing a curriculum to advance human rights and the rights of women in Muslim societies in South Asia.

Advancing women’s rights within an Islamic framework in partnership with religious leaders; Development of a curriculum on women’s rights, including modules on women and the family, women and political rights, and women’s education, and economic independence.

Rescuing victims of human trafficking—especially child victims of trafficking for commercial sex exploitation—in Siem Reap and nearby provinces; Conducting specialist police training in combating human trafficking; Updating and reprinting an information booklet for rescued victims of sexual exploitation trafficking—detailing service providers, and emphasizing choice for the individual—printed in English, Khmer, and Vietnamese.

Specialized legal assistance across the country for victims of gender-based violence.

Tertiary education scholarships for more than 50 girls from Kampong Cham province who have been part of KAPE’s primary and secondary education scholarship program for underprivileged girls.

Computerized monitoring and tracking system of trafficking cases; Training for law enforcement on the computer tracking system; Meetings between police and prosecutors.

Developing a film sequel to Saving Seca demonstrating best practices for ensuring the protection of trafficking victims after a brothel rescue. The film will be used as a training tool for police and front-line service providers.

Improvements in classrooms and educational facilities.

Participation by two women leaders in the “Vital Voices of Asia: Women’s Leadership" and “Women as an Economic Force”; “Safeguarding Women’s Human Rights: Combating Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking”; and “Women in Political Leadership: Fostering Good Governance and Transparency.”

Assisting victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, as well as at-risk groups and/or disadvantaged women and girls, through provision of safe shelter, basic needs such as food, clothing and medical treatment, provision of legal assistance, and provision of vocational training and educational opportunities for an economically secure future; Building capacity and cooperation among law enforcement, social service providers and community groups to protect victims’ rights and prosecute traffickers; Enabling LWU officials to participate in the ASEAN Confederation of Women’s Organizations 14th General Assembly and Conference, Enhancing Women’s Effective Participation Toward a Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable ASEAN Community, in Vietnam; Providing a computer, printer, and tables to facilitate the LWU’s work.

Increasing public awareness of Human Trafficking and Transportation Control Act 2064 through development and broadcast of ten public service announcements; Producing and broadcasting 40 weekly radio programs targeting 31 districts on national radio; Radio programs to increase public awareness on the Human Trafficking and Transportation Control Act.

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.

Paralegal training to stakeholders, including government officials and NGO workers, on human trafficking law and the practical steps that can be taken to assist victims and ensure prosecutions.

Strengthening the capacity of women-elected representatives in South Sulawesi; Training newly elected women parliamentarians and facilitating networks for women-elected representatives.

Supporting the operations and programs of the Women’s Dormitory, Kabul University.

Developing, printing, and distributing the Policy and Minimum Standards for the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking; Capacity building for MoSVY staff—including training of trainers, and trainings for social workers at the subnational level on the new policy.

Strengthening MoWA’s institutional capacity to advocate for women in Afghanistan; Participation in visits to ministries of women’s affairs in India and Malaysia.

Training for 60 school social workers on human rights issues, preventing trafficking in persons, and service provision to victims of trafficking.

Improving women’s livelihoods and increasing their income to empower families and communities; Deterring domestic violence.

Advocating stand-alone law on combating trafficking in persons.

“Through Women’s Eyes” conference on International Women’s Day to promote women’s rights and civic participation.

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.

Support for two NCSW staff members and a consultation on a strategic plan for the NCSW.

Technical assistance to the National Committee Secretariat and six working groups in order to strengthen the existing structure at the national and provincial levels, and ensure coordination among relevant ministries and civil society.

Introducing trafficking in persons issues into the curriculum of annual compulsory training for newly appointed judges and prosecutors.

Participation in the Global Forum and United Nations Commission on the Status of Women session in New York.

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

Strengthening the capacity of the Directorate of Women’s Affairs and the Women’s Job Readiness Initiative in Kandahar province.

Community agricultural training and women’s rural enterprise development in the Bamiyan Family Park; Incorporating psychosocial training curriculum for Afghan school girls into the Kabul University’s Psychology Department’s professional training program.

Developing provincial government anti-trafficking coordination hubs in Siem Reap, Svay Rieng, and Banteay Meanchey provinces—including training district-level members in safe migration and carrying out echo-trainings to local community “change-makers.” 

Developing and disseminating information on women’s health through Islamic school networks in Java and Lombok.

Training Shariah Court judges in Aceh on gender to enable them to better understand women’s legal rights; Hosting village-level discussions between Shariah Court judges and local women’s groups.

Institutional support for the school’s computer lab.

Promoting and expanding knowledge of women's rights within an Islamic framework with religious leaders in Afghanistan.

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.

Strengthening the capacity of the Directorate of Women’s Affairs and the Women’s Job Readiness Initiative in Kabul province.

Developing and delivering police ethics and basic investigative skills training to criminal investigation department police officials; A multidisciplinary team training that explores the scope of a human trafficking intervention by officials and how best to care for the victim during this process.

Working with local partners to gain a greater understanding of the prevalence of male human trafficking in Cambodia; Research on the characteristics of the people trafficked, the adequacy of the services available for men, and the links between human trafficking and illegal migration.

An exchange of 12 women lawyers from Timor-Leste to Indonesia to learn about service delivery to female clients by women’s legal aid service providers in Indonesia; Facilitating discussion among women lawyers for development of a legal aid organization for women clients only; Developing a plan to establish the organization.

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

Strengthening participation in local development planning meetings by assessing the annual bottom-up planning process (musrenbang) in West Java.

Domestic violence workshop involving community leaders and members, as well as, police officers from the Community Policing and Vulnerable Persons units.

Increasing capacity of grassroots women’s organizations in Sulawesi to participate in development planning; Increasing community capacity to advocate and mainstream gender into community programs; Technical assistance for local government officials on developing pro-poor and gender responsive policies.

Increasing the awareness and capacity of grassroots women’s organizations in South Sulawesi to access basic public services and utilize complaint mechanisms as warranted.

Strengthening the capacity of women-elected representatives in East Java; Training newly elected women parliamentarians, and facilitating networks for women-elected representatives.

Promoting grassroots civic participation by Acehnese women; Providing village women with basic knowledge about their rights as citizens; Developing village-level micro-credit groups for women, and supporting formation of district-level micro-finance institutions that are cooperatively run by women’s village groups.

The 23rd Ellsworth Bunker Asian Ambassadors Dinner featuring the Honorable Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues at the U.S. Department of State, who spoke on the topic of Women in Asia: Participation, Rights, and Basic Security. The dinner was held at The Washington Club and hosted by Mr. Douglas Bereuter, president of The Asia Foundation (2004-2010).

Strengthening the capacity of women-elected representatives in Aceh; Training newly elected women parliamentarians and facilitating networks for women-elected representatives.

Advocacy campaign to decrease the male to female registration differentials in the Computerized National Identity Card program in model districts; Assessment study of male to female registration status and associated campaign with analysis of reasons for low registration among women.

Educating peer-to-peer educators on risks of trafficking in persons; Conducting outreach activities in student dormitories throughout Ulaanbaatar.

Report-writing training for 10 permanent staff from five provincial committee secretariats—government anti-trafficking hubs at the provincial level—to gain a better understanding of how to write reports that are responsive to the needs or requirements of donors and key stakeholders.

Reducing the vulnerability of communities in the Mekong Delta to human trafficking through safe migration education strategies.

Seminar on “Gender Perspectives in the Muslim Way of Life.”

Training for religious court judges to enhance their understanding of gender issues and women’s legal rights and to help them incorporate gender perspectives into their daily court practices.

Strengthening the networking and institutional capacity of women workers’ membership organizations.

Extending microcredit to 60 young war widows in Nepal.

Forums and study tours for female commune councilors in Kratie, Stung Treng, Mondolkiri, and Ratanakiri provinces, aimed at increasing their effectiveness in formal government positions and encouraging them to network on shared issues and challenges.

Support to the national lawyers’ association to hold regular women lawyers network meetings; Monthly roundtable meetings of women lawyers working in the legal aid organizations supported by the program.

Professional Assessment Center (AC) for young female survivors of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and/or rape. The AC provides physical security and safety, medical care, psychological support, life skill training, assessment, and reintegration support.

Trainings on Policies and Minimum Standards for the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking and the Child Exploitation Psychosocial Assessment Tool for social workers from residential shelters.

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

Providing four-year scholarships to 60 disadvantaged young women to study hard sciences at two of Mongolia’s top universities—the National University of Mongolia and Mongolia University of Science and Technology.

Assisting the School for the Blind in Kabul and the Faizabad Girls' High School in Badakshan province to improve their educational facilities.

Conducting sensitization programs for 4,950 men on gender-based violence (GBV) related issues; Forming 10 community-level men's "anti-violence" groups; Psychosocial counseling to 2,400 GBV survivors; Vocational training and life skills education to 300 GBV survivors.

Conducting training on Kachahari theater techniques to five district level partners; Twenty performances in six project districts on Kachahari; Eighty street dramas on Trafficking in Persons Act's in six districts.

Budget advocacy program in Aceh, including the District of Aceh Besar, the District of West Aceh, and the City of Lhokseumawe; Providing community education on budget literacy, supporting women's participation in the development planning and budgetary processes, and increasing the capacity of community-based organizations to analyze local budgetary planning processes with a gender perspective.

Developing and publishing a book on the experience of Shariah Court judges in Aceh as they apply gender perspectives within their courtrooms.

Promoting and expanding knowledge relating to women's rights in Afghanistan.

Implementation of Gender and Election trainings in three provinces (Uruzgan, Paktika, and Khost).

Vocational training center to support up to 100 vulnerable youth, predominantly girls, who are at risk of trafficking; Theoretical and practical hospitality training in Siem Reap, and assistance for graduates in looking for employment in hotels, restaurants, and other business enterprises.

Providing remedial education programs for female students in three districts of Kabul and four provinces.

Providing media and journalism training for Ministry of Women's Affairs staff.

Increasing women's participation in governance in the NWFP and enabling women councilors to more actively and effectively participate in local decisionmaking implemented in districts Mardan, Charsadda, Swabi, Mansehra, and Haripur.

Producing seven Public Service Announcements in Dari and Pashto languages on the promotion of girls' education and on women’s successful struggles to promote their rights.

Operating two regional domestic violence shelters to support women pursuing justice through legal aid and community mediation and victims of trafficking in persons.

Organizational Development and Management Training Program for BWSF Women in Central Mindanao and workshop on "Feasibility Study Making and Project Proposal Writing."

Baseline research study assessing the impact of domestic violence shelter services on women's willingness to pursue resolution of disputes through mediation or court remedies; Conducting case studies of management effectiveness and sustainability at two different women's shelters.

Providing crisis intervention and short and long-term case management in their Svay Rieng shelters for women, children, and male survivors of trafficking, rape, and domestic violence; Enabling victims to access safe and secure accommodation, education and life skills, specialized counseling services, and vocational training for survivors.

Trial monitoring of cases of human trafficking (or related) crimes in several courts across the country; An analysis report of the trends identified during the monitoring of human trafficking cases.

Training of journalists on investigative skills, media ethics, and "Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation 2008" and "Press Law." Mentoring of promising journalists to develop stories and investigate cases of human trafficking for reporting in local and international papers.

Providing marketable vocational training for 18 poor and disadvantaged women in Can Tho city; Support for job placement of these women in local restaurants or hotels.

Technical and financial support for poor women and women with HIV/AIDS in the Northern mountainous province of Phu Tho and in Hanoi to set up their own cooperatives.

Continued support for public education on the Trafficking in Persons Act's victim protection provisions; Training of law enforcement officials and foreign service officers; Legal aid and psychosocial support for trafficking victims; Dissemination of Trafficking in Persons Acts through 2,000 posters and 25,000 pamphlets.

Scholarships for 181 disadvantaged girls in four provinces of Hau Giang, Nam Dinh, An Giang, and Can Tho to complete high school education.

Budget advocacy program in Central Java, including the District of Pekalongan, District of Boyolali and City of Semarang; Supporting women's participation in the development planning and budgetary processes, providing community education on budget literacy and increasing the capacity of civil society organizations to analyze local budgetary planning processes with a gender perspective; Publication of the second edition of the manual for gender budget advocacy; Advocacy for pro-poor and gender responsive local government budgets in four districts in Central and East Java, and Central and West Kalimantan, collaborating with influential religious civil society organizations.

Advocacy for pro-poor and gender responsive local government budgets in two districts in West Sumatra, collaborating with influential religious civil society organizations.

Promoting women candidates from civil society and all political parties through development of a database of potential women legislators; Advocacy efforts and training for elected women parliamentarians; Publishing a comprehensive candidate's guideline and reference book for elected representatives; Advocacy for inclusion of gender perspectives in the amendment of political laws.

Developing and disseminating information regarding women's health through Aisyiyah networks in Java and Lombok. The project aims to provide information to grass roots communities on ways to promote women's reproductive health in four provinces.

Institutional development of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies at Syiah Kuala University in Aceh and gender training so that the researchers can incorporate gender perspectives into the Centre's studies.

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.

Encouraging women to increase their participation in elections as a basic element of democracy.

Budget advocacy program in the City of Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi; Providing education on budget literacy to communities, particularly women, and increasing the capacity of civil society organizations to analyze local budgetary planning processes with a gender perspective; Technical assistance for local government officials in the City of Pare-Pare to promote gender mainstreaming into development planning and budgeting, as well as to promote gender responsive, pro-poor and equitable local budgets.

Residential shelter for children who are victims of human trafficking or other forms of exploitation in areas where youth substance use is high. The center is located in the town of Poipet, Cambodia, a main border crossing into Thailand, and provides long-term accommodation, vocational skills training, and rehabilitation support.

Empowering communities in five provinces through organizing women and youth groups to engage with local authorities in an attempt to address fishery violations and incidents of land grabbing.

Training program to build the capacity of women victims of violence to promote peace in the three southern border provinces.

Advocacy for pro-poor and gender responsive local government budgets in Gorontalo and West Kalimantan, collaborating with influential religious civil society organizations.

Organizing and training groups of women in non-traditional production methods and business skills for livelihood development. Implemented in: district Quetta in Balochistan; districts Sukker and Khairpur in Sindh; districts Mansehra, Haripur, Abbotabad, and Chitral in NWFP; and Rawalpindi in Punjab.

Strengthening community-level task forces in West Java to combat human trafficking and raise awareness on the dangers of human trafficking through a public campaign involving the production and distribution of leaflets, and regular radio talk shows; Anti-trafficking program of religious and community leaders in Situbondo, East Java, as they work to raise awareness in their communities of the dangers of human trafficking; Publication of a handbook for madrasah teachers and students focusing on trafficking prevention efforts.

Producing public service announcements in Dari and Pashto on the promotion of women's participation in the political process through radio and television.

Refresher training and training of trainers to lawyers and public prosecutors; Workshop on psychosocial needs of victims for 25 judges, lawyers, and paralegals; Training on psychosocial counseling for social mobilizers and shelter counselors; Continued support for public education on the Trafficking in Persons Act's victim protection provisions; Training of law enforcement officials and foreign service officers; Legal aid and psychosocial support for trafficking victims.

Producing an audiovisual presentation on human trafficking and launching a media campaign against trafficking.

Strengthening the role of female election observers in the Afghan democratic process.

Providing capacity-building support to provincial government anti-trafficking hubs, and organizing exposure visits for permanent staff to gain practical knowledge and skills on how to promote and support ChildSafe.

Deterring human trafficking through awareness campaigns and information dissemination; Preventing trafficking through a reporting hotline and information dissemination to travelers; Protecting victims through shelters and advocating for legislation on victim protection.

National forum to commemorate International Women's Week.

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

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

Supporting male and female transit shelters in Koh Kong for victims of human trafficking. HCC runs the only adult male shelter for victims of human trafficking in Cambodia. Both shelters provide short-term for male and female survivors of trafficking and exploitation, including safe and secure accommodation, specialized counseling, education, medical services, and repatriation services.

Center for Research & Security Studies; Human Development Organization; Intermedia; National Commission on the Status of Women; Pakistan Association for Mental Health; South Asia Forum for Human Rights; Society for Human Empowerment & Rural Development; Sudhaar and Zia Siddique Foundation; VOICE for Poor & Needy.

Multiple civil society interventions in human rights; support to Pakistan's National Commission on the Status of Women and Ministry of Human Rights. This program is implemented nationwide.

Continued support services for conflict-affected single women.

Developing a curriculum to advance human rights and the rights of women in Muslim societies in South Asia.

Improving understanding of gender concepts in rural communities in Java.

Supporting women candidates' capacity to increase women's political representation in South Sulawesi; Media campaign to promote women candidates from all political parties running in the 2009 general elections; Training for elected local women representatives in South Sulawesi.

Supporting women candidates' capacity to increase women's political representation in East Java; Media campaign to promote women candidates from all political parties running in the 2009 general elections; Training for elected local women representatives in East Java.

Participating in an international consultative dialogue in Cambodia on combating human trafficking, sharing best practices, and defining regional strategies.

Advancing women's rights within an Islamic framework in partnership with religious leaders; Development of a curriculum on women's rights, including modules on women and the family, women and political rights, and women's education and economic independence.

Developing an information booklet for rescued victims of sexual exploitation trafficking, detailing service providers, and emphasizing choice for the individual. Printed in English, Khmer, and Vietnamese and distributed widely.

Specialized legal assistance across the country to victims of gender-based violence.

A film demonstrating best practices for ensuring the protection of trafficking victims during brothel raids and rescues to be used as a training tool for police and front-line service providers.

Advocacy for pro-poor and gender responsive local government budgets in Central and West Kalimantan, collaborating with influential religious civil society organizations.

Support materials for the training of trainers workshop for Lao women to increase the representation of women holding political office and decisionmaking positions, particularly at the local level.

Increasing public awareness of Human Trafficking and Transportation Control Act 2064 through development and broadcast of 10 Public Service Announcements; Producing and broadcasting 40 weekly radio programs on national radio stations targeting 31 districts.

Paralegal training to stakeholders, including government officials and NGO workers, on human trafficking law and the practical steps that can be taken to assist victims and ensure prosecutions.

Advocacy for pro-poor and gender responsive local government budgets in West Sumatra and Central Java, collaborating with influential religious civil society organizations.

The participation of five Constituent Assembly members in a seminar on women's rights; Project on single women in Rukum District.

Promoting social justice for women.

Technical assistance to strengthen MoWA's institutional capacity to advocate for women of Afghanistan.

Assisting women to improve their livelihoods and increase income to empower families and communities; Deterring domestic violence and recruitment by traffickers.

Advocacy on pro-poor and gender responsive local government budgets in three districts in East Java, collaborating with influential religious civil society organizations.

Embroidery training and placement in a local company that produces and exports embroidery products to 35 young and disadvantaged girls and women in Nam Dinh province.

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.

Supporting the Vice President of the National Assembly of Laos, the Director General of the Department for International Affairs at the National Assembly, and Vice President from the Lao Women's Union to attend the training on "Making Governance Gender Responsive," held in Manila, Philippines. The training was organized by the Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP).

Leading the suppression of human trafficking, smuggling, labor exploitation, and sexual exploitation of women and children; Technical assistance to the National Committee Secretariat and the six working groups in order to strengthen the existing structure at the national and provincial levels, and ensure coordination among relevant ministries and civil society.

Providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation in the development of two official Ministry documents titled, "Policy for the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking" and "Minimum Standards for the Protection of the Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking."

Continued support for scholarships and economic support for victims of conflict and disadvantaged children; Human rights and conflict management training; Community discussion forums on peace, democracy, and development; Interaction programs for victims' families to strengthen mutual understanding and assist in local peacebuilding in Dang District; Mock parliament to expose participants to the democratic process and highlight peace issues.

Establishing a women's association to be a central resource to access information and advocate to the commune council on women's needs and priorities through the Women in Local Governance Project.

Developing a psychosocial training for Afghan school girls in Kabul and incorporating the resulting curriculum into Kabul University's Psychology Department's training program for professionals; Educating children at orphanages and formal schools through the "Healthy Afghan Girls Program" in Kabul.

In partnership with the Ministry of Interior and a consultant, developing and delivering a training package to anti-human trafficking and juvenile protection police officers on the procedures for raid and rescues in brothels and how to uphold the human rights of victims while completing police duties.

Producing and airing a documentary on trafficking in persons over ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC).

Developing and disseminating information regarding women's health through Islamic school networks. The project aims to provide information to grass roots communities on ways to promote women's health in Java and Lombok.